Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-09-06
pulitiral Reahing.
Where can be get a Single Electoral
Vote.

Vote.
IF Mr. Douglas remains in tn
field he has so long and SO obstinate
ly attempted to get in. where, W
t ask, is bis support to come from
Where can he get single electors
vote. These are questions we pu
TO the sober sense of those classe'
in the Douglas pers as "Dougla
men,"
/ AS the national candidates Of th,
only national party in the Republic
Breckenridge and Lane will contes
every northern State with LincolI
aud Hamlin, and will carry every
Southern State against Bell and
Everett. Electoral Tickets pledged
to their support are found floating al
the mast head Of the Democratic press
of every State in the Union. AT
once, and almost without going intothe
contest. the fifteen Southern and
the two Pacific States are conceded as
certain for them. The Democrats
of Pennsylvania, as their sentiments
were developed at the late State
Convention, were understood to be
almost uuit Tor John G. Brsckin.
ridge for their first choice, while In
dications almost as certain pointed
to The gallant Lane, as their second
choice for the first Office Of the Repub-
lie. These States, casting in the aggre.
gate 154 votes. will give the nomi-
nee two more than sufficient to elect,
without calling in the aid of other
States.
The best, (or worst, just as the
reader according TO his politics
pleases,) that Mr.. Douglas Cue DO,
is to run an Electoral Ticket iu the
Northern Democratic States, and,
thus playing into the hands of the
enemy: give their electoral vote to
Lincoln. This be may able to do in
Illinois probably Can do in Indiana
may do in New Jersey
and New York, but it is very doubt
full il it can be done in Pennsyl-
vania. A game somewhat similar
vas tried by the friends Of Douglas
in California at the last elction, when
they coalesced and made common
cause with The Black Republicans
against the gallant Latham, the Dem
ocratic candidate for Governor. and q.
the nominees Of the Democracy
for Congress, but the allied forces, of
Black and Brincle Republicans, beaten
by over 10000 majority, will never
dare try a similar coalition again.
To attempt it in Oregon would be
folly in the extreme, for in that State
the news Of the nomination will be
with an enthusissm;that will
kindla bonfres upon her hill sides
and fll her fertile valleys with the
glad shouts of her freemeh, that the
choice of the Democracy, for the
second office in the peoples gift, has
fallen on her own gallant son-as
a soldier, the bravest Of the brave; as
a Statesman, among the ablest and
most consistent in. the Union.
Thus supposiug the political books,
we feel that the persistence Of Mr..
Douglas in being candidate is at
tended with bur little danger to the
Democracy or to the Republic.
and will injure no one. unless him
self, or those who have taken stock
in the concern 10 the vain hope of
politically, their desperate
fortunes.
If in this we be mistaken-h by
continuing in the field, MIR. Douglas
can, succeed in drawing off votes
enough from the Breckenridge aud
Lane Electoral ticket to elect those
pledged to Lincoln and Hamlin, he and
his friends will have to abide the
wrath Of an abused and betrayed
Democracy.