The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-07-28
nm ACCEPTANCE q ON cAxInA1n.

Baltimore. Nd, June %. 1850.
Sir-I am directed BY . vote Of the
Democratic National Convention, 10 10.
form you that you have been this day
unanimously nominated BY it as the can.
didste Of the Democratic party for the
Office Of President Of the United States,
and in their behalf request you 10 accept
the nomination. l beg leave At the same
time 10 enclose 10 you copy Of the rec.
olutions adopted by the Convention, ~
tho political platform on which the party
stands
have the honor 10 be,
Very respectfu.,,-,
G. GUSHING, President.
Hon. J. g. BaEcxisRipos
WAsMSorox, July 8, 1850.
Dsay Sir have your letter Of the
23d ult.. by which ] am officially inform
cd Of my nomination for the Office Of
President Of tho United States, by the
Democratic National Convention lately
assembled vt Baltimore
The circumstances Of this nomination
will jnstify me in referring to its per.
sonAl aspect.
! have not sought, nor desired to be
placed before tho country for the Office
Of President. When my name was pre-
scented To the Convention At Charleston
it was Withdrawn by = friend, in obedi.
ence to my expressed wishes. Ny views
had not changed when the Convention
reasscmbled at Baltimore. and when I
heard Of tic differences which occurred
there. my indisposition 10 bs connected
prominently with the canvass WA con
6rmed, and expressed to many friends.
Without discussing the occurrences
which preceded tho nomination, and
which are, or soon will be, well under.
stood by the country, have only to say
that ! approved ~ just and necessary
for the preservation Of the national or.
ganization, and the sacred right Of rep
rescntation. the action Of the Conven-
ton over which you continue 70 preside,
and thus approving il aud having resolv-
ed to sustain it, I feel that il does not
become me u select the pc sition shall
occupy, nor to shrink from the RESPONSE
bIitics OF the post to Which have been
assigned. Accordingly I accept the
nomination from sense Of public duty ;
ard, ~ ! think, uninhuenced in any de-
gree by the allurcments Of ambition.
l avail myself Of this occasion 10 say
that the confidence IN my personal and
public char actcr, implied by the action
Of the Convention, will always be CRATE
fully remembered and it 10 but just
also TO my own feelings to exprcss my
qualification 1t the association Of my
name with that Of my friend Gen. Lane,
a patriot and soldier whose great ser
vices in the Geld aud in council entitlc
him TO the gratitude and confidence Of
his countrymcn.
The resolutions adopted by the Convcn-
ton have my cordial approval. They
are just TO all parts of the Union. 10 oil
our citizens, native and naturalized. and
they form . noble policy for any Admin
istration.
The questions touching tho rights Of
persons and property which have u late
been much discussed. find in these reso-
lutions . constitutional solution. Our
Union is confcdcracy Of equal sover-
cign States. for the purposes cnumera-
ted in the Federal Constitution. What.
ever the common Government holds in
trust for al the Sta,cs must bc enjoyed
by each !. controls the Terri
tories in trust for all the States Moth.
ing less than sovereignty can destroy or
impair tho rights Of persons or property.
Tho Territorial Governments are subor.
dinant aud temporary. and not sovereign;
hence they cannot destroy or impair the
rights Of persons or property. While
they continue to bc Territories they are
under the control Of Congress, but the
nowhere conters on any
branch Of the Federal Government the
power 70 discriminate against the rights
Of the States or the property Of their
citizens in the Territories. II iollows
that the citixens of oil the States may
enter the Territories of the Union with
their property, Of whatever kind, aud
enjoy It during the territorial condition.
without let OF hinderance, either by Con
grcss OF BY the subordinate Territorial
These principles flow directly from
the absence Of sovereignty in the Terri
torial Governments, and from the cqaAi'
ity Of the Statcs. Indeed. they are e.
scastial TO that equality. which is and
ever has been the vital principle Of our
Union. They have bssn
settled icgislatively. settled jnd'cislly.
and are sustained BY right and reason.
They rest on the rock ot tho Constitu.
ton. They will preserve the Conat,tu-
will preserve the Union.
II 10 idle 10 attempt to another these
great isauca, or to misreprcsent them by
The use Of partisan phrases, which arc
and delusive The people
will look beneath such expression ~ In.
Congressional Slave Code.
md tho like, and will penetrate TO tho
real questions involved. TIE frisads Of
Constitutional equality do not and never
did demand . Congressional Slave
Code" nor any other edo in regard 70
property in tho Territories. They hold
The doctrine u nos-intcvventioa by Con-
grsss. os BY . Territorial Legislature.
Dithss 10 establish or prohibit slsvsry !;
but they ssssss (forti6ed hy H. highest
judicial tribunal in the Unien) ~ plain
duty Of the Federal 0overnmest IL I'll
IL departmssts, 70 seeure. whss psces-
nary. 70 The citissas a I'll ~ Staesa. ~
enjoy memt Of tAsir property IL ~ cor
mon Territories. The only logical ~.