Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-08-04

in nomination Breckenridge and
lane, are the advocates of Slave Code
for the Territories. This ideal bantling
begotten by design upon Ignorance,
and is supported by empty noise and
brazen clamor. The platformasked for,
and insisted upon, by Southern States,
was just what the Constitution entities
them to, as construed by the Supreme
aud nothing more. x
The public and private history of our
nominees constitute their eulogy. Both
are now, and "havc been for years, in
high places in the Government. Mr.
Breckenridge is an able, intrepid, and po-
pular statesman, and Gen. Lane has
written his name upon his country's his
tory with his sword. They are true
friends ofthe Constitution, and free from
the expediency of clap-traps of the day.
They were placed in nomination by the
operations Of public sentiment, and not
forced upon the public by the process OF
political machinery. They will carry
seventeen States by reclamation, with
a fair chance for others in addition.
When all other expedients fail, we
are reminded that the nomination OF
Douglas and johnson is entitled to sup
port for its regularity, and l have obser'
we'd that certain gentlemen who were
regular members of the speckled Buffalo
Convention of lS48, are most emphatic
inswearing allegiance to regularity. The
Convention which made this nomination
had no sign, show, nor shadow OF regu-
larity. The delegated Convention at
Charleston had no yower to adjourn t.
Baltimore, a distance o. hundreds ofmlIes
in another State, and nearly two months
afterwards. No snch thing was ever
contemplated; no such power of discre-
ton was delegated even by the most
far-fetched Implications. A good noml-
nation at Baltimore would have been en-
titled to support, but not on the score OF
regularity, for it had not even the sem
blance of it. The regular delegations
for a large number Of States were rejec-
ted, and bogus contestants, some of them
without a p:etence of regularity or del
egated authority, were admitted in their
places, while regular delegations from
numerous other States, because OF this
outrage, withdrew, and this pretended
regular Convention was a mere fraction
of one, partly, but not wholly, filed up
with unauthorized persons from the out
side. It acted in violation Of the uni
form rule of Democratic National Con-
ventions, which it had itself adopted,
requiring ,two.thirds to nominate, and
then disregarding it in making the nom
nations, for at no time, bogus delegates
included, did the vote reach near a two
thirds vote.
Its nominee for Vice-President was
Mr.. Fitzpatrick, who declined to accept
such a nomination, and the regularity
of Mr.. johnson, who now runs as Vice
President with Mr.. Douglas, consists in
the request ofsome halfdozen individu
ais, after the adjournment, that he wonlt
ing, left his chair and went away, and
presided owe the Convention which
nominated Breckinridge and Lane-se
that the regularity Of the nomination 81
Douglas and johnson may be summed
up in this: that Mr.. johnson was not and
has not been nominated by any Convex
ton; that Mi. Douglas was nominated
bp an irregular, fractional, broken.up
Convention, without a head, without
Democratic body, buta mere skeleton
half,Soft, halfRepublican State delega
tions, and q bogus tale. No one pre-
tends that the nominations of Breckin
ridge and Lane have the authority of@a
regular National Convention, according
to the usages Of the party; but they art
much more regular than the other. This
Convention had a head in the Presiden,
OF the whole Convention. 1t had a Dem
ocratic body in the regular delegations
from all the ure Democratic States
majority Of the States Of the Union-it
had no bogus extremity, and it had d
platform Of manly principles liberty,
equality and fraternity, upon which all
!. true Democrats Of the whole Union can
! stand together.
The question recurs, what shall we do?
Do! Why, stand resolutely by princi-
pie, and let the storm rage on-there is
sunshine beyond tleRclouds-shun all
entangling alliances Of every name and
kind. The readiest, surest, speediest,
most honorable wa, to success is to re
pudiate all fusions, all factions, all patch
work, all devices, all expedients, ali eli.
forts to be upon both sides, and stand BY
u candidates and our creed. We shall
then commence to deserve success, and
1t we persevere in this stern path of Con-
stitutional rectitude, we shall preserve
our self-respects commandsthe respect
of all others, and our efforts will be
crowned with triumph for our party and
our principles, the goodAinduences Of
which will last when party managers
and tricksfars and their s1SS3a ccl,nmns ara