, 1860-08-13


ing it since FalstsG complained Of towards.
Our candidates are both pro-slayery men in the
vulgar acception Of the term-that ls, they arc
for equsl rights in the Territories md equality
of the States, and while they do not pretend to
have discovered any tEreat printlpie" they pro-
pose to maintain inviolnte those embodied in
ihe Constitution, as e1pounded by the Supreme
Court. But did anyone ever advocate the re-
opening of the African SIava Trade in the
Breckenridge Convention7 Has either of our
candidates pledged himself 10 support no one
whose ''priuciples are inconsistent" With 8
Slave Code? Has either Of them ever boosted
in the Senate Of the United States that be had
other public mau? Has either of them ever
introduced bill into Congress proposing to
make abolition assembtages an indctab!e Of
fence and to put down 8ntl-s!ayery agitation by
criminal prosecution in the Federal Courts?
The chargc of disunion comes with an equal
grace, and [ trust Mr. johnson is edited By the
Yivid damuatiou with which this crime is de-
nounced by his associates. Searching in vain
through the military galnutry and Consitu
tiouat craftsmanship Of both Breckenridge and
Laue for any prete1t upon which to base this
accusation, Sir. Douglas turns with sollcituac
to recent proclamation Of Mr.. Lawrence N.
keitt, Of South Carolipa. South Carolina ha
always been very be'ligerent sovereignty. Her
history 1s brilliant With the most daring iuteu-
tions with the greatest loss Of time, md the
hottest battles with The least loss of life. She
once unanimously severed the Union by joint
ballot; conquered Jackson By q bu!ieiiu, and
o1erthrew the Federal Government according
to the statute in such cases made md provided.
Among her most terrible wurrl1rs n eternal
e1nbryo-ber numerous Cromwells. "gultless
OF their country blood stands Ar. Lawrence
II. Eeitt. This gallant ch'eftain, armed cap =
pie in valiant rigmurole, mounted by his favor
ite Rosiuaute- -5eccssion-hls gray goose quill,
the orhame of his chiralry, at rest, perlodi.
callT makes q dashing charge upon Democracy
aud the Union. Are We to be held responsible
for such nonsense? The sam. kind of logic
wzuld make Mr. Douglas an advocate Of the
Americani.m Of Washington Hunt, and the
Catholicism of Able McAlsters. the Abolition
ism Of Horace G:cejy and the tillbustcring pro
pensities Of Pierre Soule a someHhat co1npii.
Gated role, but one to which am not prepared
to say Mr. Douglas is unequal.
If the Douglasites hare little argument, it
must be granted they hare desperate fecun-
dity of epithets. 0ne Of the serious mafedic.
tisns, couclusiTeat at once Of the original purity
Of the Douglas ticket, aud the. actual sin Of the
Breckenridge nomination, is tile charge that We
are Yauceyites. That may or may not be of.
fence. Let us Gee. The best reason adorned
with tue highest e'oqueDce; courage to meet
all comers 10 the political tield aud skil! to
sion; foresight, during, devotion, irreproacha-
ble ia private life, reliant adventurers every
where, me.us simply VIM. L. Taucey.
These are traits admired by all men. VITA
tbs personal preferences Of Mr.. iancey and
his intense Southern affections, "" have nothing
to .lo-und he who will has forgotten his own
business.
With Yancey's sincerity Douglas might be
trustea-with Yancey's attainments Douglas
would be an ornament to the Senute-with Yam
cey's sagacity Douglas would not now occupy
u position which, while it destroys his past, for.
eyer obll.erates bis hopes Of the future.
On the Whole we hayc no particular objection
to the title Of Yanceyites."
The last charge brought against Mr. Breek-
inridge is that he affiliated with the Know No.
things. The charge originated in q letter from
Mf. John Savage 10 Hon. Henry A. Wise.
As it is not to be expected Of course that any
one Of you ever heard Of Mr. Savage before-it
may be rs well to remark that his name does
him great injustice. LIE is a vcrs harmless, 1n-
always treated with generous neglect. lie is
. the author Of enc tragedy that was read and
damned, aad one hook that was damned with
ont being read. Nj. Savage, it seems, is now
Worrying his tender intellect With politics. 1t
is the old story Of Penelope's suitors tuggin2
ut the bow of Ulysses. The entire basis fa1
the charge agains! Mr. Dreckinridge is contain.
speech, that be "would rather vote for one o,
ii.s own country mea thau foreigner, all othe1
things being cqaat." This is certainly very
grave offence. considering tbatin tie very next
sentence he denounced the Know Nothing or.
ganization upon high moral and constitutional
grounds.
an, afraid foreigner, one Of 5Ir. Savagc'a
vote for one Of his own couutrymen in prefer
ence to m. body eisc. all other things being
euual," ut une1uul. 1t must be mistake HbouI
their ever doing such things. If that he kao"
Ns,hingisu, then mike the most Il it.
Having thus briefly alluded to the character
call your attention for a moment TO a recen
Douglas opiaion of our platform-an opinion
which being Of an otiicial nature, cannot be re
pudiated. The Hreck1urid1e platform, as o
courke you ars ali aware, is simply the Anjorit!
Report Of the Charleston Convention.
lila. report, a frank, stutesman-like decfara
ton of principles, the rejection of which va
the cause of secession nj Charleston, Was de
nouucea by the Douglas delegates as u " slave
cole''-an expression which they spoke I" trip
pinrly on the tongue" and not having the mos
| remole i6ea of It's meaning, supposed to b
| somc hing especially ferociouR. To any Oh
| credulous enough to bclieve their twadd!e. til
| Muj"rity Report was rs ruthless rs piratlc;
lesg que, and rs law!tss as a code ot the camaI
| ches.
This document, however, afterwards prove
50 accepteb!e to the National Democracy that
became necessary for the opposite faction NJ
only 10 add q codicil to their last will aud te
lament, identical in princi:le, Of which auu,
but also tn mndify tbe,r system Of attack upo
it very materially. The Douglas Executive Con
mittee, in recent manifesto, repel and d.
nouncs this Dreckinridge platform, not as
"slave code"-not q reputation Of popul:
sovereignty-not as q violation Of the Ciaci.
natl platfnrm-but " "Aorri3i'f dictu," ss "tr1
isrns Of tue tamest Significance" "Tru'sms
the tamest Significance is good. 4 truism
defined BY Webster to be q seff-eyideut truth.
very rare, but oce would suppose very exec
lent material for the formation Of political pla
forms. But these gentlemen OF shc Execusi'
Committee have, it seems, q special aversion
self-evldent truths an aversion manifesto
clearly in many ststelnents in their own ma
ifesto, and entirely consistent with their eu
.ncrasion Of Mr. Douglas' virtues, aud their q
proyal Of his doEmas.
Yet this same platform was rejected
Charleston because Douglas had denounced
as rcpuguant 10 his well-kuown principles.
is unnecessary to comment upon the charact
of principles repugnant to selfcyident truth
Justice, however, to the distinguished Seuat
comPels me to grant that he wus perfectly ca
rect in this view Of The subject.
Mr+ Miles Taylor aud his colleagues obje
Hlsu ~ Luls ulaJuF1lf Itpu1L lAs ]OO t1{,ue u
unsatisfactory" Fastiaious aud exacting cTiiit
They demanded something succinct, clear a,
: pointed--like the Wicklif resolution for
stance, tiue MacFtecknoe production to viii
nohunau ingenuity can ever give tTo meaning
: or eren-one.
. The etruth is, the worst thing they can say
cur candidates is that they arc opposed to :
"Ereat principle that underlies" Nr. Dougl
, personal ambiti.n, aad that our platform
) composed Of "se!f-eyident truths repusns
to any afIiiliatiou with Republicansm North
: AmeTicaniem South. Both our platform ii
) cur standard bearers are supported and {
. dorsed by the President ald his Cabinet, t
Seaa.e OF the United States, and such til
t houored Democratic leaders US Daniel S. Die
r iuson, Pierce, Hallest and Benjamin
> Butler, who for an Incompatible REV OF s
satire, laughter and 1idicule is the Prince
r Takers. 1t does ones heart good to see h
/, with the skill md Gnesse Of IN italian fenc
e flourish the rapieE Of his Wit IA real Damase
: blade with Attic salt on the edge), run Do
: las Champion through At every thrust, aud Il
i with tue graceful bow Of courtier md the
E quisite mocxing the devil, ask after their hea
Il With such cause we can afford to be cont
T. in victory or defeat. Jictori1 causa &c
b nd ricIa Eatoni"
d The fact is, it is becoming every day clea
4 that in an alliance with the knoK. Nothing:
l. the South. aud the disafIected Repub3jcaps
l. the East rests tue ouly hope Of the Doustasi
s. to iojurc Bseckinridge and I.aue. The opp.
e tioa press OF the border States prove the III
al the eleetionecring tour Of Nr. Douglas
o scecond.
= Wharc is Mr. Douglas now? Refreshing
!" recollecti' Of American History at the has
g. Bunker Hill, under the escort of that Ii
s. cortorie OF gentfemea who compose the Deu,
s. Democracy in Observation-Disclosures
re gather some Of the dust Of Webster upon
III shoes, and trying like q dull tourist to <