The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-07-06
Noble Letters Of Douglas to Dean
Richmond and w. A. Richardson.

Noble Letters Of Douglas to Dean
Richmond and w. A. Richardson.
We direct attention to the following char
acteristic letters of our gallant standard
bearer, addressed, during the session of the
Baltimore Convention, to .Messrs. DEAN
RICHMOND, of New York, and W. A. Rich
ARDsoN, of Illinois. The spirit breathed
in these letters is so self-sacri6cing and no.
BILE, that the Democracy of the country will
be untrue to themselves if they do not rally,
as one man, to the support of DOUGLAS, in
his approaching battle with the Disunion-
lists, north and south. How truly charac-
teristic Of the man, is the sentiment, in one
of these letters, in which DOUGLAS declares
that "WHILE CAN NEVER SAC
RIFICE THE PR1N CIPLE, EVEN
TO ATTAIN THE PRESIDENCY,
I WILL CHEERFULLY AND JOY
FULLY SACRIFICE MYSELF TO
MAINTAIN THE PRIN CIPLE."
Both the principle and the man will be
indicated in November.
LETTER 10 DEAN RICHMOND.
WASHINGTON, June 22d-93 A. M.
To DEAN RICHMOND, Chairman of Dele
cation, Baltimore: The steadiness with
which New York has sustained me will jus
tify a word of counsel. The safety of the
cause is the paramount duty of every Dem
ocrat. The unity of the party and the
maintenance Of its principles inviolate are
more important than the election or defeat
OF any individual. If my enemies are de-
termined to divide and destroy the Demo-
cratic party, and, perhaps, the country,
rather than see me elected, and if the unity
of the party can be preserved, and its time
honored principles maintained, and its as
tendency perpetuated, by dropping my
name and uniting upon some other reliable
Non. Intervention and Union-loving Demo.
Graf, beseech you, in consultation with our
friends, to pursue that course which will
save the party and the country, without re-
gard to my individual interests. l mean
all this letter implies. Consult freely and
act boldly for the right. nonc,.
LETTER TO W. A. RICHARDSON.
| [Private.] WASHINGTON, June 2O-ll P. NJ.
My Dear Sir: learn that there is i'm
minent danger that the Democratic party
will be demoralized, if not destroyed, by the
breaking up of the convention. Such re-
suit weuld inevitably expose the country to
the perils of sectional strife between the
Northern and Southern partisans of Con-
! gressional Intervention upon the subject OF
slavery in the Territories. / firmly and
copscientiously believe that there is no safe
ty for the country, no hope for the preser.
walton of the Union, except by faithful
and rigid adherence to the doctrines of non
Intervention by Congress with slavery in
the Territories. Intervention means dis
union. There is no difference in principle
between Northern and Southern Interven.
ton. The one intervenes for slavery, anG
the other against slavery, but each appeals
to the passions and prejudices of his OWL
section against the peace Of the wholecoun
try and the right of self-government by the
| people of the Territories hence the doc
trine of non>intervation must be maintained
at all hazards. But while / can never sac
rifce the principle, even to attain the Pres
idency, I will cheerfully and joyfally sacri
fee myself to maintain the principle. If
therefore, you and my other friends, who
have stood by me with such heroic firmness
at Charleston and Baltimore, shall be o.
the opinion that the right principle can be
preserved, and the unity and ascendency oil
the Democratic party maintained, and the
country saved from the perils of northern
abolitionism and southern disunion, by with
drawing my name and uniting upon some
other n on-Interve0tion, Union-loving Dem
ocrat, beseech you to pursue that course
Do not understand me as wishing to dictate
to my friends. I have implicit confidence
in your and their patriotism, judgment and
discretion. Whatever you may do in the
premises will meet my hearty approval
but co1jure you to act with an eye single
to the safety and welfare of the country, and
without the slightest regard to individual
interest or aggrandizement. My interests
will be best promoted, and my ambition
grati6ed and motives indicated, by that
course on the part of my friends which will
be most efectual in saving the country from
being ruled by sectional party. The ac>
ton of the Charleston Convention in sus-
tanning me by so large majority on the
platform, and designating me as the first
choice of the party for the Presidency, is all
the personal triumph I desire. This letter
is prompted by the same motives which in
duced my dispatch four years ago, with
drawing my name from the Cincinnati Con-
vention. With this knowledge of my opin-
ions and wishes, you and other friends must
act upon your own convictions of duty.
Very truly your friend,
Isigned] s. A. DOUGLAS.
To Hon. W. A. Richardson, Baltimore.
Mr.. RICHARDSON, after reading the above
in the convention, on the 23d, said the course
of the Seceders had been such as to prevent
Mr.. DOUGLAS friends from making use OF
the letter.
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