Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-02

form, which shovtd That there We're
divided counscls u thc convention and
finally led to diyplcmbermcnt OF the
body, the seceders Alerward meeting
at Richmond and nQ|ninating Breclin,
fridge for Prcsidelt ma General Lane
of Oregon, for VIZ President. The
regular conveh,iony which had adj
iourned to meet az Baltimore, convened
at the Maryland institute on the 18th
Of June, and placed in nomination
Stephen A. Douglas md Hcrschel V,
johnson. %
In The campaign Breclsinridgc re.
ceived72 electoral and s47, ,953 popu.
lar votes Bell, the pnion candidate,
80 electoral and 57o,53l popular votes,
and Lincoln 1870 electoral and n vote Of
! l,s66f52. On thc1bth Of February,
1861 when Tie fwb houses met 10
count the electors, ,i,tc, Breckenridge
presided as Vice l1skidcnt himself and
lJouelas, the other iiieuccessful cardi-
date, being the most conspicuous per-
sonages present After the inaugura.
ton Of Lincoln, on the 4th of March,
1861, events crowded each other in
quick succession. State after State
had held conventions and passed ordi-
nances OF secession, and the called ses-
sion Of that year w'ls memorable for
the withdrawal Of the Southern mem
bers. Brccklnridgc. who had been
made Senator from Kentucky on the
very day that Buchanan retired TO
Wheatland, remained in his seat until
the close of the session on the 9th of
August.
An incident in thispart OF Mr.. Brock
inridge's senatorial career is thus re
lated by Col. Forncy IN his anecdotes
of Public. Men"
Perhaps the most dramatic scene
that ever took place in the Senate
chamber, old or new, vas that between
Breckenridge and Col Il. D. Baker, Of
Oregon on Aug, !, 1861, FIVE days be
fore the adjournment sne die, in the
darkest period of tn, war, when the
rebellion was most defiant and hope
iul. The last week OF that July was
full Of excitement in Congress and the
country, and | know how much labor
and patience il required TO keep alive
the hopes OF our neople Tho course
of Powell and prccl,ln,idgo oc Kon.
tneky and Rrigh, NJ Indiano IN on
.nosina tba ,,nyo,n,,,n, LaJ "a.
nhli,e,ptcd nsrt,, foolhr l, ~ sonato
McDoucall Of Califo,nio Rice Of Min,
nesoto Tbomnson Of Nav Jorsev al
Democrats had docisrod Co., 60 90 90
crrsh Tho reholHon irhosa ,,,a,, ,,,o'o 80 ~
esnecialIv empbot,c tkonch cinsal, az
,lcored 70 RrecE;nr;GSe Thon,,,sn,, % s
Of New Jerscv srnLa Lo,a and An,
from his sea,EaI sballyo,c Co., tho MII
ASA war ,neosurcI IN IN c,uor 81
carrvin,, on ,he ,yor ~ c,,,sl, an ia
reheIlio5r Tho soroo " d., Mcnnr,,aI,
onos,;oncd the ,,cht ~ po,ro,l =, Jf,,,,
t,,clsv 70 his sea, In ,bo scna,o An
drcw Johnson re,,aro,od III deto,n,;n
olion 10 a,and Inv ,ho aae, to ,he las,
Garlic of West I;rg;n;a wonld vo,s
for force IN mn, do,vntho rohol O.. I,
was in the midst Of this feeling that
Breekin,i,lce rose n mako 'b,s las, fr
nal indictmcntagainstt tho government.
Ners' shall ! fnrret 'hns scene Bnlser
was a senator ana q soldier lie al
.e,na'1d , between ms seat IN the capi-
.o' a'lu ms yen. ~ the ile,u, ne came
~ u. ~ 'ne eastern uoor Swniie breckin-
rug was spcaNing1 III ms plue coat
anu ~ % 'as'sup oaP' i'a'ngwhlp IN manu-
iic ~ P'uscu ~ anu listened 10 tne ''Pol,
!, ;snee W. .te'so,h S ~ nc "'verw''ra y callea
w. ,hon !" 'ho % oe,'.Jr WV, I ,roh, heilnuchy, anu
c,,, ~no,, ,,..,s ae 81, upwn L nc Iepnca "ith =
'eno, o,,,s; nss.r 70 o.s ~ iIrgo'aen. o',, ~
, hn '''"uspps ps ep,souc ionowcu ,he ue-
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