Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-07-23
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Hon. ]. G. Breckinridge.

WAsHIN0ToE. CRY, July 3, 1850.
Fl DEAR Sra 81 have yonrle,le Of the
asdult.. by which ann oificialy Inform .
ed of my nomination Tor It's Office Of
Pissideni Of the United Staies, ny the
EDsmocraic National ConSenfont lately
ASSEMBLED at Baltimore. Tie Cifcum-
STANCES of this nomination WiI|juslify me
in rSterring to its personal aspect. II
] have not sought nor desired to be
placed before the country fsfsfhe office
fof President. When my name was pre-
scented @ the Convention Il rharlsstonyit
was Withdrawn by friend, Robsdisnce
TO my expressed Wishes. MY views had
not beens changed when the C6nKention
lre.asembled at Baltimores and when j
heard OF the differences which occurred
there, my indisposition. 70 be ooanected
prominently with the canvass was con-
ktirmed and expressed to many friends.
Without discussing the occurrences
which preceded the ndmineiiDnb. and
are. or soon will be, well understood by
the country I have only to say that /
approved. As Just and nscessary to the
preseryationof the national ORGANIZATION.
and the. sacred rights Of representation.
the action Of the Copventioa over which
you continued TO preside Il and thus APP
proving it, and having resolved TO sus-
~ - !. III W. = IosS w ueeoms me
to shrink from the responsibilities Of the
post to which ! have been assigned
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lfullv fememhefed AID & Is but iiust; also.
10 nv own feelinas. is exuress nv rrati.
| 6cation al die association on NM name
win t6at Of nv friend. Gen. Lane. !. nat
riot and 4 soldier. whose great services in
he field and in council ePti,le him to the
Gratitude and Confidence of his country.
men. n VI
e The resolutions adonted by The Con.
yention nave nv Cordial approval. They
ara inst a. m narts 81 tha ITn;on 10 all
I'm citizens native and natnralized. and
fthev form 4 noble nolicy for an ~ al minis-
Etraiion
The ouestions tonoh;no the rights 81
persons and pronerty which have Of late
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