The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-17
The Views and Estimates Of Lincoln
Man, a Breckenridge Man, Bell
Man and Douglas Nan, all
in the Same Chapter.
very Interesting and CuriOu
Correspondence.
Brilliant Side lights Thrown UPON
the Stage.
The Exact Positions of the Conn
batants Disclosed,
&C., &C., &c.
OLD ABE LINCOLN.
70 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

TO TIE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
BUFFALO, July 7, 1860.
The Presidential Qtesion-O1d Abe Linco'n First-Ta<
Rest Noo,ere-New Fork All Riqht-Diao Nelo Jersey
and Pennsylvania, dc.
The sagacious HERALD seems to be for once perpexed
with reference to the approaching election for President
orhe United States and wonder considering the confa
sion Of political parties resulting from the dissolution
Of the democracy The Herald, however, very indus
iousy laborng TO ascertain there be way,
70 the right the left by hook by crook by which
Lincoln can be defeated. You may well give it up,
Mr.. Bennett it won't do The child is christened, and
his name is "old Abe" Az sure a. An
eclipse Of The sun occurs on the 18th Of
July sure will old Abe Lincoln be elected President In
November next If he lives Only the direct nterposi
tion a Providence the democracythe Breckn
ridge msr, the Douglas men, and the socalled Bell
Everett party, from the unfortunate result Of old Abes
election. Femort, in this State, 1885, received
$40 COO votes We shall make it the 100000 at
least, for Abraham Lincoln Yon are right about New
York she holds the election in hands but it is ali
settled. The vote of New York will, in all proba-
coin a25 900, for Douglas 100000, for Breckirrdge
proportion. II is even very doubtful whether the
vote for Bell and Everett viii reach the
n % county CT yAs or as s pat for
masse, have come over 10 Old Abe, with the exception
az Willard Fillmore and General Gustavus Adophus
ScToggs But the President is three she the
winds eye, being satisfied with his revenge Seward
and Scroggs only wants 10 be approached in the right
way 10 bring him round.
New York being thus all right and tight,
have DO apprehension in any other quarter The proceed
ngs of the democracy Of the United States Scpate the
tariff question and the Homestead bill have settled the
case for New Jersey and Pennsylvania whose people
firm believers in the doctrine Of protection and free farms
for free men, Lincoln viii make clean sweep from the
Pepobscot 10 the Rocky Mountains, and expect too
that be will carry Oregon and make bold push for CALI
fornia. But without oregon California he will be tr
umphanuy elected unless Providence should ntepcsc 10
prevent this otherwise inevitable result
There is not tho ghost Of chance for Douglas lie
knows H. He is no fool He is fighting out his unsettled
fight with Buchanan and the Southern rccacrs and ron
may rely upon IT, the Little Giant win take good
that the election does not into Congress- where old
Joe Lane, of his bitterest enemies, would I'D
President The fight Of Douglas adjourned over from
the Baltimore Convention 70 the people, and before the
people that fight win be fought with the FIRE caters
leaving old Abe free course and he In the coming
Put that In your pipe, Mr. Bennett, and take good
smoke on under shady tree in the cool evening twl-
light at Washington Heights, and then give your de