The Placer herald., 1863-10-17
Meeting of the Douglas and Breckenridge
National Committees.

COMMITTEES, and Mr.. Thomas Florence, of
Pennsy lvania, Chairman of the Breckinl
ridge Committee Their object, it seems,
was to bring the two parties face to face, to
bury the Ratchet of war, and smoke the
calumet of peace. In order to make the
affair compet success, and of more i'm,
portant character invitations were issned to
distinguished men from all parts of the
Union, to attend the meeting and take part
in its proceedings. Every free State in the
Union was represented, BY at least one dele.
gate; and some States had two. three, and
even half dozen representatives. New
York had a very heavy delegation
Among those present were the following:
DOUGLAS. BRECKENRIDGE.
5. K. Lyman, Me. NJ. McDufield Me.
A. f. Snow. n. IL. =. Il. George, H. II.
G. G. Eastman, Vt, W. b. Lawrence, r. I.
f. Z. Price, Mass. Wm W. Eaton, Conn.
VIM. f. Converse, Conn. Aug Schell N i.
Aug. Belmont n. Y. Thos b. Florence. Pa.
1. Nj. Lannahan. Md. Wm II. Talbot, Ind.
Thos. Cottman, La. Jos. b. Borden, Ind
ii. }. Jewett, Ohio. Josiah Randall, Pa.
BENZ. Follett, Mich. Gen. Whitney, Mass.
J. A. McDougtll, Cal. Gen. Spear. N.J
L. b. Potter, II. /. Jas. 5. Green, Mo-
J. w. Stephenson, Ky.
Besides the above, who are members of the
General Committee, the reporter noticed the
following:
Dean Richmond, Gideon J. Tucker. Fer.
nando Wood, Benz. Wood Judge DAILY,
Daniel E Delavan, John E. Delvin. John
McKeon, Emanuel B. Hart, Richand r. Con,
nelly, d. Taylor, James Brooks, Anson Her
rick, Eli p. Norton, Samuel j. Tillen, Chas.
La Grande Byington, of Iowa, and ID. Phi ip
MerkIe.
1t will thus be seen that from Maine to
Louisiana and California, delegates were in
attendance There were several other per-
sons in attendance from other States, but
their names could not be obtained.
Mr.. August Belmont WAS eecte perma,
nent Chairman.
Senator McDougall, of California, deliver
a brief address. He said: If there ever was
a time when the Democracy ought to be
united 1t was the present, when our be
loved country was in the hands of u corrupt
and tanatcal party, under whose rule every
thing seemed to be totlering to destruction
Our liberties and our most sacred RIGHTS had
been infringed upon by despolic Admins
tration, and it was the duty of every man,
no matter what his opinions were formerly,
to take a determined stand, with view to
rescuing the country from the hands of men
who have so signaIly mismanaged its affairs
His personal relations with the executive
were, perhaps, as intimate as those of any
gentleman. He Ohe speaker) had practced
at the same bar, in the same town. In the
State of Illinois with President Lincoln,
and he had always been on close terms of
friendship with Mr.. Lincoln. lie was among
those who paid visits to the White House.
aud he had got some few favors for his
people from the President laughter and he
expected to get more. Renewed anghter
But be occupied the same position of Sen
ator Of the United States, and as such he
felt he had important duties to perform and
grave responsibilities resting upon him He
had not hesitated to tell President Lincoln
what he thought of his Administration and
policy. He had told him Ohe President)
that a member of his Cabinet, the head of
the army Of the United States, was a public
pIunderer, and in his seat in the United
States Senate he had proclaimed the same
thing to the whole country. If the Admin
lstrallon was 50 corrupt as this, was it not,
he asked with great earnestness, his duty,
and the duty of all true men to denounce
such an Administration! Was it not the
duty of all conservative men of the country
to rid the Republic of an Administration
who had violated every principle of right
and justice? In conclusion, the speaker
expressed the hope that the opportunity
furnished by distinguished men from all
parts Of the country would not be lost, and
that some action would be taken by which
all the conservative element of the country
would be united in opposition to the party
at present IN power.
lie was followed by Hon. Moses Mcdonald
and Ii. }. Jewett, Of Ohio. The following
resolution was offered:
That it be recommended to the National
Democratic Committee to meet on the 9Th
day OF January next, for the purpose of fix
ing the time and place for holding the next
National Democratic Convention, and ior
the transaction of such business as may be
required. This resolution called forth very
free discussion, which occupied the greater
part of the session of the meeting.
After a full discussion, therefore, and a
general concurrence in the object of the
resolution, it was deemed unadvisable to feu
ter or control in any way the action of the
two Democratic National Committees, and
the resolution was consequently withdrawn
by Mr. Schel its mover.
The upshot Of the whole meeting WAS
that the committee did nothing more than
TO agree to do nothing for the present 1t
was the general understanding of those
present, however, that the Douglas and
Breckinridge coG1uttees will make com