Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-08-02
Address Of the President Of the
United States 10 the Friends Of
BreekiDridse and Lane. I

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BreckiDridgs and Lane.
The great atifcation meeting o
Monday evening last having adjourn
ed to the Executive Mansions and
paid their respects to the Chic
Magistrate, Mr. BUCHANAN appeared
and spoke as follows:
FRIENDS AND FELLOW. CITIZENS:
thank yeu from my heart for the
honor OF this visit. | cordially con.
graduate you on the preference
which you have expressed for Major
Breck inridge and Gen. Lane as can
didates for The Presidency and Vice
Presidency OF the United States over
all competitors. Applause] They
are men whose names are known TO
tie country; they need no eufogy
from me. They have served ,heir
/, country in peace and in war. They
are statesmen rs we'll as soldiers, and
in tha day and hour of danger they
will ever be at their post They
fare conservative men. and in the
course of their administration they
will be equally just to She North and
to the South, to the East and TO the
West. [Applauss.] Above all and
first Of nj! they Me friends of tbs
Constitution and the Union, cheers
and they viii stapd by them 10 the
3 dee,h. Renewed cheers. Bot we
ought not to forget hat they are also
friends 10 the equality ofathe sever'
leign States Of this Union in the
common Territories Of the country.
lICries Of "Good.''] They will main
tain that principle, which should re-
ceive the cordial appreciation Of us
all. Equality ia equity. Ever, citi-
zen Of The United States is equal
before The Constitution and the laws;
and why ehould not the equality Of
the eoyereign States oomposing
this Union be held in like reverence?
This. is good Democratic loctrins.--
Libert, and equality are the birth.
fright ol every American citizen; and
tjust as certainly as :be day sue
ceeds the night SO cerlain will this
principle Of ofDemocra!ic justice event.
ually prevail over all opposition
l Cheers. But, before ] speak fur
ther upon this subjecl--and shall
not da,ain you very long-l wish to
r. move one stumbling block out oil
the way. s 9ss a.ae
! have ever been the friend OF
Irregular nominations. havs never
struck political licket in my life.
Now, was there anything done at
Baltimore TO- bind the political con-
jsciencs of any sound Democrat,
lor to prevent him ficm supporting
i Breckenridge and Lane! [''No, no!
| was contemporary with the abandon
ment o! the old congressional conxen.
ton or caucus. THIS occurred long
J time ago; very few. if any, Of you
/. re member it. Under the old con-
gressional convention system, nc
person was admitted to q seat ex.
I cept the Democratic me moers o.
the Senste and House of Rspresen n
) tatives, This rule rendered it abso.
i Iluiely certain tha! the nominee
: whoever he might be, would be sus
b tanned at the election by the Demo
cratic States of the Union p,
ltbis uieansi it was rendered inpossi
y bic That those States which conlt
3 3 not give an electoral vote for th'
!, candidate when nominated shoui'
d centrel the nomination and dictst
{ to the Democratic States who shcul'
y be their nominee. =
: eTbissystem was abandoned- wheth
er wisely or not stall express n
opinion. Tho Naionaf Conysntio
. vas substituted in isss stead. A
AZ The States whethsr Democratic {
:, = not, we're equally to send delegate
- - 70 this Convention according to II
- !, number of their Senators aud rel
~ ~ ressntatiyes in Congress. 80 9 ~ 7
&. A difficulty at oncs arose wbie
s never could have arisen under u
congressional convention system.-
he # a bare msjority Of the Nation
m. Conysniion thus composed oou
MS nominate. a candidate. he. might
cal nominated lnainly 4 by The aati1 Dam
he Eeratic States. THUS nle neminati'
la power. would be separated rom q
vol elccsiug powes which ceu'd not 4
e. Ito be destructive othe streng'h a
harmony Of the Democratic party.