The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-08-29
III. nfsekinfidgs indicating hiaassli
from his Assaflants.

The subjoined correspondence (says the
Frankfort, KY, Yeoman) will revit the atten-
ton OF the whole country. 1t bears upon its
face all the explanation necessary to the dis
passionate and intelligent reader. The unusu-
al demand made by his friends, and Mr. Breck-
inridge's acquiescence in its propriety, may
surprise those who know his repugnance to
such course. But when proper weight is
given to the considerations upon which this
correspondence rests, the reader cannot with
hold his entire approval of the course into
which Mr.. Breckenridge seems to have been
literally driven by the extraordinary attitude
of the canvass:
AUGUST 19, 1860.
HoN. JNo. c. BRECKENRIDGE, Lexington, KY:
DEAR SIR: Your friends of this Congress-
ional District, have deputed US to request YOU
to address the people, Cat barbecue to be
given by them to suit your convenience for
the purpose OF publicly indicating yourself
/ from the violent personal assaults made upon
you since your nomination for the Presidency
at Baltimore.
They have been induced to make this re-
quest more particularly, because you have
been recently assailed from the stump by
Judge Douglas, at Concord and Mr.. Critten-
den at Louisville; the former charging YOU
with having uttered extreme opinions in IA
vor OF squatter sovereignty, and the latter
asserting that the Presidential candidate of
the National Democracy, you are the head of
disunlon party; we wish to afford YOU the
opportunity publicly to repel these assaults,
| believing that no just man would be disposed
to require that you should, by your silence,
permit charges so unjust to be promulgated
under the authority of these distinguished
men. The propriety of thus publicly stamp
ing as false these and other accusations, is the
| more obvious when we reflect, that for the
last three years, you have not had the right
to Speak in the Senate, although by law its
presiding officer; and because the obvious
motive Of these personal assaults is to weaken
the confidence of the people in the National
and Constitutional Democracy.
Will you permit us to urge you to name an
! early day when it may suit your convenience
to meet and address us ?
Very truly and respectfully your friends,
WIN. JOHNSON, JUNIUs r. WARD,
ASA PAYNE, A. THOMAS.
JOS. PATTERSON, JAS. H. GARRARD,
JAS. 2. METcALFE, THOs. w. BULLOCK,
RICHARD HALVES, THos B. MONROE, Jr.
ASA McCoNATHY, L. G. RANDALL,
e. NJ. JOHNSON, VILLA Wiley,
V. NJ. FLoURNoY, JAS. WARREN.
LEXINGTON, KY, August q, 1860.
GENTLEMEN: l have received your letter
of the 18th inst, in which, On behalf of nv
friends of this Congressional District, YOU in
vite me to address the people, for the purpose
of indicating myself from the violent perso
nal assaults made upon me since my nomina-
ton for the Presidency at Baltimore.
have not proposed at any time to take
part in the general political discussions of the
day. To this letter, however, recognize the
signatures of many of my oldest and most
cherished friends, whose wishes are with me
almost commands; and, after some reflection,
have resolved to accept your invitation; not
that l consider any defence necessary before
my neighbors and old constituents but be-
cause it may be well to group together and re-
flute, in public and authentic manner, accu-
sations remarkable for their number, their in
justice, and the persstency with which they
have been urged against me. / feel that it
would be unjust to my principles, my friends
and myself to remain longer in silence be-
meath this torrent of defamation; and hope
to repel every charge that has been made, to
the satisfaction of all candid and honorable
men.
1t will be agreeable to me to meet my fell
low-citizens on any day and at any place that
you may select
Very truly your friend,
JOHN G.. BRECKENRIDGE.
TENDER next as the time for the address, and
White Sulphur, Scott county, Ky, as the
place of the meeting. 4 tremendous assem-
blage Of the people is anticipated.