New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-07
10 Republicans; 2 Democrats, lin Italics.
LINCOLNS ELEC TON CERTAIN.
LETTER FROM Mr.. SPEAKER ORR.
ANDERSON c. H., July y, 1876

ANDERSON 4. H., July 70, 1901
GFsTIEMEN: I have read as careful y considered
your sprea 10 bec0ms canddatA for the Lexis-
Ia, ore 10 this Dssrjct The steadas and cordial sup
port you gave .hron; hout my publ rear OF Hx-
teen reIders it psiufn to me 10 d@'iios anv po
etiop which you desire NE TO occupy, and vet prvSa
CONSIDERATIONS OF grest weight 70 he disre gardod,
inrel me Reluctantly to decline your cali.
am, ike -y,nrsef deeply impress ID with the crit
kal aspect Of cor Federal affairs and believe we are
drifting raIidly upon revolution. My hope, rs ,os
know ryesrs pss for the preservation OF the right
OF TIE South in the Union, has heeo upon the Demo-
cratic party. SO ling as II was united, harmonious
and iurn phsut rights a. Dstt 1oDs we're cafe.
That crest party that bss in times gone bv, won %
many brilliant vcto rice Federalism, Alb lidonisa,
and cor so daon, and established msns aonod and
conservative principles, is now disuned, divided, and
broken mp
lite d;srurtioD exting isbes my ardeutly cherished
hepe Of pres rvipg only rights but ths Uaios
elf II IT. Idle To debate review the causes thsS
ed 10 dsrup'io9. Let it sniff her TO me {, say
bat ia NV opi,on he secession of the Southern dels
gates FRI the Charleston Convention was unwiae AID
imtoltic. IL msnifsst. there 10 tia mrs, casul
observer, that Jndse Douglas who was so jnsty OBJ
icns to the ~ uh could not receive the nomination.
tn full Convention and il equally CERTAIN that
Mr. Brfckipridps would have heAn the Dopn.e, II the
Southern dslsgrions had not abandoned their posts.
II Nj Breebprdre had been the pon'nee at Ch.r'ee-
ton be ell elton would have beer a certainty. He b
row TIE pontee Of on'y one wig OF the parry. the
other wis hsving Donina'ed DouRlas-ard whilo
shall give to Breci ridge az Lane the noriuees OF
The Bsrlu0'S Convention, eenieDen OF trieu pNr"t-
jsu snd Soul principles, shsarty and cordial rnpport
pToppect OF their election either oy tue peo-
pie OF oihsr~ise.
Lineolo and Hamlin, the Black Repablcsa nom
insss will b. cleo ed in November rert and the SonA
will theT dec~e the great question whether hey will
sntnit TO the douinaiiop Of Black Republican rule
TIE IN dsm. us princple Of their Organization being
an oper diseus d. and d-ear d war upon our social
institutions. be lieve ttat the honor and sasy OF the
South IN that ting-rcy will require the prompt ne.
ctssion of he ssveholdng STATES from 'hs Unirni and
silir tht 10 obtain fro the Free States additional
ard higher pusrapts 'or the protection Of rghs
srd r Ielty that lbs secedrg Stsies should proceed
10 establish a rev Government. But while thiok
surh woulG be the imperative duty Of the S'u b.
rhou'd Tn pharicaliy rpprobate and repud ate any
pct, having for s object the separate "esson OF
Sou. Carol a. If Georgia. Alabama, and Mi'sssiprA
slone- giving us a portion of the Alliance and t}un
casts- WORLD unite " it'll this ate 10 a common So
ee,sinp upon the election of q Biak Republican,
would give my assent 10 the policy
would indulge in no language Of crininsion or de-
runcisfiop Of brethren in the South who are i'm
PEELED by of ratrotic dug to support Douglas
srd ,'ohnsoD. believe they misjudgiug the most
eee' Of preserving the rights and int rests
of u South in sussinng d e-e gentl-m but con-
eede TO item faIiosm catholic IA claim for my
sslf and feel we'll ssnred that when the great SEQ
fiona isue between the Nor and South is to be de-
eided-an issue which words alone will nor tile =
that TIE South will have need for the servrrs OF All
her Sons al that Breckenridge men and Douglas moa
will on,, emulate each other in their gallant Devotion
10 her honor end iuLc'.o.~
VA. hipg YOU O. nrlenen for your kind consd- rs-
ton, snd ieitersng my regret that cannot respond
stfrmatiyely TO your call, subscribe myself inoS&
truly your friend and fellow Citizen JAMES T.. ORR.
TIC JoHs MAKrrS and others