Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-05-29
Democratic 1GcctEn. in a1i..issEppi.

the Democracy met II thc Courthouse il WOOD
vile, Tuesday, ii" 18Th inst, Dr. David lIcl:
presiding.
Ile neetin; beng called TO order, TIC ccrn.
mittec on resolutions. Dr.. i. =. Holt Gen. ~
Poscy, and H. j. llearscy. appointed, II then
! meeting on Saturday. through tHer Chairman,
Dr.. y. {. liolt, reported Tie i9l!o":Hg r,:9!::.
| tons
! Whereas At The Democratic C3nvc",i"ns
recently held 1T Charleston, ior The rGfpoSe &!
selecting suitable clnGi!atcS for the pic>!;cA-
cy and Vice PreS:dcnc; ui the United States,
I committee composed ot one member !io!"
each State, was formed for the purpose OF re-
porting 4 platform Of principles upon which
the party could sustain their candidates before
the whole ccuU,ry
And Whereas, \ majority of that committee
| representing se"eut2cn Safes dii, alter u'a-
| ture de!ibera,ioa. report 4 platform rccoGT..-
zing the equality Of the States il the onion.
| and Whereas, This majority report was .e-
jected by the majority composed O! the Northern
delegates, for the solo reason that il conc, dcd
to the South e?ua! rights, and protection .!
slave property in the common territories.
| And Whereas In all pas; conflicts The South,
| for the sake Of the Union has yielded always,
has surrendered tae vast,e:ri;"T: n"w coapos-
ing the great ND!thW est: has los; California w't!!
her uate!l r?.s;on:, by po;,i;ca j'I-=tyry. "nI;
is no:; asked 10 Yield her homer and IL acEno".
ledge herself interior in the Sist,:hood q
States.
And Where's Iii resistance Of this dca?7"d
and 10 preserve or honor nn>u lied, oar !, IL.
.atcS in the Charleston Cna"ent:Un, aiicr
;n.e..nIy protesting; :::at<; ;!:e tyrannicn' &c
ton OF the :r";l:iy. did w'th;Ta" iro;. al to:l
ncction with ,',&i Cjn"cniicn--tlcrc!ure
Resolved, That We E0>t heartily approve tie
action si our delegates i'll Withdrawing from
the Charleston CnnycDtion, a:ii inviting al Tie
States in favor ci ;nstice ard opposed 10 ILrhu.
initiation Of the Souih, 10 ,Ece; them i'll Coa-
veniior at Richmond
Resolved, That We recommend the State
Convention called at jackson on the 30th -,
to rc.appoint t!:e delegates who rep! !cseU.ed US
| It Charleston, IS our delegates 10 the Rich-
mond Convcnt!on, with the eadorSec!C:t,
well done good and faithful servants
Resolved. That it Is the opinion cf this
! meeting, aud We SO instruct cur delegates, IT,:
t!ic Richmond Convention ADOPT platform
which cannot bc misunderstood, North, South,
East ~ West, IN which the South sha'i drnla :
| nothing more than her rights and consent -
nothing less, .Ah that especially The c'ightoi INC
South to 20 into the co;rEoa territories W!'h
| slave property, and tie !gi,; o! protection 10
slave proper;S equally with AL otl!cr property,
shall be especially stnied. AID the words
slave property hall hc used.
Resolved, That ;hc action 9l the majority CT
the delegates !rc'a The Northern States IL. The
Charleston Convention. III refusing 10 coEcede
to the Souti. equal rights in the territories, inr
which she paid her blood ANA treasure. equally
with Tic North, u concession which involves 10
sacrifice on the par; Of the North, Gnasmrch
as t:ieY insist that i, IS ~ abS.,aci I;sht.) rus
which the South feel, herself di>hon"T,d III
yielding; and niso their unreasonable pcr>Is-
tancc in demanding t!!at the South shai! "ccris
their rl;in :lti his principles while they admit
their iI.ability at bts: 20 bring more th'n
two Nurthcrn States 10 AID III his election. IS
arrogant and ovrrhca!ing, and is well catcu-
| lated to cause us 10 doubt their goon faith.
| Ecso.:cd That the absence o. The entire
North from tic R:cAmo"d Convca!on, should
| render this Ioub: i certainty, and should be
! deemed cridcncc that the Democratic party has
cease to be national. And as outside OF tbs
! political organization at tile N0r,h. the So"iA
| can cxDcct nothing but Continued insult a!d
wr"ny; therefore,
Resolved, That, rely:n: "pon the justice o!
our cause, and Tic blessings oi God l. su't4in
tic right, we express the hope thai the Ricn-
rnon,l ConventloA wi.i put forward can'!I-
dates worthy the support Uf a! just men n!.c
! patriots ard ,Y;. the motto, 'E'iuri r'sh'' 'n
| the Union G. Independence ou, 0! il cali uion
all TO Sustain them, rs the bes. hcpc oi eu-
| Lnic:l.
Resolved, That as sc Deiicre the failure TO
elect our Candidates, tits nominated. can o'iy
IA, -. ,I, ,It.t n-r 81 -
ceu;ion is due 10 hatred 81. the Snuth, whose
progress thus fur. has been marked with lHsu.s
ami outrage. a.li whose I.ti;iatc aI avo""i
object i, uu: ;6:ti d, strUct!ou, that III tbs
event, tic people of Mississippi sha.! call l.t'
laarv meetings a:,,i appont delegates ;oh si'tc
Convention, and. b.; their Representatives, IN
Couycii,:on ayscInilgd. s!la.! Icsu:uc that So'g-
rcisnty delegated in ;iie compact to iJriH his
Federal Union.
Resolved 1'hat We extend tie right hand ot
! fellowship ana w:'h it the warmest impulses "i
our hearts, To California and Oregon AID to
any and every delegate in the Charleston Con.
vcntion, who asserted ard HlIc Wiling To HAN
tain the equal rights Of the South.
Mai Van Eaton offered the following amend.
mcnt to the resolutions
Resolved, That in the opinion 9! th'' 'rct,.
ing, the platform recently adopted oy 'hc
Southern nr seeding portion ci TIC Gr'c3"''s
to tie late Charleston Convention, iaS 10 L'cct
the issue between TIC Northern aEd Souihc'n
Democracy Oh the sui {; "i ConSress:"''s!
protection CT slavery in the Territories. Ana:
that the second and tlii!d resolutions 0! -aiG
platfDrln, ,,:cb,.,d io'ih;i,sS 10 Ti!ST 10 MS
subject, do ny. :J.tain such an expression Il
on.moH or prucipic. a. TIC SoCthcTa D''DDrra,
cv and pco;le had 4 ri.h. to demand. 40! h'd
asked (ur and resolved upon. II i"cir primary
meetings and State Conven:onS.
Mai. Van Eaton, spoke IN a"o! oi ms amerd.
mcnt, stating that he cordially approved tie
resolutions reported by the Committee and OF.
fcrci his, not il. opposition 20 them, but 10
reach a point with they did not touch Ihcs:
II. Williams, Esq. and Or. j. {. Holt opp sct>
the amendment upon the ground tia; The &C
ton Of ;hc Southern Gelcgatcs 10 which II re-.
Gcrrcd, could only bc regarded as the acton o'
private citizens and tho only s;tl":t !"r 'ae
cctinc to act upon wa5 that referred 20 10 '''G
resolutions oi tie comm;ttcc--inc "ltGGf"""
Of the delegates from the Original Convention.
The ro,c cn TIE amendment IVES iHea ta"eh
and the amendment vas cdtiicu. he '"ts or
,,,c ,cccl,:.io;,3 rs amended was then taken,
and tiicv were carried Mr. M-a.5cy only, 'o-
ting in the negative.
Uu motion, il was taca !cSG!'co, lh-t ih9
Chair appoin: Delegates TO represent 'h's
comfy in Tie nen.ocia,ic State Co"vcnti"n
20 be held il Jackson, on the 3ct; inst. Tho
Chair appointed the following gentlemen de-
lcratcy: r. II. Williams, II. K. DAVIS Na!;cr
Shropshire, Vincent Ro", Seth Kline, ". Z.
Connell, j. =, Knight, Mi!us Cr!awe'I, l. T.
Haynes.
On motion Il was rcsoi.ej that rs Cener2i
C. Posey is nog in Jackson, .nG viii "e t"r'c
at the time appointed :or the meeting 81 'Hf
State Conventions lc DC adLcd 10 iEe list 81
On mo,;on. The Chairman, Dr.. Z. ll0't. ana
the Secretary, Il. j. liearscv, were a.so a'''e'
to the lis. Of delegates. r
On motion, 1t vas rcso.red mat me pre-
cccdinc- of this meeting be r.blshl[t1; !" 'hS
Wo,,dyilrc "pc1uJ!icaa." Wilkinson ,"~f:ttr'