Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-07-17

Divide 81 9mpera.
The uppUsiton headed by the Wing in
Hichnund and tic Tribune il, New York,
haze adopted the MOTTO: Keep The Democracy
dediu "rs!'-, ,'.r.lucr them and obtain
possession ni ihe Ggrrrni;-ni. The hettrr to
effect this result, cvcry representation, whether
oi Tact Or LECTION, ihat industry Gan collect Or
ingenuity ihvenl, is spread before the country
b! these rdeil;;eaijla cncipes Of the Demo.
crary.
from rnr Opposition .&"f'iIscS we clip the
following items o! imporlau'. hl, rrrnneo.;S IN
iormation:
In n" southern States ;uc tic Natipno mcll
doias haiiin III II more spirited manner than in
AE.hama. They intend 10 carry the State for
Bel ari Everett; midas the Douglas and Brcck.
inr'dse in"n arc about equally divided, there is
probability, almost Il crrtaiutv. OF their doing
so.
-Four more rarcrs u .Aatama nave hoisted
the bel! and Everett hag, viz: The CireenvlIe
Messenger, Troy American Tuskegcc Re
publican. aud lafayette Sentinel
bu, in nol one oG thc Opposition Journals
have %e seen the following extract, equally as
important, and Iar more correct:
Important from, Alabama.
OPPOSITION STATE CONVENTION.
Enter~f"t"i II Ertc5inrijgc and LaMe
The State Convention of the Opposition par
ty Of Aiabauia was hci al Montgomery on the
End instant. The following platform, imlor.
sing The National Democratic nominees. Dreck-
inridGr and Lana was enthusiastically adopt.
ed
|. Resolved, That this. CniyrnliYlt hereby
avnws and rc-artls the principles laid domn
in the platform OF the American part; Of Aia.
bama, adopted on the 9th Of February, 1856,
at Montgomery, without change or ahate-
ment"
?. Resolved, That since the adoption oi CUR
aforesaid platform, The Supreme Court Of the
United States hiss decided that rha principles
therein announced are correct; and thus, it is
seen, nc are asking only what line highest ju.
diclal tribunal declares to telong 10 lis. Aud
If the "coHservative inet. oi the North" or
their allies at the South, are unwilling to in
sert these principles in the party platform up
on which their candidates ara put before the
people, We caano; consistently with orr alore.
said platform Of 1856 give cur support to can
didates thus Significantly left uncommitted 10
that platform.
s. Resolved, That among the principles an-
nounced in our aforesaid platform, is the essen
tia one. that the citizens Of each territory have
the ri.h. t" ali such legislation Us NAV be ne.
ccssary To- project them in the possession and
enjoyment Of their S:a"e property. This prn.
ciplc is essential, because it i, but the aSser-
lion OF the equality in rig hts Of each citizen OF
the Southern States with each citizen Of the
Northern States. anrl The equality in rights Of
ear!i Snu;hcrn State with Northern State.
Whoever denies such protection thereby denies
sl!r:, equality.
/. Re>ol"cd. lla; tic question Of protection
Tor slave property ii thu territories, as sub.
Stantially laid down il? cur aforesaid platform,
has become, and is, the PARAMOUNT CUES
TI0N in ,hr pending Presidential election; and
one that cannot he ignored without srrrcn-
der nf Southern equality. That question
has disrupted the National Democratic par
". One rortinr Of that party, after the
disruption. assembled in convention, and uan-
mous y adnple'i il platform asserting the ,prin-
cplr ot protection icr slave property in the ter
rilurie$ substantially a> laid down in our afOre-
said platform, and put forth John G. Breckin-
riagr and Joseph Lang as candidates for the
Presidency and Vice Presidency upon the plat
(orm thus unanimously adopted. No other
parts Convention, which has made nornina-
tons this year for the Presidency, has avowsd
in the platform upon which ii has put its NOM
inccs before the public, ths principle Of protcc-
ton for slave property in the Territories, sub
slanlially as la;i down III our aforesaid plat
form. And as sc deem said principle Of pro.
lection vital ia the South, and Us We feel bound
by the high obligations Of duty III cur country
10 10 all We iUnoiablr can to have that princl-
pie carried oa; in the administration Of the
Federal Government. ~. !"T"br declare II IL,
onr deliberate: purpose, rrt rs Democrats, but
merely ~ tho determined friends Of Southern
cqiait2 and Southern institutions and a. allies
Of th",: who, by placing their nominees upon
pi9ttorn: substantially = asserting our o"n long
cherished principle oi protection for slave pro.
per'y in the territories, have given signal
prooi Of their devotion 70 Southern equality
and Southern institutions, 10 support brsckin-
rid.n and Lane, il in their letters OF acceptance
VI the nnlniDatiou, or otherwise, they give their
unqualified sanction to The platform upon which
thcy have been nominated.
Nor have We seen in an: o:Ie u tlle uppos-
ton Journals in |irgnia, lIr following frank
admission Of The utter hope!cssEcss ofthe cause
If Bell and E:crct;, 50 openly made by the
"I.ouiSvilIc lKen'uc!;y,J journal: :"
we are amare t!la; some nl the more eager
and saugl;inc Of cur political friends will be
tempted BIZ this linal ana thorough disruption