Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-08-23

THE Resolutions of the Douglas state Convention.
Resolued. That the organization of SECTIONAL party in
BILE conflict between the free and Slave States and al IN
compatibility of continuance in the same Coneoeraey OF
States having in the exercise of the vital principle OF oca
different domestic institutions and pledged
elevated to power to the Influence and authority OF
the government in hostility to the rights and interests OF
portion of the States movement at with the peace
and stability the Union and deserving the reprobauon
and active and combined resistance of all patriotic and
conservative citizens. -
Resoved That recognize the doctrine Of the equality
of the States and equal rights in the TERRITORIES the
common nropertv of the Union and that intervention by
to protect benefit particular species of prop
oH Sened to al
and the great Democratic principle GDn-in
and in violation of the spirit of the Constitution and
tending weaken the bonds of Union and that all threats
in retaliation for REFUSAL dangerous nvasons OF the
rights Of States and the citizens thereof and that in such
The above resolutions of the Syracuse Convention
of Dougases contain all that they had to say on Ma
tional politics.
The resolutions we print above when stripped of their
verbiage read thus :-ls-If Lincoln excludes SdUe
property from the Territories, he will give sufficient
cause for breaking up the government 2-t the gov
eminent gives protection to slave property, 1t VIII
strike down the great principle OF equal rights, and that
being the vital principle of institutions, OF course,
the government will be destroyed.
What predicament If Lincoln is elected the gov
ernment will be exploded-if Breckenridge is elected 1t
will go to the dogs These premises duly laid they pro-
pose remedy-a perfectly safe method-not squatter
sovereignty, the great principle of the Ne
braska BILL nothing but the principle of equal rights
which, duly worked out, will elect Douglas, save the
Union and give the offices to the Regency. K
1t declared that half the States only possess certain
species of property and if that property is protected in
the erritories why then the equal rights OF
the other half of the Union stricken down and shame
fully violated Or thus-Co. Davis perilied his lite
and gave his blood for the Territories lately acquired
from Mexico but if, moving into this Territory the
government should protect his slave property" it will
strike down the rights of Charles Sumner who no
niggers' But oddly enough, if Lincoln attempts to
protect the rights of poor Sumner thus grievousy vlo
lated, why then the government will be- and ough to
be demolished forthwith!
Such is the logic of the learned pundits ohe regency
who at last have taken position the question they
have long labored to avoid And what position,
orsooh equal rights in the Territories-opposition
to the protection of slave property" because that VIC
ates the of those who do not such property
the nonprotection of the property of COL Davis, be-
cause that would be denying "equality' to Charles
Sumner and old Josh Giddings who instead of owning
affiliate with negroes What contrast this baderdash
presents to the resolutions of the frank sraghtout Ma
tional Democracy! They declare that this is govern
ment of white men, based equality, and therefore
slave property" should be, and be- and shall be,
protected just the other property all over and
everywhere within federal ursdiction.-NeW York Day
Book.