The new era., 1860-07-05
None of Our Business.

- honc Va ouf business 10 oeIeE-
mine who is the regular Democratic
nominee for the Presidency: but as
many Of our leading Republican cotem-
poraries are devoting their columns to
the investigation Of this question, and
seem to consider a settlement of the
matter important to our cause, we sup
pose it to be also our duty to express
an oppinion. To be sure, we can't see
how proclaiming the Boilers ticket the
regular national Democratic ticket, has
any thing to do with electing Mr.. LIN
COLIN. To be sure, we can't see how
the various results which may he arriv-
ed at, from the discussion of the relatss
i've merits Of the two Baltimore ncmi-
nees, is to contribute to the success of
Republican principles. But that's not
for us to settle The MINES, tian leads
off with daily assurances that Brecken-
ridge is the regular Democratic candi-
date, and entitled to the support of all
good Democrats. To be sure, il is none
Of our bushes that Breckenridge stands
upon SLAVE Code platform, and is
pledged to force slavery into the terrific
ries. whether the people want it or not.
1t is none of our business that the Min.
nesoiian. claiming to be an auti-slavery
paper, yet feels itself called upon TO de-
vote its time to showing that this candi-
date of the extreme slavery extension
lists, is the regular andidate, and there
fore deserving the support ofthe party
Its soft and pleasant words Of that tick
ct may indeed excite our silent surprise,
but it is not for US to dictate to any
man, and we shall not do it. We won
der naturally enough how..a earnest anti
slavery man can prefer platform which
says congress has the right under the Con
stitution to force slavery into the FEEDER
al territory, and protect it there, by the
bayonet Unnecessary, against the vote
of the people-to another which declares
no such power exists in Congress, aud
. cannot be so exercised without a viola
tion of the Const stiution We say, we
may be permitted to wonder at this, if
nothing more
1t is well known the Breckenridge
Platform is the former and the Douglas
platform the latter; yet we find the
.Mirmesoiian daily lauding Brecken-
ridge and denouncing Douglas calling
upon all the world to put it, foot on
Doug las-at the same time making
smooth speeches with an unusually
smiling face, in behalf Of the candidate
put up. nominated, applauded ana sup
ported by the Southern fire. eaters--the
extreme, rampant, disunion, pro-slave-
ry Southern faction We don't know,
not being much ofa politician. but this
is the proper way to save the territories
to freedom. IN the more earnest advo-
cacy of free soil and freedom, it may
be. german TO the subject and quite
logical, although altogether incompre-
hensible to US. 1t may have much to
do in aid Of the election of Lincoln and
the success Of Republican principles
and yet we know nothing of it. Taking
side in favor Of Breckenridge and
Yancy's Slave Code platform, as
against Douglas which repudiates the
Slave code, may be very shrewd way
of accomplishing the restriction Of
slavery, but it seems to US, with all due
difference, very unusual one; and our
private opinion is, that twill never do.
We don't see that our going in among
our Democratic friends to help settle
their difficulties, by any possible means
can help the Republican cause; and SO
we had intended to abstain from taking
any part in their affairs But the Mime
soitan and other of our leading Repub-
lican journals taking different view,
appear to hold it necessary to first set
tie their difficulties before attending to
our own. AS in duty bound, we bow
to the dictom of our leaders. and add
our opinion to theirs 1t being like or un-
like theirs, of course, is of no import
ance. The expression of an opinion is
what appears to be regarded, as pre-
liminary to the full entrance upon the
advocacy of the claims of our candidate
Mr.. LINCOLN.
a' Regular Nomination.
Thus promising. we are prepared to
say that in our opinion Douglas is the
regularly nominated candidate of the
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