The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-11
MIR. Bseckanridge's Letter Of Acceptance
The Democracy, North and south.


The letter (which We published yesterday
from Vice President Breckenridge, accepting his
nomir ation, made by the seeding wing of the
late National Democratic Convention at Balti-
more, for the office Of President Of the United
States, has doubtless been thoroughly consider
ed by or political readers. Upon the face of
this letter the evidences are easily observable
that its author is man Of high talents, culture
and refinement and entitled to be ranked as q
statesman: and that as politician he is refresh
ingiy candid, hopeful, enthusiastic and magma.
pimous.
A man of thi, stamp Is inevitably popular
man among the American people. II is not sur
prisiag. therefore that. from the numerous dis
tinguishtd names at their service, the Southern
wing Of the democracy selected Mr.. Breckin-
ridge as their most available Presidential can
didate. Unfortunately, the constitutional alb
stractcns which broke up the Baltimore Con.
vention into two hostile camps, resulted in two
opposing democratic candidates one repre-
senting the abstraction Of Territorial popular
sovereignty, the other the abstraction of Terri
torial subordir alton 10 Congress, and the CO.
equal constitutional rights of the people Of the
Southern States in the Territories.
Thus IL happens that from the solution Of the
desperate, protracted and bloody experiment of
popular sovereignty in Kansas, that doctrine
has made It's especial champion, Mr.. Douglas,
exceedingly popular among the Northern demo-
crazy While II threatened TO make Kansas a
slave State, they were borne down and narrow
IL escaped total destruction in 1856, under the
Tremendous anti.slayery pressure brought to
bear against them. Subsequently, with the de-
| feat Of the Lecompton constitution and the ,ri
umph Of the anti slavery party in Kansas, un-
der this doctrine Of popular sovereignty il as
sumed new sectional shape. To the South it
became fraud deusion ard snare: but Il
offered great hope Of relief to the Northern
| democracy. as a means Of concilating the anti
! slavery sentiment Of this section. Thus our
Northern Douglas democrac! stick to Terrific
rial popular sovereignty. Has It not made Kan
sas free State What more can you do 10y
Congressional Intervention in any other Terri
tory. And what right have you Of the South to
object T. not this thing n The Cincinnati plat
| form.
| Such then "a the position Of the Northern
democracy and Of M. Douglas. The result of The
Kansas contest has made his doctrine Of Terrific
rial popular sovereignty good thing for the
North. Hence be is the most popular Of all
| candidates among the Northern democracy. So,
| on the other hand, this Southern constitutional
doctrine that. in the matter Of slave property in
a Territory during the Territorial condition.
neither the Territorial authorities nor Congress
can rightfully in,erpose. except to protect said
| property, overridcs all other questions in the
| South II certainly will, with a champion so
popular rs Breckenridge before the Southern
people. And this brings us to the exact state
| OF the canvass among the divided democracy.
! Upon his platform q Territorial popular or
squatter sovereignty, |, Is perfect folly TO at
| teupt to run Douglas against Breckenridge in
the South The Southern people of all parties,
in looking at Kansas, believe that popular
sovereignty means the exclusion OF expulsion
| Of the South, with their institution Of slavery,
from every other Territory in which Il may be
tried Hence the failure Of Mr.. Douglas in the
South But tho Northern democracy say that
/
blishes slavery in every Territory under the
| special protection Of Conyressa doctrine alb
! horrcnt. not only 10 the majority Of the pco-
| pie. but to the mass OF the party In the North.
Hence the comparative weakness Of Mr. Brock
inridge in this section.
What. then, under this state OF things Is the
! policy Of these two hostile democratic parties
As Mr. Douglas can do nothing with squattcr
sovereignty In the South Il II not manifestly
the policy Of his party to withdraw him from
that section, provided they can secure the
withdrawal of Mr.. Breckenridge from
tin North? Under this agreement, the
divided democracy nigh, poll a larger electoral
vote in both sections than they could as unit
They could not, as united party upon any
platform satisfactory to the South, carry sin.
gle Northern state Of any account nor upon q
satisfactory Northern platform could they car.
~ more than two OF three Southern states
Hence the rupture Of the partr.
This very division. however, will give add
lional strength to the party in each section. 4
properly managed as We have suggested Lei
Mr. Dreckinridge have free ran In the South
Cor the democratic vote, and he will carry every
Southern State lie, VT. Douglas have a similar
free run in the North, and be may carry oa the
Northern balance Of power, ard thus throw tho
election into Congress, whore The defeat Of The
republican party viii be sure thing. whether
thc President MAJ come from The House OF The
Senate Otherwise Breckinridge and pou
gas electoral ticket Ia every State will com
'pelCiv III Of ,he democracy II the North