Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-14
What "Dis,inctive Pp,inciple'' is lost
The Appeal Of yesterday said:

What "DistinctiVe Ppiinciple" is lost
The Appeal Of yesterday said:
The Douglas Democracy who lost their
only distinctive principle of opposition TO
Republicans when the latter organized the
remaining territories without interfering with
slavery, Issued a seductive call for a Union
Democratic Convention, which was TO keep
NJ and break down party lines at the same
time and be neither lesh, fish nor fowl, but
only Union.
We seldom see anything more refreshingly
cool than the above. The Douglas Democ-
racy have lost their only "dstinctive princl-
pie OF opposition to the. Republicans" because
the latter have abandoned their intervention
p,iicy, and adopted Douglas "great princi-
PIE (as they dersively called it) of non-in-
teryention in the territores This is equi-
yalcLt to saying that we have no party creed
because it has been ackno wledged correct by
the present Administration that the Repul-
Iicans elected Lincoln on a platform OF hos
tility to slavery in the territories, and then
kicked their platform away and built anoth-
er, Of non-interyention planks. We cannot
comprehend such logic. Suppose the Rcpub-
]icans were to 90 over to the Secessionists
would there be DO longer a Secession party 4?
Is the principle of nonntcrvention lost be-
cause the Republicans dayed not 10 c0D,Jm 10
in organizing three territories at the last ses-
sion? 1t is new way Of destroying the
priuci pies Of party, to knowledge their
justice and wisdom by enforcing them. The
Republicans have turned q somersault. They
have given up the "dislinctiye principle
which was the very groundwork Of their
party. They cannot now by shouting pcans
to the triumph Of our policy, push aside those
who in November last declared that that
policy could alone preserve peace and good
will in the land. The Republican party had
better dsbund, and labor hereafter with
those who pointed out the path, they have
since felt compelled to travel Our Copven-
ton meets on the Fourth Of July. The
straight Republicans, who stand by the
Chicago Platform, aud think the Republican
Congress did wrong in not prohibiting slave.
ry in organizing Nevada, Dacotah, aud Colo
Administration Republican ticket while all
who approve of the non-intervention policy
advocated by Douglas, ard finally adopted
by his successful pponent-Lincoln,- can
act with the great Union party whose State
Convention meets on the Fourth of July.
Those who stand by the Chicago platform,
oppose the Administration while those who
stand by the doctrine Of non-ineryention
endorse Douglas, and endorse the Rcpubli-
can Congress. We know that these old mat
ters are hardly suitable topics for discussion
now, but we cannot permit any Republican
paper TO 60 unanswered when it proclaims
that it has destroyed our party by adopting
our policy. Let all Union men who are OPP
posed to carrying into practice the policy OF
the Chicago Platform, as Lincoln Seward,
and the Republican Congress were last win
ter, go together in sustaining the Govern
ment in the noble work it is doing in crush
ing out rebellion. The rnLid Republican
simon-pures will want to carry the niggcl
Sambo through the campaign again, and the
Secessonists will want to carry the niggcr
Scipio. Let Union men carry no Niger at
all, but unite in sending good men to the
Fourth of July Conqention, and in support
ing its nominees afterwards provided they
are sound and true OF the one great issue.
GIVE us good sound National Conserya-
tive platform with ticket composed of our
best, most talented, and deserving men, and
success will perch upon our standard as GER
tainly rs the day of the election arrives. We
are lighting in a holy and Just cause We
are the only true and genuine friends of the
Union, and time will soon demonstrate the
fact,-Erpress, before the State Contention.
The true and genuine friends of the Union
can now rally around the dyed-in-the wool
Disunion platform put forth by Bolts, Hey
denfeldt, Gelwcka & Co.'S Convention. Rot
tenness itself was considered too sound, 10y
the raLil Secessionist3 who controlled that
Convention for they unceremoniously rejec-
ted the resolutions Of the Yuba county Sc
cessionists which we thought should have
pleased jeff Davis himself Ifthe 6eauti ful
crew could get into power in this State, they
would have Secession Ordinance passed,
and we should be tied to the tail of the Cot
ton States within one month afterwards.