Daily national Democrat., 1860-07-18
9allg gat(onal 1rwottat.
THE BALTIMORE NOMINEES.
ACCEPTANCE by Dnnglas.

~ ""iU iUei . hHu proceeded to the rail
road station to receive the Illinois and other
Baltimore delegates who were occomnonioj i,i
by the Great Western Band, and came bv a
special train. They repaired to the residence
OF Mr. Douglas, and complmented him with
serenade and huzzaing. In ACKNOWLEDGE
ment OF their friendship, he said:
FeLow Citizens: | thank you for this man
Hesitation OF your kindness and enthusiasm
Inc circumstances under which this vast
croWu mas assembled spontaneously, without
previous hotiee, demonstrates an earnestness
OF feeling which fills my heart with gratitude.
10 be the standard bearer of the only politi-
cal organization that is Commemorative and
powerful enough to save the country from
Abolltionism and dissolution, is indeed an
honor OF which any citizen might be proud |
am fully impressed with the Responsibility of
the position, and trust that Divine Providence
VIII lmpart to me that strength and wisdom
to comply with all its requirements. APP
plause.
Our beloved country Is threatened with
fearful sectional antagonism, which places the
Union itself in imminent peril This antago
nism is produced by the effort on one side of
the Union to use the Federal Government for
the purpose Of restricting and abolishing
slavery, and corresponding effort in the
other section for the purpose of nourishing
slavery in those regions where the people
don't wantit. Cries of chats true The
ultra men Of each section demand Congress-
ional Intervention upon the subject Of slavery
in the Territories They agree in respect to
the power and duty of the Federal Govern
ment to control the question, and differ only
as to the mode of exercising that power. The
one demands Intervention on the part of the
government for slavery, and the other against
it. Each appeals to the passions and prein
dices OF his section, against the peace and
harmony OF the whole country Cries of
that's So, and applause. On the other hand
the position of all conservative and Union
loving nen is, or at least ought to be, that of
non-intervention of Congress with slavery in
the Territories Cries of "that's the true
doctrine" and applause. This was the opin-
ion OF the Democratic party in the Presiien
tial contests of lS4S, 1852, and 1856. This
was the position of Clay, Webster. Cass and
all friends of the Union, and all political affin-
tiles of that day. This established the com
promise OF 1850, upon their common ground
of non Intervention. They contended with
and put to flight abolitiouists of the North
aud secessionsts of the South in that memoir
able contest Cres of "we'll do it again"
and three cheers 1t was on this common
ground of non-interventon that Wbigs and
Democrats agreed to stand in their resnective
party platforms of 1852, and each party ad-
hered faithfully to its principles, so long as its
organization was maintained; and Democrats
still maintain, and this is the keystone of the
arch which binds the Federal Union together.
ana to this great principle of non.interyenlion
has the Democratic party renewed the pledge
OF Its faith at Charleston and Baltimore.
lCheers, and cries of ''we'll keep the pledge."l
c oh a.
party, it is my fixed purpose to keep the faith
and redeem the pledge at all hazards, and
under all circumstances Three cheers for
Douglas. The safety of the Union depends
on strict adherence to the doctrine of non
intervention. Intervention means disunion.
Intervention 10y North or by South, whether
for or against slavery, tends directly to dis
union. Upon this identical question are at
tempts now being made to destroy the Dem
Ocratic party. Because a minority of inter
ventionists could not intimidate the majority
into an abandonment of the doctrine of non,
intervention, they have seeded from the or
ganization of the Democratic party, and are
endeavoring to form a new party in hostility
to it. Cries of "let them go" Eve can whip
the disunionists North and South"1 Secession
from the Democratic party means secession
from the Federal Union Cries of that's
~ "l'l'"N9S AhOSS WIZ tuliSb uuutI
the secessionist banner now, will be expected,
on the fourth of March next, to take UP arms
against the constituted authorities in certain
contingencies. We are told that, in a certain
event, the South must finally and forcbly
resist the Inauguration of the President elect.
while we find those who are loudest in their
threats of resistance, engaged in a scheme to
divide and destroy the Democratic party,
thereby securing the election of the Republi-
can candidate.
Does not this fneef policy look to disunion?
lCries of eyes" 1t can't be effectua for
intelligent men must be presumed to under.
stand the tendency and consequences of their
own actions. Can the seceders fail to per-
ceive that their efforts to divide and defeat
the Democratic party, if successful must lead
directly to the secession of the Southern
States? | trust that they will see what must
he the result of such policy, and return to
the organization and platform of the party
before it is too late to save the country.
[Applause. The Union must be preserved
lCheers The Constitution must be main.
tained invoate. Loud cheers And it is
our mission under Divine Providence, as
believe, to save the Constitution and the
Union from the assaults of Northern aboli-
,tionsts and Southern disunionists TEnthu-
sastic applause and three cheers for Doug
las.] My friends have detained YOU too
long, aud will close by renewing the express
ion of my sincere thanks. Many voices, "go
on" go on"
No, it is nearly the Sabbath morning. IA
voiee-"We will listen to you year,
Judge."l
merely make my appearance to acknowI
edge the compliment you have paid me by so
large a meeting at this hour of the night,
recognize among you the faces of my old
friends, and large number of my immediate
neighbors from Illinois, as well as from almost
every State in the Union l only regret that
my house is not large enough to invite you in
and take you individually by the hand
A voice-"Your heart is big enough"
Three times three cheers We're given for
Stephen A. Douglas, as the next President of
the United States.
Representative McClernand, of Illinois,
pledged the Northwest for Douglas
Governor JOhnsOn's Acceptance of the
Vice Presidency.
The following is the speech of Herschel "
johnson, of Georgia, on Tuesday, June 26th
at the National Hotel, Washington on ac-
cepting the nomination for the Vice Presi-
dency on the ticket with Stephen A. Doug
las:
Mr.. Chairman, Gentlemen Of the Execu-
tive Committee of the National Democratic
party, and Felow-citizens: | was taken by
surprise when | received a telegraphic dis
Ia. in al oNf fhraa nful pal- 1atr