The Van Buren press., 1860-10-12
Extract from the Speech Of Hon.
H y. johnson.

Extract from the Speech Of Hon.
H Y. Johnson
Our candidate for the Vice. Presidency
was in New York At the great Democratic
gathering. His speech on that occasion is
an out-spoken and manly defence of the
regular democracy. and will tell with pow
erful effect upon the result of the canvass
in New York. The Democracy of the ma
tion could not have selected more gallant
standari-bearcr in this campaign, to associ
ate with the Giant of the West. Our lin
its will permit US to publish only few ex-
tracts
Now, ask you. fellow -citizens, why
is it that the platform which. was good
a9elseaaa aif lMk q sifsaaaas & a..
on-the platform upon which they wsat
before the country as tho standard bearers
Of the National Democracy-as the plat
form upon which that contest was fought
and the victory won, and they inaugurated
into powcr--I say why is it that that plat
form, which was good enough in 1856. is
not good enough in 1860? Well. Mr.. Bu-
chanan says it is not good enough for 1860
MIR. Breckinridge says it is not good enough
for 1860. So long as it served as the great
instrument by which they could ride into
power, it was an elegant platform-Ta voice
"Thcy split it I" but when their sands Of
political lie are almost run out, all at once
it is discovered that this platform is not
good enough, and Mr.. Buchanan lends him
self to a sectional organization in opposi-
tion to the great national democratic party
for the purpose Of breaking down this
principle of Intervention and inaugu-
rating new policy, and incorporating a
new tenet into the creed, and thus scatter
| ing dissension and discord in the ranks of
the Democratic party, and thus hazarding
our success, and making it probable that
tho candidate of the Republican party will
triumph in this contest. Now, fellow cit
liens, want to make an appeal to the
conservative feeling of every man within
the sound OF my voice. would be glad
to make an appeal to the conservative feel
| ing of every man in this broad Union, amt
call upon him, irrespective of all mere par
trine Of non intervention, to rescue it from
overthrow, and to see that the government
! pass not into the hands of a sectional party
North or South. fCheers. Why, fellow
citizens, far be it from me to utter words oi
lisrespect in reference to our chief masis-
trate lie oecnpies position which com
manCis the respect and homage of every
man who loves the free institutions Of our
land. But what do you see? l ask you
10 look at plain, naked, indisputablc facts,
that are brought before you every day
What do you witness in all the free States
Of this Union? Why, you witness, you
see the fingers of the administration. "a
voice. Corruption" You see its foot
steps everywhere, urging electoral tickets
for Breckinridge and Lane to be run in al
the free States, as we'll as in the Southern
States, when there is no possible hope that
Mr.. Breckinridge can receive q single elec-
toral vote Srom one of the FREQ States. "a
voice" No, he cannot, Douglas is the
man." Well, fellow citizens, L don't
say that Mr.. Breckinridgc designs to pro-
mote the election of the Republican candi-
date but say that he has got far less
sense than supposed he had, if he does
not know that the course he is pursuing is
calculated to produce that result. Why
who are the Dreckinridg men in your free
States \ voice" Custom house off
cials. post Office patronage, and navy yard
men," Laughter. Why, fellow citizens
it is a notorious fact that in all the free
States, the entire support of the Breckin-
ridge ticket is composed exclusively of Of
fee holders under Mr.. Buchanan and thcil
sympathizers. A voice" That's so."]
l don't dispute the patriotism and integrity
of those gentlemen who happen to be sc
unfortunate as to hold Office under Mr. Bu
chanan. If he would issue ukase, and let il
so out on the telegraph, to the effect tha,
all his oficeholdcrs were at liberty to vote
as they pleased, according to the dictates o
their judgment, and that their political
heads would not be cut off, l tell you that
in the free States, those who support him
would dwindle down to a corporal's guard
Fellow-citizens, if the Administration
that is now in power supposes for the mo
ment that the people of this country arr
blind to these facts, it is mistaken /; if il
supposes that the national democracy at tn,
South don't understand it it is mistaken
Cheers. The people begin to see into
this movement, and hope that the upris
ing of the free people in this country viii
pour upon the Administration such a tide
of indignation for this want of respect tc
the popular will and freedom of popular
opinion, that it will be compelled, in mer,
self-defence, to retire voluntarily-as il
ought to do--to retire from its position
and allow free men to vote as they please
I[Cheers. The Administration processes
to be extremely solicitous that the Republi
can candidate should be defeated, and thai
the great national Democratic candidate.
should succeed, or rather that Breckinridg,
aud Lane should succeed if possible.
know, however, that they cannot-that il
is impossible for them to succeed. fCheers
But at all events they profess to be extremely
solicitous that the Republican candidate
should be defeated. Well, what course ar,
they pursuing to bring about the consum
nation they desirc-the defeat of the Re
publican canddate-to elect him If the,
can ? Why are they making war upon tht
national democracy. They are keeping W
a contest in the free States, and in tin
Southern States and everywhere. In til,
free States, every man who looks at tht
facts, must see that the only part which
Breckenridge ard Lane can perform in thi.
contest is possibly hope it will not b,
so--but possibly to draw off enough Dem
ocratic votes from Douglas to give the fire,
States to Lincoln. That is the danger. TCrie
of cit can't be done 49," Its out of tn,
question" hope it cannot be done, bu