Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-10-12
TOO Far From Home.

TOO Far From Home.
The impolicy Of letting cold Joe Lane"
the secession candidate for the Vice Presi-
dency, stray away from the coat sleeve of
the young Rocky Mountain grizzly, at WASH
ington, Il Stevens as far as Indiana, is
demonstrated by the sentiments uttered by
the honest old fellow in his resent speech at
indianapolis, in that State. We extract
from the Speech as reported in full, and
which we shall endeavor to publish next
week:
"a vo1cr. What if Old Abe should be
elected
"Well, I say that if he should be elected,
we will keep right on battling for the prin-
ciples of the National Democratic party
Should be be elected by his sectional party,
and on his sectional platform, we must con-
tent ourselves with the thought that four
years will quickly PASS, ard at the expira-
ton of that time the people will rise in their
might and place man in the Presidential
chair who will stand By and to the princi-
pies of the Constitution, as now expounded
by the Supreme Court and held by the
Breckenridge party. Loud cheers.
This is precisely the position occupied
by Judge Douglas, and directly opposed to
the 'dogmas" of the Breckenridge party.
And further:
"It has been charged that the party with
which have the honor to act design to en-
ploy the Federal Government for the prop
agation of slaverys This deny I deny
chat the Material Democratic party desire to
propagate slavery in the Territories. To
concede this would be to concede that I be-
longed to sectional party-AS SECTION
ALI AS REPU BLICANISM [ declare
taat the party with which I act is neither
| an anti-slavery party nor pro-slavery par
ty."
And sgain:
''To the charge that we favor a slave
code, let me say few words. If they who
make this charge will read Mr.. Breckin-
ridges letter of acceptance, and my letter
of acceptance, they will there see clearly
defined the doctrine Of NON INTERVIEW
TON WITH THE SUBJECT OF SLAs
VERY ON THE PART OF CON-
GRES5. We believe that there has been
already Zoo much legislation-yes, and too
much agitation-on this subject ~
And again !:
ri have battled and always will battle
against ANY INTERFERENCE ON TIL E.
PART OF CONGRESS WITH THE
SUBJECT OF SLAVERY. IT is A
SUBJECT WITH WHICH CONGRESS
HAS NOTHING TO DO"
And once more,' as to the power Of the
people of Territory to regulate their do
lnestic institutions. slavery included. Was
there ever any clearer enunciation and
practical application of the doctrine of Squat
ter Sovereignty than the following? What
will Mr. Yancey say about the views of his
candidate for the Vice Presidecy2 Let him
affirm or deny the positions Of Gen. Lane.
We call upon our friends to.see to it that
Mr.. Yancey either endorses or regulates
Gen. Lane's views as expressed in his recent
speech
t'When arrived In Oregon in 1913,
slavery existed there: Many persons had
moved there from Missouri, carrying their
slaves with them. When Oregon assumed
the Territorial condition the Wilmot provi-
so was tackled to the organic act and pre-
vious to the passage Of this organic act the
people had passed laws against slavery un
der provisional government. But slavery
continued to eacist there untH the admission
as Stvte. The people argued land RIGHT
LY, that the laws were unconstitutional,
and consequently null and void"
At the late discussion in Jackson, Tenn,
between Messrs. Peyton, the Bell elector,
Polk, the Douglas elector, and Haynes, the
Breckenridge elector, very interesting
passage occurred. Polk, after speaking
with great emphasis and force upon the ad-
mitted fact that there is no chance whatever
of Mr.. Breckinridge's election, made this
proposition: CHOW, if Col. Haynes him
self will come upon this stand and tell the
people that he believes that Brock inridge
stands any chance to be elected, either by
the people or the House Of Representatives,
I will surrender the canvass aud 60 home"
When this proposition was made, Col Hay mes
was standing in the crowd by the side of a
prominent Breckenridge man, and the latter
urged him to accept the proposition, but he
did not do it. After the close Of Mr.. Folks
speech, COL Haynes spoke, but avoided all
allusion to Mr.. Folks proposition. Mr.. P.
in his rejoinder repeated the proposition,
and paused for Col. III. to rise and accept
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