Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-09-28
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In bislte Frankors speech John C. Breckenridge de-
MES the charg that bc favored the election Of Genera
Tior in 1915 "a charge only up by himself that he
might have the fun Of knocking it down-for the real
charge was that he for Taylor in 1917 and deserted
him in 1881 lie admitted that he participated ia Tay
Tor meeting in 1877 but excused the the ground
that he then thought General Taylors political opinions
coineiied in the main with those held - but that when
h returned from Mexico in 1913. finding General Cas-
the nominee Of his party, he sustained him.
Nos, we have before Us The oicia report Of the pro
e,edings Of the Taylor meeting held in Lexington en-
IN, 18th September IS47 in which Mr. Breckenridge ad
ms his participation. Instead OF being a Democratic
meeting as he artuy insinuatss in his Frankfort speech
4. was a meeting called without respect OF party and
which in the most poaiel and explicit manner rerudl-
t,d an parties I. depored "the Of party feel
ing aai violence which have separated the people Of the
United States" and declared the sentiment of the
meeting in favor Of the elevation to the Presidency of
man who shall feel himself be the Pcesdan, OF the
whole people AID not Of plr:yEho will no, be he can
dilute IF any plr lend himself to party schemes
| Gould more emphatic repudhtiou of the Democratic
p.ry as well as others b, written than this But more
tan tbis-Nr Breckenridge appointed one Of
M tie % report an address iavorng the object Of the
meeting and here is the concluding portion of that ad
| dress;
FsLno Citi1sus Politicians, designing and selfish,
who hope 70 ride the storm they raise-a corrupt
PRISE which derives IT, support from the bad passions il
axakens aglu-; your neZhbors-Ni urge you TO sbau-
don man 10 whose elevation they will sink into iusg
nGcauce They te! you he can't be patriot who goes
for ,ho whole country and not for parry They will de-
ronnce a msn who prefers the good Of the country 10
their good who tells them plainly that he will have moth
ing 10 90 with Them, and that he will consent be
candidate for the Presidency only the call OF tho peo
pc isa high and noble stand that old veteran hero
has ssn before the world. Not the frontiers Of the
Vest not in the swamps Of Florida in the gOrges Of
Mexico no, never did he present himself sublime
| mau a. did no When finging from him the puny and
miserable demagogus who fastened 20 hang about his
ssirs be proclaimed that he would keep himself free
from the dominion OF factions and parties and DO the
Pr 81 ent Of the Nation else not be President At all
We the verge Of with iae;ous politicians
on the side, and the people the other Fellow
q mems We call upon you 10 break the bands which
have made you forget the country for your party aud
the god Of the nation for the OF your leaders
Ci - mind that YOU brethren, with common dCs-
tiay That destiny Is at your bidding Rally to your
pace beneath the standard Of the only man in the Union
who has dared declare himself Independent Of poti-
c,rs and fcors and who refuses the highest Office in
the world, except at your hands.
GEoRGE r. KNKEAD,
HENKY Johnson,
| SAML. ID. MCCULLOUGH,
SAYRE,
F. X HUSr,
JonS C. BREcKISRIDGE.
After rca ling the above can any make himself so
blind as no: t. Sc that John G Breckenridge dubbed
aud prevsricated in manuer unworthy his high asprl
tons wher in his Frankfort speech be pretended thai
he supported Ia l1r in s47 because he believed him
be D.mo ratio in hi opaions and for Cass in 1913
on { score Of p ineiplo?