Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-07-17
The Duty of Democrats to Support the
ssl8 Union Ticket.

U1O0 llCkets
If there be truth in the positive asseverations
of leading Democratic politicians, and their most
influential presses, and patriotism 10 the masses
of that party, the vote of this State will certain
ly be cast for I'll and Everett, it matters not
what determination they may arrive at in ref
erence to the De nocratic electoral ticket. A
portion of the Democratic politicians and presses
of this State atiira with earnestness that to sup
port electors favorable to the election of Doug
las, would be treason to the rights and institu-
tions of the South, destructive to the Constitu-
ton and subversiye of State equality. Whilst,
ON the other hand nearly an equal number as
earnestly and positively maintain that to support
electors favorable to the Breckenridge or Seces-
sion ticket, would be treason to the Union, as
that ticket is the representative of a disuni0n
party, organized fer the purpose of effecting g
dissolution of the Union Democrats cannot
vote for Douglas; for by so doing Gf the author
ity of Democrats be of any yalue) they would be
traitors to the rights Of the South, enemies of
State equality and needless vioators of the Con-
stitution. They cannot vote for Breckenridge;
for good Democrats affirm that, by SO doing,
they would be voting for dSsunion ticket,
which was nominated for the purpose of involy-
ing the North and South in o sectional contest,
which would lead directly and inevitably to dis
anton and civil war. They cannot vote for Lin
coin. for both wings of their party unite in de-
termined opposition to that Northern sectional
party of which lie is the nominee. There is
then but one ticket for which they can vote, and
by their votes remain true to the Union, the
Constitution, the South and the equal rights of
all the States, and that is the Constitutional,
National, Union ticket-BELL and EVERETT
Those Democrats who object to the disunion
Breckenridge ticket, should vote for BELL, the
nominee of party organized chiefly for the
purpose of preserving the ''UnlOn one and in
separable, now and forever" He represents
party whose chief object is the antpole of that
which they ascribe to the secession ticket--the
preservation of the Union being the object of the
one, and It's destruction that of the other If
then they are really the friends of the Union,
they should cast their votes for the Union ticket
Those Democrats who oppose the election of
Douglas, because he occupies position hostile
W tuo 1uStllullOnS Ol tue QUILL, SuOulu VOLo lOT
BELL, who is as firm and true q friend of the
peculiar Institution" of the South as any man
who was ever born upon it's soil or breathed its
atmosphere. He believes that it has the sacred
sanction of the Bible-that it is religiously, NOR
ally, socially and politically rght-that it is the
fountain from which springs the vast stream of
our national wealth and prosperity-that it is
the Midas which converts all it touches to gold.
AS it is the duty of both wings of the Demoo-
racy to support Bell and Everett, Gas has been
shown by their own statements) if they possess
sufficient patriotism to perform the duty incum-
bent upon them, it is pretty evident that the
vote of this State will be cast for the only ma
tional, constitutional, Union ticket. We believe
the masses of the Democracy to be honest, pat
riotic, Union-loving men, and that they will vote
accordingly on the day of election. They viii
see before that time arrives that the Bell and
Everett ticket is the only one which avoids the
Scylla of Squatter-Sovereignty on one side, and
the Charybdis of disunion on the other. They
will be convinced that safety resides in the mid
die way between the dangerous extremes.