Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-05-23
INC Southern UItImatun.

We copied from the Enquirer, few days since, the
substance Of an editorial article the object Of which was
10 prove that the Tennessee Platform fails entirely to
popouud the true Southern doctrine aud should there
fore De rejected by the South If rendered the
Baltimore Convention. Tue following article from the
New Orleans Delta, also Democratic, advances similar
views.
.Nov thi, resolution s liable 20 precisely the same
objections so f0rcby urged by the Southern delegations
s.aHs. tlc platform adopted by the majority of the
Charleston Convention Il does g0' meet The issue pend
-g ist.sa Democracy and DE supporters Of S9aot'er
>..erHrpf4. captains aythHg-t settles nothing.
L.l. NJ. Cincinnati platform, 90 IS susceptible Of dJ-
L Irpr.l l. .a1-oas for tte North ard opposite
one for ts South From tbe terms of this resolution as
well as from the terms Of the Cincinnati platform, the
Safe Rights Democracy, both North and South could
ieLuce the right and the duty OF governmental protec-
ton for slave property well as for all other kinds Of
rragartv Bgt this deduction is based upon the formula
lsf slaves are property every where well in the Terri
,1e, as iu the Slave holding States. The Douglas Squat
J,r Sovereignty doctrine on the other hand Is hat sla
r. exists only bv force Of local law aud ,iat The right
Of ,rerry boz slaves ceases wbea the slave is taken into
community la which his condition as property is not
recognized by positive statute.
This doctrine involved in the following paragraph il
Mr. D1u 1- Hrper5 Magazine essay
"Tdlt a slave within the meaning OF the Constitution
D.. a person held To- labor in State under the laws
thereof not under the Constitution OF the United States
nor by the laws thereof by virtue OF any Federal
authority whatsoever bu under the laws Of the partcu
Oar State where such service or labor NAV be due.'
So that a slave found beyond State where such ser
vice OF labor may be due, aud not fugitive is not a
slave and consequently is not property
Therefore when, under the dyusou that the Howard
resolution C it be adopted embraces the doctrine of
D.1-gct0u 90 slave property the South should demand
such protection 40 the hands OF the Democratic party
she would be answered that the Democratic party had
never vet conceded slaves 90 be property. I'm fact the
resolution stuiOuF avoids recognizing the right of pro
lection 20 slave property It simply repudates the right
of the Federal Government 90 impair the rights OF per
som or property u the Territories thus leaving open the
great glesti0u-8ud u fact the only quosuou-whether
Slaves are ulOpertv and rs such entitled TO the same pro-
elton tha IS extended TO- all other kinds Of property
F..u a Black Republican could stand such Il plat
form. ly t,a' ana io.st.Iy taNcs from 20 the Dogcr
s..r q. prohibit sgr.y 90 tts lur'oy.@. He would
maintain entire consistency t.-t iu this he would
,.ts .L doctrine OF tbe resoiu.Or because IN prohi-
biting slavery De would bis theories neither destroy
uus imp5ir any Of the rights either OF person Of pro
pcrJy.
TIE slopi3n Of the Howard resolution so far from be-
-ea triumph of the State Rights Democratic doctrine OF
protection 10 slave property in the Territories C0d be
dsrr1iag ,ursgis IF tis usy principle iu behalf of
-li-t Hs S0.tie7, d-sya.0Hs seeded from The Con-
rslti.u.
It would leave the question far from settlement
ever and instead OF harmOuizjng the party would ia-
v1,ye 10 In difficulties aud conflicts from which there
could be no escape eScep: by fual disruption Of the
organization or unconditional surrender, the part
of the south TO tue preteusons Of the Squaer Sover-
eighty D0uglasites. Success on such platform would
be- dshonor If we cauno, have the aid Ofthe Northern
Democracy without deceying them, being ourselves
deceived We should thousand times prefer defeat -
The time mas passed for ambiguous resolutions and fraud
uleut platforms They are
"JlgEing tends,
Which paer With in a double sense,
10 win Us 90 our harm"