New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-16
THE CoUNsKLs OF CONFUSION.
correspondence Of The n. Y. Express.

THE C0CNSELs OF CONFUSION.
Correspondence Of The n. Y. Express.
WARRINGTON, July H.
prominent citizen Of Illinois writes to his friends
in this city that IL Bel and Epen Electoral Ticket be in
that State Douglas pH carry H. The same information has
been received from reliable In that State By al means
therefore the Union take the field without delay Why
they should hesitate Is somewhat Of mystery Let them read
the patriotic letter Of William Duer Of who advises
the Union Of that State To pofe for Douglas a. the
svyes method Of defeating Mr. Lincoln and act accordingly
We can well conceive that old Wings should feel repug
to become parties to movement having for s object
the concession Of the Electoral vote Of sovereign State to
Democrat But why should they hesitate when by so doing
they defeat sectionast and morally certain TO the
election Of John Bell?
The Illinois Union Convention meets On the 18th inst The
friends Bell and Everett In other States have therefore
time to lose urging upon their Illinois brethren the importance
Of manufacturing electoral ticket and Of supporting with
all the energy they possess There 900 Wings Illinois
Lincoln be elected they do their duty and his
being against him. will sse him Thousands Of votes In all
the Northern States.
Mr. s. leading Wing Of Virginia assures our friends here
that Douglas will receive 900 In tina. State This will
give the State to Bell by at least 5000 majority.
The news from Louisiana Alabama Missouri Tennessee and
North Carolina continues be othe cheering description
The Douglas In all those States If they cannot beat Brek
iayidSe any other nay 1ciU rote outright for Bell
We publish the above letter of political ad-
versary in order that our readers may see how
wild are the calculations, how desperate the
chances of the opponents Of Lincoln and Hamln.
They here admit that the Republican candidates
cannot be beaten in the vote of the People-that
the only hope of defeating them is through throw
ing the election into the House, where Lincoln has
more friends and more Delegations than any other
candidate, and wherein (the election being made
by States) Bell and Douglas together have not to
exceed three of the thirtythree votes. And yet all
manner of bargains and huxterings are to be made
between the friends of these candidates in order to
brighten their desperate hope Of beating Lincoln.
To this end,
l. The Bell men of New. York are instructed
and expected to vote directly for the Douglas
Electoral Ticket.
2. The Bell men Of Illinois are urged TO run
separate Electoral Ticket, in the hope that they
may thus draw off Hhig votes enough from Lincoln
to give the State to Douglas.
3. The Douglas men are to draw of %, 900 votes
from Breckenridge in Virginia, and thus give the
State to Bell.
4. The Douglas men of the Cotton States, not
being strong enough to give those States to Bell,
are to vote directly for the Bell ticket, and thus
beat the supporters Of Breckenridge.
These, be it observed, are not our calculations;
they are those of the Washington correspondent Of
The Express. They are good, at least to the ex-
tent of their concession that neither Bell Doug
las has ann reliable strength All the votes cast for
either of them must be jobbed aud bargained for
Douglas men working for Bell in the South, and
Bel men helping Douglas in the North, as to get
up in either case Fictitious show Of strength.
And the upshot of all is to throw the election Tito
the House. where Bell has one and Douglas another
of the thirty three votes, seventeen Of which are
required to elect a President
Now we need hardly repeat the expression of
our conviction that Breckenridge, who represents
principle, not juggle, will receive more ElectO-
raj Votes than either Bell or Douglas, and will GER
tainy 20 into the House, if the election is carried
there where Lincoln will have fifteen States aud
Breckenridge twelve, to two for whichever Of their
rivals may come in third, and four divided or doubt
full. To all observing, dispassonate minds, it must
be clear that, if Lincoln is not our next President,
Breckenridge or Lane will be. But the point to
which we would call especial attention Is this
What sort Of an administration could be made or
had on the basis Of either Belts or Douglass cleo
ton?
This is a practical age, and this is an eminently
practical matter. OF the United States Senators
who will be in Office, on and after the 4th of March
next, at least nine.tenths are either Lincoln Re
publicans, or Breckenridge Democrats. Douglas
and Bell together viii not have half a dozen sup
pOrters in that body. In the House, they canno
have to exceed fifty out Of two hundred aud thirty
seven or eight. fla President should be electe
whom neither the Republicans nor the great mass
of the Democrats cOn6de in, how Is he to carry on
the Government If BY aid of the Republicans,
be must agree with them in their policy of favorng
Free Labor in the Territories. Ifby aid Of the
Democrats, they will insist on his practical assent
to their dogma of Slavery Protection in the Terri
tories. There is no middle course; and, if there
were, q President who undertook to steer that
WAY would find himself " outside OF any healthy
" political organization"
We appeal to Union men to Judge whether q