, 1860-07-04


IN ann"unciut, cne week sgn. the nomination
of non;l.s and Fitzpatrick ut baltimore. We
Expressed our hops nnd belief that they would
1utruu Dreckinridee and Lane in the popular
rote Of the Snve States. Our anxiety to STE
the innceys aud Cusrys Of that section well
logged hy any party Or faction that keeps
step to the mueic Of the Cnioo"iu any aud every
contingency, nsy t.ave arped our Judgment ia
the premises hut The decllu.ion Of G3v. Fnz.
patrick WIS very serlons incident which VIC
did not then fnreser; and the subsequent dcytl.
c1'a'en's Of Southern opinion hare been differ
ent from whit anticipated. Ia short, the
aspects OF the Southern cAnvass arc quite other
til N we then auto patcd.
Nc exchange will most OF the leading Dem.
ocrA1ic Journals Of The Slave StHtes and amuug
them All We rec0gu ze just two Of estsblislled
character and declded furcc that support DOUG
las and Joh1ton. These are tie Mstile H<g'S.
t<r und the st, Louis MputIioan. Tie latter,
tlA Aud It's support gives Mr Douglas a ch :bce
for tie vote TT Missouri. The foruter is also
ably edited, but has never exertec controlling
influence in AlAoamo. lldviu. been generally III
the minority in its own purity II editor, Sir.
Fo:ssth Ton Of III" hon john Forss th, wLo
was Senator 'rom Georga, Minister to spain,
and finally Secretary Of sstate}, La, slrce his
recall trcu the Mexican EuoA*sy, been an ar-
de1t Douslus man on personal grounds, and
the Democracy Of Alabama sympathizs neither
With hts preference nor his reasons. Weshuuld
judge from 'h- Indications that reach III that
Alabama would give moro popular votes for
the breckln1idge ticket than iur utl others,
Perhaps we should add Mr. Soule'a organ,
the True pt!ta, ut New Or:eaat, 10 the list Of
prominent Democratic Journals in the South
that support Mr. DouYlus and those wbo will
may count 'he Lau'svllle Democrat in that catc-
Rory- Il there te 4ny more. We do not know
them. In South Carulna, there in mn ionrna1
n II he i HAur rf:
las in any contingency in Mississippi, We be.
here the stale 0t The III tie BAnle in Il. a.
.tucky, We hear Of no UouZ:as journal Lut ,hu
IsHocrat af"resAid; in Tennessee, nt,ne has
ye. been heard from. while VIC know that tue
Enion {Sashyille), -4rdlencI< {Mempllis1. and
other leading j,arraia. are out fer Brtckluridge.
From lr2iDla, VIC hear Of one paper coming
on: fir douglas, but Gll We Sc 4,c tlo Other
way; ucd they include the mouth. pieces Of
sevtn.eigh,hs of the Democracy Ct that S,ae.
beginning vi b the Enquirer uud the Ex1miaer
o. H:chmonc, ,and incsudi, Z tue Southern Argus,
Alexandra, &c., DC We believe there arc
Fl ieatt seventy i've Democratic journals
in the I'd Dominion, Of which Ut least sevepty
one FOR Breck'nrdGe. We had supposed that
there would be 1t leaht sufficient vote for
Douglas in this STATE to give its electors to Bel,
will carryit. We cannot speak 10 confidently ;
fnr North Carolina; but the Tt<3s, Raaeixh,
Journal. Wilmington. und Baaner. Salisbury,
are out Tor Dreek'nridge, and uone within our
knowledge for Douglas Even in Maryl2nd,
where rhe DougIa~ men OWNED the delrgation,
they do not seem to be 6ustined by any con
siderable p:r,iau Of tho democratic prsts :
While in Delaware the kpuIli>an. Wilmington.
goes decidedly for Breclinr,dg+, while it is not
OILY tho most io1uenti4! orgsu Of euocrasy
in tina state, but located Just where Dougla.
should be streug II in any p4rt oft: Down a.
the loser end, which 8. .1np.thizes With the Bay
Counties Of rylanl, be stands no chance.
From Florida. Arkansas and Texas. We hare
ro ind.cat'ons III yet; but A'kaueas ia the only
one OF 1htm m in which Dou8laslem has ever had
N existence, and here it has been decidedly
IN IN the minority: Sam Houston is likely 10 carry
Texas; if not. Breckinridge will.