Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-05-22

no mlstruSt OF Judge Douglas ~" oppose bis
platform because its adoption wo:'il Dc the
inauguration 0t a policy which. III he future.
would as cfIectually destroy onr rights az @ould
the Wi!mot proviso itself.
Eut We cannot avuW the same coni!lclc. in
Southern men, who, Tor years. have beer alr.ons
the EXTREMIST Of extreme Southern Rights
men !; but nov, when Douglas is 70 DC discard.
cd, adopt his doctrine in order TO become the
residuary legatces of his electoral vote. We
prefer the honest Northern sl'.a:ier sovereign
tyist to the traitorol,s Southern non intcfrcn-
ZIONIST.
We desire to see the party united at Balti-
moro, the principles Of protection recognised
as the true intent and meaning Of the platform,
and nominations made that can carry Pennsyi.
rania, New Jersey, Indiana, California, Oregon,
and as many more as 4 good cause and a hearty
good will shall enable lis. Success in this can
vass, upon the protective platform, will settle
and quiet the agitation Of the slavery question.
1t will restore peace and harmony to the coun.
W bAANA ~ u w tsS VI VI
the sectional Republican party.
An Address TO the National Democracy.
An address signed by certain Senators and
Representatives ut Washington, urging the re.
turn Of the scceders to the Baltimore Conrcn.
ton, will be found in another column. In all
the reasons assigned for the representation Of
Al. .sl 6Azk.. -: ~ t..-
ton we entirely concur; bit ''the address,
evinccs 4 desire to ignore the Richmond Con-
~ycntion altogether. Now, while we would al
wise the Richmond Convention not to nominate
until after the Baltimore Convention, yet, VIC
are not prepared TO advise the delegations from
the eight States ito defer assembling in Rich
lnond until the necessity for such meeIing shall
become imperative
The fact of the secession ut Charleston shows
that an imperative" necessity exists for The
assembling in Richmond" not alone "of the
eight States" but Of all the States who concur
in the majority platform. We desire to see q
Convention Of the delegations from the seven
teen States held in Richmond at the time ap.
pointed, not for the purpose Of making a norni-
nation, but for consultation before assembling
again in National Convention.
It may be urged that no such consultation is
necessary rs the seventeen States have already
agreed upon q platform. and that if q Convcn-
ton is to be held, its only duty will be to nomi.
nate candidates upon the already accepted plat.
form. While we acknowledge the strength of
the objection, yet, for harmony sake, VIC would
urge the assembling at Richmond, and agreeing
upon the course which all will pursue, should
the Baltimore Convention refuse 10 adopt the
majority platform.
From the Washington Constitution, May III
Address to the National Democracy.
The undersigned, members of the National
Democratic party, supporters Of its principles,
and deeply anxious, by promoting its harmony,
to preserve unimpaired the efficiency OF its or
ganizat;on, desire TO join in counsel with their
| Democratic brethren throughout the Eni,od
States.
The proceedings Of the Convention recently
assembled at Charleston have developed n d.
ycrgcncc of opinion between the delegations Of
the different States in relation to the principles
which form the basis Of our Union. The Ma
tional Democratic platform adopted At Cinr;n-
natl in 1856 met the cordial approval Of n!
who believe these United Sratcs t, he, what
their very name imports, ! union OF States
equal, sovereign, and endowed in all respects
with equal rights. This approval was based
on what seemed to us 10 be the plain meaning
Of the resolutions embraced in that platform.
During the four years, however, which have
since INTERVIEWED, it has become painfully ap-
parent that the construction deemed by lis 50
manifestly right is contro"crted by many men,
bers of our party that other principles are
supposed to find countenance in that platform
principles, in our judgment, snbTersire Of
the trlc theory Of the Government and OF the
| Constitution to which our Union yves its birth,
and on whose preservation its permanent exist
cncc depends.
What is the history orthe recent Convention
at Charleston
Seventeen States, forming a majority OF tie
whole, adopted with remarkable unaniInitv =
platform OF principles so worded as to avoid
the possibility of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
deemed political axioms by all who uphold the
equal rights of the States as the very basis Of
the Confederacy. Many delegates from the re-
maing sixteen States concurrcd in opinion with
this majority, conspicuous amongst whom
were delegates from Pennsylvania and ewJer
sey.
The States which adopted this platform give
electoral votes which can he relied on with alb
solutc certainty in favor Of Democratic
nominees, and we'll grounded confidence is en-
r ILL., rnc,,lk ~ Danpcu1yanin and
New Jersey. These seventeen States united
with Pennsylvania alone comprise a majority
of the entire electoral vote Of the United States,
able to elect the Democratic nominees against
the combined opposition Of all the remaining
States.
This platform was deliberately rejected by
combination composed Of u small traction oil
the delegates from tho seventeen Democratic
States and Il very large majority OF the dele
gates OF the remaining sixteen States; and u
resolution was adopted in its stead simply re-
affirming the principles of the Cincinnati plat.
form, without explanation or Interpretation Of
its disputed meaning. This y IS done with the
openly avowed purpose of en:Dling the Demo-
cratic party to wage battle With some chance
Of success in certain North IN and Western
States by presenting to the people as its doc
trincs principles openly and expressly repudl
ated by a majority of the Democratic State
delegations, and by a majority approaching
unanimity Of the Democratic electoral votes Of
the Union.
The delegations ei eight States. together
with a norton Of that of Delaware, faithful att-
hcrcnts of our party and firm supporters Of its
principles, were thus, by sheer force Of votes
cast by delegates from Stats that will certain
" vote for the Republican, candidates, COMPEL
cd IN Withdraw from t. Invention, because,