The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-07-18
Gen. Lanes Acceptance of his Nomina
tion for the Vice. Presidency.
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION, ,
Baltimore. June 23rd. 1860

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CCsvENTIoN,)
| Baltimore, june 23rd, 1860.
SIR: am directed, by a vote of the Demo-
cratic National Convention, to inform you that
you have been this day unanimously nominal
ted by it as the candidate of the Democratic
| party for the Office of Vice President of the
United States, and in their behalf to request
you to accept the same.
beg leave at the same time to enclose to
you copy Of the resolution adopted by the
Convention as the political platform on which
the party stands.
have the honor to be, very respectfully,
c. CUSHING, President,
Hon. JOSEPH LANE.
WASHINGTON, June Goth, 1860.
Sir: have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt Of the communication yon make in be-
half Of the Democratic National Convention,
in which you inform me that on the ed in
slant was unanimously nominated by that
body as the candidate of the democratic party
for the office of Vice President OF the United
States, with the request that shall accept
the nomination.
The platform adopted, and of which you
enclose me copy, meets with my hearty APP
proval, as il embodies what have been con-
tending for as the only means of stopping
sectional agitation, by securing to all equality
and constitutional rights, the denial OF which
has led to the present unhappy condition of
public affairs.
Compromises Of constitutional principles
are ever dangerous. and am rejoiced that
the true democracy has seen fit to plant firm
foot on the rock of truth, and to give the -peo-
pie an opportunity to vindicate their love of
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rights.
Non-intervention on the subject of slavery,
| may emphatically say, is the cardinal maxim
Of the democracy-non-interve by Con-
gress and non-interyention by territorial leg
islatures, as is fully stated in the first resolu-
ton Of the adopted platform. In vain we may
declare the former without insisting upon the
latter, because, to permit territorial legisla-
lures to prohibit or establish slavery, or by
unfriendly legislation to inyalidate property,
would be granting powers to the creature or
agent which, it is admitted, do not appertain
to the principal, or the power that creates /;
besides which it would be fostering an element
Of agitation in the territory that must neces-
sarily extend to Congress and the people OF
all the States.
| If the Constitution establishes the N.ght OF
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with whatever property he legally possesses,
it necessarily devolves on the Federal Gov.
eminent the duty to protect this right of the
citizen whenever or wherever asssiIed or in
/ fringed. The democratic party honorably
1 meets this agtating question, which is threat
ening to sever and destroy this brotherhood Of
States. 1t does not propose to litipate for the
extention OF slavery, nor Tor its restriction but
to give to each State and to every citizen ali
that our iorefathers proposed to giye--namely
perfect equality Of rights and then to commit
TO the people, to climate and TO soil. IN, deter.
mination as to the kind of institutions hes,
fitted to their requirements in their constit,.
tional limits, and declaring, as Fundamental
maxim, that the people ola Territory can only
establish or prohibit slavery when thew come
TO form a constitution, preparatory to their adj.
mission as State into the Union.
/ II, happily, our principles shall. prevail an
era of peace and harmony will be restored q
our distracted country, and no more shall wt
be troubled with the agitation of this danger,
Gus question, because it will be removed \,
well from the halls Of Congress-when ",
shall be free to turn our attention to mora ,,se
full issues, promotive Of our growth in nationa
greatness.
Our Union must be preserved But hi;
can only De done BY maintaining the Consti
! tuition inylolAte in all its provisions and euar
antees. The Judicial authority, as PROVIDE
!, by the Constitution, must BE- sustained an,
!, It's decisions implicitly obeyed, as well in r..
: gard to the rights of property in the Terr;
J tories as in all other matters.
J Hoping for success, and trusting in N,
} truth and justice Of our party, and in tba
| Divine Providence that has watched ova, :.
) and made US one of the great nations a. -
: earth, and that we may continue to merit d;
: vine protection, Icheerfnlly accept the no,n;r
alton so unanimously conferred on me an
D cordially endorse the platform adopted by n
/ Convention. =
= Ihave the honor to be, sir, with mneh :,
spect, your friend and obedient servant !
II JOSEPH LANE.