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Letter h,ms Hon. John C. Breckenridge

BALrIMoRE, Md, June %. 1850.
=, S.R: | am directed by'voto OF the Democratic
National Convention 10 inform YOU that Won
nave been this dry unanimously nominated tv
"a candidate Of the Drmocra'ic party for tin,
oih"e OF President Of the United States, ard in
their hchi t" request y"u to accept the nomi.
n"''m beg leave nj the same time TO enctose
I" you copy Of the resolutions adopted bv the
convention ns the political pla, form on which
III" party stands. hive the honor 10 be- very
respectfully.
{. CUSHING, President
WASHINGTON CITY, July 6, 1860.
DEAR SIR: have y"mr letter Of The 23d uIt.,
by which ! "m ofiicinly Informed Of my nomiuu.
non Tor the "fiice of Pr. silent or The United
States hy the Democratic National Convention.
lately nsSsrfnb'ed at Baltimore
Ihr ri' 'c'rstnnres Of this nominate ion viii! ius
my me IN referring to its personal aspect
have not sought nr desired to be placed he
Tor" th" county for the ,,ffic. of President.
! When my name was presented tn the Couyen
l"" AZ Chnrl"st"n. it was wtidrnyv bv a friend
~ "brd'erce L" my express wishes. NV views
had not ch 'ng"d when thu t..nv eulnn r..nsscm-
h.e' 1T Bnlt,n""r. and when heard nr the diff
trrnc"s whic!, occurred there. my ind. posit,ou
!" h" c"nn"ricd rr'sninemtIy with the cnnynsss
! WA. confirmed. aud expressed tusIlanv friends
ih"ui 'iisrns-i,g he 'ccnrreifcps wl,rh IRE.
ce'l-.i III" n"in'nn'ionu aud which nrc or soon
will h". understood by the country; I have uuIv
4" say that approved. ~ jus and n.t.essbrv tn
III" i'rcs"rvhti"n OF the niion org uizatIou and
The s"crcd rrht of renrcsen Ia isn, tile action uf
; Tue Convcnti"n over which YOU con ntinu.L to re.
Hii". aud Inns approving. aud having ,es,,lv-,I to
"ii>tan It, feel that it does not become mo ,o
select the position shall Occupy, nor to shrink
from the responsibilities If the post to which I
! i"v" ''.'rr mssiGn"d Accordingly. I acc,p p the
"oin'nn'ion from sense Of public .iniy. aud M
think, uhi"finenccd in any degree by @ allure.
mruts nf nmirtun.
! avail my self of this occasion to cav Tint IN.
| 4 A
! l'np"" hy lie action Of The Convention will al
"nys b. gratefully remembered; sud is is bu,
inst nsSo I" my own feelings 10 express my cru,-
, iicr'n at i'll" nss"ciut ion "f my nn- with t,..,-
ol Eiy friend G-nern! Iin"e. pa,r ioi ard a sol.
dior. Who's" great services in the field and n colin
cIl cnti,:e h:m the gratitude and confidence of
! his crunIr"Inen.
! The Resolutions adopted by the Convention
have my c" i'nl approval They ares jus, to all
pats Of te Unon! TO all "ir cit izr,,p native and
"a'u'al ze'i, and they fo2n nohl. policy for
! any administration. ~
The questions ,"uchiuy tM( Fights of persons
! and nr"rrrty, which have OF late been n,ucli dis
c'llSti. finds ~ tl,es- r.snluions n constitutional
s'ini'"n. Our Union is II Gnufr.lrincv of equal
sovereign Stntrs f,r the pnrp,'se enumerated il.
! the Federal Cuns'itnIinu. Whatever the rouI-
nj VI Government h"lds in trust for all the ST ates
must b- enj"yed equally hv each. 1t controls
th" Territories IN Il MT for ui the Stntcs Moth
| i"E less than sovereignty can destroy or i,n,sir
/
governments Hr- suhUitiuaie d dnd tr,npurnry and
not sovereign hence they ca,I,nt destroy or I'M
pair the rights Of Parsons ar property. While
thry c"ntihnr 10 he Territories they are under
ili" control OF Congress but she Constitution
nowhere cunftrs oE any branch nf The Federal
government the pnwrr I dis,.I inmate uuainst
the rights "f the States the property of their
citizens IN the Teritnries. II follows tim, the
cltIz-n> nf al, the States may enter The Terrii,-
| ries OF the Union with their property of wI,rt
IIti IL,
c".d!t"n. without let or hind amer either hy ton
gress or the sunrd diuale Territorial Governments
These PRINCIPLES Anw directly from the absence
{" IL 'ver-ignty in The Territorial Governments
aud from th- equaIii, Of the Stnt.s Indeed.
they are essential to that equality which is and
ever hns hren. the vital prncil. If .,lr cons,:-
tutIonnI Union. They hive i-en g.. tt'el l.cis.'
lu'ively settled jndiciniy. md are Sustain cd by
rant rrasor. They res: OH The rock of the con.
stiulIon; they will preserve the u,ion.
IL 10 Idle to attempt s..:uher these great is
su"s, .. to m'sreI"csent them by the usr "f pa:-
tsnh phrases, which nre misleading and ti-l,,-
sive. The people w,H Icok 'pn-a:h euch .xrr.s
sIons AZ ''interveniion.' 'Congr-ssoi,ni slave
c"de," "nd the like. and viii prnetraie 10 the
rrnl questions involved. The friends If ,or,sli-
tutional equality do not aud never did denmn8
congressional slave CODE" nor any other
code, III regard to property in the Territories
They hold the doctrine ri non inI-rveniiua hv
Congress Or by a Territorial legislature eiler t.,
l'fed by the hghes, judlcn. tribunal in the tn
ion' the plain duly of thu Federal Government,
III nii lis departments, TO secure. when necessary
to the citvens "f all The States the enjoy ncmt Of
Their property IN the common Territories, Is
everywhere. Else within its uhI.dcLion THE
only logical answer TO thisp would se, IN 10 he to
claim sovereign power for the Territories. or 10
deny that The C"uslEutIom rrcngnzes p:oper,y
III the services Of negro slaves, or 10 deny thu,
suctfsprnpcrty -xist.
inexorablo logic, which works its steady way
thr'ngh clouds and pms ion, com -. IL n. colnry
to :i-etthe Issue. There i1nu rvas,vs middle
ground. ,dy The signs untiply Of a funa,
zeal and growing parry winch denies that under
tile GalIsulution. or i,y any other law, slave
property can eXst; and nltitnutcly the struggle
must come between this party aud The Ma ioI,nl
l!-''"cracy, sustained hy uli the other conserva.
tive elements in the Union
~ las oerii necessary more than once in our
history to pause and solrmi.ly assert The true
character OF tins Government. 4 u,-Iuorab!e ia.
.'a"ce occurred in the slruygle which ended IN
The civil revolution Of 1850 Th. R-pub,ico,s
al hat day, like the Democracy of this w.fr
.tBmaizch as hIsun ionlsis, hut they nohiy Gun.
dncIrd the c"ntrst under the Constitution, and
saved our political sys EN-. By a like eo.,sr,tn.
t'o"ni "!rcgye il In Intended now 10 assert aud
Establish The tquuliry Of the Stairs as the only
, basis "f union and p-nce. When This object eo
natinnal. 50 constitutional 90 just shall be ac
complis,ed, the last cloud w,Il dIsapprar from the
ameTtcaHsky. aud with cI,,Inon hands aud hearts |
the Stntrs and the people will unite to d-veIou
the rea'tces of the whole couutry, To b,nd i, to-
tg~tlier with the bols Of intercourse. and brother
shoost and 10 impel it onward in its great career
',Ihe Constitution aud the equality Of the staIes
fhese are the symbols uf everlasting union. Let
these be the raylng erie. of ~. people.
kt'unt that this cnnvaxs will be conducted |
without rnncur, and tlIa. temperate nrgu,n-u,s |
Swiiftake The place Of hot words aud p,ssionate |
.accusat'ons. At"ve all. ! venture hunbiy t,
hone that Divine Providence to whom we owe |
our. origin, our Erowth aud all our prosperity,
will continue 10 protect our beloved country
agaisGall dangers. foreign and domestic. ] am,
with great Respect. your friend,
JOHN g. BRECKINRIDGE.
Hon. G. CUSHING, President of Deinoer attic
National Convention.
PEnsoNAI.--The editor of the Or. en- vile
Enterprise gives the following personal intel.
ligencs ascsftainsd in a recent visit to Andsr-