The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-08-22
Hear the National Intslligsneer.

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Ths National Inaeliigsncst makes candid
and open- azowaI In refarsnce 70 the dimsy
charge brought against Major Bsckinrides by
the Opposition pres, IN grateful contrast win
the Bellererite organs d this latitude. The
declarations and opinions Of such courteous
and loyal opponent as the Intelligencer un-
doubtedly is, carry with them great weight
and influence, and for this reason we call the
attention of our readers to the following state
ment +: .aF T
| Several of our subscribers and eorrespou-
dents in the Southern States have requested
us to furnish the authentic report Of aspeech
delivered by Mr.. Breckinridge, during the
Presidential campaign Of 1856. at Tippecanoe,
in the State of Indiana. In this speech Mr..
Breckenridge was charged ut the time (and the
charge has naturally been revived at thepres-
ent day) with the utterance Of opinions SYM
bolizing closely with those Of the Northern
democracy in their devotion to "Popular-sover-
reignty" as an expedient for the settlement Of
the slavery question in the Territories. Re-
butting also the allegation that The Democratic
party was Sectional and Southern IN its lean
ings, Mr. Breckenridge was represented to have
said at the same time that 'he belonged to no
party which favored the extension Of slavery"
The Intellegencer thsnPrDceeds TO say that
fragmentary citations and garbled extracts,
torn from their natural and logical connections
may be made 10 answer the ends Of an un-
scrupulous party warfare, but rarely serve the
cause Of truth and fair-dealing. Candidiy ad-
hitting that no authentic report of the Tip
pecanoe speech had ever been furnished to
the press the InteIligencer refers to the state
ment lately made in the n, o. Courier, and
copies atlength not only the language TepOr-
ted By. Gen. Miles, but the letter written to
thaE gentleman in 1856, BY Major Breekin-
ridge. 1t then concludes with the following
exceedingly important admissions
at will thus be seen that Mr. BreckinFidge,
IN his TippecanoG speech was not called speci-
eaIly to treat on that form Of the Territorial
question" which relates 10 the protection Of
slavery as distinguished from its estahiish-
ment or prohibition. Denying the power Of
the General Government either to establish or
abolish slavery in the Territories, he doubtless
left in allegiance any expression Of opinion
with regard to the manner in which the inhab-
tants of Territory, during their Territorial
condition, could regulate this subject in their
own way, ''under the forms Of the Constitu-
ton - though it cannot be doubted that his
private opinion was coincident with that
avowed by Mr.. Buchanan, when, alluding to
to the difference that early obtained on this
subject among the adherents Of Popular Sow
ereignty, he stated in his inaugural address
that 'he had ever been of the opinion" that
the PEOPLE COULD DEFIETTELf DECIDE THE
QUESTION OF SLAVERY ONLY IN PROCEEDING TO
FORM STATE CONSTITUTION" H sA
It is so seldom that we see in these days
of political degeneracy partisan presses doing
justice to their opponents, that we place, with
pleasure, on record, the conclusive opinion of
the National Intelligencer. Fully convinced
that it will produce the effect of bomb-shell
upon the Belleverite camp in many sections
of the Stste, we would not be astonished If
our adversaries seek, by other equally weak
INVENTIONS to lessen its force.