New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-09-29
THE FUSION FAILURE.

Some of our political friends were somewhat
alarmed, few days ago, by report that came
from Tennessee to the effect that the Douglas
| ticket in that State had been abandoned, ana
abandoned in favor Of Breckenridge, Coupled with
this rumor was another one to the effect that the
same thing would be done in Kentucky; and that
an alliance, offensive and defensive, between the
Douglas and Breckenridge wings Of the Democracy
would be entered into in both these States, threat
ming the defeat of the ticket of Bell and Everett
Ii turns out that the proposed coalition was
failure. The attempt was made, it is true--nsti-
gated il is said, by that brilliant statesman and
immaculate patriot, Andy Johnson. If there is
any one role in which johnson particularly excels,
it is in party diplomacy and subterranean intrigue.
Il there is any one man on earth he hates with
holy hatred it is John Bell-for Bell understands
him and all his motives, and johnson is conscious
Of the fact To defeat Bell in Tennessee would be
with him real labor of love. Hence the mine he
attempted to spring upon him, and hence the at
tempt to practice coup d'etat by which Douglas
would be sacrificed, not alone in Tennessee. but
all through the South. The enterprise signally
failed. The Douglas organ at Nashville blows"
the whole matter, and denounces it.
The Douglas men in the South are conducting
this canvass on what they regard as high point
of honor and of principle They claim that Doug
las is the regular nominee of the party-that the
party was needlessly disrupted and broken up
that there was no occasion for the destruction of
the Democratic party and its division into two hos
tile eamps-that they are the reallegitmate lineal
successors Of the old Democratic dynasty, entitled
to all the rights and privileges of the front position;
and that the others are g boltersn and g disor-
ganisers,n who have voluntarily placed them
selves beyond the pale of the Democratic organiza-
ton, and must be held responsible for the party's
defeat if such should be its fate. This, we under
stand, is the position Of the supporters of Douglas.
We express no opinion about it ourselves because
it is a family quarrel with which we have nothing
to do g Non aobis tdntas Hes colaponeren But
this is the position which they claim for themselves
and they claim ii with confidence and boldness.
Thus believing, they proclaim that they have no
terms to make with the Breckenridge men, except
upon the basis Of an unconditional surrender upon
the part of the latter. Early in the canvass, Mr..
Miles Taylor, the Chairman of the Central Com
mittee at Washington, issued bulletin denouncing
all fusion except in the interest of Douglas alone
The Breckenridge men, on the other hand, claiming
that neither wing is regular, that Douglas repre-
sents principles thatthey cannot endorse and that
they fight for principles alone, whether they en-
counter success or defeat, are equally independent
and determined. We would say, abstractly, and
regardless Of the benefit likely to enure TO the
Union party from the division, that we cannot but
admire the spirit and pluck OF both of them.
Thus, in this state Of the case, it il altogether
improbable that there will be any union between
the two Democratic organizations, either in Ten.