New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-11

PennsyltaDis, by m unprecedented Gaj-rity. Mr..
Fostefs silence has assisted him. it Woai steE, WIN
10 stct'on o. the Democratic ,sIy. Tho vote has been
unpsusly large, and tho defsat sng1lsy significant
The retura speak 10 holder aud stronger Ssxsn tuan
we car write.
There can now happily be no more baking Of the
great question involved in the Presidential struGels
TIE In favor Of continuation against Abraham
Lincoln however they NAV have operated prior q The
election decided yestsI day. and however they may oPe
rste in advsoce of that which i to he decided on the
first Tuefdty Of November ccmiDg cannot be cgecfre
Uhen c. ne 10 choo,e 6etcec candidates, each OF
tO'n rtrresenfs principle antoeOnsfcfO tie other
Now, we taSe it there can be no union bet Teen
Breclinridge and DaUglss 6an bet NO n'ti rzy
repusive forces. Each represents a distinctive plat
form. No advocate OF Mr.. Douglas believes affects
to believe in the doctrine upon which Major Breckn-
ridge siauds, and no advocate of Msjor Breckenridge
believes or sff,cts to believe, il the doctrine upoa
which Mr.. Douglas stands TIE Southern friends OF
Brsckpridee more frank than the most Of the rlsnds
Of Douglas declare az a general thing that nudsr no
crcnnstf win they accept either the cand
date the faith upon which the regular Democracy
stands. In the lsI gusge Of Senator Benjamin Of
Louisisra, in his las. great speech they would
not accept vio,ory IL their platform was to DO
construed in one way in the North, and
smother way in the South. They believe that the
i1sttuii Of Slavery il carried by tie Constitution of
the United States into the Territories of be Union
and that must be protected there against The popular
riR and Isther than yield this principle or sub ni TO
the election Of a Norttern to the Presidency Of
the United States ike Abraham Lincoln the most Of
them would be willing to justify preparation f T
accession from the Union They have ma :. the issue.
Standing upon this idea they have 60 consolidated TIE
Southern people around their candidate, Dir. Breckn-
ridge that we ehall not be surprised snoe Col Car
tins election, to a very large majo ity of the
S,uthern people decide in favor of that candidate.
They are sensible of this great advantage; and
while in the Southern States they reject with disisn
al coalitions with Mr Bell whom they regard as
traitor TO Southern institutions and trsmPo upon Mr.,
Douglas as sn enemy equal hostile 20 them with hr
Seward BIN elf they are, with coadeicending sagsaty,
particularly willing to unite with the friends Of Bell
and Douglas in the Free States carry elect re ainst
Lincoln becaufe they know that in such combination
they will be able TO gain something, which will be
added to tie controlling aggregate OF their triumphant
electoral vote in the South.
EUe,y Fusion in tie Free States therefore is in
tended TO promote ths election Of Join Q Breckardge
to tie Presidency Of the United States.
The friends of Mr. Douglas, rather than see them.
selves used as ntruments ia favor of South
ern DiscnioDism viii now leave the responsibility of
the coming result to those who while protesting that
the election of Abraham Lincoln lead TO the dts
solution of the Union, stubboTnly refused TO sustain
and support the only candidate before the American
people who could have prevented the election OF MI
Lincoln.