Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-07-13
WEDNESDAY. JULY Is, 1859.
re- The Memphis Avalanche espouses

s- The Memphis Avalanche espouses the
doctrine of protection by Congress of slavery
in the Territories This being our con-
temporary's portion, how can it act with the
Democracy of Maine upon the platform they
have adopted Which represents the true
Democratic doctrine.-PATRIoT.
We represent the True Democracy.-Aua-
Lanche.
Very well. What chance is there for the
success of the "true democracy" at Charles
ton? The indications are that if the "true
d mocracy" do not burst up the Convention,
the false democracy will bear off the palm
of victory. The Washington Constitution. the
Presidents organ, in article under the
caption of '.7he True Position of the Democratic
Pdriy," published on the 9Th inst, admits the
fact and maintains the good policy of stri-
king the flag of the "True Democracy" con-
scious as it is that the genuine thing will not
be acceptable to the majority of the party.
Hear what it says
Gov. Wise and his friends at the South de-
mand that the Charleston Convention shall
recognise the doctrine of Congressional Intervention
for the protection Of sLareTy IN the Territories. In
other words, they call upon the Charleston
Convention clearly and distinctly to place
the democratic party upon the principle that
it is not only the right, but the duty, Of
Congress TO intervene on the subject of slave
ry In the Territories, and pass the necessary
laws for the protection of the Shareholder
when he goes with his property into such
Territories. Suppose Gov. Wise and his
friends shall be enabled to unite the entire
southern democracy in the support of this
demand upon the Charleston Convention,
what will be the effect Is there a single
delegation from any northern State that will
COT peraie with Gov. Wise and his friends in
the effort TO incorporate this doctrine into
our national platform? WE MAY WITH PER-
FEET CONFIDENCE DECLARE THAT THERE WILL
NOT BE FOUND AT CHARLESTON A SINGLE NORTH
ERIN DELEGATION PREPARED TO RESPOND TO
THIS DEMAND OF THE SoUIU
Our contemporary of the Avalanche and
his "true democracy'-if the Constitution is to
be received as authority,-will have to play
second fiddle to the false
But, to save feelings, the Constitution propo-
ses to compromise by adhering to the Gin
cinnati Platform. The Constitution has seen
that the democracy of Maine favor the rea-
doption of the Cincinnati Plarforn, declaring
that it does not countenance the passage of
a law by Congress to protect slavery in the
territories; and it has seen, too, that the
Richmond Enquirer, the organ of Gov. WISE,
claims that the said platform does authorize
Congressional protection of slavery Here,
is chance for a Northern and Southern con-
struction, as in the case of the Kansas-Ne-
braska bill: hence the happy idea of Selling
1t, a means of uniting the holders of
irreco1cilable views upon apparently common
ground Charming expedient! We trust the
AurLanche don't intend to be caught in its
mes res.
TIE supporters of the doctrine of Congress
sional protection, declare that such protec-
tion is the right of the Souih-a constitution
al right, which it is the duty of Congress 10
respect. they demand, therefore, of Congress
the discharge of its duty. Unless protection
is granted, they aliege that the rights of the
South are not secure; and the STAKEHOLDER
may be driven from the territories with his
slaves. Almost in the same breath we hear
the democratic portion of them, declaring
that there is no security for the protection of
the rights of the South, outside of the demo-
cratic party. We commend to all such n care
hui reading OF the above paragraph from the
Presidents organ, especially the closing SEN
tence which candidly asserts that not one
northern delegation riH go 10 Charleston prepared
70 respond 10 the demand Of tie South Of re,pect
10 her right 10 protection IN the territoriesy So
passes away the boosted championship of the
rights of the South by the SO called National
Democracy! The confession of the Presidents
organ of the inability of the democracy to
give the South protection of her rights-as
manded by Gov. WISE, the Avalanche and
the m .ority of the party South,-comes late,
but not too late, to break the spell which has
pound Southerners to the party car. Let M
hope that they will profit by it, and in the
future give to democracy the credit only
which is due to it.