Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-09-13
SATURDAY, SEPT. ID, 1855.
John C. breckenridge and John Van
Rureu,

John C. breckenridge and John Van
Buren.
81 don't like it at all, said one Democrat
to another a day or so ago. Don't like
WHAT" was the interrogative response.
"Why, to see Breckenridge and John Van
Buren, on the stump. In the first place,
it is not right that candidate for the
Vice Presidency should be pleading his own
cause, aud then John Van Buren, is rather
bad company to be found in" True, true!
1t must be a source of sincere regret and
modification to Democrats, who have a
proper idea of the fitness of things, to
behold their candidate for the exalted sta
ton Of the Vice Presidency, forgetful Of
what is due to his character and position
minging among the excited masses and
advocating his own election. 1t has been
received by the people as an axiom, that
lie who aspires to the high Office of Presi-
dent or Vice President of this Republic,
should stand aloof from the corrupting
Genes Of partisan warfare, and submit his
claims to popular arbitrament, trusting to
the activity Of his friends and the correct
ness of his principles for success. But MIR.
Breckenridge has broken down precedent,
trampled upon honored custom, set aside
received axioms, become the blatant advo-
al of h.
country TO push his claims upon the Vice
Presidency. And, to make the matter, if
possible, worse, he coudescends to the
miserable subterfuge of dealing in language
susceptible Of double construction in regard
to the Kansas Nebraska act; and preserves
a studied silence as TO his views of opposi-
ton to the repeal Of the Missouri Compro.
mise. Il happened to be in Congress"
said he, at Tppecanoe, Indiana, when
"the NebraskaKansas bill passed, and
"gave it my voice and my vote, and be-
"cauSe it did what it did, viz: II aoknOlcJ-
"edged the right Of the people Of the Territory
ITO settle tie question for themselves, and not
because | supposed, what / do now be-
"lieve, that it legislated slavery into the
Territory. The Democratic party is not
"a proslavery party-it is neither pro-
Slavery nor anti-slayery." If Mr.. Breck-
enridge did not mean by this to endorse
the Northern doctrine Of Squatter Sover-
eighty, which has been rejected by the
South as a hereSy more damnable than
the Wilmot ProvisO, he has at least so ex-
pressed himself as to create that impression
upon his Indiana Squatter Sovereignty
brethren He spoke with forked tongue,
and uttered words Of uncertain and dubious
import. In doing this, he showed himself
unworthy of the relation which he bears to
the people, and sunk himself to the level
Of the INSCRIPTIONS partisan. AT home, he
processes to regard every one who opposed
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise as
a traitor to the South; in Indiana, amongst
the anti-slavery, Squatter Sovereignty De-
mocracy, he shapes his course and adopts
language to catch the support of men who
have denounced that repeal, AMI regard it
as badge of Punic Faith. And in this
course he is supported by John Van Buren,,
who but few months ago was read out Of
the Democratic ranks by the Washington
Union as freesoi traitor. These are
surely strange times, that such things should
occur-that two such planets as John c.
Breckenridge and John Van Buren, should
come in conjunction, and merge their lights
in the heart of Indiana freeSoilism-and
Southern men Justify and applaud. What
shall we witness next?