Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-07-07

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Signed G. CUSHING, Prest.
WASHINGTON, June 30, 1860,
Hon. CALEB CUSHING, President-I have the hon
70 acknowledge the receipt Of the communication
you make in behalf Of the Democratic National
Convention, in which you inform me, thatton the
sd inst, i was unanimously nominated by that
body for the Office Of Vice President Of the United
States, with the request that 1 should accept the
nomination. The platform adopted, and Of which
5oq senq dS me- copy meets 6s Win Inn my ng4sy ePPF9y %
the only Of stopping sectional agitation, by
the denial Of which has led 70 the present unhappy
condition Of public affairs. Compromises Of Consti
tutional principle are ever dangerous and am con-
WINGED that the true Democracy has fit to plant
firm foot the rock Of truth, and to give the peO-
PIE az opportunity To- vndeate their love Of justice
and fraternal regard for each others rights.
Non-interTontion on the subject Of slavery, I may
omphaticslly says is the cardinamaXim Of the Dem
ocrats. Non-interve by Congress- and nOn-in-
terTentiOn By territorial Legislatures, is fully
stated ln the FIRST resolution Of the adopted plat
form. In vain Hhould we declare tho former with
ont insisting upon the latter; because = permit ter
rtor1al legisatOns to prohibit or e7leDsh slal
by gnffisndly legislation e inyaedale property
would be granting powers to the creature agent
which It Is admitted do not appertain 70 the prin-
epal or power that creates besides which II would
be fostering an element Of agitation in the terrific
riss that must necessarily extend to Congress, and
the people Of all the statess the right Of every citi
zen TO enter the common territory with whatever
property he legally possesses
msnt the duty to project this right Of the citizen
whenever and wherever assailed or intrlnged, The
Democratic party honestly unites this agitating
question which i threatening to and destroy
ans brotherhood Of State.
It does not propose to legislate for the ex-
tension Of slavery nor for its restriction, but
to give TO each State and to every citizen, all
that our fOrefathers propose to give, viz !;
perfect equality of rights and then to com
nit to the people as 10 climate or soil the de-
termination as to the kind of institution best
fitted to their requirements in their Consti-
tional limits, and declaring as fundament-
al maxim, that the people Of a territory can
only establish or prohibit slavery when they
come TO form Constitution preparatory to
their admission into the Union. If happily
our principles shall prevail an era of peace
and harmony viii be restored to cur distract
ed country, and no more shall we be troub-
led with the agitation Of this dangerous
question because it viii be removed as well
from the territorial legislatures as from the
Halls Of Congress, when we shall be free TO
turn our attention to more useful issues, the
motive Of our growth in National greatness.
Our Union must be preserved, but this can
only De done by maintaining the COustitu-
ton inyiolate IN All its provisions and
guarantees Of the Judicial authority asproyi-
ded BY the Constitution must be maintained
and It's decisions implicitly obeyed as well in
regard to the rights Of properly in the Ter
ritories as in all our other matters. Honing
fr success add trusting in the truth and insf9
ice ofthe principles Of our party and in'that
Divine Providence that has watched over
US, and made us one Of the great nations Of
the earth, and that we may continue TO mer-
it Divine protection. ] cheerfully accept
the nomination so unanimously conferred
on me, and cordially endorse the platform
adopted by the Convention. I have the
honor to be, sir, with much respect, your
friend and obedient servant,
JOSEPH LANE.