Year: 1861

the Breckenridge and the Douglas, on some
fair basis, yet plainly sees the difficulties
which are in the way and says:


Bui while we advocate union of the par
ty on lust principles, let it be distincly under
stood that upon he topics which now dis
tract and divide tie country, the people of
California ure united, with one mind and
voice. ardently attached to the Union; and
the party that expects the endorsement Of the
people, must carry emblazoned on its banners
the watch word of Union aud Liberty, one
and nseparable, now and fore err" and with
this motto, endorsed by united Democracy,
we shall march onward to glorious victory.


The Breckenridge Democracy of the State,
while avowing the strongest affection for the
Union. and while the leaders of that party in
the Legislature are treating the people to
profusion Of speeches upon Union resolutions,
avowing their love of the Union and desire
for its perpetuation there is in their persls-
tent defense Of the right of secession and the
nets of South Carolina and other Southern
States in their conduct towards the Federal
Government, the germ of a most damnable
heresy at variance with the principles Of true
Democracy, and which if admitted into and
becomes any part of the Democratic platform
in the coming canvass will assuredly drag
the party into irremediabe destruction,


We warn the Douglas Democracy, there
fore, that they be careful what compromises
they make with the Breckenridge faction, for
it is better to 90 into the coming fight single
handed and suffer a proud defeat than to en-
dorse a heresy which will consig the origi-
nators and endorsers to eternal political in
lomy


No compromise, no arrangement, in our
opinion, of the character contemplated by our
respected cotemporary, can be effected. Men
who openly declare that this Government is a
sort of mass meeting concern, liable at any
time to break up in row, and that nobody
owes any obligations to anybody, and that
everything is to be regulated 10y "fraternal
affection" and ifany community dislikes any
thing that is done under the G Government, it
is under no obligation whatever to abide by
it, and that every such community has right
to interpret the Constitution Of the Govern
mcnt to suit itself, and that State sovereignt y
is paramount to Federal sovereignty mer
who justify Secession, unconditional and alb
solute, and uphold the action of those who
insult and defy the whole people of the Uni
ted States, with the exception of their own
| limited section, can never fraterpize with
those who, like the Douglas Democrats of this
Union, both North and South denounce Sc
cession to its teeth, and take the responsible
ty of branding treason, in its very face, with
its own proper image and superscrip)ion.
The Douglas Democracy deny the right OF
Secession. The Breckinridge leaders, at
least-the masses of their own party are not
with them, hut the leaders make such COM
promises and arrangements as are contempla
ted-the Breckenridge leaders uphold this
right. Tne Douglas Democracy contend fo


the power of coercion. They deny the righ


of any section of this Union to refuse obedi
ence to the laws of the United States. Th,
Breckenridge leaders say there is no sucl


thing coercion, it is all "fraternal atfec
ton" They had better say anarchy Th'


Douglas Democracy deny the right of an in


dividual State to decide upon the Constitu


tionaity of a law Of Congress They say i


is the province Of the Supreme Court of th,
United States. The Breckinridge leaders de
clare the very opposite. State has The


right they say, to decide on the constitution,


ality of law of Congress The Douglas De


mocracy contend that this is a Government


in which the will of the majority ofthe whole


people makes the law, the Representatives in
Congress voting Individually, some States
having more Representatives and some less,
and the States, as such, not deciding the
question. The States do not eject Presi-
dent, for if they did, each State would be en-
titled to the same vote precisely, whereas
they vote according to the numerical strength
of their population. But, the Breckinrdgers
despite all these facts, positively assert the
absolute and unconditional equality of the
States in all respects whatever. In their
opinion. our Governments is iedgue and not
a mationaHty-a sort of helter-s SIX elter, hurral
concern, that may be knocked into nothing
with impunity.


How can there be a union of the Dougla
| Democracy with men entertaining such opin


ions? 1t is impossible If the masses who
voted for Breckenridge in this State, choose
to come over to the Douglas side, which i
the regular Old Line jackson Democracy
and vote the ticke which that organization
shall nominate, it is all right. If not, they
can leave it alone


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