Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-06-01

luton Of Mr.. Clingman was adopted was
reconsidered, and the resolution was reject
ed. So that not a single one of Mr.. Cling
mans amendments is incorporated in the
series of resolves expressing the sentiments
of the majority'of the Senate On the subject
in question. ;
Judeg DcugIas' Position.
The following letter shows the position of
Judge Douglas on the subject of d Presiden-
tial nomination
WASHINGTON, June %, 1859.
Mr. DEAR Sin: I have received your let
ter inquiring whether my friends are at lib
erty to present my name to the Charleston
Convention for the Presidential nomination.
Before the question can be finally deter
mined, it will be necessary to understand
distinctly upon what issues the canvass is
to be conducted. II, as I have full faith
they will, the Democratic party shall deter
t~erthine, in the Presidential election of 1861,
to adhere to the principles embodied in the
compromise measures of 1850, and ratified
by the people in the Presidential election OF
1862, and reafirmed in the Kansas-Nebras-
ka act Of 1854, and Incorporated into the
Cincinnati Platform in 1853, as expounded
by Mr.. Buchanan in his letter accepting |
the nomination, and approved by the peo-
ple-in that event, my friends Will be at
liberty to present my name to tfe ConVen-
ton, if they see proper to do sos 1t, on the
contrary, it shall become the policy OF the
Democratic party--which [ cannot anticipate
to repudiate these. their time-honored
principles, on which they have achieved SO
many patriotic triumphs, and if, in lieu of
them, the Convention shall interpolatc into
the creed of the party such new issues as
the revival oftfe African slate-traae, or a
Congressional slave code for the Territories,
or the doctrine that the Constitution of the
United States, either abolishes or prohibits
Slavery in the Territories, beyond the pow
er of the people legally to control it as 9TH
er property, it is due to candor to say that,
In such an event, [ could not accept the
nomination If rendered to me. Trusting
that this answer will be deemed sufficiently
explicit,
am, very respectfully, your friend,
s. A. DOUGLAS.
To J. 3. Dom, Esq, Dubuque, Iowa.
VIRGINIA AND THE SEcEpERs.-The Rich
mond Enquirer is mistaken in surprising
that the object of the meeting requesting
our delegates to the National Democratic
Convention to meet the delegates from the
Gulf States at Richmond, was to sustain the
seceders. The object is that they may use
their influence with the seeding delegates
TO induce them to tike no extreme grounds
which will prevent a reunion of the whole
Democratic party ''for the sake of the u
nion
So far as we are informed, the Democrats
of Virginia are not of those, whoever else
,nay be, that would dissolve the Union for
the purpose of establishing a Southern Con-
federacy, in which they may expect that their
extreme views will secure them places OF
honor or profit which they cannot command
in the present Union. The Democracy Of
Virginia now occupies the same position it
always has-that of Constitutional conser-
y%atis,n. and we imagine that it will be as
difficult to persuade it to follow the wild lead
of some of tie secedcrs. as it was to induce
it to take a position against tho %Lccompton
constitution Of kansas.- Cyasksbmy Regis
ter.
Ew The New York correspondent of the
Baltimore sun, under date of 28th ult.,
says:
Yesterday in the Supreme Court we had
q sequel to the famous 'sdiauond wedding"
in the case of A. g. Chatterton against
Washington 4. Bartlett, (the erich" Gu
bans falher-in-law.) The plaintiff recoyA
cred q judgment against ti,e defendant for
sla4. part of the bill being an account of
vines furnished fur the marriage of Miss
Bartlett with Senior Oviedo at the Brevoort
House. Execution was issued and returned
dissatisfied. The plaintiff then obtained "a
supplementary order to examine Capt. Rarta
lett as a Judgment debtor, retu,nable on
Monday next.
\ VILE PRAcr1tg.-kn exposure was
made in the q. s. Senate, a few days ago
which reflects TO credit upon the fairness
and good taste of Senator Wilson, of Mas
sachusetts. 1t appears that a considerable
portion Of his speech on the proposed law
for the suppression Of the slave tradej was not
delivered in the Senate, but was published
in the Washington Globe. Those sentences
in which he severely reflected upcn the con-
duct Of the Southern judiciary were never
heard in the Senate, and nc opportunity
was given at the time for a reply. This
speech was also furnished to the Associated
Press. in slips Of proof from q prominent
Republican newspaper.
Governor Letcher has granted the de-
mand Of Col. Robert W: Baylor, asking for
a Court Of Enquiry to investigate charges
made by Governor Wise, relative TO his con-
duet last Fall, as an officer in connection
with the Brown raid. The Court will con-
vene at Charlestown on the 4th day of June
the following officers compose the Court
Gen. james H Carson, of Frederick,
President; Col. Dermont, Of Clarke; Col.
Charles Green, of Rappahannock; Col.
Jones, of Frederick; Col. J. W. Ware, of
ClarIe; Capt. Lawson Bolts, of Jefferson,
Jndge Advocate Spirit Of Jefferson.
Ey-T The friends of Mr. Douglas. are taxi
ing prompt action in Alabama, Georgia,
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