The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1860-08-30
The Battle Over Before it is Fairly
pegun-LincOln swamped at the Outset.

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Begun Lincoln swamped at the Outset.
The Republican organization is
certainly o very unwieldy one
Confined us it is by its proscriptive,
sectional principles, to the Free
States alone, it requires the sup
port Of those States to render it
successful. Take one of the largest
of these States from y, and itisae-
feated I; and the same result occurs
lif two or three of the smaller ones
waycr in its support. It can adopt
mo sexpedient to give it outside
strength. Its action is confined in
a groove, and if it meets disturb
ing impeachment, it becomes a mere
broken, worthless piece of ma
chinery.
The action of the conservative,
National, Union in forces New York
has already scaled the fate of the
Republican party in this campaign.
The consolidation of the friends of
Bell with those of Douglas in that
State-confessedly an immense ma
iority of the votes-has been con-
sumated; and thus Lincoln is un-
questionably defeated at the very
beginning of the campaign. No
power on earth can save him. The
statistics of past elections there rem
der this obvious, and the walls and
curses of the Republican journals
and leaders in reference to the con-
solidation, make assurance, if pos
sible, doubly sure.
And why should not the friends
of Bell and Everett thus unite in
every Northern State with the De-
mocracy under the lead of Doug
las? The only hope for Mr.. Bell
lis in. throwing the election into the
House of Representatives, and the
single mode of getting the question
into that body consists in giving as
many Northern States as possible
to Douglas. Besides, the support
ers of these two tickets stand alike
upon the platform of the Uaion,-
the aohole Union, as opposed to Alb
clifton sectionalism in the North
and disunion sectionalism in the
South. In reference to the ques-
ton of slavery in the Territories,
the only question at issue, the prin-
ciples advocated by Senator Doug
las are exactly identical with those
held by the friends of Bell and Ev-
erctt. The American party in 1856
adopted as their platform upon the
lsubject the following declaration
AThe recognition of the right o.
the adtiUe born and ,aaturalized citi.
scns of the United States permanent.
ly residing in the Territories thereof
to frame their Constitution and ldoos
and to regulate their domestic affairs
in their o,on mode, subject only tc
the provisions of the Federal Con.
stitution, with the privilege Of ad.
mission into the Union whenever
they have the requisite population
for one representative in Con.
gress."
Such, precisely, is the Democrat.
ic Platform. 1t declares that
"The only sound and safe solu.
ton of the slavery question upon
which the National idea of the peo.
pie can repose in its determined
conservatism of the Union, is--Nop,
/, Interference by Congress Nth &auerl
3 IN State and Territory, in the Dis.
. trict of Columbia"
Thus policy and principle alike
!, have called for the union which
has been affected in New York ant
! which will extend throughout thu
North between the conservative
Union-loving masses. But besides
principles and policy, there arr
4 other considerations which invites
this course. These considerations
E were presented by ex-Presiden
3 Fillmore in 1856 in his celebrated
Albany speech, and have precisely
the same force now as they hat
!, then. He said:
Q We see political party, present
g ing candidates for the Presidency
t and Vice Presidency, selected fol
/ the first time, from the free State,
alone, with the avowed purpos,
of electing these candidates by suff
: RACES of one part Of the Unioi
s only, to rule over the whole Unite(
a StAtns. Can II hn krossihlnl thn