The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-08-04

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wide the breach between them. and however
great the divergence Of their opinions upon
the territorial question. there is one point
upon which Douglas and Breckenridge men.
North as well as South, profess to be agreed,
viz: the d~si,e to defeat the Republican cam
didates. Disavowing themselves the charge
of scctionalism, both these factions agree
that the success of a party so thoroughly
sectional as the Republican, IS fraught with
untold and innumerablc evils to the peace
and welfare of the Union They see, or pro.
fess to See, that there is the greatest cause for
alarm on this subject: that Lincoln y election
by the people is possible, nay, an extremely
probable event; and knowing their own
utter helplsssness to prevent it; admitting,
as they are dong every day, that they are, in
their present divided condition, powerless
against the Republicans, one wing OF the
party has begun to l!upon the really con-
servat've men of the country to help it save
the Union by throwing overheard their own
candidates and uniting upon Breckinridge.
Democrats, Old-line Wings, Union men and
Americans, say the organs of this party.
must have but ono candidate to oppose Lin
coin, and, OF course, that one candidate must
be the invincible Mr.. Brock inridge. Upon
tins gentleman, the candidate of the
lanceys, Rhet:s, and Kritts of the Richmond
Convention, Douglas men and Union men are
to coa!esce. by way Of compromise. in order
to prevent the Southern States from being
forced. by Lincoln election, to secede from
this Union. A strange proposition, truly {!
Is it not simply absurd to expect Douglas
men TO accept, as compromise, the candi.
date OF party contending for Congressional
Intervention in opposition to their cherished
doctrine of popular Sovereignty; the candl
date too OF an administration, with which
they are at open war, and under whose iron
and despotic rule the few friends they have
left among the Office holders of that admins.
traton are every day suffering political
martyrdom T! And is it not equally prepos.
ferrous for the Breckenridge faction to present
as pence Offering to Union men the maize Of
man sustained by the Dis,nionists and
Sccessonists of the South.
On the score of liability such propo.
sition is equally absurd. Mr.. Brock nrlge
cannot hope to get single Northern State,
and the votes of the entire south would be in.
sufficient to elect him, even could he &c,
them. Mr. Douglas is equally unavailable,
for he can get no Southern State; and both
of them cannot. in the present aspect of Of.
fans get forty electoral votes. Upon the
other hand, Mr.. Bell whose nationality, hon
esty and ability arc unquestioned whose
record is spolcss, and who, if he were the
| compromise candidate of all who sincerely
desire the election ola National man, would bc
trinmphantly elected over Lincoln Mr. Bell
has decidedly good chances of carrying New
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia. Ken.
tuey, Tennessee. Missouri, North Carolina
Florida, Louisiana and Texas, with some
prospects OF success in Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, and Connecticut.
What then, is the plain duty OF all men
who really desire to drfca: Lincoln? Is that
duty not plain? Does it not every day grow
more and more apparent in view of the in
creasins imposshilty of democratic re- union
Is it not certain that vote for Breckenridge
or Douglas in the present position of affairs, is
a vote practically for Lincoln! lit is not
then we confess to an utter inability to ap-
pre:iate the effect of political act
With you, gentlemen Of the democratic
party, of both sects, rests the responsibility
of Mr.. Lincoln's election. Ifyou, in spite of
your acknowledged inability 10 elect either of
your 'avorites. and in view Of the Otherwise
certain success, as you profess to apprchend,
OF Mr.. Lincoln; ifyou refuse the olive branch
of peace which we hold out to you in the
names Of the tried and true candidates Of the
Union party. whom you knov to be honest,
capable and national then you must take the
responsibility Of your own deliberate acts. -
AS for the men of Maryland, Americans, Old
line Wings and others, who have rallied to
the sound Of the Union Bell, we will. in any
event Of this campaign, be found true to the
Union Of these States.
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