Gazette and sentinel., 1860-07-14

breckenridge ana Lane. The following
is the conclusion of his speech, On the
occasion of making public his c%onvic-
tons and his course
| differ with Mr.. Brekinridge upon
many questions, perhaps, of public pol
icy, but there are many upon which we
agree. | have great confidence in his
SENSE OF honor-in his integrity as a
gent'cman-iu his circumspection and
caution Us a statcSman-in his freedom
from the impulses OF sudden passion-
in his deep devotion to the Cnion-and
his clear perceptions OF the right and
wrong, whenever he shall be called t.
choose between them. l have marked
him closely in the high office he has fill
cd under this Administration. 1t has
not required him to do much, but there
is a very high merit, and il requires high
qualifications, in an elevated station, to
do nothing and do it handsomely. Lit
tie men always fail at this, because they
cannot rcprcss their desire 10 have u
hand in the Administration
| feel that the existing condition OF
affairs has imposed upon Mr.. Breckin-
ridge a still more respectable position
than any to which he has yet been call
ed by the people. His candidacy for
the Presidency asserts the principle, on
the part of all the States. Of the equal
participancy of all the people OF thc
States in the common domain bought
by their common blood and treasure. 1t
asserts the Constitutional rights of mi
noritics: il repreSses the domination of
mere numbers: it enforces the great
principles advocated by Clay and Web
ster. and of which | have been all hum
bic advocate ever since 1880. There
fore, | sustain his nomination; and while
| take nothing back of my w views
on the other questions; while ask
nothing, and expect nothing, Ill the
event of his success, for he has politl-
cal friends nearer To him than am, who
are better qualified, and have higher
> claims than III say here that, III the
contest az it is shaped at present, he
/, will have no friend more ardent than |
, shall be, or whose plume will be more
, forward in the fight for the assurance
of that safety of the Union which has
! been 50 highly jeoparded 10y pressing
a, forward ia this crisis those illogical
points which distinguish from first To
- last the unfortunate doctrine of squat,
ter Sovereignty" They will never b.
= accepted 10y the Southern people
Southern Democrats have always dcHl
ed their existence in their platform, and
II ..,,,l rn.lx- RI rns1Gt them
: extend the hand of true fellowship IL
: the contest; and | will do my best Il
: sustain the rights which our people en-
iov under the CONSTITUTE n. | am nC
extremists love the Unipn-l vii
6rht for the Union-l would die for the
y Cuinn-but | viii never betray In,
Q equal rights of our people in tic Union
= Soberly and quietly / say to yoa tina.
r | love my wife and children, who arr
% now in my Kentucky home; but rathe
would | see them turned into the woods
- to live among the forest OF our hills
6 without shelter from the storm, than +
~ enioy the comforts which now surroun'
them. if these are to be purchased b.
~ the surrender and sacrifice Of the Con
stitutional rights of our people. l an
~ among the humblest Of that people.
10 hope to die ON the soil of Kentucky, bu
to | would prefer to be an exile from m
native country than TO live upon ii, d.
prived of my birtbright. We will hav
equality. l tell you our people WI
have equality under the Constitution
and no human power, no party ties, n
political watchwOrds, no personal n
sentiments or disappointments, will max
of them abandon their own rights. NJ
70 Webster embraced this whole questio
ten wears ago. His speech in the Sc
nm ate in 1850, in twenty lines, contain
:, all we have ever advanced upon tn
;aI question of territorial sovereignty al
N. protection to property in the Territorie
mr. keep that speech always by Inc, and
will close these remarks by reading
AZ. you what the great man OF New In
land said in 1850 on these questions
Where he stood in that speech ] staI
10 now. and it is interesting to obser'
~ how far Northern sentiment has adva
ali ced, how steadily Southern sentlme
has settled upon the true ground: "
IN will never be diverted from it. We W
az vet maintain it firmly and with success
The step in the true direction is to raj
ms nnon Breckenridge and Lane, wltho
tn, sgard to party,
Di
no mh,nos n ha Remembered.