The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-08-19
VICE PRECEDENT BRrcxINRIpsY


mocracy Of Kentucky held "A, Harrods
busg on the 18th inst, and gives full
synopsis Of the eloquent speeches which
were made TO the immense asscmblage
by Vice President Breckenridge, James
b. Clay, and Col VIM Preston
The address of Mr. Brcckinridge--able,
earnest, eloquent, digniied and states
manlike--was the great feature Of the oc-
casion. and produced profound impress
sion upon the audience, as it will upon
the country. The appearance Of the Vice
President before the people at this meet
ing, To discuss the political issues before
them IN the canvass which is now pro-
crossing IN Kentucky, has drawn out
some ill.naturcd comments from the OPP
position press upon the grave Impropri-
ETY. of his conduct For ourselves, we
are very glad tina, hc has been guilty of
the improperly, If improperly 1t is for
one IN high official position to obey a call
Of his constituents and give them from
his own lips the views which he enter.
tains upon political questions which are
agitated among them We are glad that
he has been guilty of this impropric,y
Rumor before and since the adjournment
of Congress has assigned the Nlcc-Prcsi.
dent the same position upon the Kansas
question occupied by the minority of
Northern Democrats, who opposed the
Administration upon that question. The
statement was not credited. 1t is true, but
1t served, connecting IT, AS Ieany did,
with the studied silence which he OBJ
served upon the Kansas question Uhilst
IL was asilatcd in Congress to create an
uurlcasast Impression that, If not dssa,
i~iicd with the action OF the party he
was at least disposed to shirk the issue
made upon it. His speech at llarrods-
burg has dissipated all such impressions
1t is "A bold, able, unconditional endorse
mcut api vlndcation of the action Of the
party and Of the Administration in dispo-
sing of the Kansas qncs,ion, by the pas
sage e. the English bill. We suhjnin a
portion Of the synopsis of his remarks
furnished by the Statesman, and take
great pleasure in commanding them to
the attention of cur readers -Coas'.tn-
hoH0hs'.
We VIII not attempt To give even a
synopsis Of his speech, confident that
amy report from memory would do him
manifest Justice We can ouly regret
that a sienographer was not present TO
have taken it down As delivered In
method, style. temper and fact, 1t was an
address calculated TO 10 immense good,
could II be gotten before the people of
K,rtuckv aid The >"ath Every sentence
was perfected rs il llil from his lips and
the whole address was free from passion.
1t was a calm, liberal, and fair discussion
ui the great questions which divide the
parties, az impartial comparison of the
strength o, the opposing organizations,
u broad, sta,csnanlikc survey Of the
battlefield, and an unerrlng indication
Of the point where the struggle lies. He
did not deal in dctraction or cpithei,
treated his foes with courtesy, but IN ar
gumcu, deal, them many blow, could
the stroke be made with the attention OF
the people He briefly reiuted the idle
charges of extravaganza and pro'tigacy
brought against the administration, r,cn-
toned the very conclusive fact that the
current fiscal year would show more
economical administration Of the govern
mcni than that which preceded the advent
of Mr.. Buchauaus, and then cast aside
such a charge as idle clanor, as compared
to the momentoas subjects calling Tor the
attention of the South He congratnla-
ted the country upon the honorable set
Element Of the search question, which had
$50 long stood unadjustcd and presumed
= 4 L., has IA IA
American vessels were subject to the WIS.,
ita,ion and search of any other power
Touching tho snhiec, Of ansas adin's.
sion. he approved the policy OF the presi-
drnt and believed the measures he had
proposed for the adjustment OF that
question. characterized by disinter-
ested patriotism and 10y sound practical
wisdom. He then entered into an elao-
crate argument in supper, of the posi-
ton taken by the administration and the
South. and sustained himself by SO fair a
review Of the facts and Ivy arguments so
conclusive that it was difficult to believe
any fair man would cotrovert his posi-
tons. lie reviewed the history OF the
formation Of the Lccompton Cons,itu-
ton. step by step, legal and formal In
deed 50 perfectly regular had been the
formation. that it's opponents yielded ITS
legality and fell back npon charges oi
fraud, and finally its northern opponents
rested upon the rough fact that !, rccog-
nized slavery as the true ground OF Their
hostility to the admission ct Kansas
under il. Under all these circumstances
H., L.,l;.y.l and had ever believed that