Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-09-29

Renewed efforts to concentrate the op-
ponents of Mr.. Lincoln upon single electo.
raj tickets in New York, Pennsylvania and
New Jersey have come to naUght and
any such result in either state is now al
most hopeless. The Douglas managers in
New York utterly refused to deal with the
Breckenridge organization they would
accept none of its present candidates upon
a fusion ticket all they would do would
be to make room on their present ticket for
some half dozen or more rich and promi.
nent Breckenridge merchants Of n. York,
and only this on condition that all the
present Breckenridge tickets should be
Withdrawn. OF course this stirred the ire
of Ithe party men on the Breckenridge
side, and their committee have abandoned
all hope and wish for union, and gone ear
nestly at work to rally aS many voters as
possible around their standard The cum
ming and obstinacy of the politicians
on both sides Igreatly annoy the anti-re-
publican commercial elements in New York
city, who care little for either Bell, Doug
las or Breckenridge, bat are a good deal
exercised at the prospect of Lncoln's cleo
tion. They accordingly got up a great
popular demonstration in favor of fusion
at the Cooper Institute on Monday night,
and are attempting to drive the politicians
into the acceptance of union ticket, which
committee representing all three of the
factions was appointed at this meeting to
present. But the Breckenridge state com.
mittee denounce the movement and the
ticket even before they are developGd; and
the country politicians on both sides are
opposed to any more concessions to each
other, and are quite certain to defeat any
scheme which the alarmed merchants shall
perfect. The Douglas party will doubtless
yield to the mercantile cry, and by so doing
secure the management of its ticket, fud
their way into the pockets of the rich
fools, who believe in the disunion alarm,
and strengthen themselves for the future
which is, after all, all that the knowing
ones 10 the democratic party are fighting
for in this campaign. Fusion with the
politicians is game to be played at, but
never to reach. Only the fools believe in
it, seek for it, and have an idea that by
that sign they can conquer. In Psnnsyl.
vanla, the Douglas leaders having refused
fair and generous fusion with the Breck.
inridge party, now make proffer on their
SIDE, which is summarily rejected in tnrn
as they undoubtedly intended it to be. In
order to strengthen themselves, however.
they are making serious oYertures there, as
elsewhere, to the Bell party, aud these will
probably be accepted. In New Jersey, the
Douglas party still refuse to join the Breck
and Bell coalition. In Louisiana, the Bel
and Douglas parties have united in order
to defeat Breckenridge in California, they
talked of it, bat failed to perfect it and
the contest in that state is likely to be be-
tween Lincoln and Breckenridge, with some
show for the republican candidate while
10 Oregon, the Lincoln party are justified
In believing that they shall carry the state.
In Texas, the Houston, Bell and Douglas
factions are uniting against Breckenridge,
and il they do SO will probably carry the
state. But In Mississippi, as 10 South
Carolina as yet. the Douglas party find il
impossible to start ticket. Few or none
can be found to lead the forIorn hope there
for the hero Of popular sovereignty, and in
these states, and in Arkansas and Alabama,
Mr.. Breekinridge will meet but feeble op-
position. Everywhere else at the South,
bis success win be earnestly and hopefully
contested, the Bell party forming the body
Of the opposition. :