The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-09-19

IvuUtioH ~ DdltimOre ne 6dlds-l receiyed q
uajority Of the whole number Of the conyen.
ton on large number Of successive ballots.
! confess, after having Withdrawn my name
from before the Convention in the years when
Fierce, in 1852, and Buchanan, in 1856, re-
celyed the support of the majority, expect.
ed that the candidates before the Charleston
and Baltimore Conventions would feel bound
IN honor to treat me as treated them on a
former occasion. Inasmuch as had given
J. z. Breckenridge the nomination in 1856,
oy Withdrawing my name. had right to
expect that Under precisely similar circum-
stances he would have felt himself bound to
be as generous towards me as had been to-
wards him. lnasmuch as my conduct had
made ]. G. Breckenridge Vice President Of
the United States. expected he, as gen.
tIeman, would have felt bound TO pursue a
similar line Of conduct towards me as that
adopted voluntarily towards him. Ii that
course had been pursued there would be no
division Of the party to-day. And why had
It not been pursued? lthappened that re-
ceiyed more votes in the Convention than all
the other candidates put together-almost
twO-thlrds of the whole number but when
il was found that the large majority support
ing me could not be compelled to succumb
TO the minority, the defeated candidates
formed combination TO break up the party
rather than permit the majority 10 govern,
under the two-thirds rule. as in former cases.
What excuse dues Breckenridge make for
breaking up the Conventionf Mr. Breckin-
ridge. three days ago. made stump speech,
10 which he tried tojustify the breaking up
nl fI.a AZ -
the Convention which nominated me insisted
on dogma in its platform. Foster was
nominated in Reading for Governor of the
State on identically the same principles that
was nominated at Baltimore. Foster is
thus pledged, by his nomination, to the iden-
ticsl principles TO which ] am irrevocably
committed. How can man vote for the one
without supporting the other, il he Processes
To be governed by principle trust every
democrat in Pennsylvania will rally jealous
~, cordially and heartily, round the banner
OF Foster and non-interyenlion. (Cheers.)
And when you shall have done that. how can
you refuse TO sustain me on the same plat
form in the National Convention. (Cries Of
1--WE cannot -" that's all.") Il is true that
Breckenridge tells you that the National
Convention adapted dogma contrary to rea-
son and the constitution. II that be true,
you Of Reading. when you nominated Foster,
adopted similar dogma. equally hostile 10
reason and the constitution. am free 10
say that the National Convention and the
Pennsylvania State platform are both in har.
mony with reason aud the constitution.
But Breckenridge has declared, in his late
stump speech. that | was not nominated ac-
cerding TO the usages OF the Democratic
party. (Cries Of " You were."l suppose
Breekinridge thinks so. or | suppose he
would not have said so. But il only shows
his ignorance Of democratic usages when he
makes that declaration. | received two
thirds vote in the Convention after the bolt.
but LEES Than tw0-thirds vote Of the whole
Cow entiun; hence was nominated in the
same way that Cass Was, according to the
known uniform usages of the patty. But
suppose Breckinride will excuse himself for
not regarding the nomination d Cass as reg
ular. on the ground that at the time he did
not belong 10 the Democratic party, and
hence he was not bound BY lis usages. You
all know that in 81. Breckenridge, al meet
ing in Lexington, where he made 4 speech,
denounced the Democratic party a. cor
rupt faction. aud came out in favor 0i Gen.
Tayl0 for the Presidency. Now, suppose,
he will excuse himself for not being bound
by the regularity OF the Cass nomination on
the ground that he did not belong 10 the
Democratic party; aud further. on the ground
that he went hunting on election day and
would not ynie. Cheers aud laughter.l
But my friend Breckenridge, in his Ken.
IL. n. -
that he was in ia,or Of Taylor in ls47, went
hunting IN lS4S. and thus could MT vote fur
cass; yet be asserts that he made speeches
for Cas-. because Cass then represented his
principles. Now all We have TO do is TO
find ont what his principles we're. We have
only to learn what Mr.. Ca-s was 10 favor Of
aud We have lIrrckinridgr's principles. @
Voice" The Nicholson l,tter."l Yes, my
friend. you hit Il exactly. Csss had Jus,
written the Nicholson letter, 10 which he
asserted that Congress had no power TO in.
terlere with Ue slavery question IN the Ter
rilories, and Breckenridge tells u that H..
made speeches Tor Cass. although up 10 The
/ publication Of that letter he had been Tor
Cass represented his principles. Here We
find Breckenridge again boiling. Cheers
aud laughter.) Ny friends. never yet bolted
the regular ticket Of nv party-ne,er yet
went out hunting on the day Of Presiden.
\ tial eleeiiun IN NY life-and hence i boiling
against the regular organization Is claim 10
democratic support, am entitled TO no
credit upon that ground.
But le, me ask you, fellow democrats. what
is 10 be the consequence Of your sustaining
those schemes Of secessionism aud boiling
How you'd il work at your elections Tor
GOsernori When one man comes forward