, 1860-07-28


From the Henri, July :e:h.}
- n1GuEr- 12eonflxr' PROM nfxss11rASt4-
DOUGLAS ABANDONED pY FoRxEr, HlcKMAS 4
Co The anti Lecnmpton Demoeracv OF Penn.
sylEania, led By Forney, Hickman 4 Co., are
showing themselves in their true colars, AZ will
be seen By the highly important speech IN an.
other column, delivered BY John Hickman, in
evening, the ,24th Inst, in which he formally
announces tie abandonment of Douglas, AID
comes ont boldly for Lincoln. =
:. Ar. Hickman declares Douglas far inferior to
Breckinridge; be gives scathing record Of the
Illinois Senat0r's career, and pronounces that
the only safety for the country lies in support
ing Lincoln. ,,
1als is aIl1or The better. It will narrow tho
contest to the oniy two issuea involved in it,
and will strip il Of all the ambiguity and hum.
bug with which il. has been invested We a.
ways predicted that ths anti-Lecompton De-.
mocFacy would come to this. We knew that
Forney, having reeei:ed bis Office IS Clerk Of
them nis support furuvelJ, if not openly but
Hickman is au honest. outspoken man, and be
comes cut fu- thiB speech ffahl1y aud above
boa34 fpr! anti tislass NJ md the Black Republ
can candidate. By thus abandoning Douglas,
aud going bodily into the Republican camp, the
anti.Lccompton Democrats hare put the stamp
upon the true issuts Of the Presidential. battle
With them t. il evident. that Douglas is to be
20 longer recognized IS representative ot
either Issue. Opposition to Breckenridge and
the democratic party, and support Of Lincoln
aud the BiAcERepRb b{acane, Id the battle CRY they
have adopted. Douslas must follow them, or
be conuted out--dropned, abandoned bX Ills
.41bndsm friends.
) Ou1s1pE Jo1sr Srock AaRAsokxxs7s.-A
jo'nt stuck electoral ticket between the Bell
party and the Douglas party Of Georgia has
beea agreed upon; but it~does nut appear to
create much enthusiasm in the camp Of either
OF the high contracting parties- Indeed, when
We consider that the Bell Everett party is made
Up from the remains Of the late American or
know Nothing party, and that the Douglas
party looks With confidence to q v.rv large
share Of :'the Irish vote,' We must conclude
thas al attempts to mix these opposing ele-
ments viii be very apt tn fail. If Ar. Douglas
h4* 10 be run upop crutches IN Georgia it ou1d
be bestto take him OFT the track, and If Mi
BELL is 80 weak in Georgia as to need the nd Of
Dcutfa., it would be a wise thing on the part
.hr:. Bell 10 withdraw: Tho fight is between
Lincoln and Breckinridge, and I'LL outside ar-
range tineuts like this betw ecu the Bell psrtY aud
the Douglas patty in Georgia wil come to
no hirg.
Na. DOUGLAS IN rue SourH-1t is yery evi-
dcnt that lrom day to day IT. little party in the
Sou'h devoted to the interests Of lit. Douglas is
diminishing, while that Of Brec6ur1dge ID gain
iog Strength from a;i.sides. We due say that
all doubts Of the full vots Of The South for
Breckinr1dge will soon be removed. We should
not be surprised. indeed, If the popular senti
nent Of the South were to assume in q mouth
| OF 40 shape 30 decisiye in defence Of Southern
institutions Us TO render an advocate Of Douglas
10 that section ~ unpopular as follower OF
Lincoln. The issue has a!ready assumed, il
several instances in the South, something OF
this complexion.
Tho best thing thai Mr: Douglas and. Mr,