Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-08-16

the subject Of the Presidential election
there were two reasons for this-one was,
the appointment of Electors for this State is
committed to the Legislature; but he was
happy to say, there was another reason why
we should not be excited among ourselves.
We are united in our principles, and united
in our purpose to support Breckinridge and
Lane, the nomieees of the Democratic State
Rights party.
He next explained the action Of the Rich
mond Convention, and the causes which in
duced the disruption Of the Democratic
party at Baltimore, and concluded by saying
that it was matter of no consequence where
the nomination was first made, or last made
the two States Rights Conventions, with
one voice and united purpose present the
names of Breckinridge and Lane, and if
he was not greatly mistaken the South, and
the whole South. would endorse the nom
nations. He could not promise anything
for the North, but of this he felt assured, if
the distinguished names they had proVi-
ded, could not be sustained, before the
American people, then no man could be
elected upon platform Of principles main.
tanning the rights and the honor Of the
South, and the principles of the Constitu.
ton.
On the subject of nou-intervention, he
said, the principles of the Cincinnati plat
form had been greatly misrepreseuted by
the Douglas party-tbat platform recogni'
ses no such principle as 'Squatter Sorer-
eignty'-all that was intented by the prin-
ciple of non.intervention, as agreed upon at
Cincinnati, was that Congress should not
intervene, either to establish or prohibit
slavery in the Territories. The duty of
Congress to protect the rights of slave own
ers, was neither denied nor agreed to be a.
bandoned-when the Territories should
come to apply for admission into the Union
as States, then they were to be received
with, or without slavery, as they might
choose. -
He said it could be no advantage to the
South to have Congressional Intervention,
if according to the principles of Squatter
Sovereignty, we are to have territorial in
tervention in its place.
But he said this whole Territorial ques.
ton, and the duty Of Congress in regard to
it, is low decided by the Supreme Court,
and decided in favor of the South.
He,regretted the disruption Of the Demo
cratic party-the nothern wing had stood
by us in many hard fought battle--but
the Democracy North were new against us,
and against us upon principles so essential
to our rights that reunion Of the party is
simply impossible. Union we must de,
mand Equality in it, or Independence out
of it,
COL Jones was followed by the Rev. A.
Whyte, who enchained the attention of his
audience for some time in his usual felici-
tous manner. Mr.. Whyte snalyzcd the
positions of each of the four parties, and
showed, couclusively, that the issue is tru-
ly sectional-North and South-Breckin-
ridge and Lincoln. He read Mr.. Caihoun's
resolutions of l847, maintaining that it is
the same doctrine the South endorses now
in the majority platform, and the Supreme
Court in the Dred Scott decision. Mr..
W. was particularly happy in his il.ustra-
tions.
On motion, it was.
Resolved, That the proceedings be pub
lished in the papers of the District
The meeting then adorned, in the midst
of harmony and Southern feeling.
JOHN MASSEY, CHARM.
THOMAS. j. EccLEs, Sec'y.