BRECKINRIDGE AND LANE CAMPAIGN DOCUMENTS, NO. 7. SPEECH OF HON. B.F. HALLETT, OF MASS., IN WASHINGTON CITY, JUNE 25, 1860. MINORITY REPORT OF MR. STEVENS, OF OREGON, AGAINST THE EXCLUSION OF THE REGULAR SOUTHERN DELEGATES AT THE BALTIMORE CONVENTION. MR. LEACH'S PROTEST
1860 · [Washington City
by [Election of 1860]
[Washington City: Issued by the National Democratic Executive Committee, 1860. 8pp, caption title [as issued]. Disbound with light wear, Good+.
Breckinridge, Buchanan's Vice President, was the 1860 presidential standard-bearer of the Southern Rights branch of the Democratic Party, which had split with Stephen Douglas supporters during the 1860 nominating convention. Douglas had defied Buchanan and broken with him over the Kansas issue. This campaign piece, demonstrating Northern support for the Breckinridge-Lane ticket, charges the Douglas faction (truncated)
Breckinridge, Buchanan's Vice President, was the 1860 presidential standard-bearer of the Southern Rights branch of the Democratic Party, which had split with Stephen Douglas supporters during the 1860 nominating convention. Douglas had defied Buchanan and broken with him over the Kansas issue. This campaign piece, demonstrating Northern support for the Breckinridge-Lane ticket, charges the Douglas faction (truncated)