, 1860-10-22
WORD TO DOUGLAS N1KN.

have contended that he had no possible chance
for the Presidency, and that tho correctness
Of our calculations would be demonstrated
long before the time Of the election. Not this
only, We have sad: and stu, maintain that
there are in the State Of Illinois alone, 10000
earnest Douglas men who hale slavery who
hate the insolent domination Of the South, and
who ought to vote the Republican t'eket as
ithe mott direct ard el1icac!ous method OF
breaking down the pawer Of the O!lgaschy by
which tho government hns beea fe'zed1 the
Democratic party divided, and the very exis-
tepoe Of the Union threatened. Our predic-
tons il regard to Douglas strength and
chances ore verified by the result Of the PENN
sSlvaoia and Indiana elections; and now we
appeal to the free.sol elements IN the Douglas
party to 80 cast their votes that they may not
bs wasted on candidate who will not carry
State, and that they may tell with the
ereaiest effect for the destruction OF
that dangerous and treasonabIe bFeck'
iuridee faction. We mean that. though
they may earnestly desire Nr. Doug
lass success, though they may admire
the man, and though they may ttand by the
principles that be enuncihtee, it is their duty,
iaasnuch as be il out Of the way, to make
choice between the two candidates with whom
the contest lies, and vote for that one Whose
election would best promote the material in
rests Of tie country aid tie growth and
ascendancy Of that idea to which all Northern
men should kold fast. In 4 word, that they
should give their tuffrages to LINCOLN, and
| bear him into the Presidential chair with de-
gree Of unanimity that will astonish the pfopa-
gandists Of slavery, md put an END At once
to all thought Of resistance to the wise, just
and economical administration Of which he
will be the head. That thousands will do this
thing, we have no doubt. They see that Lin
coins election is assured, ard that, if it were
not, all attempts to deteat him now will bs
only 30 many aids to Breckenridge in his In
zane struggle for power; that all fusioas are
10 maoy trades il which the Disunionists gain
everything and Douglas nothirg; nd that If
Breckinridge succeeds, the ideas ios which
the Douglas men baye c:nterded, are crushed
out By tho patronage and power which he
will WELD. With these things be:orz them
what will they do? The TINES and Herald o:
this ci,y, the editors Of which took ten days to
consider which tne Of the Democratic candi'
dates they would support, and who to-day
would prob By prefer Breckenridge to any
man in tbe field, will tell them to perseve1o to
the erd, and 10 struggle for victory in I'LL
nois. snd ke victory in New Yo1kl Bu'
what, we atk, is to be gaintd by all this;
surp:ss New York carried f3r Fusion, and Il
linois for Dougla!-what then? Why, the
election goea into the House, where Dnug1a'
has but single ssate, and where Bre1kiHzidg'
would surely win; CT to the serate, whar'
Lare would carry of the prize. Ara ths
Douglas men Of free soil instincts conten
with this prospect? Was it to puiverise thel
Leader, elect his fercest and bitterest oppo
nent, and give new lease Of power to th
L=compton dynasty, that they rent the oil
party in twain at Charleston, and still NOR
widely diss=vered the fragments at Baltimore
MOL wa believe in tie sincerity and earnest
: ness Of the rank ard file; and that nothin
: but their hatred Of sl1veIy extension by th
Federal Government and Of The rapacity an
. insolebce Of the politicians Of ths South, faT
forced tltm irto measures By which the Den
ocr:tic party has been divided. They cam:
rov hunillate themselves By adopting th
= Slate Code, II . Slave Trade, ind 1nterTer
;. ton for pro2agating Slavery, as tie basis
= their political seton There sre these vi
will: but We appeal from them to tie twent
shouscrd Of whom We spesk-.Ee men
whom freedom Of the Territories is desirab
;. TO when tie 1e-operirg Of The Slave Tras
:. is crime Of 1ncr6uous proport;cus-tow whcr
when The corteet is rar1owed down to Ii
coin and Breckenridge, ss it now il, Hone
:. OH Abe and his constitutional policy will
q thousand times more acceptable than 4
; incipient TREASON ard the 6eEpotic dcgmas
his only opponent To oil euch We hold 0
the invitation to come.
We have but single motive. Lincoln v
y be elected Thers is no farco On earth th
y can roT change the determination Of the pc
pie to i1trust power 10 his hands. But
- We have before eaid, it is necessary, I
!. promptly putting down the muttering su
~ ionists, and for giving his administration
=: rresistab'e norel force, that Re be lacked !
:. by overwhelming numbers. In election
" the forms ef the Constitution is guarant
= that there will b, no dissolution; but On II
=. point we want 10 stop conjecture, and ehe
front against which no traitor will dare
advance. Let us be unaaimoas'