The Van Buren press., 1860-08-31
Breckenridge Accepts tie Rich
mond D;suniou Nomination.

toforc profuse protestatlons of love Tor the
Union and the Constitution. Alas how
are the mighty fallen He has been fore
ed by Yancey and his abettors, no doubt
against his own wishes and better convic-
tions, to ,sccept, and has been forced to
publish his acceptance of the nomination
of the DisuniorD Convention, which met at
Richmond, And to fall at once to the
lowest depths of disunionism, adds in his
letter of acceptance, that he "shall hope
to merit the confidence implied by the ac-
tion of the Convention
The letter of Mr.. Beckinridge accepting
the nomination is alone published. Mr..
Ervin's letter Informing him of the nom
nation is not it was no doubt, too fright
ful in its disunion aspects, to see the light
indeed it must have been SO to have
reflected justly the oninions of the Conven-
tion-where is it and where is LANES
letter of acceptance :? the people woq y
like to see it-they demand it,
| The Washington States and Union, says
| upon this matter:
1t is evident. from the tenor OF Mr..
Dreckinridge's letter, and the circumstan
| ces surrounding its publication, that he was
! aware of the disunion odium that should
attend such an aeeApsan.se: but h. was
afraid or powerlcss to resist the rancry,
jeff Davis, and Slidell surveillance under
which he moves.
i In the first place. the letter is dated one
month after that from Mr.. Erwin, President
/ of the Richmond Convention, informing
( him of his nomination.
| In the second place, it appears seven
weeks after that nomination.
! In the third place, its publication was
not voluntary.
In the fourth place, Mr.: Erwin's letter,
as is usual on such occasions, is not pub
lishcd with it.
In the fifth place, it has not been publish
cd in the Yanccy- Lincoln BrcckinrldSe or
gan of this city.
In the sixth place it was only intended
! for circulation in Alabama and the ot-bcd
of rebellion.
in the seventh place, General Lanes ac-
ceptancc is not published.
! He was forced to this by Iancey. Yam
| ccy would have no hair-measurc man as his
nominee; and is right to place the latter in
such a position that h. cannot be cheated
BIZ him or his partisans. In the ranks Of
disunion, Ianccy is determined not to play
| the part forced upon Mr. Guthrie in Ken
tUcky. If sIr. Brcckinridge accepted the
Richmond nomination without the dictate
rial pressure OF Mr.. Iancey. his position is
equally dangerous. One thing is now a
positive AMI undeniable fact-that Mr.
Brcckinr;dgc's declarations, and the dccla-
iitions of his friends that he was a devoted
lover of the Union, arc like the "glories of
Solomon - and the might of Babylon. 3"
Gone in the wind
! The people can no longer be deceived.
The people will not DC deceived. The
democratic masses have to choose between
union and disunion. If they did not I'M
derstand it before, they will understand it
now. and as between Breckinridge and dis
union, and Douglas and unicn, they will,
following the doctrines which have made
Union, and rally upon Stephen A. Doug
las and Hcrschei V. johnson as tie Union
candidates
! Mr.. Breckenridge's acceptance Of the
nomination of the Disunion Richmond con
vention has at last seen the light. The
Eutaw Ala Independent Observer, Of the
Sd inst, says: :" Hon. John Erwin, Presi-
dent of the Richmond Convention. has
handed us the following letter from Hon.
j. t. Breckenridge, accepting the nomina-
ton O. that Convention -
90 I,EyING-o. .tuiv 06 1850
&" DEAE Sir In ans wer to your letter of
the Doth ult.. containing official informa-
ton of my nomination TO. the Pres dency
of the United States, by the Democratic
convention assembled at Richmond. have
to say that accept the nomination, and
shall hope to merit the confidence implied
by the action of the Convention.
! '' ! trust tina. full discussion Of exis.
ing issues will result in establishing the
| Constitution and Union Of she States npon
immovable foundations
With good wishes, | am vour friend,
| John G. BEECkENRIDGE.
- Hon. john Erwin, President Of the
Richmond Democratic Convention, at
Grecnsborough. Ala !
lie accepts and hopes to merit the conf
dcncc Of the Disunionists How can that
be done except by coming up to their STAN
dard And is pleased to style the dis
union convention :" Democratic" But that
| is probably no worse. than the Boilers call
ing themselves the National Democracy. II
nothing else should invoke the people to re-
buke Mr.. breckenridge by an overwhelming
defeat. this acceptance of the nomination
of the Disunien Richmond Convention
shouidsstir them up as Il red hot nnoi-...e r.;
i upon their backs. The acceptance is q
gross insult to the patriotism OF the eoun
try. as well as to the Democratic party. As
iEfins issues issue WIN result IN establishing the
Constitution and Union Of the States upon
immovablc foundations, it means simply
tlis: '' trust that 1 may be elected Ii 1
am, our Ultra slave code views will have re
ceivcd the sanction of the American people
and all will then be well with u.s. You viii
not go out of the Union, for there will be
no necessity for it. And VIC shall, further
demands"
Mr.. Brcclcnrii &C is getting along very
rapidly FOR a young man. considering the
vicMs he held. and the position he occupi :
cd to the Democratic party in fS56.-Ct2-
einnat. Enquirer.
Eg &e Memphis Avalanche, in its no.
tice OF Mncey's sIrech in that city, says
80 great was tie admiration and ex-
element he inspir-l, ,hat an effort was
made to take the horses from his carriage,
that the crowd might themselves propel it