New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-27
nREcTxINRIpeE ON TlfE sruMp.


Some of Mr.. Rreckinridgess neighbors have ad-
dressed him letter informing him that il is neees-
sary and expedient he snould appear on the stump
in public speech, to answer certain remarks
made about him BY Mr.. Douglas and Senator Crit
tenden, The particular ofense of Mr.. Douglas
was his charge that Breckinridge had uttered
extreme opinions in favor of squatter sovereignty
and the cause of complaint against Senator
Crtteuden is that he has declared Mr. Rreckin-
ridge to be at the head Of disunion party"
Ne think Mr.. Brecknridge's neighbors and
friends have put rather too fine point upon it
Il regard to the latter accusation. We read Mi.
Erittendens speech very carefully, and noble
and glorious speech it was--and our recollection
Of it is that he did not say that Mr. Breekinridge
was at the I" head Of disunion party OF Mr..
Breckenridge himself he spoke iu the kindest and
most cordial terms. Between the two the warm
est personal friendship has always existed and
no man in Kentucky, outside of his own party
has the respect and affection of Mr.. breckenridge
in greater degree, than the noble old Senator
Mr.. Crittenden woGld not speak unkindly Of Mr.
Breckenridge personally, or attribute to him po-
siton he did not hold. He is not that sort of man.
Nor, on the other hand, would Mr. Breckenridge
misrepresent Mr.. Crittenden. The two are friends
in their private relations and in the discussion of
public affairs would naturally observe that knghtly
courtesy which is the characteristic of each under
all circumstances, except in case of special and
wanton provocation.
Our recollection of Mr.. Crittenden's speech is
that be expressed tie opinion that Mr. BFeckin-
ridge was not, and could not be, a Disunionist,
He gave it as his belief that the soil of Kentucky
could not produce atBsunionist. Nor did he say
he was !" the head of Disunion party" But
he declared that ell the Disunionists in the land
were supporting him-that they were trying to
make him the instrument of their purposes and
schemes-that the Disunion party was growing
stronger in the South, and feelings of isloyalty to
the Union becoming daily more prevalent This
party all accepted Mr.. Breckenridge as their
choice above all the other candidates. The cir
cumstanee does not convict Mr. Breckinridge of
being himself Disunionist, but only Of being the
recipient of Disunionists' support. To say that
Mr.. Breckenridge is the e head of Disunion
party implies that all of the party that support
him are Disunionists. Mr.. Crittenden did not say
this. He did not say that all that support MIR.
Breckenridge are DisuEonists- but merely that all
who are Disunionists do support him. The dis
tinction is obvious.
he has accused Mr.. Breckenridge of "uttering ex-
treme opinions in favor Of ofSquatter Sovereignty
we have but little to say. Our opinion is that
every person who endorsed Mr.. Buchanans letter
Of acceptance by supporting him for the Presi-
dency, is about as much committed to squatter
Sovereignty as there is any occasion to be. If Mr..
Buehanan's letter of acceptance did not have
squatter Sovereignty in it, then We do not un-
derstand tile meaning Of language. True by
twisted peryersion, it may be made to appear
otherwise-but, that the writer intended it to
mean squatter Sovereignty in all tile Northern
States no one, we suppose, will dispute. If it was
trick, similar to the one whereby the Old Public
FunctionarF made the people Of Pennsylvania
believe, in l844, that Mr.. Polk was better Tariff
man than Mr.. Clay-a trick of language, suscep.
be of two interpretations, according to the sec
ion in which 1T might be commented upon, that |
does not mend the matter, but only makes it |
worse. We would rather have an out-and- out
aatfooted advocate Of Squatter Sovereignty than
trickster and trimmer, whose object was to de.
ceive, even though in the long run he should
prove faithful to Us by cheating other people.
In view of the past, INSTRUMENTATION Mr.. |
be Squatter Sovereignty man, as
Douglas charges, or whether opposed to tive
think the least said on that subject will be the
soonest mended. If Mr.. Breckenridge be not a
Squatter Sovereignty supporter now, as we frankly
admit he is not, il is very certain that plenty Of
those who support him, beginning with the Old
Public Funetonary and coming down through the
Cabinet, the Senate and the House of Representa-
ives, hare endorsed and upheld that doctrine in |
erms altogether unmistakeabe and specific.
We therefore are unable to appreciate the |
rounds upon which Mr.. Breckinridges neighbors |
nd friends have called upon him to take tile |
tump, in either respect of their complaint-in |
eferenee to the sentiments attributed to either |
lr. Crittenden or Mr.. Douglas. Yet We make no |
rotest against it, nor is it our object to complain
f it. On the contrary, we rather like these politi.
al barbecues-for it is at barbecue that MI.
'recknridge is to speak--and especially such bar
eeues as we have heard they are in the habit Of
citing up in old Kentucky. Mr.. Douglas has been
taking stump speeches in New England and eat
lg CLANS at Z clam bake and why should not
le ether Democratic candidate have his speech
20, and solaee himself with hog and homony
he latter is better prevent than CLANS and the
aspiration caused by it will, we dare say, be
qualify as patriotic. But if the practice is to be
ollowed up--if both of the Democratic candidates
re TO take the stump on general missionary
our of eleetioneerng, we shall have to call upon
he selid old statesman Of Tennessee to come ont
90, and give the people war.talk on sethe issues
4 the day. He may not be as good trencher.
nan as either of the others--he may not be as@I
lghly gifted In respect of disposng of large duan
tiles OF clam and roast pig-but we will pit him
gainst either of the others in contest of intel.
,ctual dgladiation, satisfied that in this respect at
saSt he will bear off g all the honors y Iook out