The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-07-07

Mr.. DeuglAs' Letter Of Acceptance.
WASHINGTON, Friday, June 20, 1860
Ge'staenaen In accordance with the verbal Al
surance which gave you when you placed il
my hands the authentic evidence of my nomina
ton for the Presidency by the National Conven
ton Of the Democratic party, now send 70,
my formal acceptance. Upon q careful exami
nation Of the platform Of principles adopted u
Charleston and rcaffrmed at Baltimore, with al
additional resolution which is in perfect harmon,
with the others, find il to be faithful embodi
ment Of the timc-honorcd principles Of the De
mocratic party, ~ the same were proclaimed anC
understood by all parties in the Prcs.dentia
contests Of lS4s, 1859, and 1855.
Upon looking into the proceedings 6f the Con
vention also, / find that the nomination was made
with great unanimity, in the presence and with
the concurrence Of more than two-thirds of the
whole number Of delegates, and in accordance
with the long established usages Of the party
Ny in6exible purpose not to be candidate, nor
accept the nomination under any contingency,
except rs the regular nominee Of the National
Democrasicpart and in that case only upon the
condition that the usages. as well as the princi-
ples Of the party, should be strictly adhered to,
had been proclaimed for long time and become
well known TO the country. These conditions
having all been complied with by the free and
voluntary action Of the Democratic masses and
their faithful representatives, without any agen-
cy, interference, or procurement, on my part
l feel bound in honor aud duty to accept the
nomination. In taking this step, am not un-
mindful of the responsibilities it imposes, but
with firm leiance upon Divine Providence have
the faith that the people will comprehend the
true nature Of the issues inv olved, and eventually
maintain the right.
The peace of the country and the perpetuity Of
min h.Sra
to interfere with and to contr,l the domestic af.
fairs OF the people in the Territories through the
| agency Of the Fed raj Government ii the
power and duty Of Federal interference is to be
conceded, two hostile sectional parties must BE-
the inevitable result-the one innaming the pas
eions and ambition Of the North, the other Of the
South, and each struggling to use the Federal
power and authority for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of
its own section, At the expense of the equal
rights Of the other, and in derogatiOn of those
fundamental principles Of selfgovernment which
were firmly established in this country BY the
American Revolution, as the basis of our entire
republican system.
During the memorable period Of our political
history, when the advocates of Federal interven-
| ton upon the subject of Slavery in the Terrific
res had we'll nigh ''precipitated the country into
| revolution" the Northern interventonists de-
manding the Wilmot Proviso for the prohibition
of slavery, and the Southern intervcntionists,
then few in number, and without a single repre-
| sentative in either House of Congress, insisting
upon Congressional legislation for the protection
Of slavery in opposition to the wishes Of the poo
pie in either case, it will be remembered that it
required all the wisdom, power and influence of
a Clay and Webster and Cass, supported by
the conservative and patriotic men Of the Wing
| and Democratic parties Of that day to devise and
| carry out line Of policy which would restore
peace to the country and stability to the Union.
The essential living principle of that policy, as
applied in the legislation of 1850, was, and now
is, non;ntesTenf;on BY Congress nth ala,ery in the
Territories. The fair application of this just and
equitable principle restored harmony and frater-
nifty to distracted country. If we now depart
| from that wise and just policy which produced
these happy resu!ts, and permit the country to
be again distracted; if preeipitated iato revolu-
| ton by a sectional contest between ro-Slayery
and Anti-Slavery interventionists, where shall
We look for another Clay, another Webster, or
| another Cass to pilot the ship of state over the
| breakers into a haven of peace and safety.
The Federal Union must be preserved The
Constitution must be maintained inviolate in all
its parts. Every right guaranteed by the Con-
| stitution must be protected by law in all cases
where legislation is necessary to its engagement.
The Judicial authority as provided in the Consti
| tuition must be sustained, and its decisions i'm
plicitly obeyed and faithfully executed. The
| laws must be administered and the constituted
authorities upheld, and all unlawful resistance to
| these things must be put down with frmness,
| impartiality and fidelity if we expect to enjoy
| and transmit unimpaired to our posterity, that
| blessed inheritance which we have received in
trust from the patriots and sages Of the Revolu-
ton.
! With sincere thanks for the kind and agreea-
BILE manner in which you have made known to
me the action of the Convention,
have the honor to be,
Your friend and fellow citizen,
s. A. DOUGLAS.
Hon. VIM. II. Ludlow, Of New York, X. r.
Dick. of North Carolina; p. G. Wicklif, Of Lou.
| isiana, and others of Committee.
| The DIVIDED DEMocRAcy.-The st. Louis DEM
ocrat, in alengthy and well written article on
| the present condition Of the Democracy, says,
''the sooner all men recognize the fact that the
| National Democratic party has split in halves,
each of which is sectional organization, the
sooner will the ultimate conclusion he reached
| That .rtv has divided AZ the Methodist Church
| and other cecil si,stical organizations divided
before it; and it is transparent folly to pretend
that either party has any claim to nationality
(, How could the Ister Fink delegations from the
4 SCUM lulpArt udtOUitIieN W thC IVY
.f SO latter s,yereignty-ad dogma which every
State in the Union rcjects-or to u Convention
which \ Is been sectionalizrd by the tyranny of q
Northern majority and the resulting secession o.
all the Democratic States! Nor can the Seced
ers urg stronger claim ton tonality. They had
it il true, delegates from the Northern States II
their Convention who represented lean fragmen
tary mnorites, thus correspo ding to the Pete
Funk delegations from tile South in the Othel
Convention, but this, did not tone down thci
sectionalism in the least. There is, therefore,
Northern Democratic party and Southern
Democratic party, and neither will give muci
trouble to the Republicans while the other is il
the field The division is as complete as that be
tween the twelve tribes of Israel, when ten O
them seeded and set up for themselves. How
ever much an old Democrat may be inclined 4
stick to the party, ne has not the party to stic
to: but then he has the privilege Of joining tn
Democratic party South or the Democrat
North The disbanded members have to cleo
hetween the Northern and Southern factions. N
less they happen to see in the event that has t.
ken place, what the outside world clearly sees,
J Sign that National Democracy has come to an en-
forever The temple having become . den
thieves is DESTROYED; the veil of the tabernacle
il rent, the tables Of the law are broken, ant
as the old dispensation is going out the new di
} pensation is coming in, to be accompanied, v
trust, by an era Of gladness and tranquility
These arc the symbols with which Democra
still unconverted, may symbolize the event. FL
. ourselves We prefer to depict it under the gui'
of 4 ship 'srigged with cnrses dark, !" half pirat
half SLAYER, filled with chains and chattels, an
the spoils flched from too indulgent Poop
: who have long believed it protection an
guardian, going To pieces in storm, while Il
{ | mutiuous and disordesly crew, as they cling
the floating fragments, are heard 10 utter .
sound only to curse one another with their dyir
breath,
Mr.. SEWARD WITH HIS AaMoR oS.-&r. Se'
+ crd writes from Auburn, June %, In reply to Z
Q Invitation to be at Republican meeting in Ne
a York city, ON Thursday evening:
al rejoice in the indications Of activity on u
mar, Of the Republicans Of the city Of New Yo'
It h the canvass which 10 opening under mo
ansnicious circumstances You will, hope,
favored with the visits Of many Of the Repub
o can Representatives Of this State and 9th
Ssstea For myself, ! desire to be regarded
siwsys with you, and - one Of yourselves.