Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-11-02


of the Virginia delegation at Charleston,
9Th, that they voted with the delegation
adopting the Cincinnati platform 81 times
for Presidential candidate at Charleston,
and refused to secede with those adopting
the intervention plank; 9th, their assem-
bling with the National Democracy at Bali
timores II sr;-sl. 90 81 9 .isaA
End. We have shown, By their own act
at Baltimore, that a large portion Of the
Virginia delegation deserted the Cincinnati
platform. to which they were pledged, and
agreed to stand upon platform containing
Congressional intervention. @ 9s
Sd. We have proven that the principle
incorporated into the Kansas-Nebraska bill
was the Only safe principle for the South,
and which the Democracy of the whole u
MON could agree upon sa
4th. That they were pledged to this COM
premise, or principle Of judicial protection
for slave property, in the Congress of the
United States, and at Cincinnati, and in the
election of James Buchanan:
9Th. That standing upon this platform,
and eschewiug Congressional protection, the
Black Republican party had no chance for
triumph, and that the seeding delegates, by
refusing to do SO, have precipitated condi-
ton Of things which may ensure the suc-
cess of the Republicans.
9th. That the South remaining in the
Convention at Charleston, had the power
to defeat the nominatio of any man they
chose.
9Th. That the Democracy nominating
Judge Douglas, are not fighting for Squat
ter Sovereignty, bat for the same principle
which all the Virginia Congressmen, with
the exception Of Mr.. Nilsson, warmly advo-
Gated in 1854, and which the country en-
dorsed by the election Of James Buchanan.
See the Cincinnati platform.
8th That Douglas maintains 20 view in
relation to the power of NoN-Aer1oN to in
Auence slavery in Territory but what is
endorsed, in effect, by JEFF. Davis in his
Frceport speech, by Cobb in his Worces-
ter speech, by Orr in the Congress of the
U. S., and by John G. Breckenridge, at
Frankfort, Kentucky, last December
9th. We have shown that Douglas has
never committed one act unfriendly to the
South.
10th. We have progen that the delegates
from the 18th electoral district, in standing
upon the Cincinnati, and repudiating the
Intervention platform, acted in accordance
with the views of their constituents.
18th. We have shown that Congressional
intervention is not desired even by those
who have split their party in order to insert
it into the articles Of Democratic faith.
18th. We have shown that the objections
to the action Of the Baltimore Convention,
as given for their reason Of withdrawal, on
the part Of the Virginia dele CATION, cannot
be sustained by reason or justice under
which consider, LIST, the rule allowing dis
tricts to be represented Immediately where
the unit system had not been adopted by
the State Convention of the State of which
these districts form part. The objection
to this can be answered by che evidence of
j. Travis Rosser. without more ado-where-
in he alleges that the rule was written by
Judge Meek, of Alabama, one Of the chiefs
among those Directing. I'd. The refusal to
admit seeding delegates to the Baltimore
Convention. Virginia delegates allege this
as one reason of secession from the Balti-
more Convention. Now Alabama favored
the admission of the New York delegation
with Mayor Wood at the head, and when
this delegation was rejected, Alabama still
remained in the Charleston Convention, nor
made this an excuse for withdrawal. Vir-
ginia was more jealous Of the honor Of AL
ALBANIA than Alabama herself. These States
had peremptorily withdrawn-they had de-
termined not to abide by the Cincinnati
platform they were delegates at the same
time to Convention at Richmond, with
hostile principles entertained and adopted.
18th. We have shown that in 1848 Jno.
c. Breckenridge was mo party man. that
he afterwards changed this position to sup"
port Gen. Cass, as he alleges in his Ash
land speech, because he agreed with his
principle" these princi pies are contained
in Cass' n cholson letter, VIGOROUSLY squat
ter sovereignty that in 1850 j. G. Breck-
inridge supported resolution in the Ken
lucky Assembly that Congress had no right
to exercise any control over slavery in the
Territories, except in case Of African Slave
Trade and the Fugitive Slave Law; that in
1854 he was strong Observation-Disclosures;
that in 1856 he was strong non-interyen-
zionist that now, in 1860, he stands on an
Intervention platform.
Nth. We have proven that this inter
probation of Congressional Intervention is
destructive to the Democratic party, III pro-
ducing sectional parties; that it tends to
elect 4 Rack Rnnuh1;c,n hv dividino tho