Weekly standard., 1860-09-12
THE DOUGLAS GAME,

The great object of the Douglasites is the defeat
of Breckenridge. and the overthrow of the Demo-
cratic party. All of their movements disclose this
fact as we shall see, by glance at what has been
done.
In Missouri Senators Polk and Green, Juds-
Price and others, proposed Immediately after the
disruption of the National Convention, that the par
ty should be kept united in this State by the inter
vention of Convention in which all who claimed
to be Democrats should be represented. Such a
Convention would have agreed upon compromise
electoral ticket, which would have secured the vote
of Missouri to either Breckenridge or Douglas as the
majority of the voters might determine The Doug
lasites rejected this proposition in the most insult
ing manner, because they knew it would result in
giving the vote Of Missouri to John c. Breckenridge.
who is the choice of an overwhelming majority Of
the Democratic party of this State. They are, on
the contrary, Matching up an alliance with the Bell
and Everett men, in order to secure, if possible, the
defeat of Breckinridge.
So in New Jersey. The Breckenridge men, who
constitute the majority of the party in that State.
held Convention; proposed to the Union and
Douglas parties to with them one electoral tick
et in opposition to the Aboliton,ss, so to secure
the vote of that State against Lincoln might have
been easily done. The Bell party accedcd unhesita-
tingly to the proposition The Douglasitcs rejected
it, and are using every effort to detract as many
ticket, so that Lincoln may defeat Breckinrdge in
New Jersey.
So in Virginia. The Breckinridge party held a
Convention last week at Charlottesville appointed
committee to proceed to Staunton. where Doug
las Convention was in session. and to agree with
them upon an electoral ticket for which the Breck-
inridge and Douglas men might both vote, in oppo-
sition to Bell and carry the State for the for
the other. The Douglas men rejected every propo.
sition which was thus made to them, and nominated
a Douglas Electoral ticket because they knew that
Breckenridge would receive ten times many votes
in Virginia as Douglas, and that he would conse-
quenty receive her electoral vote and they are de-
terlnined to prevent that II possible.
So in North-Carolina where Douglas has COM
parativey no strength at ALL they are trying to get
up an electoral ticket to deteat Breckinridge
So in Arkansas. and in Kentucky, Tennessee, and
all the Southern States
So in Pennsylvania. Every we'll informed per-
son knows that the aboltionSts are in decided
minority in that State, and that Lincoln could be
easily defeated if the Opposition would unite upon
one electoral ticket The Democratic State Com
mittee, threefourths Of whom are for Breckenridge,
decided by strict vote, all the Breckenridge men
avoring, and all Douglas opposing it. that there
should be but one set of electors by the Dcmoc-
racy that the tickets should be headed by the
names of either Douglas or Breckinridge. and that
the vote of the State should be cast for that one
who received the most votes. This proposition was
rejected by the DouglasiteS under the influence of
Forney, because they knew that it would result in
giving the electoral vote of Pennsylvania to John
Z. Breckinridge.
So in California and Oregon, the Douglastes re-
fuse all cooperation with the Breckenridge party
While acting thus in all Of those States where
the Breckenridge men are more numerous than the
Dougastes, and where. consequently, the union of
the party would result to the benefit of Breckenridge
they pursue an opposite course in those States in
which they claim the ascendency, as in New York,
for instance, where they have fused with the Bell
men upon common electoral ticket and now urge
the Brckinridge men to help them give the vote Of
that State to Douglas. We hope that the Breckin-
ridge men will spurn propositions until the Doug
astes shall have consented to withdraw their cleo
toral ticket in every Southern State, and in New
Jersey and Pennsylvania. Let the Dougasites do
that and thereby insure the votes of majority of
those States for Breckinridge and then the Breck-
inridge men may honorably consent to unite with
them in carrying New York, and in attempting to
carry all the other Northern States. But Timeo
Donaos. ct dono terentes. Watch them well-St.
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