Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-07-28

The New York Herdld has perhaps greater iu-
iuence than any other one paper in the Union
with the hundreds Of thousands Of conservative
men in the Northern and Middle States engaged in
and manufacturing pursuits, who care
nothing for the success Of either one party the
other party in partizan sense, but who willing
to contribute any and everything to any party that
will be most likely to crush out the fanaticsm of
Black Repubicanism, which is now endeavoring to
surround the Southern States with belt OF fire.
that slavery may de- in the language Of Mr. SuNSER,
" as poisoned rat dies of rage in its nole." The
Herald is now earnestly at work for BREcKNRmGE
and LANE believing from unerring indications, that
ticket the only one that has any prospects of sue
cess in the race with LINCOLN. In g recent number
it says:
Mr.. HoUsToN and Mr.. BELL very good men, and
would be capital Presidents no doubt but they have
no party, and their nomination has failed to meet
with any response from the popular heart. The
Democratic party has been rent in twain by causes
which are of no significance in this connection.
Whether the platform or the other is tie proper
one for the Democracy to stand upon, matters very
little. The difference is only an abstract one and
platforms at the best very trashy things, which
few people understand and no one cares snap of
his finger about. And above all. we are not lust
now addressing the Democracy only We speak to
the conservative masses in the Central States eight
or nine hundred thousand voters who hold the bal
ance of power in their hands, and who always
throw their votes the side of law, order,
peace, tranquility and equal rights for all the States
Many of these men have personal preferences for
AZ 4 L.. NJ. Dr,rrE Ill
agree in opposing Mr. LINCOLN. There is nothing to
be said against Mr.. DOUGLAS on the contrary there
is much to be advanced IN his favor. But he has
made fatal error. and has been thrown overheard
by his own party in all the States where it is pre-
dominant, and is only supported by minority in
the Republican or doubtful States. Even the State
Of Illinois is not by any certain for its favor
lite son and that being the case, his affairs as
desperate as those of the First MADISON when he
ran away from Russia. Mr.. BELL is in quite as bad
a way. As to the position of the Democratic Masses
we believe that the firm attitude of the BRECKIN-
RIDGE men in the South the falling away of the few
prominent men in that section who adhered to DoUG
up to the last moment together with the vigor-
Gus manner in which the BREcKHRIDGE campaign
opened in New York city, have created reaction
which will be to leave Mr.. DOUGLAS far behind in
the race, and help Mr.. BRECKNRIDGE in degree
corresponding to the injury inflicted upon his oppo
nent. So far as the Democratic party organization
is concerned the centre of power is in the Southern
States because there the party Is sure of certain
number Of electoral votes while in the North they
are liable to be beaten in every State. The Democ
racy gravitates naturally towards the centre Of
power and the Northern section of the party, after
waiting short time to see if the mountain would
come to MahOmet, have concluded from all appear.
ances, that if anything is to be done Mahomet mus
go to the mountain; so they are preparing to 60
over, horse, foot and dragons, to the BREckNRDGI
wing of the party.
This being the actual state of the case, the choice
of the people is narrowed down to LINCOLN anC
BREcKINEDGE, the only candidates who represen
electoral votes. One or the other must be elected
if there is any choice by the people, and the
vative voters of the North should refrain from
throwing away their votes and Sinking the respon
sponsbiliy which the present position of politica
affairs places upon their shoulders. They have t.
choose between the Vice President whose poltica
record is familiar to every one, and the represen
tstives Of the doctrines which brought old Jon.
Brown to richly deserved galows If the mer
chants and mechanics and working men of the Cen
trail States wish to endorse SEwARDs ''irrepressib
conflict" SUMMERS sacred animosity,n and WEN
DELL PHILLIPS constitutional compact with hell
doctrine they will vote for LINCOLN, Or throw ava,
their ballots in favor of some of the merely persona
nominations for the Presidency. But, on the con
trary, of all parties, old Wings, Americans OIL
Democrats, who desire to set the seal of popular
disapprobatiOn upon such agitators as JOHN Brow,
and CHARLES SUMNER, will take the only way to bea
old ABE, and vote for BREcKNRIDGE, who may b.
elected by vigorous effort in the Central States
Pennsylvania and New Jersey particularly.