, 1860-10-13

fusion. tie following from one of the most dis
tipguished Democrats Of the State, will be IN.
tezesting:
lFrcn tls New Orleans c. usfer.l
c 171ASo yItt.ex y. r.. Sept e. 1850,
DEAR Sir: Our State Committee ere neaotis-
ing with the friends Of Douglas for I" fus1or."
They write ne that they are RECOMMENDING
With our friends It " W1shiuRton." :
declare to you frankly, st the outset. that 1
rould much prefer that no fusion take pl.ce.
In the first place it seems to MI to let Us down
from tae moral d'gai1J Of our position. l. pro-
clalHoa that our dl7oEce from the political gam
blers" who tuy, 1ad sell aud swap. aud chest.
and lie, and overturn National Conventions. il
not 1tncuto n11triMoni, hut simply a TEMPO
rary "aepaEatiou )" that hy aud by we aha,1
sga'n euddA u1a~r The sana4 dirty I'D e'osatl
Tn's il not the way to build up : sound. snd
honest, an't above MI, Ptrmasstat party. Ii
trade. -
Secondly, don't believe the fuqiou would do
any good. The old-iins Wings eud the Ameri-
cans give portion Of our StA:e Candidates III cir
entire support in the Fall election OF 1863.
Whne We were al together in the honeymoon
supported BY the old.1ine Wigs and Ameri
cA7s we're elected. with one -ptioc, By mere
noEinAf msjoritles. Now, trerr indication
goes 10 show that these allies have l3st at le ut
ons :-isd. and probably one .hA!fof The ssreugth
tbsY commanded in 1859. do not know Of any
prominent men Of that stamp il mr. vicinity
who support the Bell DousIas fusion, or Who
Will support it if We mhkn ourselves The third
purity to II. 1t is 3 moderate computation to
say ihxt the Americans, tc, will los 10000 Of
the votes they cast ia 1859, ani erery one Of
thsss roset soi4 go fer Lineoia
~. when united ourselves. and aided by the
Americans. We barely matched the Republican,.
II iniI0Wq hat fAfa .r
Americans to Lincoln 1ould put us in minor.
lty Of twenty thous2cd. l graft that there is
to 6e some defectiou in the Republican rank.-
ard 50 tatrt toiU 6s in cur ora. Ii we should
SET do*n the Republican DETECTION to them, then
u would bttEg the parties even a3ain, The
most saugufne calculator, or rather estitnator.
OF Se@afd sore-heHds, can not put their number
nighei, OF, 1t s=en'x t. me, tKur: out mors
favorable resul: for u.s. And row ,here il a.
otter weight 'nevltab!y to be thrown into the
Republican scale in the event of the triple xlti-
anee not included in the pr s7loas estimate, not,
aoaeeo 70 oe 80 thro"n, except As the conze.
4neace Of that alliance. Tpere are multitudes
ot rule'or ruin Douglas mec in ,tis State vho
"llt 90 no:alog which teuda to give Breetin-
r1d4ea better chance thIu Daux!=s If BrtcE.
in,7dge tueet< thy are politically anniAilz.t5.
II Lincoln hucceeds, they xtart tren with u in
tue race Of l5'4. They therefore would ira
nitely prefer la success OF Lincoln. There are
also mn!titudea OF Breckenridge men, in this
State = ho would sooner bs dragged .ssunder
by Wild horses than ynte for Douglas, whom
they regard as uatouHd both personally and po-
litiea!ly- Thea there II \ branch Of .he foreign
vote likely to come to US since Douglas has
united with the Know Nothirgs. The ,r Ned
fusion would, | u1u incline to think, coat the
parties II the contract = Eumhtr OF Thousand
vo!ea; d*0H +rth.S <Acugh to rtrGe- orr def.a.
a. 9 rf7'n ~ fAs e9n.iny t'1etioh dly.
Eattueiasm wou't STAY IT & red heat during
long 'saia Of protocols and cvnf.renses. Ths
very iac' Of neeo;ia'icg for \ reunion goes to
show plain, reasoning and esratsl men, tina: the
original dlsunlln nen wAs not 60 necessary af-
ter I'LL. II NC Gin again CONS together, if there
is 70 iusuperkble bar Of pr,.cipt-' why coald'ns
ve stay together and save all this trouble. is
tue very natural inquiry. S1ua5bleR 80 reudily
adjusted BY trathc look vastly, to common men,
ike larFera' squabbies in curt. the paid.for
wrath, which is as harmless and Fickwiekian II
the soaring doves. Ard thus the moral
strength sud high zeal Of good cause ara frit.
tered away.
wneu We met At thu St1te Convention ws
we're in earnest. The old Gsllsc leg:ons were
there, the scs:r~d a1d stern soldiers o: = thou.
saod fights. We t5aEpl'd on the last rag If
regularity 10 f.r rs the state Organization was
conceruej. 1Fs crotsti ths Ru3ioon Our col.
utnas were arrayed for battle, md looked to rec
the signal Dah! They saw little white 4 x
crossing and recross:rg between us AID cur
Toes. And this has been Kept up until our COW
ards have had time to Iook for the strongest
side. until the ardor Of orr bravest have chilled!
For, why should they ssrike gallantIy axaius.
those who may to morrow hs Miles: AMI who.
though aifief, will not forge. the present blow F!
For Gods sake let this BE- encei. Let US at
oaee have open war or honorable peace.