Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-08-29
The Prospec. % ylrrinin.



With all the means of authentic information with
IN our reach and by the most liberal calculation, we
mud that Mr. Douglas cannot count an average of SO
supporters IN each county of the State Such an aver
age would give him in all about 1900 votes Gener-
al consent has fixed the usual Democratic majority
IN virginia at about 10000. Thus supposing that
the entire Opposition shall be ntrated on
John Bell-and supposi1g too that the entire Doug
las Vote shall be distracted from the Democratic
ranks the above figures would leave the Breekln-
ridge ticket plurality of $500 votes.
Dut past experience has amply proved to the wire
WORKERS VINO have attempted to pledge the Opposi-
uon men In Virginia to the support OF Bell and Ev-
erett that there are at least 5000 men among the
opposition party who cannot be led into the sup
port OF ticket tainted with anti-slavery Thus the
contrast between the perfectly conservative posi-
ton of Breckenridge and Lane and the the utter
" obnoxious anti-savery records Of both Bell and
Everett, will bring over to the former ticket about
5000 votes from the Opposition ranks. This will
give Breckenridge plurality of II 500 over Bell and
Douglas combined.
Ii Is confidently stated by many that the prime OBJ
JecV OF the present peripateic mission of the Hon.
Henry S. Foote contemplates the fusion of the Bell
and Douglas leaders in Virginia. Such result is
much to be desired by the supporters of Breckin
ridge and Lane By the very force of the pride Of
consistency, it would drive off from such fusior
that large body of oppOsitlOniss who are so firmly
pledged to unreenting opposition to squatter sOver
eighty; and there would scarcely be a corporali
guard of Douglas men found in the State to fratern
ize with the abotionism of Bell and Everett Sucf
step on the part of the Douglas and Bell Leaders
would undoubtedly give the Breckenridge ticket
majority in Virginia fully large as that obtained
| by our electoral ticket in 1856.
But there is we confess, no possible prospect O
the successful negotiation of such fusion. Few
if any of the Douglas leaders in Virginia, will 81
far forget what is due to principle and to party,
to give aid or comfort to the abolition heresies o
| John Bell, of Tennessee.
| This feeling pervades the mass of Douglas men
followers and leaders, and upon this we confidently
rely for important accession to the vote in favo
| Of Breckenridge and Lane. There are very few
among the Douglas men in Virginia who differ from
| the principles of the Breckenridge platform. Mos
of them are supporting MIR. DOuglas-not because o
his squatter sovereignty doctrines in spite o
| them.
Long before the day of election these men vii
realize the fact, that Mr. Douglas is only nomina
candidate in Virginia, and that every cote cast 10
Douglas is Uirtualy UOte for Bell. Under these cir
| cumstances, we cannot doubt that these men Wi
rally in mass. to the Breckenridge ticket-unde
these circumstances we can reasonably hope tina
the Breckenridge and Lane ticket in Virginia wi
carry the State, by the old Democratic majorit
of 10000, over the combined vote of Bell and Doug
| las.
At all events, it is now fixed fact, in the mind
of intelligent observers, that Bre ckinridge and Ian
will carry Virginia-not by plurality, but by rC
spectacle majority.
Victory is safe. Let every true Democrat striv
to swell the triumph. The county which bear
| the palm, as the banner county of Virginia Demo
cFacy IN this day of trial. will win the mobiles
gue1dOn ever yet offered for political competition
| Virginia.
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