Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-07-20
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The Coalition.

The Coalition.
The nomination Of Breckenridge and Lane
was effected by coalition which should dis
gust every minded man It is well
known that Mr.. Buchanan has, for more
than two years past, been directing the
whole patronage and power of the Gov
eminent to crushing ont" Douglas
His minions and appointees moved heav-
en- and earth to elect Lincoln over him
in 1858, to the u S. Senate. Not even a
cross road post-ma ster who has been known
to be favorable to Douglas has escaped the
executioner's axe. Douglas and his friends
have been hunted down like so many beasts
of prey and prosecuted with degree of
virulcnce and bloody vengeance never be-
fore witnessed in the history of the gov
ernment. With Mr.. Buchanan, one great
idea has been uppermost, and that the de-
feat of Douglas. though it resulted in the
disruption Of the Democratic party and the
dissolution Of the Union. The policy is
openly proclaimed by the Administration
that the election Of Lincoln would be lesser
evil than the success of Douglas or, in
other words, the ruin Of the country is pref
cradle to the election of sound, constitu-
tional Democrat, who happens to be obnox-
ious to Mr.. Buchanan. He is one party to
the coalition, and the defeat of Douglas the
end desired.
The other party to the bargain is the Dis.
unionists under the lead Of w. Z Yancey
Mr.. Yancey has no personal hostility to Mr.
Douglas, and would have no object in de-
feating him, except that by such result
the probabilities of accomplishing his pur-
pose would be the more favorable. Mr.
Yancey very plainly foreshadowed his plar
in 1858. He aimed to fire the Southern
heart, instruct the Southern mind, give
courage to each other. and, at the proper
moment, BY one organized, concerted &C.
ton, to precipitate THE cotton States into c
revolmion The iaea," he goes on to say
s'has been Swallowed forth in the South BY
Mr. Rufin has been taken up and recon
mended by the Advertiser, under tie name
of League of United Southerners,' who
KEEPING UP THE OLD PARTY RELATIONS on
ALL OTHER QUESTIONS, WILL HOLD TIL
SOUTHERN ISSUE PARAMOUNT
AND WILL INFLUENCE PARTIES
LEGISLATURES, AND TES-
MEN,"
Here Mr.. Yancey's purpose is plainly
stated. He has been faithful 10 his pro-
granime, and now has tie qualification Of
seeing many men in the South, who scarce
ly dream Of the position in which they are
placed, cooperating with him for the &C
complishment Of his darling object a
Southern Confederacy He initiated the
secession movement at Charleston. He
went there for that purpose, and when the
first step was taken it was met everywhere
in that city by an approving smile as the
base of a Southern Confederacy. The ad-
dress Of the Congressional caucus to the Sc
ceders gave him encouragement, and re-
suited precisely as we charged it was de-
signed, in concerted, organized action"
of the cotton and other States, at Baltimore,
disrupting the Democratic party, and Civ
ing substance and character to Mr.. Yam
ceys disunion purposes.
The reasons which influence the coalition
may be thus stated: Mr.. Buchanan desires
to defeat Douglas, and he uses Mr.. Yam
cey's party to divide the South against him.
Mr.. Yancey wants to dissolve the Union,
and employs the Administration to divide
the Democratic vote North, and by that
means elect Lincoln, which some of the
Southern 'parties, legislatures, and states
men" will consider cause sufficient to sepa-
rate from the Northern States! It is thus
the combination has been formed against
Douglas, The Democratic party, and the u
Mon. 1t is to this feast the American De-
mocracy are invited. Will they partake of
it! Will they permit the personal hatred
Of one man, and the revolutionary purposes
of the other-united as they are under the
names of two conservative and good men
to control them in this fearful crisis in their
countrys history? Mr.. Buchanan wants
to defeat Douglas, and Mr.. Yancoy to "pre-
cipitate the cotton States into a revolution, %
both of which ends may be attained, if the
people refuse to let the scales fall from their
eyes. Mr.. Breckenridge can never be elect
ed by the people. He may have strength
enough to take Southern votes from Doug
las and give them to Bell, but he cannot
carry one-half of the electoral colleges South
No one claims for him a single Northern
State, and hence his running can do moth :
ing more than embarrass the Democratic
party, and either elect Lincoln or throw the
election into the House, where. being the
lowest candidate, his claims would not be
considered. Is there any necessity for this :?
None. We are in too critical a position to
experiment. Therefore, we warn YOU. fell
low-Democrats, Of the terrible dangers that
hang over you 1t is for you to say wheth-
er you will be led into this nicely devised
scheme, or stand as firm as the mountains
which overlook your vallies to the regular
organization Of the party and the truest and
best interests of the country. It is the
cauca of tho poorlo ood tho TTn;o,