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THE OLD LINE GUARD. TS PUIHJSHED .ATI X I 1 AX A 1M L 1 S. ,. I I I A A , '.'' KV I'.MJUIS Ac 1I.IHKNJ2SS. T. 33 art JVE J3 , SI. 01), until after the Prenlilentia I Election. In advance, in all cases. Advertisements inserted at the usual rates. JOHN C, BRECKINRIDGE. A GRAPHIC SKETCH. To sketch John C. Breckinridge is no easy task. The difficulty is to keep the pen in proper restraint,; for such is the inspiration ot the theme, that the temptation to run off into panegyric is almost irresistJlili.. Let. us cive a few dates, and then pass to a presentation of the man himself; for, after all, it is a view of the living, coming man the people want, and not a' lesson m chronology John C. Breckinridge is thirty-nine years old, and Vice President of the United States. He is a Ken-

tuckian, born near Lexington, January 16, 1821, and countrymen. This course carries the mind back to is a scholar, lawyer, and soldier. For these pursuits, the earlier and purer days of the Republic, and recalls he was educated" at Center College, Princeton, 'Iran- the memory of those really great men who neither sylvania Institute, and on the field of Mexico. After sought nor declined the Presidency. The avidity with tiie close of tho Mexican war, he returned to his which high offices are sought, now-a-days, I regard as practice at the bar, but was soon elected to the Legis- the worst, the very worst sign of the times. Fiom it, laturc of Kentucky, and very soon after that again to as f10m a copious fountain, flow corruption, extiavatho National House of Representatives, where he pance, profligacy, national disgrace. : I hope that the served from 1851 to '55. During the latter period he Chief Magistrate of this Union will ever be designawas offered the mission to Spain by President Pierce, ted by the spontaneous voice of the people, and that This was a glittering temptation to so young a man, the citizen who is honored by the public choice, may but after a short reflection the proffer was modestly deserve the place for his services, his virtues and his but firmly declined, because his business and personal modem;." air.iirs required home attention, and because of his While Major Breckinridge was ever a party oppodesire to withdraw for a time from public life. This nent of Henry Clay, he always entertained the most purpose ho obeyed, until the Cincinnati Convention, . ardent admiration for the man; and improved every in 1856, by its spontaneous suffrage, afterwards con- ! occasion to express it. In the speech from which the firmed by the people, made him Vice President of the ; foregoing extracts are quoted, he referred to the name United States. By virtue of this office, he is now pre-j 0f fj(ay as " that name more potent to rally his clanssiding over the American Senate. His term does not j men than any in American history, save that of

expire until the 3d ot March, 18bl, but he lias already ! been returned to the Senate, to represent tho State of Kentucky, trom that day until March o, 180 7. This is a skeleton sketch of Mr. Breckinridge's ca-

recr. Much might be said about it, but its great clis-j ;n honor of that statesman. Those who were present tinctive feature is its pre-eminent success. In college J w;p, never forget the impression made by Breckinhe wa-j the chief of his comrades, and the brightest rdg?. on that occasion. "As a leader in a deliberative intellect in every class; at the bar he was prominent! body," said he, "Mr. Clay had no equal in America, from tho very start; in the army he stepped at once i inm intellect, person, eloquence and courage united into a conspicuous place and high esteem ; in the Leg-, to form a character fit to command. He fired with islature ho was the acknowledged first orator of the i,;s 0Wn enthusiasm, and controlled by bis amazing " notoriously eloouent State of Kentucky ; " on the j will. individuals and masses. No reverse could crush

broader Cell of Congress, he was, by universal con- i sent, the leader and champion of his party, and ablest exponent of its policy; while in his latest and highest position, it is ins characteristic uisuiicuuu ucive urou elected at the age of thirty-five, when eight years rounder than the youngest of his predecessors, and to ; have discharged tne amies ot rresiuem. oi me ocuuio with a grace, dignity, and justice, unsurpassed by the oldest and ablest of them all. Such a career could not fail, and of course has not failed, to attract the widest public notice. It must mean something. Let us now present tho man. Major Breckinridge is, in person, about six feet high, with a lithe, well knit, graceful form, moulded for activity and strength. Accordingly, he has always been fond of manly and athletic sports, surpassing" his fellows in these as in other contests, for he never failed to beat them all. Indeed, there is a well authenticated instance, in one of his exciting campaigns, of his "jumping into the affections " of a squad of the Kentucky sovereigns, and getting their votes, by beating them all at a long leap, which he did without any trouble whatever. As usual in all cases of great force of character, he has strongly marked features ; the broad, high, impending forehead of the man of mind, and the massive jaw and firmly set mouth, betokening resolute will and i . .n.'-j....1.(j..e irniivairo. His hair, now a very li lttle silvered, is dark, and thrown back from his temple, and his eye is like ! an eade s. V hen absorbed in thought, ins race wears ; . . .. 1 i:t. li. : nl,r I a severe aspect, but in social life, it is a fine, manly countenance, overflowing with genial, trank and kindly sympathies. But it is only when aroused in debate that you sec the lull play of his expressive features. Then they are lit up by lightning ; but no art of words can reproduce that picture on paper. To convey any clear idea of Breckinridge as a parliamentary speaker, it is neeessary to give specimen extracts from his reported speeches, but in a sketch so limited in plan as this, these must be limited to the briefest space, or excluded altogether. Those who would see how his speeches look in print, should read his vindication of General Butler, his views of the Nebraska bill, his address on leaving the old Senate Chamber, and his eulogium upon Henry Clay. They are fair samples of his stylo in debate and in a set , speech. But while they illustrate his nervous and , elegant diction, his statesmanlike viws, and his lofty i tono of mind, they vet fail utterly to give a true mipression of him as an orator. For the charm of manner is not set down with the words; the musical mtona- j tion, the telling emphasis, the graceful and significant , pasture, the high and chivalrous bearing, the deep ter-j vor of passion, and the electric fire of his eye, are all , lost. Yet these are the dualities by which he is sure i to magnetize his auditors into sympathy, captivate ! their judgments, and inflame them with his own enthusiasin. Until some subtle process is discovered, by ; which the reporter can catch these qualities ana enrystalize them into words, all verbal attempts to describe Breckinridge's oratory must fail. A reference to two occasions will suffice to illustrate all that need further be said of Major Breckinridge as a speaker. During the heat of the Presidential canvass of 1848, certain rumors were current about intrigues between General Win. O. Butler and the Free-soil Democrats, whereby it was alleged that the former had secured ( the support of the'f'ree-soilors, by pledging himself . in advance to give them certain patronage and posi-1 tion, if elected. This, Breckinridge knew to be false, j and, indignant that such calumnies should be raised j against so good a man, who was at once his commander, lu nniwtitii..nt. and his friend, he rnc. at the first fittins ! occasion, in tho House, and poured out his heart in a vindication that silenced the slander forever, and carried everybody away captive. After reading a letter from General B., fully disproving the charge, he said: " I dare affirm that is the letter of a patriot and an honest man ; perhaps too honest for political advancement, in these times, yet he has not a friend who would not rather see hiin sink beneath the manly avowal of his principles and those of his State, than to see him creep into power by betraying both. What the effect of this may be, in certaim quarters, I know not; but I defy any man, whose heart cherishes the love of honor, to read these letters without admiring the man who wrote them. 'All the hereditary inftincls of hii race spurn concealment and erosion.'" Alldding to the rumors again, Mr. B. said: "If they were true. General Butler would be eternally dishonored, because the public man betrays his party, who comes under obligation to lesa than the whole, and ho who makes agreements with factions or sections, forfeits the confidence of all the rest. But they are not true. In the name of the Kentucky Democracy, I deny them. 1 meet them recoiling from tie spotess character of their ohject, and I trample them beneath my ftiet." As he spoke this last sentence, his voice made the hall ring again, and grasping at the " recoiling" slanders he dashed them to his feet, and " trampled on them," as though he was crushing out their very life. Tho whole Hone was electrified, and there was a! sympathetic and spontaneous movement amongst the! spectators, as ir to am me cnivamc young orator in.

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his noble purpose. Upon this occasion he incidentally touched upon the subjects of " The cant about Progress," and " Seeking the Presidency," in a manner not to be forgotten, and in the. latter case especially well to bo remembered at the present time. Upon the former he said : " Let mo now say a word upon this question of progress. I profess to be a friend of rational progress; but I want no wild and visionary progress that would sweep away all the immortal principles of our forefathers. I want to progress in the line of the principles of our fathers; I want a steady and rational advance not beyond the limits of the Federal Constitution but I am afraid that such progress as is now talked of would carry us clear away from that sacred instrument. I want to progress by ameliorating the condition of the people by just, fair, and equal laws, and by simplicity, frugality, and justice marking the operations of tho Federal Government. Above all, I hope to see the Democratic party adhering to the ancient and distinguishing landmarks of its policy. These are my opinions on progress." Upon the charge that General Butler was a mum candidate, and referring to the disgraceful spectacles, latterly seen, of candidates struggling for the Pros dency, he said : " What would gentlemen have i Would they have him (Gen. Butler) to roam over the countrv clamoriner for support, and spreading his sails j to every popular excitement i General Butler has reniained, with quiet dignity, at his house in Ken tucky ; he has not mingled in this residential strue. To my mind, sir, it is a noble spectacle. It is the homage he pays to the good sense and capacity of his Jackson." It was the knowledge of this feeling, together with the fact that he represented the "Ashland District," that caused him to be selected by the House as its principal speaker at the funeral solemnilies held u;3 spirit, nor defeat reduce him to despair. Equally erect and dauntless in prosperity and adversity ; when successful, he moved to the accomplishment of his purposes with severe resolution; when defeated, he rallied his broken bands around him, and from his eagle Pv0 si10f alonrr the ranks the contagion of his own ' r. , , , , , courage. Destined tor a leader, lie everywhere as serted his destiny. In his long and eventful lite lie came in contact with men of all ranks and professions, but he never felt that he was in tho presence ot a man superior to himself. In the assemblies of the people, at the bar, in the Senate everywhere within the circle of his personal presence he assumed and maintained a position of pre-eminence. The entire absence of equivocation or disguise in all his acts was his maslerkey to the public Heart. He never pauerea in a ainuue sense. The country was never in doubt as to his opinions or purposes. In all the contests of his time, his position on great public questions was as clear as the noonday sun in a cloudless sky. ir, stanaing uy the grave of this great man, and considering these things, how contemptible does appear all the legerde main of politics ? What a reproach on his life is that false policy which would trifle with a great and upright people. If I were to write his epitaph, I would in scribe as the highest eulogy on the stone which snail mark his resting-place. ' Here lies a man who was in tie public service for fifty years, and never attempted to deceive his countrymen.' " m. T 1 1 L Thus Breckinridge went on, and as lie paid the rich tribute of his chivalric nature to his deceased f.iiend, he seemed to have transferred the very soul of the departed statesman into his own. J. lie truth is, the nature and qualities of the two men were much alike, and it was, therefore, a natural and easy thing for Breckinridge to appreciate Clay, and describe him as eloquently and truly as he did. He had but (o speak from his own heart. The same remark may be made of his noble description of General Butler "All the hered tary instincts of his race spurn concealment or evasion." " He is a man pure and incorruptible, a Democrat of the Jackson temper; a statesman without guile, sir. and as a soldier, why the very Bayard of his country, the Knight without fear and without renroach ." Those who know Breckinridge will scarce jv ee(i be told that these grand descriptions of noble qualities are but the reflex of his own sterling characThe wonderful success of Mr. Breckinridge has been already referred to, simply as an existing fact. but some reference to his cause and character, and to jts correlative his popularity is necessary to comT,ete even this hasty sketch. His first election to Congress was a wonderful achievement. The District for which he was returned was the district and i,ome 0f Henry Clay. It was Whig by a majority of sixteen hundred. His competitor, General Leslie Combs, was one of the shrewdest tactitians and ablest debaters in Kentucky. Yet, Mr. Breckinridge, beating down this heavy majority, and this strong antagonist, was elected by a majority of more than five hundred. The result was a subject of remark in all political circles. In his second canvass, the Whigs evinced a resolute purpose to recover the District, and brought into the field Governor Letcher an cxperii . i- i i.ui: enceu campaigner oi greai aouuy anu esiaun.-iin.-u reputation, and altogether the strongest Whig in the Slate. The canvass was of the hottest kind, and, as many will remember, the interest and excitement spread over the whole country. But the second victory ot tne rising young democrat was even signal than the first. Following this came the proffered mission to Spain and its modest declinature. Then the. spontaneous call to the Vice Presidency, then his election to the Senate, and now the deep and strong under-current of popular feeling in his favor for the Presidency. Such unparalleled success especially in our countrv, and for so young a man does not of course pass without emphatic remark. It is debated sometimes in popular style, and sometimes with philosophical gravity. Some dispose of the matter in a summary way, on the simple theory of " luck." This argument cannot certainly be logically disproved. Others say because he is a fine, genial, high-spirited fellow ; but there are hundreds of men of that character who are never heard of beyond the small circles in which tliey move. There are those, azain, who refer his popularity and success to his brilliant talents, but there are many merely brilliant men wjiolive unsuccessful and dieobsenre. There are still others who deduce his intellectual and political power as neeessary physiological or p'sycological results of the blood that is in him. They argue that not only his father, his grandfather, and ail his kinsmen on the Breckinridge side, were men of might and high sense of honor, but that so were his ancestors on the maternal side, beginning with old Witherspoon, of the Declaration of Independence, and coming down to the present; ttat bis famuy, throughout our whole existence as a nation, has made its mark upon the politics and morals of the country. and that it is because he is sprung from such a race of men that he has run such a splendid career, cur all uusis wine oi tne maru The true source of it all is

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the man himself, and iu the common sense of the people. It is sheer impossibility to account for it on any other grounds. He may be aptly described in his own words, applied to Butler and Clay, for he possesses the creat finalities of both. He is a man pure and incor ruptible, a Democrat of the Jackson temper, a statesman wuuoui guue an win iieieuiuuy ihmuiuib w w race spurning concealment or evasion ; and in him intellect, person, eloquence and courage unite to form a character fit to command. If he were not such a man, he would have met with no such uninterrupted success, and had no such surprising popularity. But few of our conventional great men bear the test of close inspection. It is a subject oi common remark that nearly all of them are dwarfed into the me-

rest mediocrity by close and familiar observation. In j Breckinridge and Lane convention. Here is the nonmost cases it is essentially the fact that "distance lends j intervention nolicv as to Congress: here is the right

enchantment, to tne view, nut xrccMiiriugu i pioui against the severest of all tests. Tho closer you see him, the greater anil better he looks. This is tho experience of the people of all parties, and "specially the Representatives who go annually to Washington ; and when they go home penetrating, as they do, all ; i . . .1 fl T-j. T 1 ' !. J : parts of the country they relate it to their friends ana ueignoors, aim n. oecoiues me nxeu semiim-m, ji the people. Here is tho true grouiul-work of Breckinridge's great popularity. It pervades the entire body'of tho Democratic party. It. is in the people's hearts. No forced, hot-bouse growth, but indiginous. The difference between it and the factitious popularity worked up to order, by small party leaders, is the same as the difference bet ween the applause of paid claquers at a theatre, and that spontaneous, irrepressible, electric shout that goes up, shaking the very walls, when the hearts cf the people are truly touched. Thus lar Mr. 15reckuiri(lge has been considered chiefly with reference to the causes that have centered upon him so much of public attention and favor; and not at all in his relation to the 1'resuiency, as, in no usual sense of the term, is he a candidate for that office. It .is true that quite a number of delegates to the Charleston t'onvenlion have declared a marked preierenco ior mm aoove an oiners, nut much eApjeasions come from no procurements of his ; they arc but the simple and natural results of the high esteem in which he is held. Enough, however, has been said to show that Mr. Breckinridge is, in every respect, a character worthy to be President of the United States. i. K .1 -11 -l!.. 1. . If the qualifications that were regarded as essential in .. r.i r . , .1 . 1 1 ,W the UUiet Magistrate in me earner auu purer uy u the Republic, are still held to be important, then he is most worthy of all thatare likely to be considered at Charleston. Ho presents a reputation without blemish, great intellectual ability, intimate knowledge of public affairs, integrity that no man would dare approach with a corrupt or questionable proposition, commanding force of character, fidelity to his party organization, controlled by that high sense of public duty which holds right and justice to be superior to party obligations; and with au these ne presenis me very prime of a vigorous manhood, tempered by a judgment and discretion that thus far have been sin gularly tree trom error or iauir. There can be no doubt that, possessing these qualities as he does, Mr. Breckinridge would, as President, be governed by wise and patriotic views, and that his administration of public affairs would be so able and pure as to command respect and confidence at home and abroad. But has so happened of late years, that Presidential candidates have been selected on very different grounds from those just mentioned. Conventions, distracted by the intrigues and conflicting interests of political speculators, and in tho hot pursuit of availability, have either overlooked or sacrificed the more important requirements of the Presidency. It can hardly be expected that the Charleston convention will be more exempt from such influences than its predecessors, whether of its own or the Republican party. But in this regard it may prove to be fortunate for the Democrats, and a subject of future congratulation for the country, that eminent fitness and the highest availability unite in the person of John C. Breckinridge. His wide-spread popularity, the hearty good will of the masses of his party, and the prestige of his unbroken success against great odds, may open the eyes of tho delegates to merits thev miirht not otherwise care to examine. But the genuine popular feeling in favor of Breck inridge may of itself work wonders, as it -did in the "Ashland District" and at Cincinnati. If not supnrpssnil hv pxtranrdinarv means, it must produce its usual effects at Charleston, and should he be nominated, the lightning flash that makes it known to the Democrats of the'Union will awako a responsive shout such as has not gone up from that party since the days of Jackson. Philadelphia Inquirer. : ; KENTUCKY AND THE, UNION. The demonstration of the Frankfort State Convention of Kentucky for Breckinridge and Lane, for its calm assertion of principle, its absence of vituperation, and high toned patriotism, was a model demonstration, and admirably suited to the state of tho public mind. This now, as Jefferson used to say, is on thecreen ; men are making up their opinions ; and, setting aside, as hopeless just now, the fanatical, there never was a time when there was more of a chance for facts and argument. Hence nothing could have been better timed, in the proceedings of this convention, than tho resolution which, while it expresses " feelings of the greatest kindness " for " Democratic friends'who arc inclined to support Mr. Douglas on the ground of the alleged regularity of the nomination," expresses also the " confident hope and belief that a thorough discussion and investigation of the subject will yet convince them of their error in time to unite all patriots in a common cause against the enemies of the Constitution and the equal rights of the States." Well is it said here that the appeal is applicable to all parties as well as to Democrats ; for the great principle which is here announced commends itself to all parties, at a time when the enemies of the Constitu- j tion are at its very gates, as a soua grouna ior a union for the sake of the Constitution ; and it especially commends itself to the Old-Line Whigs everywhere. As a type of principles which this party has avowed, take the proceedings of one of the latest Opposition State Conventions that assembled in Kentucky, soon after the invasion of Virginia by John Brown, on the 22d of February. The address of this convention says " To avert a sectional contest between the slavcholding and non-slaveholding States for political power is the first duty and almost the last hope of every Union patriot. So desirable au object can only be accomplished by a party organized on national principles alone." This is the truth as to our politics, and every day's revelations seem to be showing more and more tho magnitude of this truth. But this address was still more specific as to principles. It has among other articles the following propositions: . 1. Tho supremacy of the Federal Constitution, as expounded by the Supreme Court of the United States as the fundamental law ot au. 2. The faithful enforcement ot all the laws. a. Observance of the. counsels, and fidelity to the r v.. ..,... 11 r.f AVauV.irrir,)i fr, ! his countrymen. ' 4. No interference of any character with slavery- or' tho right of slaveholders in the slaveholding States ' in the Union, and the suppression of any such inter- j ferencc by the requisite means moral, legal or phys-1 ical. "I 6. The right of the citizens of the United States. ( resident in the Territories, when authorized to form a j State constitution, to adrnt or reject by it the institu-l tion of slavery-. ! 8. We deny the jower of the people of the Tcrri-I tones, prior to the formation of a State constitution,! by legislation or otherwise, to impair any right which j

any citizen of the United Mates posjsesses under the! out and out iJougiaf man in croome counry. a iew Federal Constitution in the Territories. We stand : were a little s"haky, he knew. Let us now pay our reby the principles of the compromise measures of 1850, 1 spects to tle man who has stood np so nobly for our which were subsequently endorsed by almost the en-1 cause. The Statesman deserves to receive our vWt tire people of the Union. ' This meeting should move tn . to his honse.

9. The faithful enforcement of the fugitive slave

law. All attempts or combinations to defeat or frus trate those provisions by citizens ot the Kepublic, and all State legislation to the same end, are in violation of the Constitution. . Such was the platform of principles set forth by the State convention of the opposition in Kentucky, on the 22d of February last ; and if there be any difference between these principles, on the slavery ques tion, and those ot the Umcinnati pianorm, we are unable to state this difference. This is the platform, differing only in words, that is contained in the Senate resolutions, which commanded the assent of all but the Republican Senators, with one or two exceptions and of the resolutions which were adopted by the , 1 n "m . . .1 i! of the peoplo of a Territory to form their own consti tution ; and here is tne protection aemanaea tor rignis which the constitution recognizes. The convention that made this declaration, recom mended Mr. Crittenden for the Presidency, and this veteran statesman voted for all the resolutions offered jn the Senate by Hon. Jefferson Davis. Is there anything in them that is sectional ? Is there anything in them but what the Supreme Court of the United States has determined there is in the Constitution t Are the Old-Line Whigs, North or South, prepared to repudiate principles coeval with tho founders of the Conslitution which have received tho sanction, both of the Storys and Websters, and the Jefforsons, Madisons and Jaeksons, and the country? The enemies at the gate Black Republicanism, as expounded byits champions wipes off these principles at one foil swoop. All eyes will be upon the gallant Mate ot Ivciitucky, j.as ;n the great campaign of 1 798, all eyes were upon Virginia. The Slato Rights' party of that day were j not decided as to their leader, the sage ot JUonlicello, j by the process of a convention but by the qualities j 0f" mind and heart, the magnetic attraction of personal ; character. This made Monticello the Mecca ot tl Democratic party. The same fact, substantially, ap pears to-day. John C. Breckinridge owes his position as the leader of the Democracy not to wire-pulling, not to bargains among trading politicians, not to any clique work but because he has the elements of a true man, the magnetism of character, which makes him an exponent of a principle" and a worthy leader of a party. , : All eyes are now on Kentuckians to see them Democrats, Henry Clay Whigs, all patriots make common cause against the enemies of the Constitution and the equal rights of the States. This cause is just the Union on it should be perfect and the patriots of Kentucky will not tlisappoint the patriots of the Union ; for as sure as the election day comes, so surely will it find the lion hearts of this State aroused ; and with a majority never before seen, will they bear on to victory their noble standard. Boston Post. : From the Ringhamto n (N. ) Deiiiorrut. ; A BRILLIANT AND ENTHUSIAS TIC DEMONSTRATION IN FAVOR OF BRECKINRIDGE AND LANE. Organization of a Nutional Democratic Club. SERENADE TO HON. D. S. DICKINS ON. Speeches of Dr. Burr, Edward Tompkins, Esq., Hon' 1). S. Dickinson, etc. On Monday evening last amid the firing of rockets, tho burning of roman candles, the sound of martial music, and the roaring of cannon, the National Democracy of Binghamton, assembled at Bingham Hall, for the purpose of organizing a Breckinridge and Lane club. It was one of the most brilliant and enthusiastic meetings ever witnessed in our village. Although the notice was short, we do not over estimate, when wo say that the meeting numbered not less than one thousand of the friends of Hon. D. S. Dickinson, and the political supporters of Breckinridge and Lane. Owing to official duties, we are unable to give a correct history of the proceedings, and are therefore compelled to rely upon the generosity of our neighbor, Wm. Stuart, Esq., who has given a true and faithful report of the same which we give below : From the Daily Ke'piiblicau, Tuesday. The meeting was called to order by Robt. II. McKune, Esq., on whose motion, Dr. Geo. Burr was called to the chair. REMARKS OF DR. BURR. Dr. Buit on taking the chair, returned his thanks for the honor conferred upon him; for, he said, he did esteem it a high honor to be called to preside over a meeting of the friends of Breckinridge and Lane. The present peculiar position of Democracy called upon every man to stand to his guns. He believed that they were in the direct line of democratic succession; that their interests were the interests of the old democratic party ; and he exhorted them, amid the disaffections and convulsions around them, to maintain firmly their principles, the principles of the good old Democratic party. He said he would not detain the meeting, which was called together, as a business one, by any extended remarks; and again thanking them for the high honor of being called to preside over them, he took his seat. Dr. Burr's remarks were neat, and appropriate to the occasion. Hero the band of martial music (tho ear-piercing fife and spirit-stirring drum) which had been playing merrily outside, in front of the hall, entered and took their seats, amid the cheers of the audience at the conclusion of the chairman's remarks. J On molion, Harris G. Rodgers was appointed Sec-j retary and took his seat on the stand. SPEECH OF EDWARD TOMPKINS, ESQ. Loud calls were then made for Edward Tompkins, Esq., who came forward amid repeated cheers, and said : Democrats of Broome, when I listen to this music, my thoughts go back to the soul stirring music of the old democratic fathers who invented it ; for it dates back to the revolution and beats, in harmony, to the music of the Union. He rejoiced to see such a gathering it was time that all true Democrats not only showed their faces, but their hands. He had been for years past in favor of conciliation and harmony ; but his experience had taught him that the time had come when forbearance had ceased to be a virtue. They must now rely on themselves on the integrity of their principles ; and they would go on, as in times past, conquering and to conquer. He had recently traveled through several portions of this State, and wher ever he went he heard the echoes of those noble notes ; which had been recently uttered in New York by the men whom we now delight to honor (loud cheers.) j That speech had done high honor to him. It had done more good to the cause of Democracy than any speech that been made in ten years. Let us now or-! ganize, We are engaged in a noble ana just cam-; ruiim Tf wn l.arl Tint rrnt. tl,n Iipst. nnr favorite lead. er, we had got the next best, a gallant champion and ! standard bearer. j We have truth and right on our side the entire j South all the Democratic members of the U. S. Son-; ate, with the exception of one and the men of the j party distinguished for ability, integrity and charac- j ter. " ! The tone of the people had greatly changed within j four weeks; within that time he had traveled much, j and he had only met two men who declared themselves in favor of Douglas one a conductor, and one a superintendent on the Central Railroad ! (Loud cheers! and laughter.) lie did not Deiieve mat mere was an

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. We have been cheered by listening to the thrilling music of our band : now let us go and listen to the thrilling music of his eloquence. Mr. Tompkins spoke with his usual, well-known eloquence, and was loudly and repeatedly cheered during his remarks and at their close. t , ,i ii i .' ' r -n-'il.x.' -liUim i-fliis were xnen maue iur weuige xinrucn, Esq., (the Dickinson delegate to the. Baltimore Convention,) who rose and said that he supposed the object of the meeting was well understood. The evening was now advanced, and he should not detain the audience. The meeting was called to organize a Breckinridge Club, and he moved that a committee of five be appointed by the chair on organization, to report at a future meeting to be called by them. Tho chairman stated that he could not now announce the committee; but their appointment would be published in the Binghamton Democrat of this week. Mr. Bartlett now moved that the meeting adjourn and proceed in a body to Mr. Dickinson's house. A cordial invitation was extended fothe personal friends of Mr. Dickinson, without distinction of party, to join in tho procession. Mi1. Barrett offered an amendment that a person be selected by the chair to address Mr. Dickinson, at his house. The chnirnian stated that arrangements for that purpose had already been made. Mr. Bartlett moved tliat two Marshals be appointed by the chair to take charge of the procession.-; Mr. McKuno was then nominated and appointed, and the names of P. II. Drake and W. S. Lawyer, being loudly called at the same time, both were appointed by thft chair, increasing the number of Marshals to three. The meeting then marched two by two, preceded by flaming torches and martial music to Mr. Dickinson's house, on the banks of the beautiful Chenango, and amid the ascent of rockets and the burning of Roman candles. The procession was a large one, and made an imposing appearance in our business street, nearly hushed from the noisy traffic of the day. At the oiiter ' lodge ' of Mr. Dickinson's house, splendid lockets were sent up, and the cannon announced the approach of the people, among whom were many prominent Republicans. As the procession entered the beautiful and spacious grounds of Mr. IJickiiison, and wound along the paths almost hidden in the forest of o'erhanging trees and surrounding shrubbery, the air was blazing with rockets, which flew through the heavens like shooting stars, and vocal with the swelling music of the band. SPEECH OF MR. TOMPKINS, As the crowd approached the eastern piazza, Mr. Dickinson appeared and greeted them, amid accumulating cheers. Marshal McKune having requested order, Mr. Tompkins addressed Mr. Dickinson in an eloquent and animated speech, amid repeated applause. He. said turning to Mr. Dickinson thousands who well knew and appreciated him, had come this evening to pay him their respects they were not all Democats they had come without distinction of party to pay a friendly personal tribute to the man and the citizen, as well as to the statesman. They had not been indifferent spectators of his political course. His political friends had seen with more sorrow than they could express the noble old party of a Jefferson and a Jackson, a Buchanan and a Dickinson (loud cheers) rent asunder, and they mourned for the nation. They had followed him long and hopefully, in the paths of conciliation and .compromise; and they had gone as far as duty and right demanded. They should now fall back on their reserved rights : their motto, Truth and Victory. Their eyes had been turned to his recent noble stand in the city of New York. They had caught the loud and ringing echoes of his indignant protest against political corruption and degeneracy. They had witnessed the effects of his terrible surgical operations upon the diseased carcasses of the Regency. It seemed as if his poor victims had prayed for the mountains to fall on them, and that the mountains had taken them at their word, and covered thein out of sight, (cheers.) That speech was the glorious and crowning act of his political life it was a noble exposition and vindication of Truth and Right! Ho had seen and was constantly seeing the wholesome effects which that speech and position were everywhere producing. The true Democrats of the country were called upon to organize ; and and his friends had rallied around him to-night to pay him their respects and to listen to his advice and counsel. SPEECH OF MR. DICKINSON. At the conclusion of these eloquent remarks, Mr. Dickinson addressing Mr. Tompkins, said: Ho felt exceedingly gratified at this friendly demonstration of his neighbors and fellow-citizens. It was suggestive of a long train of pleasing reminiscences. Thirty years ago, in the winter's cold, he came with his little fainily to Binghamton. By the kindness and confidence of his fellow-citizens he had long served in a representative capacity in the councils of the State and nation. In reviewing his long and eventful life whether in receiving tho declaration of a Webster, that he had stood firm when others had faltered whether in enjoying the confidence of a Clay and a Calhoun whether, in addressing, as recently, a New York audience of 10,000 people, amid their kind congratulations in all his public experiences, ho had felt no gratification equal to the present. He was glad to welcome his Democratic friends and his political opponents. Political differences should not be allowed to interrupt or cloud personal and social relations. He was in favor of manly discussion with honorable political opponents. A fair discussion of political principles should not disturb the social relations of friends and neighbors. He could honor and respect a manly, open foe. He despised those who cheated both sides. In thus receiving these demonstrations of kindness and respect from the people, he felt that he enjoyed a higher position than any which tho Government can give. He should continue, as a private citizen, as when a representative man, to despise and spum duplicity and chicanery. He held it as base to cheat in politics as in a private bargain. He had enlisted for the war, and he should follow it to the bitter end. The approbation and encouragement of his friends and fellow-citizens had nerved his arm to persevere in the path of duty. He should strike with his spear the broken shields and rusty helmets of a corrupt Regency, and crowd them to their final hiding places. He would yet write their political history. A long train of abuses calls for revolution. The Central Regency of the Democratic party has become infernally corrupt. But a new day is dawning. Their creaking, rusty machinery must be torn to pieces and be sold for scrap iron. We shall put a new engine on the track, wood up, and then look out for the bell at the crossings! It is said that our party is not regular. It is as regular as was Washington, Adams and Hancock, when they fought for liberty, and truth, and right We seek to destroy the rotten hulk of the Regency and to get rid of the rats. WTe fight under the banner of Breckinridge and Lane, as the true Democratic nom nations. We wish to meet the foe fairly if vanquished, Why, without running away, We'shall live to fight another day. The true wav to get success is to deserve it- We shall put the thimble-riggers those who gamble with greasy, marked cards on trial, and follow them to judgment and execution. Two great parties are necessary. They serve to purify the political atmosphere. The wounds of the Democratic party must be healed, however distasteful it may be. We "must cure the proud flesh of the Regencr. The people have endured taxation enough to enrich gamblers. Collectors' warrants are now signed with blood, and countersigned with tears. They are woi-se than the destroying angel, for it passed some doors. The State of New York, the Empire State, must be worthy of its noble motto, " Excelsior," and rise above and shake off its political gamblers. Democrats, Republicans, all I thank you cordially for mvself and family. If ovations are gratifying to public men, this demonstration to me, private citizen, is doubly calculated to excite my pride and gratitude. God bless you all !