Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-07-28
The Alledged Fusion in Georgia
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The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle has the fol-
lowing article respecting the alleged fusion
in that State of the DOUGLAS and BELL men,
which has SO disturbed the tranquility of the
Union and American:
We have been greatly amused of late by
the evident fright and futter exhibited in the
camp of the Suicides, caused by the circula-
ton of an idle and silly rumor, set ahoat by
some of the 'slittle jokersv in our State, that
there was to be a coalition between the for
ces of Bell and Douglas in Georgia The
Breckinridgers have lifted up holy hands in
horror, exclaiming that such a coalition was
monstrous and indefensible. and still they
say, (but they mean directly the contrary, }
they wish we would make the fusion. Let
US reassure you friends, there is no danger
of the coalition spoken of, but you are to be
beaten nevertheless, and you had as well
make up your minds to it at once
II coalition between Bell and Douglas is
so unprincipled and outrageous, what do you
think friends of a coalition between Breckin-
ridge and Douglas? Would that be so terri
BILE to your minds? Would you be at all
shocked at it? But still that is what the
Breckinridgers themselves are proposing in
the North, and what they ale also beginning
to think of in Virginia and Kentucky, Ten
nessee and North Carolina. Would our
Georgia Breckinridgers consent to halfand-
half ticket in this State, and in Alabama,
where also we see there is a fright about a
Bell and Douglas fusion? Now don't COM
NIT yourselves too strongly, because you can
never tell what you have got to come to.
The necessities Of party leaders produce mar
vellous changes some times, and as every
Democratic press and leader in Georgia was
ready to support Douglas on the Cincinnati
platform. had it not been for the Alabama
movement, we may expect yet to see them
do it, should circumstances require. And
therefore, We would urge them to beware
how they use the words s'traitor," political
gambler" &C., in connection with the "Lit-
tie Giant for they know not how soon they
may wish to take it all back. Douglas will
not be Withdrawn certainly-he is the regu-
lar nominee, and has the organization and
the old platform, aud his friends are determin-
ed to test in every State the strength of the
National organization. When the political
tricksters who put up the Suicide ticket
come to see fully its utter weakness, and
their own folly, they ,lhaving no principles at
all, will be glad to hedge, aid to get back on
any terms into camp.
1t is apparent now that Mr.. Buchanan,
Gov. Cobb, Gen. Pierce, and other leaders,
are opening their eyes to what they have
done, and are casting about for some expe-
dent to S1re dhe party and 10 saUe Themselves.
Everybody feels satisfied that most of the
managers who put up Mr.. Breckenridge w uld
incontinently slaughter him at any moment
chen necessary. The necessity is becoming more
apparent every day, and it is just possible
that, if a coalition cannot be made with the
Douglas men, before September the protec-
ton ticket may be Withdrawn. Then we
shall see fun. The Federal Union has already
declared its willingness to support Douglas
if Breckenridge were out of the way, and will
not the other Breckinridge papers in Geor-
gia do the same? Be careful how you an
swer, gentlemen. Don't commit yourselves,
if you don't like to. But now will you sup
port Douglas out and out, or will you sup
port a half Breckenridge aud half Douglas
ticket?