Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1860-10-09
ca The Hon. Erastus Brooks. editor Of the


hleA me nashville ueulucrlf
Knoxville, Tenn, Sept. %, 1850.
EDIT5K DENocRAT / wrote You a hssty
note some time since, giving gttersnce 10 ny
ute condemnation Of the effort now being
made to miseonsirus the proposition OF James
BHtton, Jr., ana / n0w wish to add one word
more. This proposition was shown 10 ne, and
not knowing ~ the time h0w the thing was got
Ten ~, ana thinking Of o0HTss that If a fEsiOa
was effected az all, It would be by reiaiHfzg q
certain nUmber Of dsei0rs on each side Of The
ficfd, az IN the case In ali the States where a
fusion has been effected, I did, without proper
and fimdy reelection, indorse the same. B Z
10 ny utter asf0uishmenf ! find the whole hing
to be a trick gotten up By a few BTeekinudge
leaders, In order to obtain some temporary ad
vantage. I know Mr.. Brtt0n acted in good
faith, but ! believe that those in whom be con-
hied dsoeiref him in the matter. But Mr..
Britton Is now prosecuting the canvass with
energy ard effect, and, as / am Informed, ex-
posing the trick. have strong reasons 10 be-
iieYs that this whole thing was superinduced
BY Col Nicholson. he went 10 the town Of
Grsenvilie, and Mr.. Britton was forthwith
ssaf for, bet IS to what precise inducements
we're held out do not know but certain It 10,
that Mr.. Britton did not infead 10 yield to the
proposition a. construed BY The Breckenridge
party.
But these are matters about which Mr.. Brit
Ton can speak, as ] have been informed that
be has or will explain tie reasons which iniu-
enced bis sections.
The secret about the matter is, hat these
Brsekinridge leaders becoming alarmed at the
strange and dangerous position they had taken
in tie canvass, they were driven 10 this resort
Tor the purpose OF extrieating themselves and
throwing the blame, If possible, on the regular
rational Democracy Of The State.
10 HNan % "a a.nA M..HL o.. q 10 - l.
feat Bell and Linecln, why DO they not sban-
don a sectional candidate and support Stephen
A Douglas, The only man who can successfully
check the toe Of abolition fansticism in the
North Why not make some open and manly
effort to maiutsin the nationality Of the party2
Il Is a little strange that 50 odious is Judge
Douglas that they would attempt % break up
the party at Charleston and Baltimore-thst
90 unimportant is the Douglas Democracy that
every elector on the ticket shOnld come Of
yet they are willing to vote for him in a GER
tain contingency, and as a second choicsl II
they are in good failh when they say hat the
OF the South are unsafe under the doc
trine o. the Cincinna / platform, upon which
Judge Douglas stands, how can they vote for
MF. Douglas At alp You say at Charleston
and Baltimore thatyou will not have his plat
form without an explanation, yet you are will
ing to vote for Douglas, and thereby taking the
EtatAoin UttAuA IN e4NA4AlAl0ns
This shows eOnelusIvely the iasincertfg OF
the secession movements shows the merit
tying and unenviable position Of this Breckln-
ndge party.
All this amounts 10 an emphatic admission
that BreckinTidge cannot be elected. They
have thus implicitly admitted what Gov. Orr
expressly says: al see no chance to elect
Breckenridge By the people OF otherwise - that
TIE " seceders &C ed unwiss and impolitic.n
And % 3 being 50, let the masses rally to
the national Democracy. L.. the honest
masses IN Tennessee no longer be misled by
managers
Stephen A. Douglas and Herschel v. John
son now lead tie gallant hosts Of he national
Democracy, and m al parts Of the nation We
bear Of increased accessions Of strength.
While Judge Douglas in the North is being
held up BY the national men Of Indiana, Hi
aois and Pennsylvania, those powerful bull
Of he national Democracy, let the
Democracy rally 20 tn ir assistance.
northern brethren have stood BY Us in
every trying and difficult crisis Of tie nation-
N he darkest hour 81 peril they have rallied
around tbe Constitution and the hsg OF our
with a zeal and enthusiasm that
knew no falteriH-. | shall, therefore, from
until the election, contribute nv humble
mite IN support o. these great principles.
Yours, truly, W. n. MALONE.