Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-10-12
Aitbmol10 Enquirer.
RY TYLER, WISE & ALLEGRE.
FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 1a, 1860
Was the Vice-Presidentlal Nomination on
Tho Douglas Ticket Tendered TO Will
Ifnn. T. EunceYy

Wa. the vice-PresidentIal Nomination on
tho DouRlas Ticket rendered to Will
4 liam l.. Ynncey!
We have received /; large humber Of letters
from different parts Of the Union, asking exact
information us to the statement, made in scye-
raj public speeches by one OF our editors
concerning the tender of the Vice Presidential
nomination. made by the Douglas men to the
Hon. William l.. Yuncey. With the pressure
Of work now upon our hands, it is impossible
for us to answer all these letters severaly.-
We trust that the following explaLation will
answer every purpose.
4 member Of the Virginia delegation TO
Charleston and Baltimore paid visit 10 Mr..
Yancey, at Washington, just previous to the
assemblage Of the Baltimore Convention At
the same time, Mr.: Yanccy also received visit
from very influential member Of the New
York delegation distinguished and ardent
supporter and intimate contidant of Mr.. Doug
las.
The New Yorker commenced an unreseryed
conversation with Mr.. Yancey, in the presence
and hearing Of Virginia delegate. by stating
that the best means to unite the Democratic
party and insure its success would be to couple
the names OF Messrs. Doug as and Yancey on the
Democratic ticket lie assured Mr.. Yancey that
this could be effected ut once, if Mr.. Yancey
would but consent to take the Vice Plcsideu-
tlal nomination, 10 be coupled with Mr. Doug
las nomination for the Presidency
With "A quiet smile, and his usual bland
uanncr, Mr.. luncey promptly replied that the
arrangement WAS one to which he could, under
no circumstances, Consent; that oil and water
would not mix.
The New Yorker then demonstrated; re-
minded Mr.. Iaucey that politicians were fre-
quently obliged 10 resort to such expedents;
and assured him that the arrangements pro.
posed, il ntopivl. would secure not only Mr..
Yancey's personal promotion, but the ultimate
asccn,lancy Of Mr.. Yanccy'S political views and
governmental policy; that Mr., Douglas was al
ready SD enlrcblci by disease that he could
scarcely live six months after the Presidential
election, and thus Mr. lanccy's candidacy
would be sure to make him not only Vice Pre-.
sidcnt, but, very soon, President of the United
States.
TO all such pcrsuasions Mr.. Yanccy replied
with the saline polite und decided refusal to
permit his name to bc used OH ticket headed
by that of Mr.. Douglas.
Wo ,r,, inf, r. ,h,, ,,,,,,, r. Al
York delegate, and the information above re.
peated was furnished lis long since by the Sr-
Slna delegate who was present during the con-
versation. We lave held communication with
neither on the subject of any publication. The
communication was made to US without any
seal of confidence, express or implied, and we
consider that the hypocrilical prctencc exhibit.
ed by Mr.. Douglas and his followers, of horror
at the idea of political association with Wm.
L. Yancey, not only justifes, but imperatively
demands this publication.
Still, we prefer not to publish the name of
either the New York or the Virginia delegate
without express authorization.
The delegate from Virginia ia known in and
out Of the State as 4 man whose distinguished
character for truth, courage and delicate
sense of honor is incapable Of impeachment
from any quarter. We know, too, that he will
shrink from no just responsibility; and if he
shall abstain from publishing the name Of the
New Yorker, he will only be restrained by mo-
tives Of extreme delicacy.
We also know the New York delegate to be
the intimate and confidential personal and po.
litical friend Of Mr. Douglas
Nor is this ALL We are firmly convinced,
from our own knowledge Of thiags that after
the nomination Of AIr. Douglas at Baltimore,
an ntimation of willingness on the part OF Mr..
Yancey to accept it would undoubtedly have
secured him the Vice. Presidential nomination
OH the same ticket
We were approached 10y man after man, in
the Front Street Convention, all OF them eI-
pressing the same desire to secure Southern
support for the ticket, BY means Of the Vice
Presidential nomination OF some man Of the
most ultra Southern political views and all
were extremely pcrplcYcd by the difficulty Of
selecting such man whose acceptance could
be regarded even AS probable.
So universal was this sentiment, that the
Southern lnen left in the Convention were not
only permitted By all, but requested to consult
apart, as they did, to dictate, as they did, the
name to be put in nomination for the Vice
Presidency. The name Of Benjamin Fltz-
patrick was finally agreed on Ly the Southern
delegates, was by them proposed to the Con-
ve'ltion, ahdacccp,cd by accamatIon, although,
L short time before, he had voted for the Davis
resolutions, and although it was known that
he was uncommttcd to accept the nomination,
and might refuse as he did refuse afterwards,
to permit the use Of his name.
Under all these circumstances, can any
reasonable lnau pretend that an assurance from
William l.. Yancey, given at the last moment,
even, of willingness to accept it, could pos
Sibly have failed to secure for him the Vice
Presidential nomination on the Douglas ticket !?
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i That Address.
We have not the space nor the inclination to
animadycrt upon the address of Messrs. Bar
bour, Hartman, Allen, &C., of the Douglas
Committee. 1t is their own best excuse for
their conduct, and if the people of Virginia
regard this excuse as justification of attempted
division of the party, we shall not complain.
The Democratic Executive Committee publish
ed no excuse in palliaton of their course, be-
cause they were satisfied that they had sacr.
feed no principle of party faith, and done no
injury to party organization. They declined a
proposition submitted by the Douglas Commit
tee, from WANT of power 10 comply with it as
well as from, an indisposition to practice a
fraud by supporting IN part principle they
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