Des Arc citizen., 1860-09-26

DouGLAs ELECTORAL TICKET IN TEN NEssEE.-We learn from the VaShUitte
 Union and .faaericaa, that James M. Brit ton, Jr., and MT. Malone, Douglas Elec- tors for the First and Second Districts, have made a proposition to unite both wings of the party upon MT. BREcKIN- RIDGE, in order to defeat the Black Re- publicans and Opposition, or Bell party "It is addressed to the Breckinridge, and remaining Douglas electors in the State. It proposes the withdrawal of the Douglas ticket, and union of the Brecklnrdge and Douglas men on the remaining Dem- ocratc ticket, prouided the electors on that ticket will agree to cast the vote of the State, if they are elected, for MT. Breck- inridge if that will secure his election. II it will not secure his election, but secure that of MT. Douglas, then to be cast for him. If 1t will elect neither, and the elec- tion has to go to the House, then to cast 1t so as to get both Breckinridge and Doug las, if possible, into the House to the ex- clusion of MT. Bell, it being certain that Lincoln will be one of the contestants there. We have no hesitancy in saying that the proposition is one which, in our opinion, ought to be accepted by every Breckinrldge and Douglas man in the State. We do not understand the Doug- las men as yielding any of their prefer ences for MT. Douglas and his doctrines, and we certainly do not wish to be under stood as abating any of our antagonism of sentiment to MT. Douglas and his views
 We simply understand both sides as pre- ferring either Breckinridge or Douglas to MT. Bell and his position, as established by his "past history connected with the public service" In the first Breckinridge and Lane ratification meeting held in the State Gov. Harris, in the first speech made in that meeting, unhesitatingly declared !, in substance, that if the Breckinridge elec- toral candidates were successful in this State, he should favor just such disposi- ton of the vote of the State as is proposed by Messrs. Britton and Malone. Messrs. Ewing and Quarles concurred with him. We can see no reasonable ground of ob- jection to 1t by any Democrat who does not prefer the success of MT. Bell to Breckinridge or Douglas"
 ".lt is perfectly clear that there is a large majority of the Democracy of the State who prefer MT. Breckinridge. It is known, also, that a majority of the candidates on the Brecknridge ticket were selected by the party before the dis ruption at Baltimore. It is therefore but fair that the Douglas candidates should be the ones to withdraw under the proposed arrangement. If the proposition should receive favorable response, the Douglas men secure the vote of the State for their candidate, provided it will elect him. As 1t now stands, there is not the remotest hope that he can get 1t in any event. It is not possible that Breckinrdge and Douglas will both receive electoral votes enough for the vote of the State to elect both or either of them. If one IS near enough an election without the vote of Tennessee to be successful with 1t, 1t is perfectly certain that the other will not be. In our view, neither has anything to lose by such an agreement, and the certainty of getting the vote of the State where 1t may be given to the one that may need it. will be materially increased. We cannot see how the proposal can be rejected by any Breckinridge man unless he prefers Bell to Douglas. We cannot see how the proposal can be rejected by any Doug las man unless he prefers Bell to Breck- inridge. Let it be promptly acceded to by both sides, and our batteries turned against a common enemy We have been too long fighting John Bell and his policy to again allow Tennessee to get under his control"
 |" Since the proposition has been re- ceived by us we have consulted with as many of our Democratic friends as pos- sible, and we have not yet found one to object to 1t. It meets the approval of Senators Johnson, Nicholson, Gov, Harris, MT. Ewing, and all of our Central Con- mittee that we have had an opportunity of consulting. It is desirable that the vari- ous electors should respond to il as early as possible" |
 sg-The Boston Post says, the absurd report that the venerable Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has expressed senti- ments favorable to the election of Dougles