The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-10

PLATFORM asserting and carrying out 10 the
he did IKE the CINCINNATI platform, which
could be interpreted differently TO suit the views OF da
rent sections Of the country Unless that Couven-
ton did SO, he would not support their nomi
nee, except from necessity, and then only II
he approved Of the views OF the nominee. He
would support Mr.. Hunter, whose purity Of public
and private character, whose abity as q statesman,
whose Hrmness man as well a patriot, had
challenged be respect snd admiration He would sup,
OF conservative than himself would take tho gov
ernment safely through al difficulties aud dangers. He
would support one OF Georea's distinguished sons, Mr.
sephs ns Who, although differing many questions with
himself during the greater portion OF their political lives,
questions Affecting the rights Of the Southern people And
there many others whom he would support They
we're all around him In this chamoer-scastered all over
the South-their name was iegion-whom he would
warmly and cbeerfnlly support, even upon platform
not entirely satisfactory 70 himself Nor would he
South entitled TO the candidate There were Northern
men whom be would support II nominated but he mast
say ~ be now understood the principles Of most Of the
eminent Northern democrats, there were very few TO
whom he would give his support unless they were
placed upon q platform recognizing the rights OF tho
NOT supper. the Senator rom Illinois GMr. Doaslas),
should he be nomined with nothing better than the Gin
cinnati platforms and a. he has repudated every other
PLATFORM he considered hs rejection by the Charleston
Convention and by the people o! the southern Staes
foregope conclusion. He (Mr Iverson) considered his
South unsound in theory and rs disastrous the vii
mot Proviso and thus considering the whatever person
respect he had Tor that gentleman whatever admiration
Of his talents, he would not sanction his doctrines aid
his election 10 the Presidency. In his opinion Judge
Deueas had forfeited all claims TO the supporto Southern
people by bis course upon the Lecompton copsttu and
his squatter sovereignty doctrine Judge Douglas had
returned the democratic party; but he by
years service for the great injury he had done
party he must dissent from bis squa,ter sovereignty
doctrine recognise the rights Of the South under the
sttution, and do full ami ample Justice bcfe he could
regain the confidence and sympathy and support Of the
Southern people, and Of the sound portion Of the deme
cratic party any In all tho Northern States Cali
same aquatter sovereignty platform, thus ignoring and
denying the equal rights Of the Southern people,
1Hs s11dns them from the 7r
was the universal cry. They proclaimed that Congress-
Old not possess the power protect slavery the ferri
times Such wss the position Of the Northern democra
cy end he had been taken N task and condemned
@ Dy sr es but sS
Northern democrats they would vote for bill protect
ing slave property In the Territores they were willing
to incorporate plank In the platform Of fhe Chares ton
Convention recognizing the power 10 protect slavery in
the Territories There might be Northern democrats
70 coDesde this ' by S
gslatlon, but he ventured the assertion that
Z any such were 70 be found, they were, "hke
the at Charleston, would not only break up the
convention but dissolve the democratic party The de-
made Condition precedent and il we're not scquisscad
In the convention ought 10 be broken by withdrawal
h s bin had been defeated what Southern Senator would &
vote against the admission OF Kansas under the present
the Of the Northern
ought 70 be admitted under her present constitution
Although there were many things for which Northern
democrats deserved credit he constrained TO they
fundamentally wrong upon the great principle Of
slavery. In common with the black republican party,
II they believed il 70 be moral wrong then the concu.
sion inevitable that Il ought to be abolished and
was the .ssfsa red duty Of Hysr ~ one 70 90 all his 70
cimen Of the in which aboionism taught in
the Northern schools, he read from Snndoy Shost Ado
cate which had been enclosed 70 him from Wisconsin,
Of the fale OF family Of slaves In Washington city,
In which the sorrow Of the different members Of the family
upon their separation described Such the lite
rary and religious instruction impaired 70 the children of
the North such the sympathy aroused for the black race
such the hatred nculcated against the white
And these teachings impaired equally 10 the chill
dren Of democrats and republicans Twenty years ago
the old whig party sound 10 theory and practice
swallowed up in aboltonsm, with only here and there
few fossils and old fogcs Ike E6WaId Everett Robert
Winthrop, and Washington Hunt fu ofsoand and fury"
who controlled VOTE and never gave form aud
shape to political meeting The whole whig party had
gone into the republican party whose leaders were the
John Brown had carried out This party had increased in
bodpess and and controlled the action Of every
Northern State Twenty ave years ago there was confede
peace with each obcr with the rgh of each section
knowledeed and respected But the slavery agitation had
gone until it had produced an overwhelming party,
whose avowed doctrine was that slavery was sin, a
shame, and rcproach, and ought and must be abolished
Senators %
the Senator from Wisconsin, had declared by their votes
Mr.. boo Doorn1ix, (rep) Of ws-rhe senator from Gcor.
gia ulludes TO myself IN tho remark he has nader
Mr.. NERsoS-Yes, cir.
Mr. DooLnE-I desire to state to that honorable Sena
tor that the vote hen gave was upon this ground that
the the treasury Of the United States by treaty.
az unders 3od, belonged 10 those claimants and being
in the treasury, voted that IT should be paid out not
that recognise by the constitution OF the Unied States,
or by any Law OF the United Sates that property in
exists Claiming as always have, that property In man,
such thing be possible, rests upon the laws of sove
reign States where slavery exists and not by virtue Of
the constitution Of the United States by any law Of the
United States. That was the ground upon which gave
the vote
Mr. IvERsoy-I regret that the Senator has made that
explanation, because thought at least honorable
disposed TO recognise the rghtof the Southern people
not single man Acknowledges this right Mr.. Iverson
then proceeded TO denounce the rep ibcan party
tonal and hostile TO the domestic institutions Of the South
and threatening every branch Of the government
and WELD them to the overthrow and extinction OF that
institution. He hoped the progress Of sooltionism
OF o true democrat in the approaching Presiden.
tal election, and thus give tho Union smother lease
pressbIe coniiict' shall work out It's inevitable and
final end-the disruption Of all the ties that bind
o e9e souen us s aud x
this view there was no uer sentiment than that Of Mr.
Seward in 1855 There was but one path OF safety for
the South and that In confederacy of slave States
alone With these views, and this rm conviction cuter
tanned for many years, and which recent events only
served 10 cOpnrm, tuat TrepreSslOie COnnlc
and win 60 on and end In the Union With total ex
tncton Of slavery, he had announced his determination
to urge the South TO dissolve the Union upon the election
OF republican President-not merely the election Of
Northern man. and not that he was opposed slavery ia
the abstract but because the election Of such man
under al the circumstances existing
conclusive evidence Of the deep rooted hostility
OF the North 70 slavery and the advancing OF abo
oniem. In such event be confident the Southern
States woud not longer consent 10 remain Ia the Union
Undcr . conservative administration, such exsss,
which opposed TO the advance Of abohonsn, pro-
perty in exposed 70 dangers and dsaser and
what woulo be fs condition with the whole power and pa
tropsge OF the government in tho hands Of tho bitter anti
slavery pary &c knew the repngnance Of the Southern
people separation and their love OF the Uniou but the
souhern mind fast coming 70 the concuson IL they
bad already reached IT, that their honor, rights in
erests sna above all their safety absolutely demanded
their reassumng their sovereign capacity and entering
into compac,s with friendly and oongenal States Tho
North had cndeavored 70 create the apprehension that
dsunion could not be effected without bloodshed aud
murder. In hts opinion the fifteen slave States could
swing out without the fear Of hoetiy Of any kind and
without the shedding OF drop Of human blood. But
possible 10 prevent dissolution by FORCE what
would the Union be worth, cemcncd by blood and kept