New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-12
PROSPECTS or THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
THE BREAKUP AT CHARLESTON
VOICE or THE ogMoc 7ATic PRESS.
From The Richmond Enquirer, Mays.

Democratic party. Five Southern States have re-
gardod tie necessity before them as 50 urgent that
tcy have reremptorily instructed their delegates to
withdraw fro III National Convention whenever ma
or;y should refle to sanction this doctrine OF equal
| protection. Nor have Southern Democrats found
| themselves seciona2od in the struggle. The TWO
Pacific States have yielded active and undivided
airport TO the same doctrine. And throughout Inc
North strong body of Conservative Democrats nave
rallied under the same banner. and elected delegate
after delegate the National Convention 10 maintain
| tie came doctrine. The Democracy of New-York,
acting through their District Conventions, have elected
iull delegation unanimous in their support OF the
] corttuiional platform, and large minority OIL the
| d,lrgntes elected by the State Convention OF New
York have given the came platform support-silent
only eG.use their hands tied by the unit system
| majority Of the Pennsylvania and New-Jersey dele
cations are now ready cooperate with SO are dele
| gates from different New-England States And even
Ia tie Westin the very State Of the great ex-
| Iourdcr and champion Of the opposite doctrne-a
tcdy of conservative Democrats have taken their stand
ard erected their Platform the basis Of Federal pro-
| lection to slave property in the Territories:
illus, on every test, it is manifest that over
wheming majority If the effective strength of the
Democratic party, has pronounced in favor of the open
asseion Of the doctrine OF equal protection by the Fed
eral Government TO persons and property in the Terri
tories. The final omission, then, OF the National Con-
yenon assert this doctrine at Baltimore Will entail
| TIE following results: lst The doctrine of protection
will be defeated absolutely by being ignored as
| though it were absolutely negaiyed. "a. The OPP
po.e doctrine Of Territorial Sovereignty will be vrtu
ally established 3d. The will of the majority of the
Iafty will be openly disregarded. 4th The inevitable
| disnlemberment Of the party
AS to the ultimate action to be adopted at Baltimore
we but two alternatives presented 20 the Democratic
Party. The doctrine Of protection III the Territories
must be finally rejected accepted If il is rejected,
az have already Indicated its rejection viii involve
the disIrembcrmeut of the Democratic party; and
Tgttgr NJ tic he
platform Of constitutional protection will inevitably
ensue. Fit is rejected, then the ejectiOn must be u-
| eqnyocal. II the delegates who now compose the
Convention willing to yield the pontif they
wiling tolerate the doctrine of Territorial Sovereign
y ten, by all means, let the ssue be presented in Tie
most tangible forn-by the nomination OF Stephen A.
Douglas. Dir. Dougas has taken his position in fair
and open 10 il unjust 10 him, and unfair 10
The hort of friends who sustain h and his doctrine,
that any compromise candidate shall be allowed 10
steal his thunder. Much oppose his doctrine of
Territorial Government, we would infinitely prefer to
zee him elected ON the honestly ayowed platform of
Territorial Sovereignty rather than witness the election
OF man who shall consent to go before the people on
platform speaking one sentiment at the North and
another at the South.
With these views we respectfully, but earnestly APP
peal the Convention that will assemble in Richmond
On he 1lh of june next TO take decided action until
they shall lie informed Of the adopted by hc
Baltimore Convention on the l6h OF June As matters
now stand, the question Of platform If still open, and
we yet trust thai the Democratic Baltimore Convention
will the vital importance of adopting platform
that will meet the views OF the Richmond Convention,
and thus secure The harmonious and united action of he
Democracy Of every section OF the conitdcracy.
From The augusta (Ge.J Chroaicie and Seatisd
Draw the curair-cover mp the body, and come
away. At last the great National Democratic party,
which claimed to be the only hope Of the country the
only national organization which had any power or
any wish to give the South her just and equal rights,
has dissolved into its original elements and I'LL the dis
cordant tunultuous feelings and impulses Of its ndi
vidual membership turned loose free to form
socatiors The strong bond Of common sympathy and
common principles, If any such has really existed for
seyeral years past ID finally broken, and there Is
10 allegiance due from its component parts 10 that
powerful organization which for nearly the whole ex
fence of the Government has managed, by one means
or another, to control the destinies OF The Union
What elect this Reorganization of the Democratic
raIty is TO have upon the fortunes Of the nation time
alone tell. BY many it s regarded rs the death
knc of the Republic, as the sure forerunncr OF dsso-
luton Of the Union Wehope THE may not be SO; and
wesneerely believe that the party ought to have been
dissolved. For many years as every man must ae-
knowledge, il has had nothing III common upon which
All rars tremendously agreed, except its name aud
thai Was used 10 cover multitude OF sns.
Nonntervention is n correct doctrine viewed in the
LIGHT IN which krst proposed; also s the in
PREVENTION which the South now asks correct, and in
respect III ConIct WIN OF 1901
| and 1856. Contress cannot rightfny intervene-we
afne.d and stand By il yet for sake of compromise
to esi0Jlsh 10 erciudc Slavery, either by iIs
direct act or indirectly through the Territorial Legsla
tuGe which derives all its powers solely from Con-
ei,s, bat that las nothing at ill to do with the other
auction, with the position which Il united South
should insist epon, that Congress can rghtfaly
intervene TO protect persons and property wherever Its
/ (, onst stioIal authority extends.
Whatever is property in any State il entitled TO and
receives protection ia such State and when 1t leaves
that state the Federal Government s bound 10 recog
uze and protect everywhere, except upon the so of
Sovereign State, and eoca there III cases OF fugtlyes
from labor.
Upon this mpregnatle and just position, which
comes face 10 face in antagonsm with the Squatter
Sovereignty of the Northern Democracy, the seceders
from the late National Convention in Charleston stood.
II is right and just and sincerely hope those men
nav maintain il by voice and vote, for they cannot
now abandon it without demoralizng themselves in
the eyes Of their constituents not for the sake Of
any nominee.
From The Jackson Mssisuigrioa.
The course pursued by tie Southern delegates JUST
fer the confidence reposed in them by their consttu-
ents 1t is the logical elimination of the principles
universally avowed by the Southern Democracy, az
well as an inevitable political necessity. Submission
10 the rule Of the sectional majority OF the Convention
would have been the death Of tho Southern Dernoc
racy. II would have been fatal Ia the vitality OF
the Democratic party as party of principle, and rs
Il defender OF Southern rights and interests, as sub
mission to Black Republican domination would be fatal
tic CO Jality of the South the L Mon and under
tie Constitution.
The Southern delegates TO the Convention have seen
The nseIarablc connection existing between the logic
of The Union and tie logic of the Denocratic party.
They lave heard the Southern people, the Southern
press and Southern politicians, proclaim that Sec
liberalization Of the Federal Government would be not
only good reasOn but percmpOry reason, for sey-
errg me connection between the North and the South