Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-05-28
A question 60 our NeIghbor and Friend OF the
Richmond Whta.

You express surprise az our refusal 20 cooperate
with the ScccdCrs from The Charleston Convention
You asouished that the Virginia Democracy shoulu
give signs OF refusal 70 90 of with the cotton states
upOu the test which they forced upon the ConVenuoh
Now, neghoor, you surely do not think we oHgM % 90
anything which You do not intend TO do yourself upon
the subject Of Southern rights you cannot think we
ought GO occupy different grounds Then, on the SUP
ect Of Congressional protection to slavery in the Terri
tories, where do y0', stand? Are YOU nth Mr. idnety
or are you not. Are the supporters OF Mr. Ben IN VIZ
snia With Mr.. lancey and his secession friends, or are
they for non-interyentons -RiehHoHd iader
We speak only for ourselves when say that as be-
tween the doctrines of Yancey and the doctrines oil
Douglas the subject Of slavery in the Territories, we
decidedly in favor ofthe doctrines of the former We
go farther and say. as we have often said, that we de-
cjedy prefer the doctrine of the WmOt Proviso to the
doctrine OF Squatter Sovereignty
We reply to Ourneighbors question still more iuyoy
adopting the orcbe language Of an able Georgia con
temporary the Columbus Enquirer. We ask then, what
have party to do with your
ty difficulties your Democratic divisions Is there
in ranks suspected Of avoring Squattersove-
reguty Did not those four Southern Opposition par
y who supported the Kansas Nebraska bill protest at the
time against It's Quatteroyereiguy feature and has mat
opposition been abated 10 this day Did we not
la 1896, denounce the Cincinnati Platform and tue
Northern Democratic construction of it, as license oil
Squatersoyeregnty and has it not since shown, by It's
practical operations that We we're correct? Do not the
Democracy themselves in their present quarrels with one
another, admit that corrects Is 1t o'T fault
that slavery has been driven out OF Kansas and Nebras
ka by Squater-soyereiguty legislation.
The exclusion Of the South from the Territories OF
Kansas aud Nebraska has been the joint work OF the
Democracy and the Black Republicans. No man can de
nv that proposition. Aud Judge Douglas, the leading
candidate OF the Democratic party for the Presidency was
greatly instrumental in bringing about this result and
me- stands committed to the support OF the Squatters
i'm their prohibition Of slavery Moreover, it was ascer
famed bv test votes in the Charleston Convention that
15rit I'm that body were in favor of both Squatter-
sovereignty and Judge Douglas How, then, can the
southern Democracy opposed to that heresy, and to its
practical mischies, act with the Douglas wing of the
pl-v without reputation of Douglas and his doctrines
Without such reputation they would be regarded as
flv committed TO the support Of this system Of
warfare against slverythe only system that Is now at
All dangerous or that presents practical issue to be de-
ciei.
On the other hand the candidates Of the Union party
are no, in the slightest degree implicated in the runuir
steadily opposed all the processes by which the DemOC
cv and the Black Republicans have brought about that
rsu-iucludiug the Squatter Sovereignty license in tie
o-giui, act. the election of Buchanan with platform
and construction acknowledging that license, emigTan
a.d~ colonization, and Shapes rife Intervention. In
addition TO this our Union Convention did not like the
Democratic, rearm Squatter Sovereignty by repassiug
the Cincinnati Platform nor by rejecting resolutions re-
pudatng the doctrine. There was therefore, no occa
sion for our Convention express an opinion upon this
Democratic aud Black Republican bone Of contention,
nor is there any reason whatever to suspect our
candidates Of fayorng Sqaatter Sovereignty.
Ia conclusion, let ask our friend Of the LdeE this
o1es,ou-Do YOU prefer to take Douglas and Squater
Sovereignty rather than adhere to the Scceders and Their
principles Do you prefer Douglas 20 Yancey, as the
Democratic candidate for the Preiency-preter TO Yam
esv a man, whose do,triues are worse than Wiimot
P-oyisosm. and ga short ca. to all the ends Of Abo
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