Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-09-04
rhe chances orthc CONTEXT.

The Chances or the CONTEXT.
Thc fac, stands cut boldly aad Enthusiastically that the
present Presidential contest between John Bell
Abraham LrcOlE-tba. the only chance Of Defeating
Lineol1, and p:cJening the Government from passing
in,o the hands Of B,ack Republican Administration,
soosss in concentration Of the conservative vote CT
tso country upon Bel, There il no ping dods
ing ibis co2clrson. No fair minded and intelligent,
in the bud no uaiis= what bis political opinions per
sona preferences can fail to I'll 10 adui; that
there ia no possible chance for The election Of either
Douclas or BiCCkirrJye. To vote for e;ler is simply
throw your votes away and enhance the prospects Of
Lucolas srccos' And viii any Yirsinltn any South
ern .n fr forget hs duty to his section and 20 lis
country, in the present momeut5us crisis aid, d.
re,v Or Indirectly in the election OF the Bhek Repab
Hc,n oaiddles Who or what is Mr.. Douglas or Mr..
Breckenridge that intelligent and holest parrots
should vote for them hea the voting for them Is vain
thing 80 far - they concerned and only tends 10
increase the chances Of a Black Republican triumph
Unie- ordinary circumstances i. might be fit and proper
enough for SouihCra men TO indulge in the fancy Of
throsng their away upon candidates who stand no
chance OF an election. but the cireumstan tha,
surround Us nov are not Of an ordinary nature-the
times upon which we have fallen ful Of peril 10
Institutions aud ber,cs-and it behOOves every nan
dismiss petty thoughts and passions and schemes and
meet sieruly And boldly the solemn and mOmentOus
spDnsibilit;es that rcst upon him. No tribe
with h's elective franchise without ncursHg the
proichcs Of hi5 CONSCIENCE aud the just indignation
@: his cognrymea. g. Is peculiarly a tim, tor calm
H,c.oa and for cautious political conduct, Our votes
helOag ONLY 04-s,'ycs-ticy 55,rg also to the
community IN which wc 1--we and 10 our vhcs country
and should be 50 cas-; 20 p5ouo'e tie slfey, tic
interests aad the houor Of the whole country. We Ic-
peat, therefore tda' e is impossible for o'see how
under the existing circumstance of c c1cTsss any ia
n.eis 20. and pl.-io.c can jIs.fy excuse bir-
set Tor throwing away Of, either Breckinrijce
D5'gls neither Of vhou stands the ,,tcst PCS b.e
chanc- Of an election. Taat &r B.u is the oa'y eand
date a. the field who defeat Liacoa and who can be
elected is proposition ALMOST clearly dsmousrable
as any n Euclid What then, beg to kuoW, is the
solemn and imperative du'y Of every voter, Of every
pisty in Virginia and the SOUTH Il t. to ro,s drsey
isr B1 and thus discharge their whoadu;y to them
selves 10 their cognty and to the cause Of Republican
liberty through0us the world
f. e nov more than probable-nay, n Is almost certain
that the Union electoral ticket will be successful IN
New York and thus that great State with its hirtys
electoral vOes viii be safe against Lincoln and the
OF New York taken from Lincoln aecessiry prevents bis
election 70 the Presidency. With united Southern
electoral vote for Bell the Of New York would then
make his election certain; and tina; the whole electoral
vote OF New York viii be given him, in the event Of
its being necessary secure his election there IS no
ground Tor doub;. III that necessary then to secure
the election Of Beh 81 Ls -opi- Is for the Democratic
voters Of the South TO dFop both Breckenridge and Doug
las and Concentrate upon Bell /, is clear that Brcekiu
Tlge be elected, with the united Southern
sectO. vote ia ms layor--lor he carry single
Ygrtlsfu ,r.orai COTE T1s sac, biz leading support
es Al The south frankly admit and they even advise and
ur. that no Breckotidge electoral ticket should he put
in The aeld in any Northern State Some 70 far
tasr. and openly proclaim does the Lynehburg Re
sfc1a chat every vote given % breckenridge in the
Norih is equivalent TO vote Tor Liaeoa" Il stands
demonstrated therefore that there il earthly possible
Glance Tor the election Of Breckenridge and that TO
tnao Kim longer IN tLc fell "a ONLY divide aud dse.
TIE conservative OF tie e0uatsya and aord 'aid and
comfort" to Lincoln and The Black Rspabicansi Il il
s71a, clear that there 30 CHARGE Cor Douglls-for
man, even amongst biz waImest friends, pyetcads
to elaim fJr him a solitary Sogthera electoral vote
nor Co any Of thea pretend to clAm for HIN eaough
N5rhfra electoral woes 20 bis election. The
ea.ioa f. iBey4ble then, that Bel the only actual
esnpco- o. Lioco,1 aud that Bel Be certainly ari
easily elected g. southern Democrats vi hold mere par
,,lnin 10 Temporary abeyaa- and vote directly fos
bin.
I've appeal 10 the hoaos. raat and Sic Of the D1ncc-
rsry-,o the friends Of B-eekrridge ard tho reuds Of
D5ugllsto ezl, themselves level with their duty,
n the present crisis and, throwing al patty aud
p.rsoaal con.idsrloas aside. rally man. uaiedy
and eathusiicl'y ,he sappor, Of Bel and Everett
It's. the only maars Of saving the country from the
agattioas and pslis Of Black Republican Aduiinsua-
SOB preserving ialc the tights o: tae South, and per-
pciting IN peace and prosperity and ever iuercsns
g,oS, the haIlozed Union Of the Stated