The Nevada Democrat., 1860-08-01
Address of the National Democratic Exeou-
tive Committee.

Address of the National Democratic Exeou-
tive Committee.
WASHINGTON, June 80, 1860.
Reports have been busily disseminated, In
the shape of telegraphic dispatches from Wash
ington, appearing simultaneously in newspa-
pers published in different parts Of the Union,
TO the effec. that the friends Of Stephen A.
Douglas and Herschel " johnson, Democratic
candidates for the suffrages of the people by
the National Convention recently assembled in
Baltimore, were engaged, in several Of the
States, with the friends Of John.C. Breckenridge
and Joseph Lane, candidates designed for the
same Offices by the seceders from the National
Convention, in making arrangements for the
running of electoral tickets in different States,
to be supported by them jointly in the approach
ing Presidential election, with the understand
ing that the vote of the electors, elected by
such combination, shall be given for Douglas
and johnson, or for Breckenridge and Lane, as
subsequent events might require. What gave
rise to these reports, and to what agency their
circulation is to be attributed, we have no
means of determining. The fact of their prev
alence, however, is so notorious that, when II is
taken in connection with the fact that il is stat
ed in some quarters that movements looking to-
wards such a result are about TO be inangurated
in Missouri and New Jersey, the subject be-
comes one of sufficient Importance, in the opin-
ion of the Committee, 10 be made the subject Of
special communication to the known friends
of the nominees of the regular Convention Of
the Democratic party and accordingly, In obe-
dence to the wishes of the Committee, now
address you this circular.
So far as is known to the members Of the
resident Executive Committee, no person who
supports the action OF the National Democratic
Convention at Baltimore, no person who de-
sires the election of Stephen A. Douglas to the
Presidency. and of Herschel V. johnson to tho
Vice Presidency, has ever expressed wish for
any such arrangement, or entertained, or even
countenanced for single moment any suggcs-
ton or proposition tending towards it. Nor
does the Committee believe that any such ar.
raugement can with propriety be made at any
time in any place, or under any circumstances,
with those who have placed Breckenridge and
Lane in nomination, aud are now their avowed
supporters in opposition to the regular nomi-
nees of the Democratic party.
The Democratic party as national party,
stands now where il has stood for years, upon
the ground Of non-intervention by Congress
with the subject of slavery in States or Terrific
rics. Those who seeded from the Baltimore
Convention did so because they were unwilling
to stand on that ground. They have again aud
again repudated that principle, aud both at
Charleston and Baltimore declared that they
of the delegates assembled in Convention in ac-
cordauce with Democratic usage, unless they,
too, would solemnly repudiate il in obedience
10 their demand. When the majority Of the
Convention refused to yield to their dctatlon,
and make their actions conform TO the will of
the minority, those gentlemen seeded. formed
themselves into n minority Convention, and
nominated candidates who are the open and
avowed enemies of the principle Of "non inter
vention" by Congress-, as recognized by the
majority OF the Convention, and as advocated
by their candidates.
Under these circumstances II is clear to the
Committee that IL the antagonism between the
seceders and the majority of the Democratic
Convention was such that the secedcrs could no
longer take part 10 their deliberations aud were
constrained to set up candidates In opposition
10 those selected by the majority, that antago-
nism still continues, and is such as must pre-
cude the possibility of any union between them
IN the support Of q common electoral ticket In
any State no matter what may be the proba-
BILE result of the election In it without such o
union.
The Democratic party, which is now united
in the support of Douglas aud johnson, stands
upon the only principle which Is capable, If
maintained in its integrity, Of preserving and
perpetuating the Union Of the States. The Sc
ceders and their candidates are opposed TO this
principle. Their course, If sustained in the
South, necessarily tends, though II may not be
20 designed, to the breaking up Of the National
Government. In the view of the Committee,
there is no room for doubt, in the mind Of any
National Democrat, as to the path of duty in
the present crisis The seceders, by withdraw
ing from the National Convention aud setting
up their candidates, have arrayed themselves
in opposition to the principle Of Congressional
non-intsrvention. National Democrats should
everywhere meet the issue now rendered them,
by nominating and supporting electoral tickets
in their respective States, pledged. If elected,
TO vote for Stephen A. Douglas for President,
and Herschel V. johnson for Vice President Of
the United States If the ssceders aud their
friends choose TO separate permanently from
the Democratic party. and run ticket in oppo-
sition to the regular nomination, let them do 80.
Upon them be the responsibility Of the result.
MILES TAYLOR, Chairman.