The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-07-19


cratic party for the Office Of Vice President Of the
United States, and In their behalf to request
you to accept the same. n beg leave at Me
same time to enclose youts copy Of the resclu-
lions adopted by the Convention o. the poll
teal platform on which the party stands.
I have the honor to be. very respectfully,
Signed G. CUSHING, President.
wAsanoroS, June so, 1860.
Han. CALEB Chdkaas, R1sidexs.
have the honor to acknowledge the receipt
o. the communication you make In behalf
of The National Democratic Convention, at
which you. inform me that on the Esd was
unanimously nominated BY that body for the
oface Of Vice-President Of the United States,
With the request that should accept the
nomination. The platform adopted and Of
yhich yen enclose ms copy; meets s. WITH my
been contending for. as the only means Of stop
ping sectional agitation by securing to all
equality and constitutional rights, the denial
Of which has ID to the present unhappy condi-
ton of public affairs Compromise Of conati-
tutional principles are ever dangerous and I
am rejoiced that the true Democracy, has seen
fit to plant firm foot on the rock oftruth and
to give the people an opportunity to vindicate
their love of justice and fraternal regard for
subject Of slavery may emphaticaliy say, Is
the cardinal maxim of the Democracy non-in-
tervention by Territorial Legislatures is fully
stated in the platform adopted. In vain should
we declare the former, without insisting upon
the latter, because to permit Territorial Legis-
latures to prohibit such slavery, or by I'M
friendly legislation to invalidate property would
be granting powers to the creature or agent
which It Is admitted do not appertain to the
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which, it would be fastening an element of
agitation to therTeritories that must necessarily
extend to Congress, and the people of all the
States the right of every citizen to enter the
common territory with whatever property he
legally possesses, it necessary devolvss upon
the Federal Government the duty to protect
this right Of q citizen whenever or wherever
assailed or infringed. The Democratic party
honestly meets this agitating question which 10
threatening to destroy and sever this brother
hood of States. It does not propose to legis-
late for the extension Of slavery nor for its re-
striction, but to each State, and to every citt-
zen, all our forefathers proposed to give, viz:
perfect equality Of rights and then to submit
to the people the kind Of institution best fitted
to their requirements in their constitutional
limits, and declaring as fundamental maxim
that the people Of Territory can only
establish or prohibit slavery when they come
to form Constitution preparatory to their
admission as a State into the Union. II hap
PLY our principles shall prevail, an era Of
peace and harmony will be restored to our dig
tracted country and NO more shall we be troub-
led with the agitation Of this dangerous ques-
ton, because it will be removed from the Ter
ritorial Legislatures as from the halls Of Con.
gress, when we shall be free to turn our atten-
ton to more useful issues-the motives of our
growth in national greatness. The Judicial
authority as provided by the Constitution, must
be maintained and its decisions implicitly
obeyed as well in regard to the right of pro-
perty in the Territories as in all others man
ers.
Hoping for success and trusting in the truth
and justice of the principles Of our party and
in that Divine Providence that has watched over
us and make us one of the great nations Of the
earth, and that we may continue to merit
Divine protection, 1 cheerfully accept the
nomination SO unanimously conferred on me,
and cordially indorse the platform adopted by
the Convention.
l have the honor to be, sir, with much res
pect, your friend and obedient servant,
JOSEPH LANE.