Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-07-10
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Tspecial Dispatch to the Gazette.


nation for President.
WASHINGTON, July 9.-The following is
the correspondence attending the acceptance
Of the Hon John G. Breckenridge.
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION,
Baltimore, Nd June %, 1860.
SIR: am directed by the vote of the De-
mocratic National Convention 10 inform you
that YOU have been this day unanimously
nominated by it as the candidate of the De-
mocratic party for the Office of President of
the United States, and in their behalf to re-
quest YOU to accept the nomination. beg
leave at the same time to enclose to you
ccpv of the resolutions adopted by the Con-
vention as the political platform Oh which the
party stands.
have the honor to be, very respectfully:
G. CUSHING, President.
HoS. J. G. BRECKENRIDGE.
WAsu1yGroS, July 6, lSG0.-DEAR SIR:
| have YOUR letter of the Odd ultimo, by
which am officially Informed of my noml-
nation for the office of President of the Uni
ted States by the Democratic National Con-
ventiou lately assembled at Baltimore.
The circumstances Of this nomination will
Justify me in referring to its personal aspect.
| have not sought nor desired to be placed
before the country, for the office OF Presl-
dent When my name was presented to the
Convention at Charleston, it was withdrawn
by friend in obedience to my expressed
wishes Ny views had not changed when
the Convention reassembled Mt Baltimore
and when | heard of the differences which
occurred there, my indispositon to be con-
nected prominently with the canvass was
confirmed, and expressed to many friends.
Without discussing the occurrences which
preceded the nominations, and which are
or soon will be well understood by the coun-
try. have only II say that | approved. as
lust ana necessary 10 the preservation Of The
national organization and the sacred right
of REPRESENTATION, the action Of the Conven-
ton over which you continued TO preside
and thus approving it, and having resolved
10 sustain It, feel that it does not become
me 10 select the position shall occupy, nor
to shrink from the responsibilities Of the
post 10 which have been assigned. AccoT-
dinghy accept the nomination from sense
ofpu6lic duty, and, as think, unin!iuenced
IN any degree by the al!urements Of ambition.
laval myself Of this occasion to say that
the confidence in my personal and public
character implied by the action Of the Con
yen;ion will always be gratefully remember
ed: and tits hut JUS; also to my own feelings
10 express my qualification at the association
ut my name with that Of nay friend General
Lane, Il patriot and soldier whose great
services IN the field and in council enttle
him to the gratitude aGd confidence Of his
countrymcn
The resolutions adopted by the Convention
have my cordial approval. They are lust
to all parts OF the Union to al! our citiz"ns,
native aud natural,zcd, and they form
noble policy for any administration.
The Questions touching the rights Of per-
sens and property, which have Of late been
much discussed. ind in these resolutions :,
constitutional solution. Oar lnion i. II con
fedcra~y OF equal, S3yerci Ii STATES, Tor the out
poses enumerated The FEEDER. Constitution.
Whatever toe conmn Government holds
in trust for ali the States must he enjoyed
Equally by each Il controls the Territories
in trust iOr all the States. Nothlng less
than sovereignty can destroy or impair the
rirhts Of persons or property The Terrific
rial {, ,vernmenrs are subordinate and ten
norarv. and not Soycraign: hence they eau
nnf destroy q. i:nl,air tie rights % persons
or p.onerrv. While they continue to BE Ter
ri,orias they are under the control Of Con
rress. but the Constitution nowhere conGrrS
ON any branch # the Federal Government
the mower 10 discriminate a.ains, the rights
of the States or The properly Of their cii-
zcns in the Territories. It follows iI,ut the
citizens OF ali the States may enter the Ter
ritories of the Union with their property Of
whatever kind. and ENJOY It during the Ter
ritorial condition, without let or hinirancc
either BY Congress or by the subordinate
Territorial Governments.
These principles flow directly from the
absence Of sovereignty in the Territorial Gov
ernments and from the equality of the States.
Indeed they are essential to that equality
which is and ever has been the vital princi-
pie of our constitutional Union. They have
been settled iegislatiycly. settled iudicIaIly,
and are sustained by right reason. They
rest on therock of the Constitution, they will
preserve the CONSTITUTIONS they will preserve
the Union.
1t is Idle 20 smother these great issues. or
10 misreprescnt them by the use Of partisan
phrases which are misleading aud dclusive.
The people will lock beneath such express
sions as Intervention" ''Congressional
Slave Code. and til" like, and will penetrate
m The rnnI t,unstitus uyoivp1 The friends