Daily national Democrat., 1860-09-19
They are for Slave Code or DissoIu.

ton.
Read the following 1t presents addition.
al proof OF the reasonable designs of the
Breekiniidge- Yanccy party:
James 3. Clay is stumping Kentucky for
Brecklnlldge and Lane But John Y Rrowo
"stamped' him the other day bv asking him
/ what he would do if Congress did NOT Grant
the protection which he demanded MIR
Clay decIined to answer Browns question. -
ETchaHge
Mr. James 3. Clay may have declined, and
we understand he did decline to answer Mr.
Browns question publicly. but lac has been
more communicative in private A distin
guished Douglas Democrat who met Mr.. G
once or twice in a debate a few weeks ago.
had personal interview with him of the
stamp, and asked lin, in the course Of it,,
what he would do il Congress should with
hold from slavery in the Territories the pro
lection demanded for it. Mr.. CLAW WARMLY
rephed, that, in such case, he would go for
the immediate dissolution of the Union. The
Douglas gentleman inquired whether he
might consider himself at liberty to commu-
nicate this answer TO his friends. Yes. re.
pied Mr. Clay, vehementlv, YOU may pro-
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we demand for our property in the Terrific
ries be not granted by Congress. if we cannot
have protection for allegiance, | for one will
60 for the breaking up Of the confederacv
The friend of Mr.. Douglas asked MIR. Clay
whether this was also the position of MI
John G. Breckinridgc. Mr.. g. didn't DENY
that he knew what Mr.. Breckiuridge's posi-
ton was, but said that he regarded the ques-
llon as an improper one and should decline
answering it.
We believe that Mr.. Breckinridge has not
upon any occasion said what he V puld do if
Congress should decline interposing to pro-
tect slavery in the Territories against the
will OF the Territorial Legislature and the will
OF the Territorial people, but we think there
can be little if any room to doubt that his
views and those Of his bosom friend James
Clay are the same Mr.. C.'s views are
those, 50 far as is known, of the whole of
Mr.. BIS intimate, prominent, and influential
friends. Not one of these has said, or can
be induced to say, that he would willingly
tolerate the maintenance of the Union if
Congress should omit to grant full measure
OF protection to Territorial slavery.
Revolution is unquesionably the settled
and deliberate purpose of the leaders and
controllers of the Breckinrdge party, which
is therefore popularity and properly known
as the Disunion party. 1t is the undisclaim-
ed and more than half avowed purpose of
those leaders. They will not deny, That, in
the event of their failing to obtain at once
from Congress that protection for slavery
which they know in all the depths of their
souls they cannot at present obtain, they are
Tor the dismemberment of the Union. Nor
will they deny, that, in case Mr. Lincoln
shall be elected to the Presidency, a result
which they confessedly anticipate, and which
by the disruption of the Democratic party,
and by the setting up of Breckinridge tick
cts In the Northern States, they have been
doing d are doing every thing in their power
to bring about they will strike Instantly for
the Unions annihilation. They are at the
head of party which they are leading and
welding for disunion purposes. and they
neither expect nor desire that the present
eonfederacy of States shall remain in exist
enee another year They must be taught
solemn lesson, or the nation will be taught a
terrible one.-LouiSoiHe Joaraa}