New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-04
UNNATURAL COALITIONS.

Some of the more inscriptions and corrupt
lenders of the pebald factions in the Free States,
hostile to Lincoln are rackng their brains to devise
means for accomplishing his overthrow, The
masses of the people are confidently looking and
hoping for his election. But these huckstering poll
ticiaps are schemng to prevent it. They are trying
to bring about some coalition, some bargain, some
combination OF adverse elements, that shall send
the contest to the House of Representatives., and
elect Breckenridge, or to the Senate, and elect
Lane, or somewhere, anywhere, so that Lincoln is
defeated Now, if these old jockeys, who regard
a Presidential canvass as Tsttersalls, where men
and votes can be bought and sold like mules and
donkeys, would only consult history, they would
become satisfied that such unnatural coalitions
as they are now attempting to form never did sue
coed in this country but, though often tried, have
always sigually failed, and have generally been
ruiDous to the parties engaged in them. For
example: ..
In 1901, Aaron Burr and the Federalists under
took, by means entirely within the Constitution,
but as unquestionaby dishOnorable, to unite natu.
raly hostile factions in Congress, to prevent the
election of Mr. Jefferson. Their failure led to the
sudden ruin of Burr, and the ultimate downfall of
the Federal party. In 1873 De Witt Clinton, an
undoubted Republican, yielded to the combined
pressure of local sentiment and lofty ambition,
and consented to be the nominee of few Republic
Gals and the whole body of the Federalists, against
Mr. Madison, the regular Republican candidate.
Clinton never escaped from the false position in
which he was then placed, nor regained his once
high standing with the Republican party of the
country. The charge of bargain and cofrup-
"tion," which arose when MIR. Clay gave the vote
of Kentucky to Mr.. Adams, in the House of Re-
presentatiyes, in 1925, and thus elected him,
though utterly false was credited by violent part
sans, and was the cry which bounded both these
eminent men to their graves. In 1882, the oppO-
rents of Jackson in this State were divided be.
tween Clay and Writ, the former being the
candidate of the National Republicans, and the
latter of the Antl-Masons. Their common hos
tility to Jackson led 10 the formation of coalition
electoral ticket, composed of about an equal num-
Der of the friends of Clay and Writ. The people
thought the combination unnatural and partaking
of tie character of mere trade between hostile
factions, and they beat it down by an over
ahelning majority. In 1886, the antagonists Of
Van Buren, were split into macy sections. Unable
to unite upon single candidate, they agreed to
run Harrison, White, Webster, and Mansum,
each in the locality where he was believed to be
the strongest, and without the interference OF the
other candidates in his allotted field. The masses
thought this smacked of "truck and decker" and
though Van Buren, was unpopular, he beat tho
united vote Of his several opponents In 1o40
Van Buren, ran upon the Buffalo Platform, as q
Free Soil candidate. The mass Of his supporters
were hearty and sincere. But his subsequent con-
duct, with that of q part of his hackers in that
contest, proved that bis and their sole object in
that memorable struggle was to punish Gen. Cas-
because be prevented the nomination of Van Buren,
in 1874 The by pocrisy and treachery ofthe House
of Lindenwald and its personal retainers having
been made apparent, they have been compelled to
sit in the shade of retirement, and wander in the
valley of humiliation, ever since and though they
have done penance, aud works Of supererogatiOn
for the Negro Propaganda, for long and dieary
wears, they still cover under the scOwl Of b.
rrayed party.
We might cite other illustrations Of the PROPOSE
ton we have laid down. But these must suffice "
satisfy politicians that the masses Of the people
like fair, open fght-that they will not permit
candidate to be beaten through unnatural combina-
lions and under false pretenses; but when it comes
to the tial day, they will bear him to honorable
rctorv ubile they sInite down his double dealing
foes.