Gazette and sentinel., 1860-09-01
LIGHT SHADES OF DIFFERENCE AMONG
DOUGLAS DEMOCRATS.

The Vincennes Star, an influential Douglas pa-
per in Indiana, thus refers to tn late election in
Kentucky
aThe returns from Kentucky Indicate the cleo
ton of General Coombs. Bell candidate for Clerk
of the Court Of Appeals. This result l. brought
about bv a partial fusion Of the anti-Breckinridge
Democrats with the Bell men. Although, CON
sidering the nomination Of Clint. McClarty, the
Brcckiaridge candidate. &c irregular, we cannot
igstiiy ~pro:esscd Democrats, in opposing him to
lie al Vantage. Of Know Nothing, such as ne be
tlirvp leslie Coomis to bc-indeetl. we can CON
cpive of no circumstances under which Democrats
would he Unsuitable in supporting 4 Know Moth
ing for ntice against a member" their own party,
no matter what the objections to the mode Of the
!, latter's nomination. We think that Mr.. Boiling,
an excellent gentleman, a good clerk, and q
| staunch Democrat. should have teCn conceded the
track for the office indicated that The Breckin-
ridge wing acted u~Diustly in cal!iu. a convention
for the nomination OF a candidate but, after these
| steps had been unwisely taken. We think all good
Democrats should have supported AcCiariy, when
they found il impossible to elect Boiling, rather
than fuse with the relics Of the accursed Know
Nothing faction. II tie BrckiHridge candidates are
o BE- Lltn " only such mems, FOR Con SAKE LET
THEM WEAR TILE VICTORY
The Cleveland (Ohio) Plain Dealer, one Of the
leading organs OF Douglas in that State. and whose
| editor was a delegate TO Charleston and Balti-
more. speaks thus of things in Pennsylvania:
by telegraph TO day We learn the proposed
terms for running a joint Douglas and Breckin-
! ridge electoral ticket in Pennsylvania. Although,
if agreed to by the Democrats, it gives the State
TO Douglas beyond 4 doubt, yet inasmuch asst
recognizes any o~thersDemOcratic andidate than
Douglas, we never would give our sanction to it.
and would much rather see the State 60 for Lin
coin than Douglas under such a compromise. Mr..
Breckinridge nor his platform are any part of the
Democratic party. Better unite with the B llites
a thousand times, or even with the LincOlnites.'
The Hon. VIM. 4. Richardson. of Illinois. per-
haps the warmcst and most confidential friend
that Mr.. Douglas has in the United States, in
letter to the Qninry Herald. published at Quincy,
Illinois, says:
But Lincoln aud Breckinridge advocate
measures hostile to those | favor, AID as between
them Ian 4difTenL'
Such are specimens, remarks the Constitution,
Of the opinions that Douglas men at the North
entertain towards the Democratic party now
in the death-strugsle for the Constitution and
the Union. What is the issue in which the
Ohio Douglas Democrat prefers Lincoln to
Breckenridge, and between whom Mr.. Rich
ardson is Indifferent! Seward has lately pro-
claimed it in Boston. 1t is TIE iost battle in
the irrepressibie conflict betIoeen freedom and
S~iarery-the election Of Lincoln is the do,cnfaH
Of slareTy. Can n true Democrat hesitate or
be Indifferent in such a contest? We think
not, and many whose sympathies have been
led away for the moment will before the cleo
ton conclude with our cotemporary of the
.Vincennes Qnd. SIN: "If the Breckenridge
candidates are to be beaten by only such means.
for Gods sake let them wear the victory"
They are fighting for the Constitution and the
Union, and it is no time to assist the enemy,
either by Indifference or treason.