Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-10-16
The RreeIIinrIdgers I'm Pennsylvania Refuse
10 Unite with the Bell and Douglas Men
AlrnlnnI LIneGln

10 Unite with the Bell and Douglas Men
Against Lincoln
The Bleekinridge State Central Committee of Penn
syvana assembled on Friday last and although having
agreed heretofore to fuse with the Bell and Douglas
men, rsseius the resolution agreeing to such fusion,
and adopted in It's stead another resolution declaring il
inexpedeut 10 unite with the Bell and Douglas men
rgNus. LrucOlu, approaching fresldenuM ee1-
ton The Committee therefore, nominated a straight
out Breckenridge electoral ticket and intend to fight the
Presidential battle in Pennsylvania their hook
We have the proceedings Of the Committee before US
bu, We have no room for them to-day.
Thus. the course of the Breckinridge men in Penn
syyna presents conclusive evidence OF the fact that it
IS their DELIBERATE purpose do all in their power to ef
feet the election Of Locoln. They know that without
thorough union OF the opponents of Lincoln, in Penn
sylysp, the wentyseyen electoral votes Of that State
viii necessarily DO thrown for Lincoln and the Black
Republicans Yet, in the face of this obvious and admit
ted fact these Brecnrigers hetiousy and traitorOusy
refuse to enter into any fusion union with the Bell
aud Douglas mcn-thus calmly aud deliberately resoy-
ing to give Pennsylvania to Lincoln ! And yet too,
these Breekurdgers at the North profess to be the spe-
ei friends and defenders Of the South and southern
rights Cannot the Breckenridge men in Virginia and
the south now clearly see that their Breckenridge allies
a, the North are wolves in sleeps cOthing-that they
arc the very enemies the South has at the North
Do they not see that they be trusted relied
that their whole and sole object is bring about the
election Of Lincoln
Tie first and highest duty Of all patriotic and eonser-
vatye men is act to contribute to the defeat and
overthrow of the Black Republican organization. Even
John C. Breckenridge in bis speech at Frankfort last
December took this ground, the following extract
from that speech will show. These were the words Of
the chosen leader of the men, who instead of trying
defeat the Republicans doing all in their power to
render them successful;
"Tzs first duty Of al rho love their country Is to
orerLror he Republican party: aud 9th this eoavie-
ton should Be ,t1e % hsHiaeky II did not plead
for he tMi0a Of al opposed 20 hat dangerous organize
tiou-aui fall 10 pieces gaesiiOHx Of less aagHi-
tis than Is defeat IS 10 surrender 10 its domination
AID al TIE fIta! consequences that may sasus."
That was the language OF Breckenridge not year ago
There it is "7zs rs duty Of all Lo lore their country
Is 10 Ouekrop ne RpuJliean party; and with this
vetion should be utrs to Kentucky land the South u
ibid not plead for ths union Of all opposed 10 that dan
geros organization But il seems the Pennsylvania
and New fork and Indiana Breeknrdgers aud the North
ern Breckngdgers generally, take entirely different
view Of the from that taken by their leader. They
consider /. their "rst duty, ITO overthrow the Re-
publican party" but to aid in eeotng its candidates
and putting in entire and exclusive possession Of all the
power and influence Of the government. And, hence,
instead Of yorng he union of all opposed to that dan
gerous organization" they doing all in their power
TO distract and divide the conservative forces at the
North by positively refusing unite with the Bell and
Douglas men, With view to the defeat Of Lincolni
Nov, ara not these Northern Breckinridgers not on
" 'unrue 10 Kentucky" but "untrue" to Virginia and
the uhole South and untrue" to the Union and the
whole country VIII the friends of Breckenridge in vir
GINA any longer affiliate with cOuntenAnce their faction;
aud tra.orous allies a. the NOrths viii not every pat
riote and true-hear;ed Breekinrgide in Virginia
abandon the idea Of supporting Breckenridge whose
Leading friends q. the North thus playing into the
hands of Lincoln and declare at once in favor Of Bell
Do not duty and patriotism demand Of them to take that
course: Is there any other means earth, of defeat
ing Lincoln