Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-31
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IN 1860 Democratic Convention me, 4,
.haf'ssson TO nominate candidate fnr The
Presidency and Caleb Cushing Of Mass.
ehusotts, renegsde whie was the p,esi
dent Of that CoRvsntian, 40 - a.
puts erose 10 the Coavsntiss -.
Slavery. The Douglas men elsi,nss "a,
popular sovereignty in the territories sAould
be recognised as the srbiter ofthis question.
The Southern delegates demanded thai
Siatefy should be protected in the territs.
riss. They appointed as their spokesman
". L. fancy, Of Alabama. and he wr0s
down the terms on which peace and bar
mony IN the country could be maihtaipei
He told the Democratic party then asssn
bled that unless these terms a. distiDctls
stated By the South were granted, tbs Soa8
would sccede, war would come, and Il
permanent dissolution Of The Onion voqg
be the result. Such we're .he ialternativs
given the Democratic party at Charlessaa
and they were left 70 accept or reject then.
The Douglas Democracy constituting H.
majority, rejected thodemaDds Of the South
They said rather than eoneede lhe demands
Of the South the Democratic party might
burst asunder, Mr.. Lincoln be elected byits
divided vote. and they would take the con.
sequences. The Convention divided and
adjourned % Baltimore Cushing and his
friends went into Breekinridge convention
Gov. Todd, of Ohio, and his friends Went
into Douglas Convention. Two Dsmo.
cratic candidates were run. Bell was rn
on third ticket. Lincoln was run on i0uT's
Lincoln was elected, although the combine
vote for Breekinridgc and Douglas wOss
have defeated him. He was elected T.
cause there was 50 much difference in Il
Democratic party, that the party for Il
sake Of the Union, even, could not eompr
mise the perplexing question Of Slavery
As soon rs il was seen that Lincoln ross
BE- elected, war was proclaimed, and bekn
Lincoln was inaugurated the Southern rec
els declared war at Montgomery, sad 6rs.
on Sumter in the harbor Of Charlsstoa.
A demand was made that the Republican
Senators and Representative in CangTess
should do that which the Democrats party
in Congress eouIa not do-conpromiss Ne
Slavery question
The measure denanded was the Crista
den eomFromise. What was thatg =
same in substance which Yancey demanss
Of the Democratic party n Charleston, tbs
Slavery should be protected in the ter7ia
ries Soath Ofthe Missouri Compromise LIS
70 the Pacific. The Democratic party rex
ted that demand al Charleston. The peopk
rejected il al the polls II was rejected n
Congress. II WILDE rejected on the bat,Ie
field The truth Is, this was = rebelIioa
against the decree Of the people IN CcaYeh-
tons, against the expression Of ths opiz
ions Of tho people az the ballot-box, againz
the legislation Of Congress, and agains, tAs
legally elected Government of the nsfiou
Mr.. Lincoln was not our candidate. b.
win any one deny that be was legally ssd
Mpstitationally elected2 No oBs eaa &c
was elected without fraud At he ballet
box, and under the proper Eprms d law
That election, after il was made. should
have been aequieeced in BY the defeated
party, OF otherwise the Constitution ~
worth nothing. The people decided .
the most proper and legal mode thai NJ
Lincoln was eonstitationaIly elected Prosi-
dent; yet q party Of rebels, becaHSe be va
elected, aud because they are tor the Goa
stieltion ~ il Is and the Union rs Il wss
Any' man who i for the Consultation wiz
stand up for il, aud stand BY war until tha.
Constitution IS recognized BY the rehek
rs supreme law, The legally elected 40
Ihorities Of the nation must be recogni.si
: such, and the war must 60 on until ths
rebels arc sobiagatea and the olsctlOn s
lincoln - President IS recognised