The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-10-18

From ForRey's Press I3h.
The Election.

The Election.
The returns of Tuesdays election in
dictate the election of Col Andrew Gregg
Curtin, as Governor of Pennsylvania, by
an unprecedented majority. Mr.. Eos
ter's silence has assisted him, it would
seem, with no section of the Democratic
party. The vote has been unusually
large, and the defeat singularly signiti-
cant The returns speak in bOlder and
stronger Saxon than we can write.
There can now happily be no more
baking Of the great question involved in
the Presidential struggle. The reasons
in favor Of a combination against Abra-
ham Lincoln, however they may have
operated prior to the election decided
Tuesday, and however they may operate
IN advance Of that which is to be decided
on the first Tuesday of November COM
ing, cannot be cfective arhen men come
to choose bctueen candidates, each Of
arhon1 represents a principle d~ntogontSttc
To tie other.
Now. we take it there can be no more
union between Breckenridge and Douglas
than between two naturally rerulSiye
forces. Each represents a distinctive
platform. No advocate OF Mr.. Douglas
believes, or affects to believe, in the doc
trine upon which Major Breckenridge
stands, and no advocate of Major Brock
inridge believes, or affects to believe, in
the doctrine upon which Mr.. Douglas
stands. The Southern friends Of Brock
inridge, more frank tian the most Of the
friends Of Douglas, declare, as a general
thing, that undvr no circumstances will
they ever accept either the candidate or
the creed upon which the regular De
mocracy stand.
In the language of Senator Benjamin, Of
Louisiana, IN his last great speech, they
would not accept vic,oly ii their platform
was to be construed in one way in the
North, and another way in the South.
They believe that the institution of slav-
cry is carried by the Constitution OF. the
United States into the Territories Of the
Union, and that 1t must be protected
there against tie Popu!ar uiU, and rather
than yield this principle, or submit to
the election Of a Northern man to the
Presidency of the United States, Ike
Abraham Lincoln, the most Of them
would be willing to justify a preparation
for secession from the Union. They have
made the issue. Standing upon this
idea, they have so consolidated the
Southern people around their candidate,
MIR. Breckenridge, that we shall not be
surprised, since Colonel Curtiu's election,
to see a very large majority Of the South
crn people decide in favor Of that candi-
date. They are sensible Of this great ad-
vantage; and while in the Southern
States they reject with disdain all coali-
tions with Mr.. Bell, whom they regard as
a traitor to Southern institutions, and
trampIe upon Mr.. Douglas as an enemy
equally hostile to them with Mr.. Seward
himself, they are, with understanding sa-
gacity. particularly willing to unite with
the friends of Bell and Dougl 5 IN the
free States to carry electors against Lin
coin, because they know that in such a
combination they will be able to gain
something, which Will be added to The
controlling aggregate Of their triumphant
electoral vote in the South.
Ecery Fusion IN the Free States,
therefore, as intended to promote the cleo
ton Of .JoAn c. Breckenridge to the
Presidency Of the United States.
The friends of Dir. Douglas, rather
than see themselves used as instruments
in favor Of extreme Southern Disunion-
ism, will now leave the responsibility of
the coming result 10 those who, while
protesting that the election of Abraham
Lincoln must lead to the dissolution Of
the Union, stubbornIy refused to sustain
and support the only candidate before
the American people who could have
prevented the election Of Mr.. Lincoln.