, 1860-07-27
Presidential Nominations

ufcu uclo ou Aucsuul oNoulug last, 70 Cele-
hrate The nomination Of BRcKENRIDcE and
LAM as candidates for President and Vice
President Of the United States, by the Sc
ceding convention at Baltimore in June
last. The continued cheering and huzzaing
during the interim Of firing. leads US to be-
Iieve their nomination is a popular one
about here. The sslute was fired under
ihe auspices Of JoHx H. ScRANroN. We
verify believe that il John could, he would
indnet them into their respective Offices be-
fore night Scranton is an enthusiast, aud
be cannot avoid eVincing It on so import
ant an occasion as when a President is to
Be made. He says We must all declare
our positions n0sO, either for BREcKENMDCE
or DoUoEAs. We have no hesitation what
evef in doingso. Our partlalities for LANE
are well known everywhere. He was our
hrsicholee for the Presidency. The seeding
convention. however, has thought proper to
place him second on that ticket. aud nomi
mated that able and sagacious statesman
The Hon. JoHN @. BREcKESRIDOE, Of Ken
tuck, our present vice-President,- las oul
candidate for that high and exalted Office
Had these veteran democrats been nOmina
ted according to any rules established BY
the Baltimore Convention before It's disrup
ton, We are certain the news would have
been received here BY the democracy with
agenerai . reclamation Of JOY and approba'
tlOus and without, perhaps, a single excep
ton in the Territory. But we confess W,
have our doubts as to whether they are il
reality the nominees Of the National De
moeraey. From the surface Of Journal.
now before Us. It Is scarcely deniable that
SrErEEx A. DoUorAs, Of Illinois, has re.
ceised a large majority Of the legally ac-
credited delegates TO the Baltimore con-
renticn. The proceedings Of that conven-
ton, 90 fer as received, show that he re-
esivsd 1914 votes, or two-thirds vote of
The convention AFTER the secession, whilst
BnrcKEEnaD0E received bit 81, Afterwards
aised TO l05. BY giving him the votes
which had been east on that ballot for
DIcKrSsoS, Of New York, and Others. We
are further informed that tho secsding CON
ren,lon was composed Of all or part Of the
delegates Of but slsssn States Of this Union,
subsequently increased by admitting dele
gates from States having double delega-
tions, who had before been denied partici.
pating in the main convention. 1t is
true, the delegates to this seeding conven-
ilon represented the democracy Of States
thoroughly democratic, who entertain views
upon the question Of slavery similar to
those We hold to. and quite at variance
with The doctrinas promulgated by Douglas
Il is also true that whilst the dissemination
sfthis (us We believe) erratic doctrine has
led 70 no results Of practical utility to either
cur nation or people, !, has had the effect
% distract our party, TO so divide It thai
hom our division We may suffer defeat. II
the days Of Lecomptonism, this squatter OF
Territorial sovereignty doctrine Of Douglas
vas pronounced as the greatest truth ;
q the day BY the leaders Of the republican
party. It was advocated almost unani
mously By the republican party. Those o
our party Who opposed it were, and ar,
now known as "administration democrats.
In what estimation is that great truth nov
hsld By republieansI We hesitate not il
saying % ont Of every 100 republicans vii
unqualifedly pronounce "squatter sover
eighty" = hnmbag. Without having sue
ceeded, then, in bringing this new doctrin,
into general democratic repate, Douglas
now fnds that through bis agency our par
y has become disunited aud split, willis
scarcely one Of the republican party, which
through him has suddenly sprung into TEN
porary Importance, would now favor hin
with . TOte.
Yet It belongs not to US to say the doc
tfine Is erroneous. We have an abiding
confidence in the intelligence Of the demo
cratic party Of the Union. II. through
their delegates to tho national Baltimor,
convention, that doctrine is pronounced
good. one which will bear the test Of tim,
and reason. then good" say we. If 81
pronounced. then could no man more ct thar
SEErHEx A. DOUCLAs not have been selected
70 carry out principles. Asits originator
the honor belongs to him to be the first ex
eeutiVe to enforce its whole and entire pre-
cspts- Though partial to BREckESRDcE
fbr reasons given, We should be entirely
satisfied with the success Of Douglas. Un
ii the arrival Of another States mail, how
ever. We shall refrain from spreading ou
Gag to the breeze. After we shall hav
bad an opportunity Of making ourselve