The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-27

Polk Cas- PIERCE ana facnanan 70 no sucn eondl-
.scayms ,o 1854 and 1880 when be soosn, tne demo.
oAtic NOMINATION for the Dres,dcpcv o'o
nov adopts We sriously doob, tnat Gen Jackson,
with AL ms power aad pfncn ana MI the prestige IN "
surrounded his nzme would ,oleralea by
the Democratic party nao he presnmed 10 dictate the
terms IN ~ico he would consent 20 be their aom,ne
The Judge states that ~ the democratic party snail
determine in the Presidential OF 1889
so0 aud ra,eo by the people N tne Presidential e'ec
ton Of 1852, sno rearmed IN .he Ksnsas-Nebsssks act
o. 8t4, and Incorporated the CINCINNATI platform OF
esps,ns The ncmns,oo aao approved by st people in
tlec'on," he sill permit his name 10 DO presented 70 ne
convention II ia certainly 10. 20 be expe,teo that the
Democi ate Cow ent % would re FROM the principles
detcribet N the foregoing quotation ron .ne ietef W
Mr Douglas II obvious, however, toat Judge Douglas
nsenes 10 Give q new reading OF the CINCINNATI PLATFORM
by substituting his peculiar uooos "a natter sovereign
~ for tine cctr,ne OF popular ned by PIE
sant Buchanan and the dc nocratc party OF Union
(Trem the Ph,iateph Pennsvvsnisa Juno f6) anti
Douglas democratic organ
That Judge Douglas iJupd peoeoL advertise rim
sef AZ up Tor fesGeas has greatly asiouisbei all CD
BTsefsW hs political course For ten yea-s past he
hem before ibe People that alone ae empsed
10 obson or con,roi me nom nation 1882 and again ~
1866 HIS course 10 the Senate towards the party and
tpe admin h,raop his speechss AZ bone aud while
psp llsri,y visitation bsve but this ~ sos We aim
ara only waited su;h letter lhat before tho
country 70 sum up, as an eptone, the coufse OF dens
gcfue Sc, King tne Presidency
Ne Ueeo not stop 10 notice the political trssdmO sys-
TEN winch hs practices ano ses ortn In hs hrs dtf,ul
parasfaph Of hs letter, etetnaiy revolving us eonpo
ne rDcinns, platform OF 1896, thopsh they tine
qua OF staesmansnip aud ne the geeat An;ne
eGbocirieit OF then all. TUE country femsods sosue
thng Of Candidate than mere atness Tor erecting
Territorial platforms aud the political Comprehension o.
Jaase Douglas hath this extent, and no more.
Bat the climax Of Diagogu reach d when ne
Svows that De will De no candidate n the democratic
party repudiases itself ard interpoates into s creed
"such new the revival OF the Afrc can slave
trade, Cor slave code Tor the Territories
For the dist time 10 our history have mao SEEK
e nigh post who tssihss the record of toe party
vi ,cD he
SasAnce with soh purpose as lht or open
mg the sase trade 10 no ion Of The Union aai by
OF the d. mocrac party are suoh principles sdvO
Gated, held IN COME moiason, "new ,ssues VI
the party aud the only approach made in that direction
20 inter pniatug the ssue OF "ssve code proceeds
BEN hp qucnosm aoti Ieccnpton friend a.nry A. Wise,
Of vrgpa, also President fne s1sgeaon OF This
sander could nave been made only by u who wa
oct ffu,ned 70 defAne the Convention and she party
fre the country aud not because he believed
vossibie. yet Judge Douglas CONSIDERS bs claims
sonora, Sufficient " become Candidate before toat very
tsnvtDuoD.
LETTER FROM SENATOR DOUGLAS.
From the Albany Statesman Dune 2i,) KaoF Nothing
ORan.
yhe following letter senator Doueiss upo,
thr Democracy like clap OF thunder from cieae sky.
% .pisie upon tue democratic hosts ~ such lms AZ
ibis, Without auy apparent purpose beyond toe desire
give tmey notice OF what viii aud what will not DO.
Mr. Doug positions he has asdmas aod
she democratic party fails 20 respond, the democratic
party may MS vel go quietly into retraoy II cannot 70
The idepal WITH tue fA0sest
cese With candidate refung or gIotirg toe ,ocioes
W. douglas thus tersey but empnscslly eouoeaNs
From Tie Boston Atlas and Bee Dune 2t) American Re
publican organ
JUDGE DOUGLAS The letter wrisep by Judge Doagas
10 Mr. DOrr, ~h,h received yesterday nv Niegrapb
from Washington, II he geOuiue, tires the status TIA,
geutletosn very fully and clearly The Charleston t,op
ventjoo may know precisely where he stands Heis
ard open sans congressional interference win The
question Of slavery in the territories He 10 opposed 20
territorial slave codes by Congress and judgment
eithe rules him Of the cbarlesto0 Coavep
trp or breaks that Convs nioD in two The Northern
States NAV nd II. asD a
Ysts the convention friendly 10 the nomination of
Judge Douglas, but majority es not rue IN demo
cratic national ccuvection. trquires two thirds vote
10 tiat body 10 nominate Candidate. The S,n.i
therefore holds the whole concern 10 check AMI can
dictate the csnddoteH. She viii nave considerable
tran third Of the delegates and for the pnrpes OF
mskDg nomination or OF preventing nom ostop, one
tnrd just ss good IA enc snort o. Two ''Sns Assn
Tie stFensth Hes 10 th South WHAT 40 the
men ~ the party he Ss,sf winch give democratic
.sjcribes for delegates from Vermont, Maine Mas
spd other States 10 which there IL earthly
chance of retng democratic electoral vote' Why, moth
ing Mt all Southern vO.es mare deulo,rsc Presdenis
spo Southern delegates must make
Platform This if but fair, and we venture prediction
that the delegates from eucn Northern States AZ We nave
pane, viii ointiy follow the lead nj taep Southern cap
tA,ps. Northern ~au the OIL res,
they will put themselves ia position anlae ouisc
SOUTH because bes know ny en- doipg they psce
Themselves outside the pubic erin. That tnev wont TO-
The cries Convention will be interesting body.
Prem The Philadelphia Press Jone 2e) Fofney Douglas
Ttere raaptry in to,s letter which ". are not sur
rrsfd ace, has aroused the admraoo OF political OPP
popens and excited the eutoosissn OF stcsi friends
Judge Douglas proposes act of the
democratic party He pants himself upon the recognized
snd accepted principles o. toat party aud tl'nough he
Sustained from ray ling the word, the whole tenor Of his
Communication 10 the Eject thai when the oocrines of
great political party rejected sno os'rsyet Ia idle
10 plead ip it's hepslf the skeleton OF mere organization
1hs declaration OF principle on the part of Stephen A.
Douglas should 10th the democracy olive
brsp Of ba mony. To Of the free states it offers
tory every representative, senatorial aod coo.
eressoral district To the South IL proposes inus
tee for The conble that he WHO offers 1t mas
been the life long champion Of Soutnern Tghs and be
cause the principle Itself has bseD eudorse aud approved
nv every conservative Southern stnesnao, beginning
With Heury CLAW, of Kentucky, ana eniug With Robert
H. T. Hunter If Virginia II the Charleston Convention
s not toe mere echo Of post offices,
YARDS Uutet States mBrspa,s and cabinet ministers, Il
viii rejoice the opportunity presented ny the proposi
ton Stephen Douglas 10 consolidate the democratic
party upon platform which VIII be the gospel OF our
pncal saivaton for generations TO cone, Judge Do1-
elias, II know the does not ask condition
pecedenL that he should be toe Candidate, All that he
aesrss that the pledges and principles Of the deocra
tc psry should no regiousy observed This lone, the
reelection Of standard bearer will he secondary consi
aeIatiOn