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

canSrjde the Democratic party into power
6gaips Give us, says the Nofth, such, a plat
f6rmsasswe cnn stand on. Anything. but tie
IDS down TO the platfor " by pIsin and uuequiv.
The South is called upon by
7 tIs sDewoSraey ofsthe North to give up princi.
pie, becsuse It is a mere abstraction-to give up
evsfythtng that is1dear tothe South for the
sakesd ,whatf Rdrsyi .'Ths and the like are
The. .Slsp-trnp arguments used In these National
Conventions to deceive. the, South, and hence,s
he said. arose his insuperable objections to all
National Conyentions
But he rejoiced toTsk"ow that the North
has been made to show their hand upon the
great question Of equal rights and equal pro.
lection in the TERRITORIES. That the veil of
hyPocrisys has bsenetorn from them and they
now stand Before ap .insulted and outraged
South inNall their hideods deformi,y. sThey
deceived the South four years ago at Cincih-
natl. when they palmed On the South the Gin
cinnati platform, and they now want another
such platform chat caTf be construed 70 suit
every shade of polticals opinion entertained
by the Northern Democracy. But hearejoiced
to know that we '{fad men from the cotton
States who had the courage to .unmask the Sc
political tricksters these spDiis,p ,pastizans. and
expose the treschery tfatSwas goiug to be-
practsed aeain upon the South that they had
taken their rights and their honor out of the
keeping of this tyrant party. andsassumed to;
themselves its guardianship and protection
This is where our rights ought,to remain-in
the safe keepngof our own people, and not in
the bands Of g: party. whose Smsjorities ore our
deadliest foes.
Now. aid.he, is the time, the propitious mo-
ment when it behooves every citizen of the
State, WITHOUT; respect to party or party differ
ences, to come forward and sustain the action
Of the secedng States. with hearty approval of
,oeli done. Arighrstep has new been taken in
tho right sdifset,on, and let us@ not lie turned
neither to therright nor to Sthesl. # by the Sc.
ductve offers that may hereafter oe, held ut
by the 'non''laveholding States. "A. Southern
organization had. been effected upon Con-
stitutionaiand u',eQuiuoeal platform, upon which
no Squatter Sovereign can sand. We care not
noWSWhether' it was acconpisliedsb by one State
leading off or not. It is sufficient for the
States Rights D"mocrats to- know that the cot,
ton Statss2fave united upon a<vital principle
which effeSts every citizen in.the slavehpidfhg
States for weal'orswoe. and that having .. Com.
mon interest and a'cofnmon- destiny at stake.
we should stand shoulder to sho houler.until We
had obtained our rights in the union if possible,
or ont of it, if need be. &
We have been invited by The seeding st ates
to send DeIegates<to Convention to be held
in Rishtnond on the second Monday in June
next This invitation does not come from the
Squatter Sovereign Convention, nor from any
| doubtful source, but it comes from the sece ding
Southern States with a PLATFORM containing
principles previousty laid down. and ftr,,equipo-
cal in their. import and one upbnT Sghieh MOI
only the.people Of South Carolina Can stand.
but evesyfriend ofsou.hern rigkB and South.
'ern inititntions. Let there prevail throughout
i the lengtlEand breadtlrof the State-harmony
!Esnd union upon tbe great crisis that is now
t3before US And let no fro brands be thrown in
Eto divide .us. Let no South Carolipian or friend
of Southern rights and Southern institutions
4 be found in the Baltimore Con vention. 1t is
Douglas sink hole, into which the whole
South is to be engulphed. Let the States. Rights
Democrats accept the invitation, and meet our
|sfeuow citizens in State Convention. sand then
take council together as bnnd of brothers,
and meet onr.sis,erz Southern States in Rich
mond, in JuHe hest.
Hsaherefore was for ratifying the action of
the seeding Conyention, and would recommend
that the citzensso of the Distric. be invited to
hold meeting Sale Day in June next; for the
purpesesSkss delegates 10. a State Con-
| ventions NJ
| onfsuotion of,aeol: John A. Calhoun i. was
unanimously
+ Resolved, That We haye,hssIdi with sa,isfac!
ion Of the action oG tie -sSoltbern States. in
Withdrawing from the National Democraiic Con.
vention at Chatlrston. and tkstswsA heartily ap.
proyss said action, aud endorse tbe platform BY
'"em sooP'-d. =
On mOsioa.sfsg.pl 5ess Park: it wa.
Resotved. Thit meeting sf Tho citizens of
AbbsvilIe District. bs,hsid q iH,sspIasesson the
frs, Monday in june nest, ,aos abe ,purppss Of
teonsIdssiag 1ls ausssion of sending Delegates to
a. state Co6ssasen, q, ,prov;deF FORA full repre-.
senletion Of thisstate in the DemocrstIe Con.
wsaaianto be bsld in Riohmoud. Va, ID June
'laexC [.saa,
On motion s.s ineesiiIR hi aien adjounsas g.,
A. J:R0sIERsaAR RsHALL Ck.nns,.
J. c.scAruots. s.c4s
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