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Serenadc to Vice. President prcckiurideo

WAsniNGT"S. June 25.--A large body oi pco-
pie accompanied hy ba:.d of music proceeded
i.-iight 10 the residence Of Vice President
"ckinrn'g", t" s"rrnn'lc him in honor of his
n III nation i"r tic Hrc>iIrncy
Ia RESPONSE I" repeated calls, Mr.. .Hreckin-
r.dgc 1T length nppcarcd. AMI address srd the
crowd, saying ll,at he c Il, T., ~ their m,niic,-
iaiions Ui friendly regard, that h. ncccricd
as an approval oil The recent proceedings AT Bal
iimurc, hy which The National Democratic Con
vcntlon presented his maine, and tl,a, Of lis ra,.
lant and honorrd friend. t;rn. Lane ny Il cam
dItlatc ivr Prcsidcn; and Vice i'rcsi,icn, OF the
Uni.ed States.
Tlia; heart would lc cold and insvnsiilc in
deed that 'il not ihruh with gratitude :,t such
an cN:iiI i:um Ui the confluence uI his country
men, lie fell 1t ami icll i; deeply, anI did hot
affect TO conceal il. He has seen with icc,iup,
oi pain the divisions and disturbances when
had occu X" il the DEM c'alic Convention, and
had h"rcdto see in the end that these evils
woaI Ice arrested. Ills frcn,is knew that lie
would not Tor an Instant permit his n,nic to
stand III the way cf iiarrrnal harmony.
lie we'll knew there were gentlemen in the
North ana IN the South Of experience ana n bill
~, VIII" we're filter, better than himself for s,,cI,
II trust: but without referring i. detail To the.
proceedings 1T baltimore. he would ONLY say
that til" Convention which aS.erIb ed at the
Maryland Institute, WAS composed in his oln-
ion, OF The National Democracy Of Ihc Uui,cd
States. cries Of ''crrd.' and cheers When
he learned. though with regret, that his nam,
hhd been presented to The country. lac did no,
taNc long to determine that he would not mean.
u abandon them [Applause1 "
lie hau understood that some persons occ,l-
pying high, positions, entertain the belief that
the National Dcmocratic party is '',iis,:uiun
party. and intend TO break up The Union oi
these states. : rIeS OF ''ncvcr-wc intend to
preserve 1t lie hal rcnd the resolutions
adopted hy that Convention with great deal
"i care, and there WAS nothing in ;hcn, IN the
ciarac,rr OF that;Eouvcn'ion, or the gentlemen
who c"mp"~c'l RSeor. if hr was allowed o add,
IN the character OF the nominees, to justify it,
In stead Of breaking up the Union. we in,cnl
he said, to strengthen and lcngihcn it. IA
voice ''tuha."1
Onc Of the resolutions declared Tie enualiry
OF the States in all the common Territories nm,
der OF" common Constitution but no man is,a
di$unl"hiSt who wants TO preserve the Union
OH the great principle of tic CunstIli.tion and
ih" equality Of the States. Another resolution
o: the series adopted. instead Of breaking up
the Union. seems to be l'l"e hy the power of
organization TO- uniie 10y iron ban.is its different
parts. He hoped'ih would h" speedily and
gran'lly realized. lie saw nothing sectional
there tro:h any Of the States.
Our peace. said Mr.. Brrckinri,!cn, has never
been disturbed, except where the principles en-
bodied in these resolutions have been departed
from, with rcgarl to himself. when the Convcn-
lion selected him as one of it's candidates
Looking Mt his humble anlccclcnts, aud the
PLACE OF his :ibsfe. it gave to the country n pei
sonnl II Il geographical gn,rantc" tha, lis inter
est was i'll The Union. Cheers.
lie alluded to his distinguished associate,
Gen. Lane. and prncec cd nS follows:
1t somelimis happened that men are Placed
in II position "herce they nrc reluctant to act
AMI expose themselves TO ccnSurc. il OF to ex
ccra,"" they do not merit liu, we must be
prepared 10 meet such occasions in this life
All men can move forward with dignity. and
with calm ant unfaltering -tcp |, his
purpose to pursue elilla, course. lie conceded,
I" other, The same good purpose lie c!ain:td lur
himself
Without acrm"ny and arim"sy he accepted
the nomination rendered tn him, [nr,ia,i>r
and Si"Ii! quietly, Firmly. and lie hoped Lvavr
u. ACCEPT ihr responsibility imposed u,".u him.
lie cherished iic hope tha, Provi,icn e will
lcal us out of "iir civil disasters, and in his
good lime nu"t us ~ tranquility and I.c..rr
Long continued cheering.