Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-09-16
AitBmon9 enquirer,
BY KlTcnIE, DuNNAvANr, rYLEr & WISE.
FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER le.
THE ALTERNATIVE IN 1860.

! ward. That Judge Douglas Is the only mar who
can hold the Northeastern Democracy to the
nominee of the Charleston Convention. We are
no; OF those who entertain this opinion. We 10
not believe that the Democracy Of the North.
West are TO be bought by the nomination OF
any man. But if they are TO bc thus purchased,
are they worth the price? Have we reached
that point in the road to dissolution, that the
South must select between Seward and Douglas
And if so, is there any choice in the selection
The former announces an "irrepreSsiblc con-
nict'' as already existing, and the latter would
initiate in the Territories ''coaiiic; equally
''irrcprcssibe. that must extend itself through
ont the Union. The one destroys slavery by
| Congressional cnactmcnt-thc o.llcr Is equally
destructive by territorial law. The one denies
property in slaves, and the other maintains the
right Of Northern squattcrs to destroy al slave
| property.
Mr. Seward is the open and avowcd enemy
of slavery Mr. Douglas is its Indifferent friend,
but most insdous assailant. Mr.. Seward is Il
Republican, Mr. Douglas non-intcrventioni>t.
! If there is choice between them We should
like to see it pointed out.
| Senator Mason never uttered greater truth
| than when he said that candidate upon Mr..
Douglas Interpretation Of the Cincinnati Plat
| form, would not receive in the South, all indi-
yidual or electoral vote. From that dcclara-
ton no press in Virginia has disscnted--and it
stands accepted rs the avowal Of the entire
party To it Virginia is committed, and from
it, in onr opinion, her Democracy will never
retire.
We a:e Informed by Mr. Douglas advocates
that the ,wothiris rule Of the Democratic
Convention was the work Of the majority and
can be set aside by the same majority. We
already find the advocates Of Mr.. Douglas con-
tending that the voice of the majority should
control the nomination-in other words, that
tho voice Of Black Republican States should
frame the creed and name the candidate for
Southern States to adopt and elect. The Demo
cratic minoritics Of the Northern Black Repub
lcan States arc thus TO make hcwers Of wood
and drawers of water Of the Southern Demo
cratic Statc.: and the Seuthern Democracy are to
be 1~d in the procurement of place and pun
der for the Democratic lninorit;cS of Black Re
, the next Democratic candidate shouid be taken
! from the South; that justice and proper
regard to fair reciprocity demanded that
( the claims Of Southern statesmen should
be regarded ard that the section that has
I always elected the Democratic candidate would
bc entitled TO the candidacy. But, We are
now told that ;hc Northwest must protect q
( Southern rights from Northern rapacity by
! defeating an .ibolitionist with non-ntcrven-
tioniSt.. And there are men at the South.
! formerly violently rampant for Southern rights
and Southern institutions, quondam secession
/ ISIS and States rights men, who regard non.ln-
tcrven,on as marvellous proper doctrine for
( the Southern States, and who are perfectly
willing to be protected G. from Abo!li'oniSm
by non-ntcrvcntonsm
/ Let the South look to the arguments now
being used TO effect our protection.
The Dover (N. H. Gazette" replying to the
New York Tribune" says:
And so this philosopher Of the Tribune
GOES on, contradctrg himself at least hall
dozen times in the same article, and all TO make
ont, what il really ho1ts will prove true. that Mr.
Douclas will not receive the Democratic nomlna-
ton. because If he docs. this so-ca!lcd Rcpubi'
can party. of which the Tribune is one Of the
leaders, will bc most essentially done for, at the
very beginning Of the contest. The Tribune
has sagacity enough to sec hat Mr.. Uo"gh"s
possesy,S clements IF strength, against ichich, n
: h, is nomiaotc'l, it wW be Utterly useless .tvr
! tie R,pvJlican party 10 c0ntend. They h"rc
, mare than oncc endorsed the princjptes TINT
Nr. Dovyias and lis Democratic .frieids odco-
cate. and have defended for the past ten years,
and in the face of this endorsement 1t will be
hard opposing him. Thousands, and tens ct
Mousands, OF men all orer the country, for
merly Democrats. and nor acting 'ciM tic Re-
publican 1rarty, would right heartily return to
their old Constitutional moorinss, and rally
with all their force in support Of Douglas. a
full knowledge Of this fact accounts for the
effort Of the Republican leaders all over the
country to forcstal public opinion by dccryinS
Douglas strength. They arc very anxious to
make it appear to the Democratic portion oil
the party. that he cannot be nominated with
out sacrificing his principles, or making some
dishonorable concessions, and therefore, ifnoml-
mated, will not be entitled to their support.
4 very candid admission, that between non.
intcrventionism and Black Rcpublicansm there
is no material conflict Of principles and that
Black Republicans will 'rcturn to their old
constitutional moorings" under the candidacy
of Mr.. Douglas.
The Dover Gazette forcshadows also the
modus operandi by which the nomination o'
Mr.. Douglas is to be accomplished, rs follows
The Tribune admits that "a majority o
the Charleston Convention may give him their
votes" but then she cannot overcome the mex
orable two-thirds rule" The truth is, there is
no such "inexorable rule" This same ''ma
iority" that he may get in the convention, car
10 away with this much-talked "two-thrds
rule" and then, by the "'rribuncs' own show
ing he will get the nomination. That rule i:
bv no means "incxorablc."
Thus "rucs" are not to stand in the way o
the man. who has set aside the Constitution ant
the Supreme Cour;. OF course, the party ''car
do away with this much-talked Of two-thrd:
rule" as easily US the candidate has used up tho
supreme law Of the land And the Gazette
calculates upon TO manner of difficulty iron
the South for setting aside the "two-thrd;
rule The South being mere party instru
ment in the hands Of its Northern masters, arc
like spanicls to lick the hands that deals us such
blows as a Mon.intcrrcntionist nominations
The Gazette" confident in its calculations
says:
"As We have said in former articles, zee be
liere tie Sorth uiN 90, for tie nominee. and VI
believe further, that they teiU not not be cap
tious in tie matter Of rhoice. The man win