Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-07-11
ANDAKD: WEDNESDAY,, july Il, ls6G


TIE Passover FOR BRECKENRIDGE AND LANE
We learn from the Constitxtion, the organ Of the
President, that the Breckenridge and Lane Demo
cratic National COMMITTEES waited on President Bu-
chanan on the 9th june, and through Mr.. Wright
of Massachusetts,, expressed the pleasure they felt
in thus paying their respects to him. The President
in reply, after thanking them for their call, tex
pressed his most hearty appreciation of the princ
pies which had been proclaimed and tho nomina-
ton, which had been made By the National Demo
cratic C0ncention." The Constitution adds: ,
The whole interview was most agreeable, and
We feel confident that every member Of the commit
tee left the presence of the President with the de-
termination to do his depoir in the great battle that
is coming on for the Constitution, the Union, and
the equality of the States under the banners Of
BRECKENRIDGE and LANE"
Comment on the foregoing is unnecessary. Mr.
Wright, who addressed the President, seeded at
Baltimore, and had just been appointed by the
President Superintendent Of the Springfield Armo-
ry. Comment on that is unnecessary. We feel
under profound obligations to Mr.. Wright for his
tender regard for our rights as stakeholder Our
thanks STAKEHOLDER are also due to B. F. Butler,
who insisted on the Cincinnati platform pure and
simple at Charleston-to A. W. Chaplin, Postmaster
Greenfield-to James S. Whitney, Collector Of the
Port of Boston, all Massachusetts, men, and all of.
whom seeded at Baltimore Also, to Col. Greene,
of the Boston Post, Naval Officer ut Boston. who
would have seeded if he had been at Baltimore,
and who approves the course of Messrs. Wright.
Whitney, and others. Whatever may be said Of
Massachusetts, in other respects, present circum-
ever bring the patronage Of the government into
conflict with the freedom of elections"
For the Standard
Mr.. EDITOR: Among the plans for securing the
full weight of the entire Democratic vote in the ap-
preaching Presidential contest beg leave to submit
the following:
Let us make no change in the Electoral candidates
nor put out any others, but 60 to work and elect
those we have already nominated, with the following
understanding: If when they come to assemble in
December to their votes they find that they can
elect Breckenridge, let them vote for him, and if
Douglas, let them vote for him. Defeat Lincoln by
all means.
If the vote will elect neither, let it be divided
as to send both to the House of Representatives for
so man gets enough to carry him there it matters
little whether he lacked one or one hundred of an
election before
By agreeing upon q plan of this sort We shall be
able to poll whole strength and make every vote
tell, and do not see how it may otherwise be done
EQUAL RIGHTS.
The plan suggested by our correspondent Equal
Rights" seems to be fair and just to all This plan
has been adopted by the Democratic State Commit
tee of Pennsylvania; and if it will work well in that
State we do not see why it will not work well in
this. The votes of the people are cast it must be
remembered, for the Electors. These Electors are
pledged in honor to vote for certain persons. The
law of this State provides for the election by ballot
of ten discreet persons being freeholders" to vote
for President and Vice President 1t will make no
difference who the Electors are for, and it will make
no difference how the tickets are marked, if they
will pledge themselves to cast the vote Of the State
for the strongest candidate against Lincoln. One
voter may mark his ticket with Breckenridge and
Lane, and another with Douglas and johnson; and
they can thus, while voting for the same Electors
designate their choice for President and Vice Presi
dent Is there any thing dangerous, or reasonable
or undemocratic in that? The highest and 6es
ground vAicA Democratic Elector in this Stat
can take oiN be to pledge himself to cote for tn
strongest man to defeat the black Republicans.