Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-08-22
URG. PA. VBDNgSDiF, AUGUST Y, 1860.


GovernmVt. its expenses are paid b. the
Nationa. Treasury, by money collected from
all sections Of the Union. aud all Its powers
are derived from the Act Of Congress organ
iziug 1t, and must be exercised In conformity
to the Constitution. which Is the Supreme
law of States aud Territories Congress has
repeatedly repealed Territorial laws. Judge
Douglas proposed repeal of the organic act
Of Utah. as mode of reaching and sup
pressing the Mormon outTages IN that Terri
tory. The truth Is, Territory Is not SOW
epeign, bet dependant. Judge Douglas has
said 50 time and again And besides. the
decision Of the Supreme Court, to which L
have already referred, denies TO both Con-
gress and the Territorial Government, the
right or power to abolish slavery in the Ter
ritory. Popular sovereignty commences with
the organization of State Government.
States are sOveEeign-Territories are not.
DOug.-That does seem plain enough. But
if | am not mistaken there is not a great deal
Of difference between the platform of the
Douglas and Breckinridge Conventions. DID
not the Convention that nominated Douglas
pass a resolution to abide by the decisions OF
the Supreme Court?
Breck.-Yes, and it may be said. that in
so doing it pledged support TO the protection
of slave property In the Territories-the same
protection too, that MIR. Breckinridge's friends
claim should be extended to that and all other
kinds of property In the Territories. Dir.
Doug las has accepted his nomination under
that resolution, but still in his speeches
through the Yankee States, he continues to
advocate the doctrine that Territory may
rightfrlly abrogate or destroy the right Of
property in slaves. IL this, 1t does strike
me that he Is not consistent. And at the
same time, his friends iu the South are ad-
vocating a directly contrary direction.
Doug thought myself that that resolu-
ton was introduced at Baltimore. and passed
to secure Louisiana and other Southern States.
But, to come back to the matter on which
we started. what Is best to be done by Us
Democrats to carry Pennsylvania against
Lincoln, aud thus defeat him? [ certainly
don't feel like letting him be elected, if
can do anything to prevent 1t. And [ con-
fess L feel more anxious for LiucOlD's defeat,
now that Hickman has so glarjngly played
the traitor and joined tue Aboi:tionists, tAan
L did before. His treason shall not benefit
either himself or Lincoln, if can help it
was anti-Lec0mptou; think Mr.. Buchanan
erred il bis policy; but aIn still Democrat
AID agaist the A5olitionlsts
2Tecl-'EEii.e ii.e OUrlrs7- 70 b pursued "a 10 plain
to my mind, and has already been pointed
ont by the regular Democratic State Execu-
tive Committe; union on Foster tie regular
candidate for GoUer'sor, tn October, and
gntoa on lie regutar electoral ticket IA No
render, with the understanding that il eiec-
ted, shall cast the vote Of the State for
Dyagias, if il viii elect him, or to cast 1t for
Brechstursdgg If 1t viii s.ect him.
Dogg-Why not have the Electors pledged
10 Douglas aloneI
Brecs.-I will explain WY. Suppose
Breckenridge should have one Murdered and
twenty five votes without Pennsylvania, and
the rest were divided among Lincoln Bell aua
Douglas. 1t requires I52 votes TO elect Our
- votes would eject BTeckjtlidgs, but they
would 10 Dougles 10 good. If given 10
D0ugtaS, III such 4 case, the eject could only
be To send the election 10 the House, where,
by bribery aad corruption, lincoln might Oe
elected. Better. by far, that they should DC
thrown 10 Breokiufidge. aud Liucoins defeat
be thus certainly effected. Ii would be W
reasonable 10 ask or expect Democrats who
are favorable to Dreckiuridgo, to vote for
electors pledged to vote against him, when
theIr vote for Douglas can do him nO good,
and can only benefit Lincoln.
Dyug.-Why, l confess, strongly IS [ am
inclined to Douglas, that should Ii SO hap
pen that the u votes of our State caunot
elect Douglas. but will elect Breckenridge, l
as a Democrat, feel bound to say that they
should be given to Breckinridge. Better,
far better. that Breckinridge, Bell, or any
body else not an AboiitiUnist, should be elec-
ted. than that Lincoln shoaid become Prosi-
deht
Breck.-Certainly And the sooner all
PENNSYLVANIA Democrats come to this under
standing. the better, for it opens the way for
certain success in the coutes: for Governor,
and will to harmony county and congress
sional tickets. For1tcy and his followers don't
want this. They desire by keeping up bad
blood and division among Democrats, to de-
feat Foster-to elect Abolition Congressman
ike Hickman and to throw the State to Lin
coin. Forney's interests is against a Demo
cratic victory He is now making his thou
sands yearly as Clerk of the Black Republi
can Congress, and he hopes by defeating the
Democracy, to get another lease of two years
in the same money making position.
Doug think you are right about For
ney, and in taking view of the whole ground,
[ do think that the best chance of electing
Foster and defeating Lincoln, is as you rep
resent, by union OF all Democrats oE fos-
ter. and one Electoral ticket. Douglas can't
loose anything by it. and if it succeeds, the
triumph viii De the election of Democratic
Governor in whom we all have confidence,
aud President whe will save the COnstitu
ton from Abolition outrage, and continue
our national Union on that basis of State and
citizen equality, on which it was placed by
Washington and his patriotic associates. But,
l must now leave and when we again meet,
we can review the subject.
Il amt going to be called prlnte s devil
L Il