Des Arc citizen., 1860-10-03
DIES ARC CITIZEN.
J. c. MORRILL,, EDIToF
MT. Bells Chances

ne New York Journal of Commerce coniessedly one of the most digni6ed and s reliable papers in the country, has the fol : lowing statement in regard to the strenp,l
 of Bell and Everett at the North BELL AND EVERETT AT THE NORTH A Southern editor asks us to give list of tn , Bell and Everett papers in the nol-s -slavehold
 Ing States. It is out of our power to do so , but the number is very small. To the best O
 our knowledge and belief, the Boston Cou rier' is the only one in New England. In tn !. State of New York are the New York " Ex
 press" of this city, the Ontario s'Repository,
 and, probably, few others. There are. also
 we presume, two or three in New Jersey. A:
 at present advised, we should say there ar, not above dozen in the -slaveholdins States. The strength of the party is at tht South; but as there in every State the Bel lparty is smaller than the Democratic party and in most of the States smaller than the Brecklnridge party, it would seem to be the part of wisdom for them to unite with the latter and so defeat Lincoln, which is theil principal aim, as it should be of all national men.
 There is not the slightest probability that Bell and Everett will get an electoral vote North of Mason and Dixon's line, unless by cooperating with other parties. as in the case of New Jersey, where three Bell men are on the Democratic ticket.
 !" If the "Express" or any other Bell and Everett paper will publish list of the papers of It's class in the non-slaveholding States we shall be happy to copy it."
 While 1t is true as the Journal says, "the strength of MT. Bells party is in the South, yet even here it is inconsiderabIe and utterly impotent for good. Mr. Bell has never been favorite with the mass of Southern Wings, and is incapable of exciting enthusiasm under any circum- stances Already defeclion to his cause exists among the Wings of Virginia. Geor- gla, Alabama, Mississippi, and formidable accessions to Breckinridge have been made in all these States. This IS especially no- ticeabe in Alabama. In this State the Montgomery .Mail for twenty years the organ of the Opposition is giving Mr. Breckinridge cordial support. Judge A. F. Hopkins and Hon. w. P. Chiffon, both lifelong Whigs-both having held the highest judicial station in the gift of the people, and both men of national reputa- tion, are actively engaged in the canvass for Breckinridge. Hon. James Abercom- bic, Hon. s. P. Rice, Hon. Thomas. J. Judge and Hon. B. M. Woolsy, all of whom have frequently been the recipients of the sufrages of the Opposition for Con. gressional honors, have abandoned Bell and are now enthusiastically for Breckin- ridge. In Mississippi similar state of things exists; many of the ablest Wings of the State have taken position for Brecll- inridge. Col. Geo. H. Young of Colum- bus, man of great ability and influence and an active Whig, has abandoned Bell and Everett and now supports Breckn- ridge and Lane. The same is true of Gen. P B. Slarke and Hon. A. M. West, both members of the State Senate. Col. R, H. Purdom, Whig member of the House from Hinds county is also for for Breckinridge. Col Charles D. Fon- taine, the opposition candidate for Cover nor in 1855 and Gen. Clarke, Whig candidate for Congress in 1857, are also for the Democratic candidate. In Geor- gia there has been equally as great stam- pede from Bell and concentration upon Breckinridge.
 The questions which now agitate the country and threatens the disruption of the Union, present no points of difference for the division of the people of the South into Wings and Democrats. No longer are the bank, internal improvements, tariff, &c., the shibboleths of party. Issues of far greater importance now demand of every patriot the harmony and unity of the South. The South united will strengthen the arms of the Northern conservatives and enable them to defeat the enemies of the Union. But discord and division at the South paralyzes the arm of the Union men at the North and encourages the eff. forts of the Black Republicans.
 That there is no chance for Bell is evi- dent to every man; but when the same condition of affairs existed in 1856, we were told that Filmore's chances were su perior to Buchanan's. The result is knowf to the people of the South, and from j they may form a judgment upon the pre- sent canvass. The only chance that Johl Bell has initiates in favor of Lincoln.- His friends present the South as divided between a semi. Abolitionist and true sound, conservative Democrat; and this division encourages the hopes and spurs the energies of Abolitionists to accomplish victory, believing that people who d.
 .:I :.. u.S,;os and ohoose between Bell