The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-05-11

FSsSSiuae NaTeTy oE9sneE property. thereirorD,
isEI,en sud sTertitory forms Her skitsfiion
rRt<psratpy tosadmiseiona lire ID ,iot
ere soaisnt 1sfors ihs. during the srfitosisi
stste Hsi.her the aerfiiesj 6op Copgrass scsh ex,
clude slavery |; That this dSctftpe mot eEly in
acgotdsnce with reason ana cohsti titu,ionaI law,
formi.y with The tsrnis Or the Cincinnati
|sRrsolution, Properly cont and also the dee
'cisionE OF 4thsf Supreme Court 'of The United
States in the Dredf Scott case. And believing
this and also that may he practical aud vital
principle the South Carolina Delegation retired
from thedCharlestoir Conveiitio6S pbecauseS this
doctrine not incorporate into th Democr ratio
Platform. '@'-f
Ahsr, the ;rstiIing delegations bad left the Ma.
tional Convention, theybai!oted fifty ysexeu times
to nominate President" but as they had come
to dead lock. they adjourned to meet in Bal,i.
more OH the 18th prox.st The retiring Delegates
formed ,hemselves also iato 1 Convsntioa. They
did not, however, undertake tosnomiastsFa Pres.
| ident, but adjourned 70 meet at Richmond, Va,
about the time Of the Baltimore Convent,on and
have published.a call for the States TO send Del
| gates there.
He said that such was the state Of affairs at
this time aud he had made this, statement to
title people, in order that they nigh. act sin, The
premises as they thought best. }; The DsIega.
lion had acted according to tieir best judgment,
and he hoped the people would approve that
action. He hoped,ths decisive remonsllance of
go many respectable Democratic .States- would
have the effect of compelling the party to avow
fcorrect principles. lie was one of those who
tstiii looked with some hopeto the great Demo.
cratic party. He thought if the Bal tiIloIef Con-
vention amended their platform. so sas % make
it unobjectionable, and put good man upon i,
as candidate for the Presidency, it would he
our true policy to support that, nomination
But il no such thing occurred, he hoped the
Richmond Convention would putt good. man
up,'n the maj"rity platform, and joiu Battle with
Ithe enepy; The Black RepubIicans. W i'll soon
bei.nths field confident Of victory. Hs thought
t.--ifwe could do 80 consistently with principle
il was our 'bes: policy to 6gh, the Black Repub
licans through the i6s,ruf6entality Of the great
| National Democratic party; but If that party
is hopeIessIy corrupt Or >discordant, he was for
raising standard at Richmond, and ioin.
| ing in dsuth.struggls with that motley crew
Of black spirits s=A gsay-ths, mongrei ,hrong
Of free soilers free: :booters and free negroes,
which. like Morgan, the Buckaueer in the Soutl,
ern seass-half fanatic and haif pirate-fghts
under tile black banner OF plumber. and robbery.
AT The conclusion of the speech Of Gen. Nc
Gowan, the: Chairman earnestly set forth his
views as 10 what the South should do under the
present circumstance s.di said tha.sas q Stat.
Rights Democrats wlioha been and was now
cpposeatto National. g Conventions. felt it due to
himself as well as1tnss sbehalfsof those of this
District who were Of sths same opinion. to de-
fine their position, in reference to the platform
/ ateiy adopted by the seeding States frcm the
>National Convention. and also, as to what ac-
tion the States Rights Democracy ought to
take in reference TO the call for Delegates to
the Richmond Convention 70 be held in June
next ~ ;.iix4.
lie said a m ovemen. on the part of the : cot.
ton growing States had been inaugura,ed,
which, if followed up with energy and courage,
would lead to results which would be second
alone to the patriotic movement Of l776. That
under thsale"d Of apr gsl,ans sister State, Ala
bnma. the Delegations Of seven cotton grow ing
Estates had repudiated the doctrines laid down
in the minority report of the National Con-
vention. and seeded from that body, and
forMela Convention upon their own RESPONSE
biHey - This convention after four days delib-
eratfon, characterized by great unamity, ha,
sent tosthse elaveholding States and to all Con.
stitutioual Democrats q platforW, denying the
Squatter Sovereignty doctrine as contained in
the platform Of the National Conyention, and
asserting the d6ctfine "that it is tho duty oi
the Federal Government in allits Departments
10 Trotee. when necessary tho rights of per
tsons and property in the, Territories" aud
''that the Territorial Legislatures have no
power - abolish slavery, nor to prohibit the
introduction of slaves therein, by any legislation
whatever" a With this platform the Delegates
have rethFnz respective s.atess,and Il l.
fefsthe ststS Democratic lib common
via other citizens IF S.his District andeof-ths
sstiEe ssasstto sB wbat, action they would
faaks l!. in y view Of the. imPepflipg crisis
+ The. Hsnethble .gestlstissa, sid he;thsi, cd
With taceism s.ion and joy thSss s5orif ifous news
aS annd diacedsyE Sen. MsGowsp. and lie was
gisdsfor once, that t6sSs sgwss 'sox prssentsd q
platform, based dioas:uponsptincipls lnds.tEs
4 C6hsttation, upoa, which oil the people. Of The
Estate who were roppossd TO the prinsiF,les ,oi
4 ssu..tsr Sovereignty, apdi ntfsysr q tbsPrinci
laries as enuncisted ID tho mjsority piasfdffn,
! could taiiy and present 0nsa undivids dsffoht i'd
South Carolina ITO tue s6amndn enemy he rejoi.
ced to'know that tbs ~ Sss been given to those
Nouhern ssatsrs who hase said in the HsIlssoJ
Congres.. insthesprs rsselss ,of septtfsTTn men.
bers, 'tthat the S6ptji ca af6ot be kick ked daS ol