Daily national Democrat., 1860-07-20
s.Prospects OF the National Democracy

Under this headiag, the Express. Of yes
terday, proceeds to make sundry wild sPecu-
lations and visionary calculations. 1t says:
" In the first place it is conceded that Breek-
inridge and Lane will carry every Southern
State" We beg leave to cay that no such
thing is conceded at all by anybody who
knows anything Of politics The southern
Democratic States, with the exception OF
South Carolina, which has always been er-
ratio. have invariably sustained the regular
nominee of the National Democratic Con-
vention. Secessionists and Boilers have
tried, time and again, to distract the Demo-
cratic party in the South and to lead off a
sufficient portion of it in favor Of the Disun~
ion party to defeat the regular nominee, hut
they have always been signally crushed out
and overwhelmed. and they will be again.
Douglas will certainly carry every Southern
Democratic State; and Bell will so divide
every nOn-Democratic State that Breckin-
ridge will have no earthly chance of success.
Assuming an utterly impossible thing, to-
wit: that Breckenridge will cary the entire
South. the Express goes on to cay that he
will only require, then. tEirty.two votes to
elect him. For these. it says. he must look
to the Northern States and then says it has
no doubt that he will carry California, Ore
gon, Pennsylvania. .and New jersey. If he
carries California he will have to make a
different showing from the present, pretty
shortly All the leaders of the Democratic
party. nearly. in this State, have already
gone for Douglas. the regular nominee. Gov.
Downey and almost the entire present State
Administration have declared for him. The
Supreme Court Judges have done the same.
Postmaster Weller, Ex-Governor Weller,
authority to have taken the same position.
The President of the Administration State
Central Committee. Judge Hoge and other
members Of that Comm ittee have assumed Il
like stand Gen. McDougnl, of the Admins
tration party, is an avowed champion of the
regular nominee Col Ferris Forman, Secre
tary of State under John B. Weller, is in the
same category. Representative Burch is also
there, and a host of others whom we could
name If California can be carried against
an expression like this, to say nothing Of the
straight-out, well assured Douglas element of
past contests. why. then, the signs Of the
times amount to nothing.
AS for Oregon, she has supported Joe
Lane when he was the regular Democratic
nominee. She will never support him as a
Bolter.
As for Pennsylvania, she went against the
Administration of James Buchanan in the
last campaign in that State. But she had
previously sustained him. She is Demo-
cratic State, but she repudates James Buchan
al, because Of his departure from Democratic
principles, and she will repudiate the Bolt
ing ticket, which he, with such continued
and persistent treachery to the Democratic
party, approves. She disdains a Boiling
candidate, and Breckenridge cannot hope for
her support. Pennsylvania remains now
where she was then. when she repudia-
ted the enemies of Douglas.
As for New Jersey, she also pronounced
against the enemies of Douglas at very near
ly the same time, and she cannot be counted
upon for any ticket which is opposed TO
him.
1t is all very well for the Express to figure
up, giving SO many votes to this one and so
many to that. but people may not choose to
agree to the correctness Of any such fixed up,
arbitrary ciphering. 1t is not figures, how
ever, that voters are to consider. 1t is
whether they will bolt the regular nominee
and turn traitor to the Democratic party, or
whether they will not