Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-08-04
Platforms.

The value of party platforms was fully IL
Illustrated in the course pursued By the demo
cratic party in 1886, in its Interpretation OF
the one adopted at Cincinnati In the North
it was construed 10 mean one thing; in the
South another When the Opposition South
pointed out these different interpretations
and demanded to know who was to be cheat
ed, they were answered by the democratic
leaders and organs that no one was to De
cheaied-that the meaning Of the platform
was so plain and untquivoeal, no one could
misunderstood 1t. The election OF Mr. BIT
CusxAS was secured but by and bye the
radical differences Of opinion - 10 the mean
ing of the platform which had served the Pur-
pose of the canvass, b-gan to give trouble
The more it was attempted TO cover up the
matter, the more apparent and hopeless be
came the divisions After u while Southern
organs began to speak their views bodily and
to declare the platform, just VIVA. It's oppO-
nents had pronounced it, cheat and a swim
die, and to demand of the next National
Convention an authorized Interpretation
Said one of them
American people with platforms looking
Moth and South TO catch the popular breeze
has passed for once, and We hope forever.
The people, so long deceived by ial>e prumi-
ses and bypocritical compromises, haVeari-eH
at last in their might and power to throw 0fl
the yoke which politicians aud drmagogu's
would fasten upon them for corrupt party
pur poses, and have determined TO purge ali
parties of the sin of double dealing, IN order
r. 7oT1- hsar
sible, to the principles OF its original purity,
and thereby the great ends for which 1t was
instituted be faithfully carried out
was disrupted in the attempt to put the
Democratic train on the straight road OF
truth and fair dealing. At Baltimore the
disruption was made complete, yet those who
put Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE in nomination made
what they profess TO regard an unequivOcal
platform. aud called upon the party to stand
upon it. In the South the BRECKENRIDGE
YANCETITEs may stand upon it, generally,
honestly, though we hear that some OF them
are declaring lat it does not pledge them
TO the policy of protection; but in the North
it will be lodged as much as possible. Foi
instance, the recent stare OOHhtHtiOu vi tHS
BRECKExRIDGE -YAxCEYITEs in New Jersey,
thought it most prudent TO pass over the
additional resolutions on the subject of pro-
lection, altogether. They adopted the follow
ing resolution showing their position:
.sResolred, That the Democratic party Of
New Jersey. in Convention assembled, do
hereby reaffirm the platform OF principles
adopted by the National Democratic Conyen-
ton in 1856, and re-adupted in 1860. Thai
the electors nominated by the Convention
are authorized to cast the electoral vote OF
NV Jersey so as to defeat Lincoln and
ii ImIin, and to secure an election, if posi-
BILE, by the people OF a PRECEDENT and Vice
President from one OF the nominations of the
Democratic or Union parties"
Now, we put it to our BRECkESRIDGE-YAN-
CEYrrEs, if Ills Is fair and honest; if it is
treating either the country or their Southern
comrades JULY II they mean to stand upon
and to ustain the doctrine of protection, let
them do so boldly and openly, and not be
batting abouE the bush. But, we suspect this
is not what of the Northern adherents OF Mr.
BRECKENRIDGE really intend to do; and after
the election we shall have more quarrelius
as TO the meaning of the platforms