Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-04-28

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The Great Tribuiation.
Ths brslhrea u Charleston seem to be in the
nila fsass trisslasiaa. aalr - JET have beer
entirely usebls 10 agree upon that essential CON
st;tpsal q . Dsmocratic Presidenkmaking Con-
yeaticls plsilbrm. Il il said that that splen.
didskkl,c Il Sol11nou,s genius, which was the
woader Of the age, and Of succeeding ages was
erected without SO much e. the noise Of hammer
npsa its but the temple buildeneas Charleston
though INDUCING .'scund and fury" enough. have
not sacceeded 10 laying tho fss plank. Not less
than four prppositiops tosehing che slavery ques.
lion, and thrss Of thsss looking 70 the adoption
Of Slave Ucds fSr the Territories shave been
Introduced sIxsady, ,vhilst = missvs from the
Ls,tls Giant uaras his frisrds not TO yield more
than 10 eenesded in ths Cinoinnati Platform, and
the Dred Scott dscision, ~ be iuterpress II. And
now comes the tag 81 war; tho dead lock in
which cur patriotic ftiends are found, With the
Soathsrners coatsading for aPIstform that is not
containing distinct and uneqaivocal recognition
Of the rights Of Shareholders in the Territory.
Squaitcr Sovereignty to the contrary notwith-
standing and swearing more terribly than our
army in Flanders. that they win accept nothing
less; whilst the followers Ut Douglas. understand
ing we'll the secret Of that strength which is
claimed for him 10 the North, --cling with death.
Ike senAcity 70 the Cincinnati Janus, and Squat.
ter Sovereignty.
What 10 10 be donei What can be done in this
terrible crisis. big with the fate Of the Dcmocra
10 party. II NOT with that Of Caesar and of Rome
Ahapy sxpsdisns has suggested itself to some
Of ths brethren, Il 10 70 build three platforms,
inssesd Of ooei And why nots They have
timber enough for three. The old, decayei,
wsrnssefeu ST. upon which that highly respec-
tabie snbediiovian and fogy. Mr.. Dickinson
stands. 10 not Ct to DO Joined with tho vigorous
and comparatively recent growth Of sturdy oak
which 10 stridsd BY the Little Giant. Neither 10
there tension or elasticity enough In the brittle
timber Of JEFF. Davis Platfcrm. 70 dove-al with
the others. Hence three Platforms will servo the
purpess sxacAy. We shall have one for the
Nstth. ono for the Centre, and one for the South.
No inheruonious clenents shall be intermingled
wish either Of thssa. but each shall be symmetri.
cal and distinct IN al its parts, and neither be
the in1eneruous thiag that the thinkers patched
up at Ciscisnad.
The Northern tariff members Of "the only ma
tional party" can. stand on their Platform the
land gsabbefs and Sssstsers Of the great centre
nm occupy theirs; whilst the Slave Code. anti
ariH. sati-internal Improvement. anihomestcad,
fre-eaters mount their hobby; and thus the frag
meutary parts forming one great Harmonious whole
nm each worship under their own vine aud Gg-trce
none daring to make them afraid. Sid ever the
Wit Of man devise better plan for the settlement
IF irreconcilable differences Of epinion The
expedient Of the coujug1 pair who tock one the
inside, and the other the outside of the house in
order to preserve the peaoe is act to lie compared
with it; for in this case. each wing OF the grand
army of Democracy is TO be considered az stand
ng within the pale OF healthy political organiz-
alton, and all to have an equal share OF tho
spos. Upon this question. whatever may be the
difference about matters Of minor importance.
here is perfect unanimity We 20 ior three
Platforms, believing that the arrau ,me"t is
worthy OF having originated dc soil # South
Carolina, and is far better Thar Mr.. { hoes's
idea Of two Presidents. Three platorr. with
as many different sets Of principles, ala represon-
ted in President. will be the best illusn aton
yet afforded Of Democratic principles, Uazza!
for the party Of the three Platforms
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