The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-09
YORK HERALD TUESDAY, O. sHERr

that however few or mAay these individuals might be-
Quoted. oil arbitrary government. is still despotsm and
It's subjects slavess Hence the necessity OF constitutional
restraints and where these are properly estaolshed
where government simply exercises only the powers
which have been submitted TO its drectonthe decisions
OF the majority become the legitimate rules OF action and
This Is tho bass upon which our fathers laid broad
and deep the foundatl ,as OF our mAtchless Ia
s ten and lie Iaq ss ' pruc
That doctrine Is DOW In peril II constitutes the wnoe
framework Of our political system has hitherto pee.
Of the UDion and constituted the bas OF their political
creed THIS party ocoe 30 formidable and omnip2'en.,
pose 70 inquire there anything In the views OF the
respective standard bearers OF these now separat Ind
aenated organizations which should prevent their re-
specsive adherents from uniting resist the
foe. As the Industrious Clay said When gallant
beating over her venersbs sides each momen, .areats
ing the crew with Instantaneous destruction-shai
hesitate q our sssrticns and waste valuable time IL
the eOnoOliOg Of having made slight
concession OF individual opinion upon the altar OF
common country. LEI conscientlousIy inquire auy
sound national democrat, and constitutional Uaioa
political creed in giving at this rncture Of rational
affairs hearty and cordial support TO the democratic
night, ratiaed In 1856 At Cincinnati, by
sent OF every section Of tho democracy IL every portion
Of tho Union the democratic party vas consolidated
into the canvass and were successful By the cleo
ton Of Mr. Buchanan The leading characteristic Of that
contest wS the nationality OF the demo
crazy conteudiDg against the sectionalism Of the
opposition. Al Baltimore in 1850, the party
divided upon tho Interpretation which should be
given the CT ncinnat platform yet in the Convention
which nominated Jedse Douglas the following resolution
waa uiumphantiy passed
form thai during The rxkepce OF Territorial governments the
81 ou 20 Il. q may S ne
over the subject q The domestic rslaons the has
Court OF he United States should be respected ali good
branch Of the genera government.
Ths language plain and uncqu,voca. that IL the gu
preme Court shall determine that Is this duty OF all the
Territories then IA the legislative well executive
department OF the bound TO conform to that
decision. Governor Johnson Of Georgia. the Vice Presi
Dental rddae with Judge Douglas lth OF June
IT the Democratic State Convention which assembled ut
Medgevile the chairman OF the Committee on Reso-
utions reported the following Propositions
IhA, the citizens the United equal right
se Nh ,hsr property Of Any Kind = as oTssnssd Ter
supreme Court q the United States 10 the o. bred Scott
ton in this pSIa slave properly stands UPON the sane
footing 81 other q pfosery and thai neither
sss.oy Or mPsiI ne rishi % slave orOpsIy i
aay seS eessoa properly s PR poYe %
hn ne ws uasu a9 Z. 0Ss ss M
c1ns:u,iora basis ana subject 70 Ike principles o. recogn
departments o. the government
ne we w o Isn who s be a Ss S
principles - forth u The FOREGOING propoaaon and who win
selves bound supDo, who Be me nominee
he does .!.nd footing On he same
SsueIs Lane the Candidate for the vice
Presidency, with Major Brecknrdge, states in his letter
Of acceptance-
Non The subject o. slavery may smphaa
oally cay the card al maxim Of the democracy The de
TO i destroy
nor FOR is su 70 give q and
~ y, s o.. ,ars.snes popo:sd !, give VIZ ferfse:
climate and SOL the Determination The KIDD Of nstui!ons
Our only &c -
susrsnsss The Judicial suhory proded b. tss oos
stiiution mus be m.nssinsd and q decisions implicitly
ton as IN al our other matters.
Major Breckenridge, In his great address at Lexington
In iss4 upon the dstracting subec, Of domestic ala
very, said
Their Che democratic pAry'a position clear. The whole
power Of ne 10 pledged % the folow
sui the States in the rerrores the District Of 90
question for smsess Without on aceoan. Of
The allowance or prohibition Of slavery.
And stu LATER In his letter OF acceptance to the Bsn.
nomination Of the seeding party from the regular
Convention, be says:-"Thc friends of constitutional
slave code any other code reference TO the Terri
tories They bold the doctrine OF non Intervention by
Congress Or by Territorial legislature either 20 esab
Hsh or prohibit slavery but they fortified the
highest Judicial tribunal In the Uniop) the plain duty Of
the federal government In all its departments secure
when neccssay TO the citizens Of ali the ss,es the en-
oyment OF their property In the common Territories a.
elsew here las Jurisdiction II is thus most apparent
there but limited dtinctlou, and really bu, little
difference Ia the opinions Of the rival oand
dates and hov their nomination vas regarded by the
present Chief Msgstrats may be inferred from tho
In which be announced his preference MAJOR Brccxiu
ridge jet not desiring to influence the action OF others
sss sss s: !. Dss:
Iss s.s ua n e.. me ne SSaSoS 70 The.
o. nearly a. Ne certain deaocrat, sses contain
70 be nls proper without running cSunter 10 nny
ss. ss 1 ~ x. O. The ps{ Holding s ss.f
40 xI Drs:s ss = aa..ss
as 3. from sns The S sss.a
se 10 sS ss ss s one Or Us
o TIE repues an csodldaes; aud shall never any
obsec. 'O'" '>'A1ea :" Ae'om0'~A 'n'
Both democratic candidates claim 70 place unbounded ~.
whose s,im.,s province !, s % decide ne extern, o.
toe powers conferred By the constitution the full
er.so. q ,noss power; n The p.ce. administration Of
sty OF sentiment on any question OF practical impor
lance between these democratic rivals and their respect
lions OF the democracy and the sectional opposition led
oy Lincoln broad, Clear and dsiincl The republican
general government and that Congress has the right 20
exercise such c,niro either for aoolishing establish
ever 60 While sn 70 ss !.
doctrine Of the irrepressbe coofct claiming that slave
holding states and sl.veaodios STATES carnoi live
hafmon!oussy together In the Union Such hoseyer has
NOS been our expccncs In the past Al tho adoption OF
the constitution slavery Was recogaixsd IN al The
eDa thirteen states since that period Gig soil
have deter mined the kind Of beet Ute n the
requirement. Of the respective sections the Union
within constitutional limits, and have gone pros
PeriHg I'D dwelling In harmony until have reached
cur present gigantic proportions We have passed
through tvo succ ,ssfully while this system has
continued We have sugmepted territorial lmits
az extent larger IN area than the original limits OF
original thirteen States, ve have sweled population
from three TO thirty millions. se have extended our
commerce upon every tsve-sable oar manu-
ise.af.s are borne 70 evey portion q the habit
abe globe, and yet = proposed that this pssce
fui snd progressive policy shall be interrupted
and NV order naugurated IN toe sdmsnistratnn Of
the federal govtrrmtn unde' leadership o. candidate
vhc shsl receive votes 10 BAH Of states Of the
FEDERAL Cnicn ~ 10 this calamity q be averscd9 Ger
isiny cannot be done the democsstc vote through
out the entire country s 10 be ~ sidci approach
tng contest href eramtaiioa Of the resulu IN the
lat frcsiceriia struggle w demonstrate hos a,sonts
W iuue Tor the oemccfary TO hope for success al
tbs tine uness ~ biended vote e al The elements 90
posed 10 .tcuonsism IN the approaching couata BAT