Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-08-01
Mr.. Vaux to Mr.. Welsh.
PHILADELPHIA. july Q. |,

MAJ cuiy iOOOs
My DEAR SIR Your printed commu-
nication of July 5th with its enclosure, is
most respectfully acknowledged. BY both
conjoined you inform me as one of the
Democratic Electors at large" that the
democratic State Committee" of which
you ere Chairman, desires to know, in the
event of my election, if will give a
pledge to conform to the arrangement
made by that committee at its meeting on
the I'd Of July inst, This proposed ar
rangement provides, as | understand it,
that the Democratic electors for Pennsyl>
yania shall, if elected, vote for the regu.
larly nominated Democratic candidates
for President and Vice President of the
United States if their vote will elect these
candidates ifit will not, then to vote for
the candidates nominated by meeting of
gentlemen at the Maryland Institute, in
Baltimore, on the 23d June, 1860, if such
vote will elect them and lastly, il neith-
or OF these propositions can be managed
successfully, then, that the Democratic
electors of Pennsylvania, if elected, NAV
voisas they deem best for the interests
of the Democratic party. This is my in,
terpreta:ion of your note and its enclo-
sure.
Placed on the Den ocratic Electoral
Ticket by the only regular Democratic
State authority, at Reading, on the 2Sth
Of February last, without any interference
on my part, accepted the position, its
duties and responsibilities because it was
the voluntary offering of the Democracy
Of the State, through its representatives
then and there regularly organized into q
Convention. | owe fealty to the Demo.
cratic party only. That party expects me,
as one Of its representatives, frankly, hon.
estly and faithfully to excuse the trust
thus imposed and accepted. !. gave no
power to adopt compromise, or an al.
tentative of this trust. The masses of the
Democracy do not yet understand how
its representatives can hold q divided
duty.
Conscientiously entertaining these old>
fashioned opinions, beg to state, that,
in the event of my election as Demo>
cratic Elector at large, shall vote for the
only regularly nominated candidates for
President and Vice. President, nominated
by the Democratic National Convention
at Baitimore-S. A. Douglas for President.
and H. V. johnson for Vice. President,
and shall so vote until the Electoral Col
lege finishes the task the Constitution inn
poses on it. If the Democracy of Penn
sylvania do not approve of this publicly
announced determination Of mine, thus
unequivocally asserted. will cheerfully
surrender to the authority wlIich selected
me, the position it gave; but | will rec
ognize no other authority to receive it..
IT, as is said, there are difficulties and
doubts as to the course of a portion of the
Democracy in the present crisis, then the
only mode 10 be adopted, is to convene a
Democratic State Convention, and leave
to its wisdom, prudence and omnipotent
will, solution for these difficulties. Ev-
cry true Democrat, devoted TO his party
principles, aud wiling to be governed by
its tine honored usages and organization,
will, or ough, to be cheerfully bound by
this action of the party. He who will not
so agree, cannot be sincere in his devotion
to the Democratic party, and his separa-
ton from it will result in no injury, eth.
er now or in the future.
With great personal respect for YOUR
self and the members Of the Democratic
State Committee, have only to add, that
my political allegiance is due to regular
Convention of the Democracy of Pennsyl-
vania. will obey its commands, or sur
render to it the authority only held by
its commission. / have the honor to be
respectfully yours, RICHARD NAUX.
'fo the Hon. W. II. WELSH, Chairman
of the Democratic State Committee.