Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-06-30
From the Richmond Wing !
Dissolution of the Democratic Party.

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The Democratic Party is dissolved. 1t no
longer lives to rule. 1t is dead-Uery dead.
| Other organizations. perhaps, may arise upon
| it's Iuins. but that Democratic party, which
has held the reins OF governm- mt for quar-
| ter of 4 century. has passed from exI,ttnce.
| 10 live only in history. Ii lived u riotOus
aud iniqnitous life-it has died a painful
| aud melancholy death. Let it be buried out
| of sight forever.
| The Democracy, torn and scattered, en-
| erged from the smoke aud noise and con-
| fusion of the Charleston Convention with
| two platforms and-ndTy candidate. 1t has
| come forth, more torn and scattered, from
| the Baltimore pOw-wo@ with TWO platforms
| and two candidates. and the party, cunse
qaently, is irretrieyably "busted up" and
| hopele>sly deiunct. Neither of its candi
dates stands the ghost of a chance of an cleo
] ton, and it was the extreme of folly in The
| ~eceders to nominate candidate at all 1t
was the part of policy and duty alike for
! them To accept the nomination oil BELL and
! EVERETT, as the only means left TO them of
| det' aIlng Lincoln and protecting The rights
| of the South. We are astUnished, indeed,
| that the Sec ders, who claim to be anxious
| to serve the South in the present emergency,
| should, by the IDLE nomination of Brcckin-
/ ridge, have prevented the union OF the
| South upon John Beli--the oHly national
candidaie in the Fl Id aud the only one that
stands the remotest chance OF defeating the
! Black Republican nominee, and Crushing out
/ me Black Republican organ Zaiion. What
] the Seed rs hope TO accomplish by thus d.
/ viding the South at this critical juncture, ii
| Is impossible for us to conceive. Not one OF
them dreams that Breckenridge can be elect
| ed-iOr there will not be ey Il an electoral
! ticket for him in any Northern Stale. except
perhaps. California aud Oregon. Certainly,
| there is no probability of his obtaining the
! electoral vote of single Northern State.
| Even were we to Concede to him, therefore,
the entire electoral vote Of the South, he
would still be disgracefuly beaten. But We
! do not believe that, under existing circum-
| stances, he will be able to carry the eiectOr-
al vote of n single Southern State, with the
| exception, perhaps, of South Carolina. For,
| in ali the S ,uihern States there is strong
aud Jealous Douglas party, com osing, even
| in the Gulf states, al least a third of the en-
| tire Democratic party OF those States, and
| constituting in the border slave States II
much larger proportion of the entire D,mo
cratic party. What possible chance. then,
is there Tor Breckenridge obtaining The cleo
| tural vote of a single one of those States?
Why, with only Breckenridge and Bell. or
| Douglas and Bell in the field, the latter gen
man would stand an excellent chance of car
| rying six or eight Southern States. But
with Douglas and Breckenridge both in the
| field the friends of Bell have it manifestly in
their power TO carry every Southern State,
as we have said, with the probable exception
| OF South Carolina. 1t was, then. the extreme
of shoru-sighledness and folly for the Sece-
| ders to nominate a separate and independent
| candidate. AS wise, practical, and patriotic
men, they should have unanimously and en-
Enthusiastically adopted and ratified the nom
| nation of Bell, as the Only sure means both
OF stranglng the serpent OF Sqaatter SOver-
eighty aud defeating Lincoln and the Black
Republicans.
But as our Seeding friends have pursued
| a different course. aud have nominated a
candidate of their own, thereby unwiseiy and
unnecessarily dividing the true Southern vote,
it only remains for the mass of The Demo-
craIic voters of the South 10 reps iiate the
action of both the Conventions at Baltimore,
aud rally. as one man. to the support OF Bell
and Everett. This is the only alternative
now left them. and they will. We are sure,
readily accept it, il they are really sincere in
| their wish 10 prevent tue election OF ''tbe ir-
repressible conflict Black Republ lean candi-
date. The present is no time for the rank
and file Democrats of Virginia aud the South
| 10 be throwing away their votes on Breckin-
| ridge or Douglas. nett her OF whom stands the
| slightest chance OF an election. On the con-
trary, it is their plain and solemn duty, as
men aud patriots--as friends of the Union
aud 10. els ut the South-to cast their votes
Tor John Bell, of Tennessee, who is the only
national candidate before the country, and a
candidate, too. whom the united vote OF the
| South can easily elect to the Office of Pre>i-
deut, thereby defeating Lincoln and r pub
| iIcanisn, and throwing efficient safeguard
around lhs Constitutional rights of the SUnIh
and the Interests of the whole Union. There
can he 10 excuse Tor any hOuesI and patriot
| ic Democrat IN Virginia or the South voting
for either Dunglas or Breckiuridgr. under ex-
listing cifcunistances-for a vote Tor either
| will ne vote Tor Lincoln. And, surely, no
Democrat, who hates Abolitiouism and loves
The South, will be found giving laid and COM
forl' to Lincoln IN the present mUmrntous
Contest. We cannot believe that the mass OF
| Ibs Democratic party III Virginia, OF in any
otner Southern SAFE, will perpeirate the fol-
ly OF voting for either breckenridge or Doug
las, when their voting Tor either will bc
equivalent to voting ior Lincoln and the
| black Republicans. We cannot believe that
| they VIII Besi,ate a single moment about
voting Tor Bell-ior pride of consistency aud
duty alike conspire To induce them To- vote
| for Bell as the only means OF defeating Lin-
coin. and preventing The administration OF
the government from falling into the hanus
OF Tue Black Republican party. The rank
| aud hle OF tue Virginia aud Southern De-
mOcracy must vote Tor Bell, or stand convict
Ell OF aiding iii the election oil Lincoln. They
| can pursue no other course with credit to
| themselves, or IN Justice to the South aud the
/ Jllun. They Rast 80 act in the present eau
vass, as 20 prevent the election of Lincoln, il
possible. Aud as there is no chance 10 elect
either Breckiuridge or Douglas, they niussvote
tor Bell, " no can be easily and triuinphant-
" elected, II the Southern Democrats will