Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-02


of the action Of q Convention has been chal-
lenged upon the same ground. The power Of
State or District Conventions toinstruct their
delegations to vote as a unit. was expressly
ruled by Mr. Cushing, as President at Charles
ton, In the case of the delegation from Geor-
gla, which delegation, under his ruling, were
required to vote as unit /; and the same rule
was held as to the other States. Mr. Cush-
ing cannot be charged with partiality to the
! proceedings of the majority. 1t is not un-
usual for delegations to act as a unit by
stipulation among themselves, or by instruc-
tions from their constituents, and such pro-
ceeding has never been regarded as in any
respect unfair or irregular. Indeed, captious
objections, such as the one made, only serve
to show the utter want of substantial ustifi.
cation for the course of the disorganizers.
Men who have predetermined mischief
need never want for words to frame the forms
of justification, and they are generally salts
fed with the form and words. The most
ancient of all seceders were probably salts
fled with their own reasoning in support of
their revolt, and concurred in the conclusion
of their arch-leader, that it was better TO
reign in Hell than serve in Heaven"
At the State Convention of 22d June, 1859.
that nominated the State ticket headed bv
Milton ). Latham for Governor, the following
resolution was the second article in our plalo
form
Re$olred. That the organized Territories of
the United States, although not endowed
with all the attributes of sovereignty. are vet
justly entitled to the right of sefgovernment.
and the undsturbed regulation of their do
nestle and local affairs, subject to the Con-
sutution of the United States, and that anv
attempt ny Congress, or by any of the States
TO establish, or prohibit or abolish, the re-
latlon OF master and slave in Territory
would be departure from the original doc
trlne OF our American institutions, and that
we adhere immovably to the principle of
non'lnterventlon" by Congress with slavery
In the States and Territories. as declared in
lhe Kansas Nebraska bill, and openly dis
claim fellowship with those, whether at the
North, the South or the West. who counsel
The abandonment, limitation or avoidance of
that principle.
The Regular Democratic Convention at
Charleston and Baltimore have but reiterated
this:
Resolged That we, the Democracy of the
Union, in Convention assembled hereby de-
clare our appreciation of the resolution unan-
imously adopted, and declared as a platform
OF principles, by the Democratic Convention
atCincinnat, in the year 1856 believing that
Democratic principles are unchangeable in
their nature when applied to the same subject
matter, and we recommend as our only further
resolutio the following:
That inasmuch as differences of opinion
exist in the Democratic party as to the nature
and extent OF the powers Of a Territorial
Legislature, and as to the powers and duties
OF Congress, under the Constitution of the T.
), over the institution of slavery within the
Territories,
Resolged, That the Democratic party will
abide by the decisions of the Supreme Court
of the United States over the institution of
slavery within the Territories.
Resolyed, That it is in accordance with the
Interpretation of the Cincinnati platform that
during the existence of the Territorial Gov
erHments the measure of restriction, whatever
it may beimposed by the Federal Constitution
on the power of the Territorial Legislature
over the subject of the domestic relations, rs
the same has been or shall hereafter be finally
determined by the Supreme Court of the U.
$, should be respected by all good citizens,
and enforced with promptness and fidelity by
every branch of the General Government.
In selecting the representa- les of the now
established principles, the Democracy have
now as heretofore proved themselves true to
principle. In the eye of true patriotism men
are nothing principles everything. We stand
to day, with Douglas and johnson as our
leaders, where the Democratic party have
stood since the great compromise of 1850.
We will now call attention, for moment,
to the position of the secessionists, revolu-
tionists and disorganizers at Charleston and
Baltimore, and here in the State of California
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Democracy of California to follow Mr. Yancey,
to support Breckinridge and Lane, and to
desert the oft repeated platforms of our State
Conventions, and arguments of our political
leaders.
William L. Yancey is not merely the
champion and leader, he is the originator of
this movement In order to show the party
and the country where Mr.. Yancey's lead
would carry us, we quote his letter to Mr..
Slaughter, in 1858:
MONTGOMERY, June IS, 1858.
DEAR SIG Your kind letter Of the 18th is
received. | hardly agree with you that
general movement ear be made that will clear
out the Augean stable. If the Democracy
were overthrow it would result in giving
place to a greater and hungrier swarm of
flies The remedy of the South is not in such
] a
her true men for prompt resistance to the next
aggression. 1t must come in the nature of
things No national party can save it DO
sectional party can ever do it; but if we
would do as our fathers did, organize Com
mittees of Safety all over the cotton States
and it is only through them that we can hoFe
for any effective movement-we shall fire the
Southern hearts, instruct the Southern mind,
give courage to each other, and at the proper
moment, by one organized concerted action,
tre can prccipitdte the cotton States into a HeU-
ol,Hionl The idea has been shadowed forth
in the South by Mr.. Rufiin, and has been
taken up and recommended in the Advertiser,
! 1.-THE Montgomery organ of Mr. Hancey.
under the name of The League of United
States Southerners," who keeping up their
old party relations on all other questions,
will hold the Southern issues paramount, and
will influence parties, Legislatures and states
men, have no time to enlarge, but suggest
merely. In haste, yours etc,
VIM l.. YANcEY.
JAS. SLAUGHTER, ESQ.
1t may be suggested that, in the two years
which have transpired since the date OF this let
ter, he has repented of his treason and been Tor
given it may also be suggested that the nno-
cent members of the seeding Convention were
! ignorant of his tratOrOus purposes.
Let no one indulge in these charitable sur
misses.
Immediately upon the completion Of the nom'-
nation of Breckenridge and Lane by the seeding
| Convention, at Baltimore Mr.. Yancey was sum
moned before it, and as the best exponent OF the
feelings, wishes views and doctrines OF the men
composing that Convention, was received upon
the platform amid tremendous applause. In the
opening of his remarks he holds the following
! language .r.-.o
II congratulate YOU, Mr.. President the repre-