The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-10-19

mere Is WudG JOHN w fOT06y, OF Lle
Philadelphia Press, has to say about those
ill-assorted matche s, political coalitions.
The returns of yesterdays election indi-
cate the election of Col Andrew Gregg
Curtin, as Governor of PENNSYLVANIA, by an
| unprecedented majority. Mr.. Fosters ST.
lence has assisted him, it would seem, with
no section of the Democratic party. The
vote has been unusually large, and the de-
feat singularly significant. The returns
speak in holder and stronger Saxon than
we can write
There can now happily be no more balk-
ing of the great question involved in the
Presidential struggle. The reasons in favor
Of combination against Abraham Lincoln,
however they may have operated prior to
the election decided yesterday, and however
they may operate in advance of that which
is to be decided on the first Tuesday of No
vember coming, cannot be effective aohen men
come to choose Jet1geea candidates. each Of
tchoHl represent a principle dntagonistjc TO
the other.
Now we take it there can be no more
union between Breckenridge and Douglas
than between two naturally repulsive
forces Each represents distinctive plat
form. No advocate of Mr.. Douglas believes,
orsaffects to believe, in the doctrine upon
which Major Breckenridge stands and no ad-
vocate of Major Breckinrdge believes or af-
fects to believe, in the doctrine upon which
Mr.. Douglas stands. The Southern friends
of Breckenridge, more frank than the most
of the friends of Douglas, declare as gen.
eral thing, that under no circumstances will
they ever accept either the candidate or the
creed upon which the regular Democracy
stand. In the language of Senator Benja-
min, of Louisiana, in his last great speech,
they would not accept victory if their plat
form was to be construed in one way in the
North and anotherin the South. They believe
that the institution of slavery is carried by
the Constitution of the United States into the
Territories of the Union, and that it must be
protected there against the popular will; and
rather than yield this principle, or submit
to the election of a Northern man to the
Presidency of the United States like Abra-
ham Lincoln, the most of them would be
willing to justify a preparation for secession
from the Union. They have made the issue.
Standing upon this idea, they have so con-
solidated the Southern people around their
candidate, Mr.. Breckenridge, that we shall
not be surprised, since Colonel Curtins cleo
ton, to see a very large majority of
the Southern people decide in favor of that
candidate. They are sensible of this great
advantage and while in the Southern
States they reject with disdain all coalitions
with Mr.. Bell, whom they regard as trait
or to Southern institutions, and trample |
upon Mr.. Douglas as an enemy equally hos |
tile to them with Mr. Seward himself they |
are, With condeScendiLg sagacity, particu- |
larry willing 10 unite the friends OF Bell and !
Douglas in the free States to carry electors !
against Lincoln, because they know that in |
such a combination they viii be able to gain /
something, which will be added to the con-
trolling aggregate of their triumphant cleo
toral vote in the South.
EVERY FUSION IN THE FREE
STATES, THEREFORE, is INTENDED
TO PROMOTE THE ELECTION OF
JOHN C. BRECKENRIDGE TO THE 7
PRESIDENCY of THE UNITED STATES.
The friends of Mr.. Douglas rather than
see themselves used as instruments in favor
of extreme Southern Disunionism, will now
leave the responsibility of the coming re-
suit to those who, while protesting that the
election of Abraham Lincoln must lead TO
the dissolution Of the [ MON, stubbornly re-
fuse to sustain and support the only candi-
dale before the American people who could
have prevented the election of Mr.. Lincoln
The Academy Of Sciences at St Peters,
burg, in cooperation with the Interna-
tioual Association for establishing the deci-
NAL system of oolns, has passed a resolution
declaring that the object proposed is worthy
of the century II which science has done so
much to promote the friendly relations of
different countries.