The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-08-30
The Kentucky Election.

The election in Kentucky has resulted in the
choice of General Leslie Coombs, clerk of the
court Of appeals, over Clinton McClarty, the
regular Democratic candidate, by large ma
jority. Mr.. McClarty was supporter of Brock
inridge. In obedience of the decree issued
from Washington Miles Taylor & Co. against
any union whatever with Breckenridge Demo
Gratis, the Douglas democrats put in the field
as their candidate Col. Boiling. 1t appears
that most of the Douglas men have dropped
Boiling and voted directly for Coombs, their
candidate having but few votes. There is a
great shout sent up over this result in certain
quarters, where it is regarded as q death-blow
| to Mr. Breckenridge, and a reputation by his
own state not only his claims to the presiden-
cy, but also of the principles with which he is
identified. Is that a fact.
The Americans or Known othings of Ken
lucky held State Convention at Frankfort,
February %, 1860, over which General Leslie
Coombs presided. This convention passed the
following resolutions, which compose the plat
form upon which Gen. Coombs stood during
the canvass, and upon which lie was supported
and elected;
l. The supremacy of the Federal Constitu-
tion as expended by the Supreme Court of the
United States as the fundamental law of all.
2. The faithful endorsements of all the laws.
3. Observance of the counsels and fidelity to
bis countrymen.
4. No interference of any character with
slavery or the rights of Shareholders in 1.-THE
slaveholding States in the Union, and the up
preston Of any such interference by the re-
quisite means-moral, legal, or physical.
6. The right of the citizens of the United
States resident in the Territories, when author
lied to form State constitution, to admit or
reject by it the institution of slavery.
w 1ou,, yhoa ~ h,~
ries prior to the formation Of State constitution By
legislation or otherwise, to impair any right which
any citizen Of the United States possesses under tie
Federal Constitution in The Territories. We stand
by the principles of the compromise measures
Of 1850, which were subsequently endorsed by
almost the entire people Of the Union.
9. The faithful enforcement of the slave law.
All attempts or combinations to defeat or frus-
trate those provisions by citizens Of the Re-
end, are in violation of the Constitution.
The eighth Of this series Of resolutions posi-
lively denies the right Of territorial legislatures
to intervene to impair the rights of slayehol-
ders who carried their slaves into them. If
there are any resolutions more decided against
the right Of territorial legislatures to prohibit
slavery than were passed by the Leslie Coombs
convention, we do not know where to find them.
The Douglas men aver that they voted for
Coombs and elected him on this platform. The
Louisville Democrat acknowledges its agency
in defeating the democratic nominee in this
paragraph
"Al though we can't claim democratic vic
tory, democrats can claim the credit of defeat
ing McClarty. Let them set down as much of it
to our account as we deserve. We esteem it
the best service we can render the party or
the country, and we congratulate all who gave
their aid in the cause"