Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-07-18
Very respectfully,
Z. ltsHlASf Ift>lutNf
Ho~. &. BRKoKISRIpss


~ 1tNhtsaf u At&rsot - T.
hoa. J &. BKKcKISsIDss
wAai>aroS CRY. June 20, 1860
DaAx Sal have your letter of The 23d
inst. by which am officially informed "
m, n,nlins,ion for the offic- Of Pr~sidenf
of the United States by the Democrats
National Convention. lstsiy assembird a.
Baltimore.
: Tbs cireu1 STAGES Of this no,ninsnoa
viii Justify ne iu referring o. IT. psT-ohs,i
aspect.
have soi sought nor ivsired 20 hr plac
ed before the cpan;rs far Tie office ~
President when nv naar Va presen
ted to the CoDvention a. Charleston. ~
was Withdraw by a.. "a a. obedience
"a nv sxpr...ed wi>be. Ms slsws had
not changed when tie Convention fess
sembled Al Baltimore: aud whtni heard of
the differences which occurred there. my
indispos,l,om 10 toe cobneeted premintniiy
with the canvass was cpnfirncd aud *
pressed 10 many fricnd-
Without dise0ssing ihc occnuauce~
which preceeded the bomias tlous, aud
which are or soon will be We'll understood
by the country. have only 10 say thai ]
approve, as mst. and necessary 10 the pre-
servstiop OF the national orgsnisation.
and the sacred right af represent lon, the
action OF the Convention over which You
continued 10 preside: aud thus approving
il. and havin !, resolved 20 sustain u. feel
that u does NOT become me to select the po-
sltion | shall occupy, nor 10 shrink fiota
the responsibilities of the post 20 which
have been assigned Accordingly ! accer,
the nomins tiou iron, a sense Of public dn.
", aud. a, l think, ,uninfiusased ia aps
degree by lhe al.urements ot smbition.
| avail myself Of this occasion Ia "a,
that the confidence IN my pe-sonal snd
public character, implied by the action Il
the Convention, will always ts gratefully
remembered. aud u i Dat just, also. To my
own feelings. &c .xpre~- ny qualification
at the association Of my name With ihat
OF my friend, Gea Lane, patriot aud a
soldier. whose great services a. the field
aud IN counch enli,ir him - the eratituds
and confidence OF his countrymeu
The reeolullons adopted by lhe Conven
tion have my cordial approval. They ar.
Just TO all psf,s OF the Union-so All our
citizens. native aud natursli 1ed-and they
form noble palicy Tor any administration
The Que tons touching the rights OF
person aud property. which have OF late
bern much discussed. find in these resslu
tions constitutional ,olatlon. Our Union
il coufederaey Of a. -pvereigu S'aies
for the purposes rnua.pfHsi la fhe Fedora,
, Constitution Whaievif lhe c,maian GOV
ernment hold, tn f.--f TO- all the ; aies.
must be enjoyed eqa@.ly by c.sh Ii con
trols the icrni ioriss "a trust tor all Va.
States Nothirg less than sovcreigniy can
/ destroy or impair the rights Of per-ons sua
property. The T.rriioisl G0v,rnsns sIs
are subord nae, and temporary, and not
sovereign. hsucs they eannoi destroy Or
impair the right, of per~ln> or property -
While they continue 10 be- Fefrt"Fi..s they
are under the control oi Z 'nsre~~ but il,,
Constitution. nov here conier- "a suy
branch Of The Federal GDvrrumf ni The
power 10 diserininAte against the Chs Of
the States, or the property ~ their enizsns
in the ferriiorie-, II iollo~s lha. lIr c,t
,Iens OF ali ihe states may enter the Ter
rItories Of the Union with their property
of whatever ki,d aud enioy IL during the
Territorial ccndrlon without i-t or han
drance. either by Congress 90 nv the sub
ordinate TerritoFial Govsrnmcrf-
These principle. flow directly from he
absence Of Sovereignty in the Territorial
Governments aui from the equality "i thr
Sisies. Indeed. d.lthey are essential io.'h -
equality which II. and ever has hem, ~
vital principle Of cur constitutional Union
They have been settled legislativelv So
tied juiicially. aud are sustained by right
reason. They rrs on the rock Of the Con
stituiion. They will preserve the ton~il
tn,ion--they viii preserve the a0foa
Ii ~ idle - alionpt TO smother great -
sues. or 10 misrepreseui them ~ The 0-e I
partisan phrases which are mislrt,li "a !,
aud deiusive The people wall is,.'< 10
meath such expressions A. int yena'an.
"Cpngrs~slonsl -ltry obhr aud lns kr,
aud will p~nelrat.. - ihr raj questions IN
yolvcd The friends Il consiiiuiionsl
/. equaiIt, j sas. a>sa aexsr dad. demahd a
"Congre-sloual slave cade. nor any other
code 10 regard 10 property ia the Terrific
riss They hhd the doctrine II non inter
ventson by Congress. or by rsrritoris.
Legislature. either 10 establish or prohIbii
slavery; but they assert V'g. ed by The
highest judicial tribunal IN ~ = Union )
. the plain duty OF the Federal osernment
"a all It's departments. =. sscese. y hen acc
essary. To the citix-as OF al. the ; alrs. uls
I enjoyment Of their proper, In tie common
territories. ss every where else within l..
> Jurisdiction The only logical sn .wsr {,
; ih,s would seem to be 10 claim sovcregg
power for the Territories. or Ia teuJ ths
the Constitution recognizes property ~ th'
servicrs Of negro slaves or "a d.uy TIA
such property can exist lnsxorabl. logic
which works It's stesdy ssy through elou 4
aud passion. eompel- the country 10 me-
! the issue.-There j. 40 evasive niidl
I ground. Already ihs sixas as'lltiPly OF
fsnatiesl aud growfug party, shsch denie
that, under The Constitution, or by a.
other law, slave property car exisl ans
uitimstely the struggle must come b~' *.ei
this party and the Nauonsl Democracy
sustained by all the other eon>srvAtise =
cments IN The CuioF.
!, Ithiut IL vill hs sHnpo-sibls fef ean
did mind 10 discesef hostility 20 th
y Cuion. or taint 81 .ectionaltsm. in th
v resolutions adopted by The Ceavenuos. =
}. The Constitution sad he Unlon repose %
, the equality Of the Siaies. which liss lk
broad foundation underneath our uhoi
political stroefare. A. coostfss thea
The resolutions amply ASSET thls s2sai
". They demand uothiug Tor an1 o'si
- or section that i. not ehssfiuiiy couerde
TO sii the Fest i'is ~"fl 90 remeaae~t iili
'e the chief disorder. shich hss, AT,
- oar coGntsy have greNn out 81 he .i'i'
\. too of State sQuslI,y, ADD that. .. long .
thts great principle has been se-peeted. :
have beeu ble-s-sd ~lfh hsras0ay 80
l1 peace. Nor vail "a h-ssssy - pel,uais a
~ eoontry that Is-o.sl0u- AZ secliol.
oo vhieh command tn soPport - u.sI 81