Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-22
low Breckinridge was Nominated at
Cincinnati.
From the New York Leader1

Inc nomination OF Mr.. Breckinridre bv
the Boilers is reviviug the "reminiscences Of
the mode in which he secceeded in propitia-
ting his nomination to the Vice Piesid dencv
in 1856. 1t will be recolected that the Hon.
Lynn Boyd, of Keatueky, was the candidate
of that State for the Vice Presidency before
the CINCINNATI Convention. Mr.. John G.
BreekiRridge procured his appointment as
delegate from tayette county to the Kentucky
State Convention, which was held at Frank
fort, and which appointed delegates to Gin
cinnat In the State Convention Mr.. Breck
inridge voted for a resolution instructirg the
delegates from Kentucky to vote for Boyd
for the Vice Presidency aud wire-worked
his own appointment as a delegate to Cincin.
natl, to carry out the instructions regarding
Mr.. Boyd.
Meanwhile Mr.. Breckenridge was making
private arrangements with certain friends at
Washington city and other parts of the coun.
try to defeat Boyd and secure the nomination
for himself On the night previous to his
nomination, arrangements were made in a
caucus of his particular friends and pipe
layers, that delegate from Louisiana should
nominate him for The Vice Presidency, and
that he, with becoming modesty should,
marfully and Immediately throw the Lynn
Boyd people off their guard, by rising and
making a speech declining the nomination
upon the ground that his own State of Ken
tucky had presented the name of Lynn Bovd ;
and that he was bound in honor as well as
10y his Instructions to carry out their wishes
Thereupon delegate from New England
was to rise and renomnate him, notwith-
standing his manly and sincere declnation /
All his friends in the secret were to crowd
their influence upon so worthy young gem
theman, and his nomination was to be thus
secured with enthusiasm.
This programme was executed literally
The Louisiana delegate did nominate him.
lie made his ducet speech of declination
The New England delegate renominated him
and the Convention affirmed it ; and thus
was consummated one Of the most successful
political intrigues, and one of the most dis
honorable This has largely aided to sus-
tain, If it did not create, that reputation for
good luck" which attaches to the shrewed
Kentuckial.
The success of this intrigue flattering no
doubt from AN aristocratic view, as well as
gratifying from an inside one, induced Mr..
Breckinridge and his coterie to believe that
he could secure the Presidency by similar
means and man9uvers
No sooner did the breach arise between
Senator Douglas and Mr. Buchanan upon the
Lecompton treachery, than the wat,hful
Breckinridge started the scheme of securing
the Presidency for himself by fomenting and
aggravating disunion in the party by encour-
aging both sides to believe that he opposed
the other Concealing his real position and
opinions behind the Vice Presidents chair
until the English bill had passed, when the
Administration policy had triumphed by the
passage Of this measure, Mr.. Breckenridge
returned TO Kentucky and made a series of
violent Lecompton speeches, after the battle
was over in Congress. The speeches were
copied against Judge Douglas in the State of
illinois, during this great struggle against
the Abolitionists, with the view of weak en-
ing him and securing the election of Abe
Lincoln to the United States Senate. During
the whole of that memorable struggle, Mr..
Breckinridge's name was posted as one OF
Ihe Administration speakers against Judge
Douglas, who was the regular nominee OF
the Democratic party, Although he did not
attend the meetings in person, it is well
known that he was in actual correspondence
with the anti-Douglas men; and, Just before
the election, he wrote an offensive letter pro
tesging TO be in favor of Douglas, but giving
such reasons as would INDUCE his friends TO
vote against him. This was strange way
of giving aid and comfort to the party which
elected him; but not strange when taken in
connection with Mr.. Breckinridge's position
now, as candidate of the Bo,ters from the reg
ular National Democratic Convention.
During the last year, when a Senator wa!
to have been elected in Kentucky in place O
the illustrious Crittenden, it is understood
that Breckinrdge's friends made an arrange
ment with the friends of Mr.. Guthrie, that i
the latter would support the former for the
Senate Breckinridges friends would support
Guthrie for the Presidency. This arrange
ment was observed in good faith, until Breck
inndge was electad to the Senate. Then he
returned to Kentucky, and made his tamou:
slave code speech at Frankfort, in which he
disavowed his arrangement with Mr.. Guth-
rie's friends. and announced his programme
for the Presidential canvass.
The result has been seen at Charleston and
Baltimore. jefferson Davis could not get a
foot on the platform he so laboriously helped
to make Yancey had to come down to be a
mere tool of Breckinridges friends, and all
the lesser lamps of Disunion had to 60 on
bended knees, like japanese henchmen, and
light the Kentucky youth to the top of the
Boilers barrel. There will he remain.
CosTA RIcAN AFFArRs.-A Washington dis
patch says:
BY the arrival of the Secretary OF Legation
at Costa Rica. information has been received
of a full satisfaction to grant the railroad
right to Ambrose Thompson, it having been
approved by both Houses of the Costa Rica
Congress on July 4th.
The grant is for eighty years, the roadway
to be three hundred yards wide, alternate
sections being given to the railway of a mile
square. The remaining sections are retained
by the Government The location to be be-
tween the Bay of Corando and the Granadian
line on the Pacific, and Point Cuerta on the
Granadian boundary on the Atlantic. Sur
vey is to be made in two years. and the road
to be built in six years thereafter. The
grantee to maintain sufficient force along the
line to preserve order; troops of the Gov
erument to be carried free, but no foreign
troops or munitions of war without the con-
sent of Costa Ricq.