Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-07-20
BRICK ENRIDGE OR LINCOLN,

From the Washington Constitution.
Every candid man who now surveys
the political field, and calculates the
chances of the rival candidates now be-
fore the people for the highest Offices in
their gift, must come to the conclusion
that the struggle is between Breckenridge
and Lane on the one side, the nominees
of the true Democracy of the country,
and Lincoln and Hamlin on the other
side, the standard bearers of the Adolf
tionists and Black Republicans.
With regard to the Douglas and John
son, and Bell and Everett tickets, no
man in his senses can honestly believe
that either has the semblance of chance
of carrying the electoral vote of any one
State, much less, therefore, of obtaining
a majority in the electoral college. The
issue, and the only issue, presented now
to the Democracy Of the Union is. whe-
Their they will secure by united action on
behalf of Breckenridge and Lane the tri.
umph of Democratic principles, the sue
cess Of the party, and the continued
prosperity Of the nation or whether, by
wilfully pursuing the ends of hopeless
faction, and thus distracting the strength
of the party in the Northern States, they
will in fact give their aid in electing
Lincoln President Of the United States,
and surrendering the Government into
the hands of the Black Republicans
Little more than three weeks have
elapsed since the nomination of Breck-
inridge and Lane, and yet, the most I'M
mistakeable evidence has been furnished
that they will sweep the fifteen Southern
States, Oregon and California by over
whelming majoritics, and that the con
servative masses in the other States, ac-
knowle9ging their ability, purity Of char
acter, devotion to the Constitution and
the Union, and the great principles of
the Democratic faith, are rallying round
their standard with enthusiasm and earn
estness. 1t is seen that the struggle is
between the candidates Of the national
Democracy and their Black Republican
rivals, and that every vote given TO any
other candidates than Breckenridge aud
Lane is vote cast for Lincoln and Ham
lin. More especially is this opinion
gaining ground in the great commercial
cities whose material prosperity and pro-
gress depend on the continuance Of peace
and prosperity, and the preservation of
cordial fraternal relations between all the
States Of the Confoderacy. The inhabi-
tants Of these great centres Of trade and
commercial enterprise must kccnly APP
precate the momentous importance Of
the present crisis, the vast national con-
siderations which are involved in Che re-
suit of the November election, and the
absolute necessity that exists for all those
who stand by the Constitution and the
laws to unite against the common foe ia
behalf Of the only candidates who truly
uphold that great instrument in its in
tegrity, and under whom the majesty Of
the law will be faithfully vindicated.
Neither the specious bubbles, nor the
skilful pandering to anti-slayery pre;u-
dices which the Douglas followers arc
using in order TO advance the cause of
their ayorite, can long deceive the hon
est intelligence Of the democratic masses.
They will not only recognise, but they
will defend, the right which the Consti-
tuition guarantees TO the citizens Of all the
States to enjoy their share Of the public
domain, to carry with them into every
Territory their property Of every de-
scription, and TO be protected in its peace
full possession by every branch Of the
Government They will say, " our
Southern brethren have the same rights
that we have under our common Consti-
tuition. They are our equals in every
social and political sense. They have
institutions which we may not approve,
but they have n right to have them, and
we haye'no authority to Interfere with
them. The Territories are as much their
perty as they are ours. BY the same
right that we can settle in Territory
with our OK. team and our household fur.
niturc, our Southern fcllow.citizens can
settle tbcro with their slaves The Su