Daily national Democrat., 1860-03-17
Alabama Threatens.

Such ultraists as Yancey, it seems. con-
| trolled the late Democratic State Convention
of Alabama. At any rate the most ultra sen
timents were infused into the resolutions
which the Convention adopted. AS speci
men we give few Of them:
Resolved further, That we reafirm so much of
the first resolution of the platform adopted IN
Convention by the democracy of this State on the
Sth Of January, 1856, as relates To the subject of
slavery, to.wit ;-"The unqualified right of the
people of the saveholding States to the protection
Of their property in the States, in the Territories
and in the wilderness, in which Territorial gov
crnments are as vet unurganized."
Resolved further, That in order to meet and
clear away all obstacles to a full enjoyment ofths
right in the Territories, we reaffirm the principle
of the ninth resolution of the platform adopted in
COnven ion by the demo, racy OF this State, on
the l4th uf Feb. 1S4S, to-wit That it is the dcty Of
the General GogerHment, by all pr0per legislation,
to an entry into those Territories t0 all the
citizens Of the United States, together with their
property Of every description, and that the same
should remain protecteaby yhe United Shites while
the Terrltori 5 sre under its authority.
! Resolved further, That our delegates to the
Charleston Convention are hereby expressly in
structed to insist that said Convention shall adopt
n platform Of principles, recognizing distinctly the
/ rights OF the South as asserted in the foregoing
shall refuse to adopt in substance the prupos-
/ tons embraced in the preceding resolutions, prior
/ TO nominating candidates, our delegates to said
! Convention are hereby positively instructed to
withdraw therefrom.
The delegates from Alabama are to insist
on the adoption of slave code platfor.n at
Charleston or withdraw from the Conven-
tion In other words, Alabama, led on by
VIM. L. Yancey d Co., is to dictate to the
entire Democracy of the Union, or withdraw
from .he Democratic party and may be the
Union itself This is no less than desperate
game to defeat Douglas. Yaneey d Co. sup
pose they can frighten the Democratic dele
gates Of Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Massachu
setts, Wisconsin, Connecticut Maine, Rhode
Island, Maryland and the balance of the
Douglas States, into an abandonment of Mr..
Douglas and his principles. They will find
themselves mistaken. That is just one small
thing which can't be done at this iuncture of
time. If the Yancey delegates choose to
leave the Convention, let them, and, in spite
Of their leaving we believe that the people
of Alabama will nevertheless support the
nominee Of the Charleston Convention.
No doubt Clay, of Alabama, anticipated
this movement ofthe Alabama State Conven
tion when he made that declaration for which
Douglas so forcibly rebuked him in the Sen
ate of the United States towit: that he
would not support the nominee of the
Charleston Convention unless he stood uDon
his own kind of platform. Accusing Judge
Douglas of being rebel against the Demo-
cratic party, he, himself, was such an open
! and ayowed rebel as to declare beforehand
that he would not abide by the action of the
Democratic party in National Convention as
sem6led, unless it suited him. He further
volunteered the declaration that he would,
under no circumstances, support Douglas for
the Presidency. The latter replied that it
was matter Of perfect Indifference with him
whether the Senator from Alabama support-
ed him or not. He had friends enough with.
out him.
We ask the Douglas men Of this State, who
have been so grossly abused for differing as
is alleged, with the regular organization"
and who, according to the Lecompton test.
makers are to be forever excluded from the
Democratic PARTY therefor, to ponder upon
this little matter Of the action of the Alabama
Buchananites, and be ashamed OF themselves
II they have ever shrunk from or sndcsvored