Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-08-25

This distinguished gentleman was recently invited
By the Democracy Of Pine Bluff, Ark, to address
them at public meeting held to ratify the nomina-
ton of BREcKHKDcE and LANE on the 9th inst In re-
Spouse to their invitation, he writes an able and
elaborate letter in which he expresses a decided
conviction that the South ought to be united on
these distinguished champions of their rights. If
we had space, would gladly publish the whole of
this able letter. the first portion of which is an
argument to establish the soundness of the Demo-
cratic doctrine OfprOtectiOn to property in the Ter
ritories. We can only now make the folio wing ex-
I, tract:
Only four years since, John c. Breckenridge was
nominated by reclamation for the vice presidency,
and his whole party received that nomination with
singular gladness and enthusiasm. In the Ashland
district. in which the great Wing Leader had his
home, the young Bayard of Democracy, without fear
and without reproaeh, had before then met the Wing
array before that great party had been taught else
where to lower Its crest and he had conquered and
what more to his honor, had gained the esteem
and admiration of his opponents Kentucky has
lately had no honors to bestow, that she has not
thought him the worthiest to bear. None anywhere
reve him, and few men, at any time, have so united
and deserved the good opinions of their countrymen
None wondered at this, none seemed to envy him,
none could deny that he deserved his honors, and
| that he wore them with rare and admirable modes
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large and cultivated intellect and much dignity of
demeanor, he Is emnently unaffected, frank gener-
GUS and genial so that none, think have been much
with him, without coming to admire him and to feel
| for him an affecuonate esteem. have never seen
| a person who has seemed to me more worthy of It;
no one who has seemed to have larger charity for
the foibles and shortcomings of Others That he has
been maligned since his nomination for the Presi-
dency as it is not unusual so it IS not worthy of
his or your notice.
| W. rfv izad
| would command success, it must inscribe upon its
banners an undying hostility to that system of cor
ruption by which the treasury is plundered to re-
ward partisans the offices of the country are used
| as brides, and free thought and independent vote
| are punished by loss of employment and want OF
bread in the house. One of certain delegation to
Charleston, who was in the market, he and his fell
lows, said on leaving Washington to attend the Dem
ocratic convention that he never saw man like
BrecLcnridqe; "forD said he, ahe will not promise
anything" know of no other man in the Union,
and certainly there is other candidate, who has
the position and popularity, with the inclination and
will and the freedom from the trammels OF pledge
and obligation, that will enable him to initiate re-
form which is rapidly becoming indispensable, if
we would not have the republic die and rot. be-
lieye that since he has been Vice President he has
never interfered in any case to ask for any one,
contracts, patronage, or place. He has MADE no
promises Of offices I'M the event OF his election for he
has had party cabal insisting on and intriguing
for his nomination. know him to be an ardent low
of the Union sober and rejecting statesman, OPP
posed to the practice of prescribing men for their
opinions far above the tricks and chicane of faction
and hating and scorning all that savors OF corrup.
ton and makes of the State carcass to be preyed
upon by the hounds. l am sure that he has never
been in the least degree responsible, even by ap.
prevail for the removal from Office of the friends OF
Mr.. Douglass course, indeed in taking which the
President is far likely to do him injury than
service.
am content with these candidates; and for the
principles which they represent, earnestly hope
for their election. That depends upon the South
To maintain the Constitution and thereby perpetate
the Union, is her task.