Gazette and sentinel., 1860-10-27
United Sympathy at the North De-
mands United Sympathy at the
South.
South.

its electoral vote to Abraham Lincoln and
Hannibal Hamlin. We doubt if a fusion OF
the other candidates in opposition to these
two candidates, could in any wise affect that
result. But this fusion is out Of it the question
from the simple fact that the Douglas party
in the States alluded to-and many OF in the
slave States we fear-would as soon fuse with
the Republicans as with the CONSTITUTIONS.
Democracy: and there can be but little doubt
that there are many Of the small force in the
North which supports Mr.. Bell, who would also
as soon vote for Lincoln as for Breckenridge,
Thus, We may conclude that the followers
of Bell and Of Douglas in the North, in case OF
the hopelessness becoming apparent oi e'ther
of their ~favorites reaching the Presidency
and that hopelessness is as clearly demonstra-
ted at this time as an unprejudiced mind could
desire-would combine their strength, almost
to a man, upon the candidates Of the Black
Republican party.
This argument IS based upon facts that have
| lately transpired-particularly in relation TO
| the recent election in PennSylvania-and upon
the similarity Of political tastes known to ex.
list in the free States among the adherents OF
Lincoln, Douglas and Bell-"free States" in
deed!-States, where the slavery of made
quate wages renders poverty far more fearful
and more criuging, and more destructive to
the moral and nobler qualities Of man, than
anything resulting from black servitude in
the South.
How can this ultimate combination Of the
Bell and Douglas forces at the North be de.
MED, when w have The most irrefragible evi.
dences OF Douglas COLLISION with the Black
Republicans-of his going over to that party
"bag and baggage"-that he would take his
Democratic friends with him when he went
and when over, that he would "sink the boats
and cut down the bridges" and thus destroy
the Democratic party1
How can it be denied, when Douglas, his
good friend" is on such amiable terms with
Seward and other eminent advocates of the
Black Republican party2
How can it be denied, when John Bell
shakes hands with this party upon upon the
policy of making the District of Columbia
free territory--who publicly sympathized with
the Northern origined anti-Catholic creed Of
the Know Nothing ~party-and who in his
votes upon all great measures, almost invari'
II. .:l-l Al No.I... s.. IL ..-..
ment?
How can it be denied, when alongside o.
Mr.. Bell for the second highest office in the
gift of the people, is the name of q either
who, in his public and private association
with the acts Of his government and the peo
pie Of New England--sociaI, political anC
philanthropic-bas ever been in opposition t.
the institution Of slavery and the rights and
interests Of the South. In all three Of thes,
senses has Edward Everett cast the influence
Of his name and the weight of his voice oil
the side and with the prejudices of the abo
: litton horde-a man whose only hold upoI
the confidence and affection Of the Southern
: people has arisen from his devotion and ener
gies to perpetuate the memory Of Washing
. ton, a name which sends a patriotic thrill L
. the Southern breast, for it is the name Of tn
3 patriot hero who first taught a brave peopl
e how to struggle for their constitutional rights
How, we repeat, can this sympathy anon
the followers in the North of Lincoln, Doug
las and Bell, be denied. when, in addition t
g the above, we say-what, like the foregoing
is matter of history-that, in preference I
the name Of Everett itself, lido you drear
it was on account of his superior talent
that of John Bell, of Tennessee, came up bt
. fore the Chicago Black Republican CONVEX
ton, as a fit candidate Of that party to REP
resent their principles for the highest office i
the gift Of the peoplel
, 1t behooves the people of the South ther
in this clear and undeniable position of tn
people Of the free States, whose sympathie
are so unquestionably linked in support of tn
Republican candidate, now that it is so man
,e ifestly certain that neither Bell nor Dougls
has any hope Of being first or second in III
race for the Presidency--we say, that in
position like this, i lis the duty and the int
est Of the South to present a. near they ca
g A UNITED FRONT upon the man and with Il
:, party which, Of all others, stand the bolde
!. and most uncompromisingly in opposition
that man and that party whose principles Al
4 destructive Of the Constitution, Of the righ
and welfare Of the South, and of the Unie
!, itself-a party which proclaims that Il