, 1860-02-24
From the Oregon Weekly Times, Feb.
Gen. Lane and Che Presidency.

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nlnus the name Of Gen. Lane, of Oregon,
rs tie Democratic candidate for the PrrSi,
dendy, subject to the action Of the ChrleS
ton Convention. In taking this step, We
act IN unison with the sentiments aud first
choice Of the Democracy of Oregon as Tor.
mally expressed in the State Convention,
MS well as with the voice of the party on
the Pacific coast, as manifested by the lead
Hg Jonrnals. The delegates from tbs
State are already instructed for Gen. Laue,
aud those from California will without
doubt be also so instructed, if the Conven.
ton Of that Smte shohld instruct their
delegates at oil and if they 10 not, they
will designate Gen. Lane as their frs,
choice, and the delegates will support him
in Convention.
There are many AID cogent reasons why
Gen. Lane should receive the nomination
for the Presidency at this time. IIeis cmi-
ncntly qualified by natural ability and long
and varied experience as Statesman, for
the discharge Of the functions of the Office
lie is man Of great lirmness, decision and
force of character; and hence peculiarly
fitted for guiding enr national course
through the political storms aud waves that
must break over the Slip Of State during
the next four years. He is man of broad,
national, conservative principles and
therefore qualified 10 hold in check the
wild course of sectional fanaticism that
threatens to overturn the Union, snbvert
the Constitution and involve the nation in
civil war. He is Democrat of the purest
and soundest school, and hence hiselection
will give confidence to the whole country,
that under bis Administrations, those great
principles maugurated by Jefferson, con
irmed by Madison, defended by jackson,
and maintained by Polk, Pierce aud Bu-
chanan, will he adhered to, and enforced.
A man with these qualities ihe Charleston
Convention is bound by its faith to the
Democratic party 10 nominate. While
there are other Statesmen, whose names
will be before the Convention, who com
bine in themselves all the qualities essential
in Chief Magistrate of great nation 10
difficult and trying times, we do not believe
there can or will be another found, who, to
equal claims on the ground Of capacity,
will unite the essential qualities Of popu.
arity throughout the whole country, aud
consequently availability, 50 prominently
enjoyed by Gen. Lane. 1t is admitted on
all hands that be will be quite as accepta-
ble to the entire South as any Southern
man could be-not that he has any inter
ests or local sympathies in common wish
them, but simply because they repose the
most perfect confidence in his ability, pa
triotsm aud answering devotion 10 all the
compromises and guarantees Of the Federal
Constitution.
It is certain that he is as strong in lii
nois, Indiana, and all the Western States,
as Douglas; or as Buchanan or any other
man, in Pennsylvania; or as Dickinson, or
Douglas, or anybody else, in New York.
Aud this unqaesiioncd and admitted
strength in all the States in which Democ
racy is dominant, is not modified by I'M
popularity anywhere. There is not, we
appreheud, singievUtefn IN any State, that
duy Democrat could command, that wou'd
be withheld from Gen. Lane while there
are hundreds Of thousands in the West and
Northwest that no other Democrat will
ever receive. TIrse are considerations that
must address themselves to the attention Of
every DemOcrat in every section of the
Union, in estimating the relative claims Of
the distinguished men from among whom q
candidate is to be chosen; they are consid-
erations that will of.necessity have very
great weight in liking tho choice Of the
National Convention. But to the people
Of the Pacific coast, there are special and
peculiar considerations demanding the
nomination aud election Of Gen Bane-ht
is personally ultimately and practically fa-
milior ,oiib Osr condition, pdnis and Reoessi-
lies as sovereign communities and members
of the Confederacy--while no other man,
no matter what his greatness Of intellect or
the magnitude Of his power, can be found
in any Atlantic State possessing this ad-
vantage in an appreciable degree. While
Gen Lane is fully equal, in ability and ex-
perience, to any other, in the affairs OF the
nation at large, he is, ip the nature of the
case, SO infinitely and obviously superior to
al others, MS coneers the interests Of this
coast, that the DJmocEley should send up
thoroughly unanimous call for his nosni-
nation, aud exercise every practicable in-
llueucc to nuke him the standard bearer Of
the National party aud the guardian Of the
rights and interests Of our Pacific States
aud Territories. ,.1sHroa
Viewed in this light, the election Of a
President from amongst ourselves ceases
practically to be question Of mere parti-
zan Importance, and appeals to the ipterest
as well as the patriotism aud local pride
OF the whole people. That Gen. Lane will
receive the nomination Of the Charleston
Convention We have the utmost confidence,
as well from the very powerful current OF
public sentiment already manifested in his
favor throughout the Southern, the South
western and the Western States, as from
the obvious and undoubted fact that he is
in every respect more ayailable--can be
more easily elCeted-than any man whose
name will come before the Convention.
With this conviction We throw our banner
| to the breeze, aud hope to keep it flying
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