Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-08-29
RALEIGH, Goth July. 1860,


GENTLEMEN: Yours of the 14th. inviting me to
attend democratic Jubilee and Picnic" at DIR.
Davis Mill the 3lst inst, not received until
to-day.
It is too late for me to attend, but avail myself
of the opportunity to say that sympathize earnest
ly in the wish that the Democratic vote of North
Carolina may be cast for Breckenridge and Lane
know both those gentlemen personally, and
have no hesitation in saying that of all the public
men now on the stage there is not one whose per-
sonal character and political opinions are more cal
culated to command the confidence of the people of
North Carolina than those of Mr.. Breckenridge
/ He is opposed to that doctrine so derogatory to
the rights and offensive to the pride Of the States
which would permit the squatters on the public
land to exercise over it sovereign political powers
So VIC all are; and doubt whether, in ten of the
counties around us ten persons could be found who
would dissent from his views on this point
He is not IN favor of Congress interfering directly
with slavery in the Territories, on pretence of pro-
tecting it or any other pretence. But he holds
that the stakeholder has right to take his property
to the Territories, and law Of Territory tend
ing to impair his right or deprive him of it violates
the Constitution. That the proper redress against
such laws is by an appeal to the Courts And that
when the Courts have decided in his favor it is the
duty of the President to have the DEGREES executed
If the President has not sufficient means under ex-
listing laws it is the duty of Congress to pass laws
giving him such additional means as may be neces-
sary.
Mr.. Breckenridge was in Congress and aided in
the passage of the Kansas and Nebraska bill. He
has never said that bill a cheat or delusion.-
He stands the great doctrine Of non-interventon
as embodied in 1.-THE only doctrine in which the
South can find security, the country find re-
pose
In the convention that nominated him there were
persons extreme in their views to demand that
Congress shall pass "Save Codes for the Terrific
ries-perhaps some disunionists were there also
but the resolutions adopted by the convention
tain sanction of either Of those hereses. In the
convention which nominated Mr.. Bell the freesoiler,
Bates, received many votes our fellow-citiZen,
Mr.. Graham, showing that there must have been
many freesoilers in that Convention. What would
opponents say as to our fairness il we were to
present that fact to the people, as proof that Mr..
Bell is a freesoiler?
Mr.. Breckinridge's opinions have been repeatedly
ayowed, and not left to conjecture them, nor
to infer them from the opinions of others.
He CONSTITUTES the Constitution construe it.
He is friend to the union of the States but deter
mined to preserve their equality also
If our party had made nomination in the usual
manner we would not have hesitated to support it.
But it failed to do so, and every Democrat being
free to select the person FOR whom he will vote do
not see how we, in North Carolina, can hesitate or
doubt
Yours very respectfully,
L. OBJ. BRANCH.
W. D. Coppidge, DIR. T. Davis, DR.. Gray Stills, and
others