The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-27
Our KnoxvilI. Correspondence.

Our Knoxville Correspondencs.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 8, 1850.
Douglas Has Chance 7ennessee any Southern State
Unless Ma,yla~d-TAe People Of Tennessee Read.o Fol-
lo,o the Lead Of Other States in Quitting the Unin-7ac
Impesding Destruction Of Northern Merchants, &C.
In regard 10 politics, those Of who give any atten-
tion 70 such matters been, until recently much In
cned TO fear that the election OF Lincoln fixed fact
Az long, said they the South Is cut up and divided
into factions what hope have they Of making any head
way against the allied black republican and Douglas hosts
Of the North speak thus Of Mr. Douglas because the
effect OF his stumpng in Virginia. recently
his reckless and vindcvc assault upon Mr. srecknrdgo
Louis ve have been TO ALLEVIATE from him every true
Southern heart warped and distorted by blind preu-
dice Douglas had at time, hosts Of friends in Ten
nessee there are "none poor 70 do him reve
renee" except . few broken down politicians, guch
Knox Walker, IA. Polk Harvey NJ wstterson, who
carry Of the rank aud die Eve thousand votes In the
State Strange may appear, hero In East Tennessee,
where slaves comparatively few far sounier
the Southern question than they are.n West Tennes
sec, where most Of the slaves of the state are
held. Here Douglas has literally no strength.
lie cannot get thousand votes in all
East Tennessee--some thirty counties. The bulk
Of bis vote lies In the West and there, learn, is
growing 'emn by degrees aud beautifully lese" under
the powerful reaction which has been going on since the
certain for Breckinridge. Bell excites enthusiasm
among the masses hundreds Of OLD VIII 70 will never
for him My own opinion is he cannot carry Southern
State unless II be by possibility Maryland and since
the organization OF straight Lincoln ticket there look
upon that uncertain In the event CT Lncolns cleo
tion Tennessee viii 70 with the south-she will take
independent action, but will follow the lead Of other
Southern States The love OF the Union, merely a.
The Union or Revolutionary fathers, merely pa
'opg after the consultation Is tramped under
loot, upquestionably must be when the 90.
ytrpnent sball once De ransferred 10 the hands
party whose avowed object is the dna extinction Of
lavery wherever exists True do fear an i'm me-
late attack upon slavery In the States The policy of
he leaders In the "irrepressibs conflict Is danger
Than that, because insidious. II men can be
ound IN the South to hold Office Lincoln il will
OF require many years TO build up formidable oacx
epubcan party in very midst, from whose Offices
wi emapaie ali Of detsstable documents 10 be
spread brosdcast The land stirring up rebellion and
Instruction among the slaves, and finally TO this
fair South bowling Wilderness TO be repopCated by al
sbclon. freedom shfekng people let the merchants
of New York look to- The election OF Lincoln will be
death blow 10 many Of Them by the ruin OF Southern
merchants and the dsoaton OF the Southern States Bat
The hopeful OF the patriotic men OF tho
South look 10 the class u the North to
unite IN the common defence against the revolutionary
and destructive tendencies Of the black republican party
and by going for the Union electoral tickets 10 the great
States Ct New York. Pennsylvania and New Jersey ln-
ture the desea OF Lincoln. The South fast ing up tie
ranks as united people upon the sound .iona
Uncn ticket OF Brcckinriegc and lane, will present an
amoft united 'front.' on the day Of election striking
bands with their brethren OF the North conn sng the
great anti Lincoln forces there viii cave the non ard
crush cut abolitionism forever. So may ii be-