Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-11-06
rUEsDAr, NOVEMBER 6. 1890.
who can neat .Llnealon,

The question, which should today present itself to
every practical business man, to every man who Ia
not mere partisan. is who can beat LINCOLN? 1t
needs no argument to satisfy any that to insure
his defeat the South must be united. One hundred
and fifty two votes are required to elect. The
South has one hundred and twenty The only
Northern States that the opponents of LINCOLN can
reasonably hope to carry are New York (35,) New
Jersey a. California "a and Oregon 49, giving
total of forty-nine votes. These added to the l2O
Southern votes make I69, OF II more than is re-
CURED to elect. The election Of Mr.. DOUGLAS is
clearly out of the question, it would require lOS
Southern votes with the above mentioned Northern
votes 70 elect him 1t is certain be cannot get them
How Is it with Mr.. BEILf We believe his friends
do not claim either California or Oregon. Then in
order to secure his election It viii be necessary fer
aim to get besides the forty two votes of New York
ana New Jersey. IlOSoutherr votes. In other words
It will be necessary for him to get beside the forty
tao Northern votes all Of the South except ten votes
Can he % ~ Most assuredly not. We presume it
R- 3 s51.,.tej by every impartial man that Mr..
'-el ,aSnq carry South Carolina 80 Mississippi
a. AZ US Is ~ Alabama ~ Delaware 81 Flor
ia 81 AID Georgia (lO) Making total Of forty
four southern votes that Mr. BELL cannot possibly
get. 50 that if he were to get the fOrty-two
Northern votes and lose only forty-four in the
South he would lack thirty-four votes of 81
election If he lose South Carolina and Flor
ida. eleven votes.} or S5Gth Carolina and Delaware
or South Carolina an ArEalsas or South Carolina
and any other Southe.n rtc, he cannot be elected.
Mr. BEfLs election is, therefore, simply an impossi-
biiy. How is it with Mr.. BEECKNKIDGE? We have
hopes Of his getting the fOrty-nins votes of New
York, New Jsrsey, California and Oregon. With
these he VIII require lO3 Southern votes. Can he
get them: We are confident dat be will We have
shown that there is no possibility Of Mr.. BELLS get
ting ITO votes in the South which Will be required
TO elect him. This is n fact patent to all that
hundreds and thousands Of the Opposition in the
South will vote for BRECENRIDGE rather than throw
tieir votes away on BELL or DOUGLAS and thus haz-
arl the safety of the Union. The information which
our state Committee have received from the State
Committees of the various other Southern States
induces US TO believe that the South will cast united
vote for Mr.. BREoEINEDGE. With the exception Of
Maryland she cast her whole vote for Mr. BUcHAyAE
in 1856, and thus defeated Black Bepublicanism
then. The dangers which threaten Us now are
more impending than then. The necessity for unity
is much greater than then Those who think,
not less of party. but mOre Of country fully apprs-
cate these facts and will vote for Mr. BREC1NRIDGE
as the only means Of defeating LryCoLy. Maryland
and Missouri have been regarded doubtful but
the vote that viii be poed for LpcoLS in those
States win so weaken his other opponents as to
make them sure fer BRECKNRIDGE. The same cause
which is at work il other Southern States is also
rapidly at work in Kentucky. The necessity of una
nimy in the South Will give Kentucky to Tr. BRICK
NIaDGE 1t is the highest duty of every patriot on
this day 10 so and work as to unite the South
Dispassionate reason dictates but way and that
is by voting for TEECEINBUDGE and LANE. With a
united South we lose all the North, except New
York. and still bea. LINCOLN Let US all work for
the same end to b, IT LINCOLN. To do that we must
carry the South for Mr. BRECKISRlDGE. We ask the
the thoughtful and rejecting of opponents not
to let partisan passion cause them to cast vote to-
day which the dread reality of LNCOIN's election
may cause them to regret tomorrow. Our parting
word is vote to save the Constitution vote to
the Equality Of the States vote to save Union.