The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-09-29

bic" Suppose you pnsh your moaeay q
little farther. as | see itposScsscs the proper.
ty OF elasticity to a remarkable degree, and
say. that i7Alr. Breckenridge does not gel
Pennsylvania and New York, and'ln short all
the Northern and Western as well ;fs the South.
trn States. it vii! he tire fault If g Douglas
men," You start out in TsiSh kind ,f
II way, you might as well 20 the whole hog. f"
Bat you will thi,:k that have a " little I"
| lmI'ddencc, as well as vanity "ifI keep on
! az lliis rate hope however. that ydriwill
excuse me. I'VE" black smiths, perhaps,
ought not to be so iinIulent to I'VE" editors.
but really, ''Te cant help it. Your Jea-
e'Hg Douglas votes on the gr ,und of :. respon.
| sbllity makes "uS" laugh and makes us ;"
feel little funny when I'VE" ought to lie
a little more respectful to'.we" t,liit,rs!
But You ask uc.to vote for Mr.. Brrckn-
ridge i'll order to keep the State from Mr..
Bell. Now have to say, that, however
pmntM II is to me to refuse to acct dc to
your very generous proposal, cannot do it,
| am a deinocrat-aS X democrat shall vote.
if live, for Douglas aud johnson, the Demo
cratic candidates !. believe that it is MS
impol tan. for Democrats to :. stick to their
ticket how as it ever was, and perhaps
more so. ! stuck to "thc old fsnC1 iouary
when he was the Democratic can,llt,atr, the
man who at one time aid d" take his zen
knife and open bis arln. and let out the last
drop Of democratic blood" and will surrey
stand bya mr'l, who above nil others, deserves
the support Of every Democrat in til Union!
But least you might niscsnstiue my prefer
rnce between M,>srs. Bill and Everett and
Mrssrs p"eckinri!gc and Lane, will say,
bo'dly, that | do prefT Mr. Bell to Mr..
breckenridge. have no doubt that Mr.. Bel,
is good man, and as for Edward Everett, he
is as pure man and as sonRda pa,rlo, as
biealheS on this green earth = speak for
myself, and not for o.hcrs with regard to nv
preference Cor MIS- Bell and Everett. over
the disunion candidate. | will further say,
that TO man who pulls III The harness with
lancey. Rhett, Orr, Buchanan and Co., will
ever get my vote Do you understand that!
Do you see where stand now You nave
my sentiments, you can use them as YOU
like, either for present or JDtue contingencies.
No man who lenGs himself as a tool to SPLIT
the democratic party, and bring about state
Of affairs that will dissolve this Union, need
ever expect my humble support, no matter
what he calls himself, Democrat or Saint. or
what not. The time was when could have
supported Breckenridge with pleasure, and
when did do 1t, but his late conduct and
that ofhs seeding friends, in their Treatment
10 the Dc'noc'atic party and to Judge
Douglas, is 50 nttr,ly mean and contemplate
that can't go HIM Yes sir | prefer the
success Of Bell and Everett to that OF Breckiu.
ridge and Lane. But MvSsrs. Bell and
Everett are not under any obligation to me
for my preference, while they are under some
obligation to you for youls. Why ! because
the course Of your faction has virtually given
them every state, except, perhaps. ore
South Caioilna) and Certainly il would be
no credit 10 them to get that one. Hence il
would seem, that Mes>is Bell and Everett are
really under some Obligations TO YOU. Whrth.
CT they Will regard those Obligations or not,
am not prepared 10 say.
But III another part of The Democrat, YOU
brand - Douglas men as being "aeains,
fusion ~ i'll the States of New York and
Pennsylvania. Why my dear friend, they
are no more opposed fusion with YOU there
and elsewhere then'they ought to be. Your
party III the South is Il. ulsunion party
I'VE want nothing to do with it. But uou
hno" that Alr. Douglas has publicly announ-
ced on every occasion, tina. lie would unite
with Becklnrdgc men if they would answer
as he dlt) the Norfolk questions which were
put to him by one Of your nagnanimuus cleo.
tors. But yonr New York Brcckcnridyers,
like their aposlate leader, had not the man.
liness to answer them. They were too COW.
aldly and mean to Go ut. Who then is to
blame for Z" no fusion Z" I,efrr YOU TO the
speeches and course of your leader in New
York. Daniel 5. Dickinson, fora fair solution
Of the fusion matter But for my part,
am opposed to fusion in any shape, with
your party. ~ WEI wan. nothing to do
with your party as an organised body. You
have conSpired to scuttle the ship, now e,
her sink -" We" are willing to go before
The country with our part of the response.
bilily.' | have thus noticed your WORD
10 DOUGLAS MEN" as. candilly as
could, in haste, onI / hope what have said
is satisfactory to you, il not conclusive. If
you should have any mnrc words for
:. Doasla men, will be pleased 10 honor
them II have time. In the mean while, |
beg you again to accept assurances of1eSpcct
from your very humble Servant.
JAMES TOUCHSTONE.