The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-08-22

at the North Mr.. Breckenridge, represent
ing the doctrine Of national intervention IN
behalf Of slavery. and identified with the
present Administration, is strong at the
South. Mr.. Douglas will probably command
larger popular vote than Mr.. Brecklnrdge,
but he certainly cannot carry single south
ern State, aud unaded by other parties his
success in any northern State is questionable.
1t is doubtful whether Mr.. Breckenridge can
obtain the vote Of more than one southern
State. and he cannot hope to carry single
one in the North.
The election of either Mr.. Breckenridge
or Mr.. Douglas we should regard u. serious
misfortune to the country. Except upon the
particular point on which they are at issue,
We may presume that the course and policy
/ OF their administrations would be substan-
tally the same. The election OF either would
continue those abuses and cOrruptlons which
4 have done 80 much ID lemarallze nur people,
which have brought our institutions INTO
such undeseryed dls,ru,t sbroatl, and against
which the unper,erted conscience OF the
whole country SO energetieally protests.
Nc CHANCE FOR DOUGLAS OR BREcKINRlpGE.
But we deem it unnecessary to speculate
upon the consequences OF an event winch
can never take place. The election OF either
Mr.. Douglas or Mr.. Breckenridge is simply
an impossibllity, and the democratic party
North and South may as well look this fact
steadily in the face to-day as hereafter. for
4 To this conclusion they must come al last.
political house divided against itself cannot
stand. Every man in the country Of sound
mind, whUse Wish is not father 70 this thought,
must be convinced that neither Of the demo
cratic candidates can be chosen by popular
yute.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY 4 SECTIONAL PARTY.
Before the people Of the United States the
contest is between Mr.. Bell and Mr.. Lin
coin and. assuming this as fixed fact. We
proceed TO state sumo OF the reasons which
should induce all we'll wishers TO their coun-
try to vote for the former rather than the
latter. These reasons apply with equal force
to the North and the South.
i The great, the obvious, the insuprrable
objection to Mr.. Lincoln's claims is founded
upon the fact that he is sectional candidate,
and that the Republican party IS sectional
party. In fifteen out oi the thirty three
States which compose our Union, the Rrpub-
ican party has no substantial existence; and,
should Mr.. Lincoln be chosen, his admins.
lrati0n could have no southern support, but
only southern opposition. We are well
aware how energeticalIy the Republican
party dlsclaims all designs hostile TO the
constitutional rights Of the South we be-
lieye that many ut its members are sincere
in these disclaimers the distrust awakened
throughout the South by the existence aud
atti.ale Of the Republican party may be =
, grouniIess distrust. That the Republican
. party il honestly believed throughout the
whole South to be a sectional party, and a
|. such is viewed with uncompromlsing hostll'
+ ity, is enough for the purposes Of our argu
ment. II they have earned such reputation
without deserving It, it Is a misfortune. e
the consequences Of which they must submit
, But surely they have not earned II without
, cause. To say nothing Of the atrOcious and
/, unwarrantable language which their mos
. popular speakers are ia the habit OF using
to say nothing of the fact that many OF theil
, campaign documents are mere abolition
. harfangu.s. made up OF the ioulest an'
| fiercest abuse of the entire S0nth. the IN
| constitutional statutes which some OF IL,
E Northern States have passed, against III,
r execution OF the Fugitive Slave iaw-are u
direct opposition to the professions OF tn
4 party, aad justify The dIslrust which th'
South entertans nf them. We do not 81,
4 that the election Of MIR. Linc.4n would b,
!. fatal to the Union. We are no JlsuniOnIsts
and 40 dsanionlst hiss ! right Ia be mem
Der OF the Constitutional UnInn party. Cnde
any possible combination Of circumstances
we cannot CONCEIVE Of a dissolution of IN,
Union a. anything but the greatest Of calatni
ties. Come Sha; will. We shall stand by I'll,
/ Union a. the must precious jewel Of oul
souls. Bat knUxing the proud and sensitiy,
spirit Ut the southern people, We DO say tia
the election 1T MIR. Lincoln would expDs
the Union to peril 10 which no true pltrlu
:. should wish to see 1t exposed. Aud, further
: We do say thai the attempt to govern tn
! country upon the distinctive AVID peculia
= principles OF the ReplblIcan party would b.
!, fatal to the Union. Ia other words. The at
: tempt on the ptrt Of the National Govern
meut, by positive law, to exclude slayerl
from such portlun of the national domain a
would become slave territory but tor suei
: exclusion, wnuld. in our opinion, break Vi
: the Union. AuI the converse IL the propp
sitiou is equally true; any aitempt on th
: part IL tie National Government 70 forei
\ slavery. by positive law, into such port"
!. Of the national domain as would became IRE
y territory but for such intervention, woul
e also break up the Union.
e The calm and dispassionate observer ca
70 see IN The Republican movement only com
y binatiUn oil the Northern States 60 take III
government Of the whole country into thei
9 hands. and to administer it with reference {
q an exclusive northern policy. And in llk
q manner. the supporters Of Mr. Breekinridg
2 propose to take the government Of the whnl
i country into their hands. with view Of al
;, Inini,t,ring 4 will reference to an exciusive
. .uufhein policy. In rither case, The resOl
(. wuuld IL diversion N the General tsoyrrf