Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-05-22
'f'!lc E'roapcct before us.

call ciu" Emnanucl eL ~ GGi1HtG6Wo.
'f'!Ic proapcct before us.
Thai lie party may be- united vt Baltimore,
and its action harmonious Oh sound constitu-
tional principles, is the earnest wish of its
members in all sections Of the country. We
hope that at Baltimore all disturbing questions
will be harmoniouslr decided, the .ppty again
united, and nominations made, which will ad-
dress themselves 10 the conservative masses Of
the country. Continued dscord and division oi
the party will hc the defeat Of both sections,
the triumph Of their common enemy, the ,lc-
str;lcton Of the rights Of the SGIth. and the
dissolution ol tie Union.
The attempt made at Charleston to rs-adopt
the Cincinnati platform without explanation
and Interpretation, if persisted in al Baltimore,
will permanently divide the Democracy. II
the platform of the Democratic party is not to
be unequiyocal and nnamhigouS, CERTAIN and
without conllictin. constructions, then thou
sanls Of honest Democrats will spurn The or
ganization, and rally under . banner borne by
leaders in whom they have confidence, and,
with SlIlcn determination 10 project their
rights, will prepare f@r tn" contingency that
demands an appeal 10 arinS
Party platforms we're designed 10 declare
the principles by which the Constitution was
TO bc construed, ar,i to announce the measures
which the party designed to bring forward.
Hut If those principles aTo declared TO be OF
one meaning al tho North and another at the
South; il those mlcasHrcs arc conflicting in DIFF
frreni sections; if the platform asserts protec'
ton At the South ana denies il at the North;
if tic party declares at the South that the Con-
stilutiou recognizes the shareholders right 10
occupy the common territory, but al the North
makes that right contingent upon the
vii! and wishes Of Tie inhabitants ol tho
Territory, then The people will denouncc
the party us dishonest, and the platform a
cneat The consequence Of which will he
the defeat of the NATIONAL Democracy by the
Back Republicans. The success Of open and
arowed enemies under Abram Lincoln, tho dis
ciplc Of Seward; :. man who, without the IN
lrn,,, OF his rnasier, i,nbihes Nil tic prejudice.
and Elnatcism Of his scclion; if not tho author
al least tic Western promu!gator Of the "irre
prcsshlc conflict the advocate Of the negro:
right to sail the privileges and immunities o
citizens Of the several States. This man, tn
nominee the Republican party, who obtained
majority Of the popular vote Of Illinois III th'
late canvass with Judge Douglas, will be elect
cd President of the United States, unless tho
Baltimore Convention will yield the rights O.
tic Southern States. and positively declare the
future Eolry nl the Democratic party 10 be tho
protection Of ti.c shareholders in the enjoyment
OF their property in tk" Federal Territories
p:io; 20 l!.c;r legal organization as States Tho
cIeclion os Lincoln, while i! will destroy the
rights oG the South. will Iucst certainly disrupt
ti.c Federal Union. His nomination argues
more determined hostility to The institution oi
slavery than would the nomination of Seward
The latter has talents and ambition which
might haze operated to restrain his rrejudces
hut III" former, an illitcratc partizan, is with
out tairIi.S. without education possessed only o
his inycterale hatred of slavery ard his openly
ayowcd predilcctinns Cor negro equality 10 re-
commend him 10 his party, The contest was
between Seward and Iincoln, both ''irrepressi
blc conflict" men. The selection between the
traitors WAS decided hy the intensity nr the
treason, and Lincoln, SURPRISING Seward in the
bitterness ii his prciudiceS and IN the insanity
Of his s;naticisnl, won tic prize.
The success &c go; . rarty, under such .
lcarlcr, wonid bc II. ,.l,Irascment OF all the
John Browns that row secretly await all op'
por,nnity Ia a:clig:. the death OF the pioneer
in the canse Of WHICH Lincoln is to he pcrfcctcT
and iiniShcT.
The hopes ri the country arc no" centcrco
il! lIc ike Northern Stal"S-in'liana, PcnnSyl'
vana, Ncw .'cr$ry. California and orcgon-all
the rest are .nnc. Lincoln Carried Illinois IN
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and srr,. !.lr the Democratic nominees. Penn
sylvaro, New Jersey ani Indiana arc true 10
the Constitutional rights Of the South, as an
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