Daily national Democrat., 1860-10-23
Tho Lesson Of the Elec.ions.

Ihe report Is that pennsylvania, Ohio au(
Indiana, in their late State elections, hay,
gone for the Republicans The first nam
ed is President Bucbanaifs oun State
and the chosen field for the first great
essay of the Breekinridge party in tn,
North. There were all the elements con.
centrated upon which the Breckenridge party
depended for success; net only those elements
connected with the vast Administrative force
Of the Federal Executive but those sprnging
from the direct personal influence of the
President, who was at work upon his own
ground, and, as it were, by his own hearth
stone. He has failed and the Breckiuridge
standard will make no more headway in the
Free States. His fight is now confined to
the South; and the State elections OF Missouri,
Kentucky and Alabama, tell but a sorry story
for him there. lie may possibly carry few
Southern States, but it is very doubtful if he
carry any other than South Carolina and
Florida But suppose he carried half a
dozen. They would do him no good lie is
out Of the fight. His day is done The best
his supporters can do for him Is to withdraw
him from the contest And we are inclined
to think that they will do it. Surely, the
South would prefer Douglas to Lincoln and
the only obstacle in the way Of the defeat OF
Lincoln, by the complete success of Douglas
is the keeping Nr, Brcckmridge in the field
Withdraw Breckinridge, and Douglas' elcc-
tion is secured. This all intelligent Southern
men must see. They cannot of course expect
the regular nominee of the party to with
draw, but nothing is more reasonable than to
demand the Withdrawal of the representative
of mere faction in the National Convention.
Breckiuridge has no earthly show for elec
ton. He can neither succeed in the North
nor in the South. The combination which
defeated his party in kentucky, his own
State, will defeat him in the great majority
of the southern States, and either Bell or
Douglas will be the winner. 1t being there
fore SO idle to keep him on the track, it does
seem to us that such Of his friends as have
any lingering remnant Of affection for the
Democratic party, will urge him to an i'm
mediate withdra wal from the contest. But,
whether he withdraw or not, the people of
the South must see that it is not their policy
to support him. They must perceive that a
/ division Of the Democracy can only result in
disaster, and in order to elect Democratic
President, they must vote for the regular
nominee, Stephen A Douglas.
The effect of the elections in Ohio, Indiana
and Pennsylvania is solely attributable tc
Breckinridge's being in the field. lie has nc
business to be there. He is a nuisance in the
path of the Democracy. No Democrat is
under any obligation to support him. He is
the candidate of small faction of the party.
and the leaders of that faction, Yancey and
Others, have put him forward for the sole
purpose of breaking up the Democracy and
finally the Union They have well succeed
ed in their first steps by the loss to the De-
mocracy, for the time being, of that staunch old
Democratic State, Pennsylvania, and those
other two States, Ohio and Indiana, which a
united Democracy might have secured. The
result of these elections has, in our opinion,
opened the eyes of the masses Of the Democ
racy and those who imagined that Breckin
ridge had any earthly prospect of success
will now leave him to his fate and rally tc
the standard Of the only man who can save
the Democratic party
Unite the Democracy, under the standard
of Douglas, and Pennsylvania can be carried
for the Democracy in November So can
Indiana, and so can, we believe, Ohio This
Latter State went against the Democracy in
1913, just before the Presidential election,
and was counted therefore certain against
the party in the Presidential election then
just at hand. But, 10 and behold, when the
votes were counted, it was found that Lewis
Cass, the Democratic nominee for President
had received a majority of 10000 over the
opposition. 1t is not, therefore, certain bv
any means, that State will go against a
party in q Presidential election, because it
went against that party in a State election
preceding But one thing is sure, and that
is that divided Democracy cannot carry the
States named The Douglas banner must be
sustained by the masses of the Democracy in
those States in order to do it, and we believe
those masses, with their eyes opened as they
have been, will see and know the true policy.
We expect, now, with the utmost conf
denee, great reaction in favor Of Douglas
and johnson, all through the Union. Since
it is conceded that Breckinridge is laid upon
the shelf and that he is virtually out of the
ring, there is no reason why the masses of
the Democracy, both North and South, should
not rally to the one standard and march to
the defeat of Lincoln and his Republican
cohorts.
Az ofFER.-We have read says the Shasta
| Courier a letter from Judra II nl &c ul