The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-10-09

that in case the House cannot elect, the
Senate shall choose Vice President,
who shall act as President, from the two
having the highest number Of votes in
the electoral college. 1t cannot be doubt
ed that these two will be HANNIBAL HAM
LIN and JOSEPH LANE, nor can it be
doubled that the choice of that body
would be JOE LANE, the most ignorant
man, probably, in Congress, and the
most abject slave to the Southern Fire
Eaters, who, through him, would rule
the government.
We believe that every Douglas man
that every man-will acknowledge the
correctness Of the conclusion that should
the election SO beyond the electoral col
lege, either BRECKENRIDGE or LANE must
be the President. And yet the Douglas
leaders openly acknowledge that they are
striving to throw the election into Con-
gress. They come to US and pirate of
the beauties Of Popular Sovereignty, Of
the glories of non intervention. They
urge upon us to vote for DoUGLAs-for
what reason ? To advance the cause Of
non intervention Oh, no. But TO de-
feat LINCOLN, throw the election into Con-
gress, and elect BRECKENRIDGE or LANE,
who are pledged to crush out the doc
trine of Popular Sovereignty and the
men who advocate it, and to establish
the absolute supremacy of slavery. Look
at it, Democrats of Buchanan County.
These leaders come to you with honied
words, lisping of Popular Sovereignty
of the right Of self government, and ask
you to vote for STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS,
and then they tell you that Mr.. LrNcoLN's
defeat will take the election to Congress,
where, they will not deny, the Southern
pro-slavery party will triumph. If they
came to you asking you to choose direct
" between LINCOLN and BRECKENRIDGE,
you would choose the former without
hesitation. They know that well, and
so, like the editor Of the Herald, they
simply ask you to defeat LINCOLN by yot,
ing for third man, knowing that your
vote thus counts as effectually for Brock
,NRIDeE and LANE as if you voted d.
rectly for them. Will you consent to be
thus used +? Will you permit yourselves
to be thus cheated, with your eyes wide
open Will you allow these leaders to
deceive you third time into electing a
pro slavery administration :?
But have you realized the danger Of
carrying this Presidential contest into
the House at this crisis ? You well re-
member how the desperate contest for
the Speakershlp of the present House of
Congress shook the country from centre
to circumference, and created more doubt
and distrust Of the perpetuity Of the
Union than anything that has ever hap
pened. You know well that there were
times in that contest when only marvel
lous forbearance prevented scene Of
bloodshed and the disruption Of the ma
tional legislature. And if such was the
effect where so little was at stake, W hat
will be the result whore the great inter
ests Of the Presidency millions up
on millions of public patronage-are in
volyed ? Would not the contest be so
much the more blter-the strife so much
the more violent--as the interests involv-
ed are so much the more important p
Who can realize the effect of the corrupt
appliances brought to bear, the strife,
the pickering, the recriminatons, of the
long months of contestant at time,
too, when mems minds are heated when
they realize that the battle is at the turn
ing point? Certainly, no greater caami-
ity could befall the country than failur e
now to elect the President by the people.
Ana yet TINS, democrats of Buchanan
County, is what you are asked to vote
for. Not for Popular Sovereignty-nos
for non intervention--but for the defeat
Of Mr.. LINCOLN, that the contest may go
to the Houses of Congress. and Slave
Code Democracy triumph. We hope
you will do no such thing. but cast your
vote for ABE LINCOLN, who has the con
servatlsm, the ability, the honesty, to
conduct the government, in spirit OF
moderation, and towards tho ends for
which j. was designed-.o secure the
blessings Of freedom.
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E5- We would suggest 10 our neigh
Dor that the proper way to decide the