The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-08-29
The Constitution and the Equali-
ty Of the States!
Democratic Mass Meeting near
Lexington. KY, Sept. 9Th.
MR, BRECKINRIDGE TO SPEAK.
[From the Loui.vilIe Courier.l ]


[From the Louisville Courier.l
The subjoined correspondence will rivet the
attention Of the whole country. 1t bears upon
its face all the explanation necessary to the in
teligent and dispassiouate reader. We do not
think the attacks Of Mr.. Grittenden, nor of 9th
ers occupying different position from that ol
Mr. Breckenridge, would have made it necessa.
~ Tor the latter to yield to the extraordinary
demand made upon him by his friends; but the
attitude of Mr. Douglas before the country, and
the Importance inevitably attached to the Ian
guage of one so situated coupled with his adop-
ton Of the cant Of characterless politicians Of
lesser grade, abont the disunionsm of the most
honest and loyal devotees of the Union on the
face OF the earth just fies the unusual course
determined upon, and even made it necessary
that The Representative Of the National Dem
ocratic party, speaking for it and its name sho'd
repel the calumnies Of his opponent and its au-
thoritative and representative assailant I'm
der these circumstances, Mr.. Breckenridge did
right 10 consenting to address the people. In
appearing before the public, on The occasion and
for the purpose indicated, he will but discharge
great duty to those he represents; and those
who know him heed no assurance that he will
do it in manner worthy his exalted reputa
ton as an orator, of the position he occupies
and for the party for whom he will speak:
AUGUST IS, 1860.
Hin. Joan C. Brechinridge, Lexington, Ky.
DEAR SIR: Your friends of this Congressioh.
al District have deputed Us to request you tC
address the people (at barbecue to be given b,
them to SUIT your convenience) for the purpose
of publicly vindicating yourself from the viIfen
personal assaults made upon you sines you
nomination for the Presidency at Baltimore.
| They have been induced to make this reques
more particularly, because you have been recent
! ly assailed from the stump by Judge Dougla.
at Concord, and Mr.. Crittenden at Lou svil,e
the former charging you with having uttered cx
treme opinions in favor of Squatter Sovereignty
and the latter asserting that as Presideniia ia
candidate Of the National Democracy, you are
the head of disunion party; we wish to affcrC
you the opportunity publicly to rcpel these rs
saults believing that no just mon would be dis
posed to require that lou shoRld, by your 81
lence, permit charges so unjust to bs promulga
ted under the authority of these distinguished
men. The propriety of thus pNblicly stamping
as false those and other accusations is the nor
obvious when we reflect. that for the last thre
years, you have not had the right TO speak il
! the Senate, although by law its presiding Off
| Ger; and because the obvious motive of these
personal assaults is to weaken the confidence o
the people in the National Constitutional De
Inocracy.
Will you permit us to urge you to name al
early day when it may suit your convenience t,
meet and address us.
Very truly and respectfully vo'r fiend9,
WILLIAM JOHNSON,
JUNlUS r. WARD,
ASA PAYNE,
A. THOMAS,
JOSEPH PATTERSON,
]. H. GARRARD,
JAS. p. METCALF,
THOS w. BULLOCK,
| RICHARD IIAWES.
TlIOS B MONROE, Jr,
| ASA McCONATHY,
| L. C. RANDALL,
/ C. NJ. JOHNSON,
VILLA WILEY,
V. M FLOURN0Y,
JAMES WARREN.