Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1860-08-01

confidently expect that We shall soon arrive
At the logical consequence Of our political
folly-DIsuS1oN
OUR VENERABLE PRESIDENT.
James Buchanan says that neither Doug.
las or Breckenridge were nominated in
regular manner, Audience Democrats are at
liberty to 60 for either as their convictions
of duty may prompt them, and still remain
Democrats, The selfish and corrupt tools
Of the President in this State take no such
catholic view Of the matter. OF course
Mr.. Buchanan will, hereafter treat every
Douglas man as CONSTANT, " orlhy Dem
ocrat, and we confidently look for no more
removal Of Douglas men.
But We do fear in spite Of this statement
that, J.B. will remove Douglas men. Some
Of the fice-holders about here dare not
avow their honest preferences: and as they
look upon the drawn sword. they send
word that they are Breckenridge men!
Thank God but few are SO, they defy the
sword and proclaim for Douglas, and truth
and honor.
When J. B. uttered the above sentiment,
at Washington, j. Il. told fiat falsehood
Douglas was nominated IN regular man
ner, by the regular convention, at the regu-
lar place Of meeting, by unanimous vote Of
all that remained. Do the men who secede
from a regular convention secure regularity
to their secession, BY organizing boiling
convention. Had the regular convention,
to arm men to go out and coerce the atten.
dance Of seeding absentees, and punish re-
fusal by hanging or shooting. 1t might
have been right, and probably would have
been doing. little more than anticipating the
painful duty Of the Government; for before
many years roll around, these very men
who are now with J. B. in the lead, traitors
to the Democratic party, will find themselves
traitors to the American Union and coop.
Grating with Yancey in the lead, to precipi-
tate the Cotton States into revolution.
towards can lead bloodless treason, but
bold men must lead a conspiracy, which un-
successful will introduce them to the gal
lows and funerals.
Suppose a minority ef the Cincinnati
Convention had withdrawn and nominated
another man; and defeated j. B. would J.
B. have then thought, that Democsats were
at liberty to go for either candidate as they
chose and yet remain good Democrats
and true We fear that J. B. would not
entertained that opinion under such cir.
stances. We pity J. B. for if he had any
self respect left, he must feel degraded be-
cause he possesses such malignat enmity
toward the party that has done SO much
for him.
THE RING or THE STEEL.
Col. Heath, Of the Dubuque Post Office,
who, gave four votes from Iowa in the Sc
ceders Convention, although he could not be
elected to Democratic county convention
at home. lately sent to Pat Richardson, OF
the McGrcsor Times, who is post master at
that place, the programme Of the Brcckin.
ridge men of Iowa, intimating to him
that his 'official safety as postmaster of
McGregor, depended upon the respectful
consideration Of Mr. Breckinridge's claims;"
in letting Heath and all such dogs know
what he thinks Of them, Richardson says
among other things
Desiring to make short story of this
matter, wish to say:--Tha. am Post
Master at McGregor-that the office since
Nov. sc has been kept by me-that have
endeavored SO to manage it that every man
has been treated alike-that the Office has
not been political engine for the further.
ence of my own or any other mans inter-
est--that my oa'h Of Office stipulAtes fealty
to no ad,ninistration--that l have been a
recognized and open opponent Of the Prcsi-
dents Lecompton policy since its inception
that have repeatedly through my pa
per requested the Department to select my
successor, fit required partisan service Of
any kind, and particularly the Le"omption
: kind-that have hoisted at the head Of the
Nvrth lo,oa Times, Of which paper l am
sole proprietor the names Of DOUGLAS
and JOHNSON, the regular nominees Of the
National Democratic Convention at Balti.
more-that those honored names stay
there till the election in November-that
the Administration has not patronage
enough in the State of Iowa to purchase
my selfrespec,, or change my convictions
Of political duty.
All this is respectfully submitted, with
the profoundest regret that men can be
found in the ranks Of .he Democratic party
SO low as to become the public and unmis.
taxable tools Of Government faction, which
unfortunately now yields the Treasury Of
the United States to satiate its vengeance
against a statesman, whose only sin is that
he could neither be bribd nor frightened in.
to base sacrifice Of the glorious doctrine Of
Popular rights. "If this be treason. make
the most of it - A. 7. RICHARDSON,
Postmaster, McGregor, Iowa
That's the stuff they are made of-the
Douglas men Of the Country. Never was a
party so free from everything that is dis.
honorable and corrupt, as is tho Democratic
party Of to-day. It has been purified by