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has been multiplied By two. National Ds-
moerseJ' has become two national dsnoors.
eis'. They are in tra,b very ubliks each
other. One is for squ,tsr-sOversigs,y sed
The other for pro,setion TO slavery 10 the
Tsrriiori's. 0ns has Douglas aud Fitspst.
rick for its candidates and the other Beck.
iohdge aud Lane bat each claims TO b the
true, original, uuslloysd aud sneou, minated
saftsnai Denocrsey. With Of then 10 en-.
titled to the eossomen Is difieult To deter
nine. The BrseAinridss party boas, Of ,ss
eeiai Of having the P,ssi6eni Of the Charles.
ten COoveotiou and the principal portion Of
the heads Of committees, bat The Dsuslss
party unqusstiOosbly retained the grsaiss,
number Of the delegates comprising the
original Couveniion.
ls reality peithsr Of these factions has any
claim whatever 10 the title Of 'n.iioual.'-
There ], nothing pstios.l abOat either. They
are both as sIoiusivsly sectional - vas the
Chicago Convsa,ioa that nominated Lincoln
and Hsnlie. The Douuglss Convention vas
composed almost eIslasivsly Of delegates
frsn the Northern States The Sosthsru
men IN that Convection, like those ss,uuiug
to represent Southern statss ct Chiesgo,
we're suphstically delegates without con.
stituspeis,.' The Northern men in the
Breeiisridgs Conysstioa we're in precisely
,bs same plight One vas . NOrtbern
and the other SOuthsrn Cosvsntiop, and 1t
cannot be expected tia. the candidate Of si
Their eau carry . siosle electoral vote In tia
other section.
The action Of these two Co INVENTIONS pre-.
'ent' Plsia problem for the praei cal dsei.
sion Of the people. The question for them
to decide Is whether they will have Lincoln
or Bell for the next President OF the United
States. Il Is morally certain that Douglas
cannot obtain . single electoral vote In the
South. Il is extremely doubtful il be will
be sble TO get single oDs even in the North.
The States BY ~hieb be was nominated are
all Overuhsluingly Rspublioso. In the m
the Democratic party, even without any d.
vision, IL Pou srless to achieve, by itsslf, any
success, and j, is absolutely absurd to hope
that under existing circumstances the party
that nominated Douglas Gao carry . single
State North or South.
The prospect for the success Of Mr.. Brseh.
inridgs is not lees gloomy and upp,ouisipg
He vas nominated as the candidate Of the
Southern wing Of the Democracy, upSn .
platform that is rsPudistsd and o. urnsd By
The great body Of the democrats in the North
However great nay be rseoped his personal
popularity, the circumstances attending bis
nomination, aud the fact that Douglas-ths
idol Of NOrtksrn aud Horihsesteru Demo-
eraey, is also in the f,ld--prtelude the idea
Of his obtaining . siogls electoral vote In the
North
Wee M. Brsekinridge TO receive the vote.
Of all the Southern States, still he could no.
Be elected, but il !, impossible that be can
carry even majority Of the Southern cleo
tOrial votes. The events Of the past week
in Baltimore have insured, beyond apy
doubt, to Bell aud Everett The States Of
Delaware, Maryland, Virgins, North Caro-.
lima, KeDtutky, Tennessee, Alabama, Geor-
gia, LouisiAna and Mis.iouri. This will
leave to the candidate Of the Ssathern De-
noeFscy 70 chance for single electoral vote
outside Of the states Of South Carolina, Flor
ida. Texas, Mississippi and Ark sDsas. Even
10 Mississippi the result is said 10 be doubt-
fol. for II there is any truth in the assertion
that DOBglss will re esiVs elk thousand votes
there, Il il very probable that the Union par.
~ will cary the State for Bell and Everett;
snd Texas will probably give Der vote to
Ss~ Houston, Who is the iBdePsDdsnt can
didsss Of The TsEsa Democracy.
1t requires, therefore, no great AstulsUss
10 perceive that the election Of either DOUG
las OF BrsekiDridgs is 80 almost absOlots in
peSsibiliiy. Neither Of them cen obtain a
single vote Sassids Of the section 10 which
he belongs, sad from which bis nominatiou
Vas chiefly derived. Their Bomisation mar
Be aSsful a. . dsaDitiop Of the positioa .,
the respective factions Of the Dsmoera.ie par.
y in references to the question Of slavery ia
the tsrri.csiss, but il can serve to no other
purpose.
AZ against The g'sst RspubIiesu party
Which IL noyisg 10 solid column sbd almost
asbreksu phslsuz, 10 sssaiI ihs iolssrity Of
the UaiOn sndl'O destroy the suprsasoy Of
the Constitution, both Of these saodldatss are
uits'iy inPOtsst. Their prsseses 10 the 20.
htisal arena gill only serve 70 divide and
Ssakss tbs foreso Of those Who are opposed
70 Rspublssnis@ as common sasmy. Eve.
- vote given 20 either Of then vill b an
rage ibrosa awsy, o. worse, it will Be =
Vo's given isdifsstly zoe she Rspublisss can.
d,dstes
10 ibis emergency Is is plaisly The duty.
20, ooly ofsvsTy frispd Of The Uhios ssd t6s
Cobs'i'uiion, BE-, Of svsry Dsnossa, asd sv-
'ry spposeu' Of RsPubliosuisn, No5th and
South, 70 give ~ ouos cordial ssd sstivs
'uppofs 70 Bell ssa Evsrett as ihs La, kop.
u aebisviss triuuph sf aatiousliiy cod I
'oossFvslisn ever ths insolsstly segpsssiVs /
sectional paFty II che NoFth With Bell /
'od kvsrstt thsss 10 soas shsnes ofsusssss.