Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1860-07-12

! am, with great respect. your friend,
john &. BRECKINRIDGE.
Hon. c. Cushing, President Of the Democratic
Convention.
CEN. LANES ACCEPTANCE OF HIS NOMI-
NATION FOR THE VICE PRESIDENCY.
WAsHINGToN, June 3d. 1860
Sri have the honor to acknowledge the re-
cept OF the communication you make in behalf
ofthc Democratic National Convention. in which
you inform me that on the 23d instant | was
unanimously nominated. by that body as the
candidate of the Democratic party for the office
of Vice President of the United States, with the
request that I shall accept the nomination.
The platform adopted, and Of which you en-
close me copy, meets with my hearty appro-
val, as it embodies what have been contending
for as the only means Of stopping sectional agi-
tation, by'securng to all equality and constitu-
tonal rights, the denial of which has led to the
present unhappy condition Of public affairs.
Compromises of constitutional principles are
ever dangerous, and | am rejoiced that the true
Democracy has seen fit to plant firm foot on
the rock of truth and to give the people an OPP
portunity to vndicate their love of Justice and
fraternal regard for each others rights
Non-ntervention on the subject Of slavery,
may emphatically say, is the cardinal maxim of
the acy-non-intervention by Congress
and non-interventon by Territorial legislatures,
as is fully stated in the first resolution of the
adopted platform. In vain should we declare
the former without insisting upon the latter,
because, to permit Territorial legislatures to
prohibit or establish slavery, or by unfriendly
legislation to inValidate property, would be
granting powers to the creature or agent, which,
it is admitted, do not appertain to the principal,
OF the power that creates; besides which, it
| ,yonl6 bn f,ctnripo ole IF in
the Territory that must necessarily extend to
congress and the people of all the States.
| II the Constitution establishes the RIGHT of
every citizen to enter the Common Territory
with whatever property he legally possesses, it
necessarily devoves on the Federal Government
the duty to protect this right of the citizen when
ever or wherever assailed or infringed. The
Democratic party honorably meets this agtating
question, which is threatening to sever aH iies-
troy this brotherhood of States 1t does not
propose to lesslate for the extension of slavery,
nor for its restriction, but to give to each State
and to every citizen all that our forefathers pro-
poset to g We, namely: perfect equality ofrights,
and then to commit to the people, to climate
and to soil, the determination as to the kind of
institutions best fitted to their requirements in
their constitutional limits, and declaring. as a
fundamental maxim, that the people of Terri
tOiy can cStttoiloi VI pioIIiOit "Heu
they come to form constitution, preparatory
to their admission as a State into the Union.
IT. happily, our principles shall prevail, an
era of peace and harmony will be restored to
our distracted country, and no more shall we be
troubled with the agitation Of this dangerous
question, because it will be removed as we'll from
the halls Of Congress-when we shall be free to
turn our attention to more useful issues promo
tive of our growth in National greatness
Our Union must be preserved But this can
only be done by maintaining the Constitution
inviolate in all its provisions and guarantees
The judicial authority, as provided by the Con-
sttution, must be sustained, and it's decisions
implicitly obeyed, as we'll in regard to the rights
of property in the Territories as in all other mat
tiers. Hoping for success, and trusting in the
truth and justice Of the principles of our party,
and in thaS Divine Providence that has watched
over us, and made us one of the great nations of
the earth and that we may continue to merit
Divine protection, cheerfully accept the noni-
nation so unanimously conferred on me, and
cordially endorse tie platform adopted by the
} Convention.
l have the honor to be, sir with much respect,
your friend and obedient servant,
JOSEPH LANE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, President of the Demo
cratic Convention.
!,
TIE UNITED STATES SESATE.-Ihe Senators
whose terms expire in 1861, and whose places
re to be filled by the next Legislatures of their
States, are Messrs. Fitzpatrick, Of Alabama I;
johnson, Of Arkansas Gwinn Of California
Foster, of Connecticut: Yulee, of Florida Iver-
son, of Georgia; Trumbull, of Illinois Fitch
of Indiana Harlan, Of Iowa Crittenden, OF
kentucky; Slidell, of Louisiana; Greene, OF
Missouri Clark, of New Hampshire; Seward
of New York f.; Clingman, of South Carolina
Pugh, of Ohio; Lane, of Oregon; Bigler, OF
Pennsylvania Hammond, of South Carolina
Colamer of Vermont, and Durlzee, of Wiscon-
sin-13 Democrats, Republicans and Ameri-
can.
The term of the Hon. Jas. Alfred Pearce OF
this State, expires in 1861, but he was reelected
for another term by the late Legislature.
gY-The Baltimore correspondent of the New
York Horld gives the following as the electoral
ticket of the Republicans for the State of Mary
land
? State at large-Hon. Judge VIM L. Marshall
DR.. Hicks Harris First District-D. w. Orem
Second District-W Pinkney Ewing. Third
Distrct-Francis S. Corkran. Fourth District
DIR. w. A. Weiss. Fifth Dstrict-WiiIam
Amour. Sixth Distribution. Montgomery
Blair
! ay~Dr. Hayes and his company of Arctic
r explorers sailed from Boston on Saturday, and
/, the departure of his vessel, the ''Spring Hill,
: was honored with salute by order of Mayor
Lincoln. They had farewell with speeches
: by Gov. Banks, Hon. Edward Everett, Dr.
Hayes, Prof. FELTON,, Prof. Agassiz, and others
8 bgTJohn F. Kinney has been appointed
> Chief Justice for the Territory of Utah, vice
t Judge Fckcl$. resigned 81