Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-06-12
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! BrcHASaH, June ltli, 1850.
Gentlemen: Will you pardon 4 plain, mas
suminy, humble member Of the Democratic
party f,r troubling you with :. lew lines; in re-
gard TO the difficulties that encompass the De-
nOcratic party at this lime!
1t seems to me passing strange that portion
Of the Virginia press, together with part oi
the delegates to the Charleston Convention
from this State, should be opposed to the Con-
venton which is to assemble in RchTuond oil
the ilth OF this month; and it is especially
| strange that they should be opposed 10 the
Virginia delegation going into that Convention.
The rights interests and honor Of the South
are in jeopardy Let Virginia meet the dele
gates from her sister Southern States, together
with the conservative delegates, Qo the
Charleston Conyention) Of the Northern and
Western States in the Richmond Contention,
and let them confer together and see and de-
terminc what concessions, if any, can ne made
to Northern feeling and sentiment, that will, at
the same time secure the rights and interests
and honor Of all sections Of our common coll,l-
try Let their action be presented to the Bal
timor" Convention. and i, upon that basis, they
can harmonize all will be well hut il the ma.
lority of that Convention arc ,leicrm!ned to dis.
regard the rights OF the South, to degrade the
South III the Union, then the South vii! DC
able 10 act rs unit and cndcaror TO take care
of her own interests. Show to onr Nurtllcr!.
! friends that wc are IN earnest, that we have Il
common in crest in the territories purchased by
the common blood and treasure Of ali sections OF
our country, and that all persons and all species
ofproperty are equally and alike cutitlcd to pro-
lection in the territories whilst in their terrific
rial state and that the inhabitants OF q terrific.
ry cannot, by unfricndly legislation or other
wise, discriminate against any species Of pro-
perty until they come to form State Consti'
tuition, preparatory TO admission as Il State into
the Onion; show, further, that when taking
upon themselves the attributes Of sovereignty
then, and not until then, they have the power
TO discriminate against any species Of property
and 70 say whether Territory, in beconns {:
State. shall be slave or free. II seems TO ii!e
that this is the Democratic doctrine, aS | have
understood il for years past. President
Pierce, in several Of his messages, tool, that
position, if mistake not. If this is tic true
state Of the case, why, then. abando:
that position Why are we called wpoH
hr onr Northern friends to abandon il : but,
above all, why gre we called upon by South.
crn men to abandon that position at this tim:
! when the AboticniSts and Black Republicans
Of the North arc marshnling all their forces 10:
! this yerv purpose tamonGst others that the
Territories shall he free. The Opposition
! Convention has mel and nominated candidates
! for the Presidency and yicc-PrcSidan'y, hut
have adopted no platfnrm. They take the Con-
! stitution with al! the various constructions
! that can be placed upon that instrument.
There never was Il more favorable time lni
the Democratic party to settle these disturbing
questions in accordance with right ami equal
and exact Justice 10 all portions 0i nr cOiHlnci'
country. Our Northern friends should beard
the lion in his den, should throw themselves iii
the breach. They should take, for exa'nnlr,
1, our illustrons Exl;ovcrnur Wise. when kn''".
! Nothingism had run rampant. II had oyrrrnn
every State North Of Virginia i'll which cle':'
! ttnnS had been held it had been victorious IN
! every contest ; it had proStratid every i"e.---
! El;.;cd with such success. it ra;nc TO Virginia,
! rroud and defiant, certain of success; but the
: yaIant Mise threw himself into the breach,
bearded the lion in his den. disputed every inch
. Of ground. tore of The veil, and exposed KNOW
! Nothingism in alI its hidens drinf,r!ty, ansi
achieved Il glorious victory.
! There is 10 name in this Union thai would
;nspirc such an amount Of enthusiasm among
! the masses as tha, Of our noble ExGovcrnor.
! Henry \. Wise. the tribune of the pcopi,. lie
would get considerable support ontsi1c Of the
; Democratic party. Give lis Wise and Wood,
or Wisr anh Lane, and the Democratic party
and the Union Of these States, and the C"nstI'
tutional rights Of al portions Of our country
will i,r safe Sn mote il be, BOTETGr'RT