Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-10-29
what BreekinrldEs Electors are Made OF In


It is known that the Breckiurdge -Yarcey DemOcra-
cy of Ohio have pu, IN nomination an electoral
ticket Inasmuoh as this ticket if il was not made
for the purpose have other effect than to increase
the chances of the Republicans for carrying the State in
the Presidential election the selection Of Charles Rene
lin of the electors for the State at large very
appropriate lie is fresh recruit drawn recently
from the Republican camp that the dns Of Republican
fanatclsm still soils his garments He abandoned the
Democratic party after the passage Of the KAnsas-Ne-
braska BILL supported Fremont in 1856, and up to the
meeting of the Baltimore Convention, a recognized
Republican leader. He has now made a sudden plunge
into Breckenridge and his conversion may be
regarded as one of the remarkable events Of the day.
when we consider his former views the subject Of
slavery and the doctrine of the platform which he
now stands 1t may be an instructive lesson to our Dem
ocrac readers to reflect upon the opinions of this
leader expressed in the outset of the KansasNebraskA
agitation Whilst the Kansas Nebraska bill was pending
in Congress on the 18th of Mareh 1854 public meeting
was held in Cincinnati persons opposed to the repeal
Of the Missouri Restriction. Mr. Remelu signed the call
and attended the meeting and made speech From that
speech the following selections made by the Cncin
natl Commercial:
1.-The Constitution never intended that slavery should
be other than sectional but the effort now TO make
il national, and freedom sectional There could not
righteously Se compromises between freedom and sdpeTy
Throughout the Nebraska bill there provisions
incompatible with the idea of sefgovernment by the
people of the Territories. People knew how to organ
ize their own government; but Congress here Or
ganizing the government, not the people, Mr. Chase
proposed that the people might have the privilege to
elect their own officers but his amendment voted
down with insults by the men of the South and the
white slaves of the North.
"He hoped now that the people Of the North Volld
gus the South derstaRd that everV question betreen
freedom and sIGrery more at sSHe-FEgitive
Saue Lac aud all and he wanted that the South should
understand that thsy had for s present ianphed hav
ing slave Congress and slave PRESIDENT TnE TuruRE
WAS FOR U.s. and the future good deal larger than
the present or the past OF Government either For
the future let the South have their pound Of hesh but
not one drop of blood"
At later day, March oath, another meeting held
at which Charles Remelin, Esq, made a speech, of
which the following is an.extract
douglas and his master, President Pierce would put
new test in the Democratic platform; we in the North
are be driven to admit that we have already refused
TO admit that slavery is national Travelling in Europe
aud frequently getting into discussions with monarchss
found the last resort was the hing-"yOu have real
Democracy in America-yOu uphold the worst form OF
slavery" Ny reply always was-'Slavery is not nation
al but sectiona-t forced upon while colonies,
ana conRsa 70 few otdes-He are NOT our DrotueIs
Keeper"
But, fellow Democrats and fellow-citizens pass this
Nebraska b-egsate slavery into the Territories and
how will Won answer the of Christendomy Think
OF is being done in 1854 when Austria aud Russia and
even arthermost Asia Is stirring in behalf Of human
freedom Shall America alone recede from freedom
THE Democratic party is TO be cOnvusod by this new
test Men who else would act together great ques
tons of nationA politics. TO be separated aud es-
ranged We of the Northern Democracy have long |
fought the battles OF the South and at the expense Of
position at houie-our only reward is the overseers de-
mand for greater sacrifice"
These are the sentiments Of this Republican recruit
into whose hands has been inrusted the Breckenridge
Yanccy standard in Ohio An antialavery fanatic, he
is made the leader in movement ostensbly designed
20 advance the doctrine of protection to slavery in tie
territories Can Southern Democrats put their faith in
any party which adopts policy so fatal as thisg