Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-10-19

by which Lane can be Kept out OF the
Presidential Chair is by electing Lin
coin. i
The reasons are clearly and forcibly
given in the following letter:
e.. MOHAWK, october6, 1860
J. N. LAKE, Esq.-MY DEAR SIR
Your letter to me came duly to hand
l was much pleased to hear from you; and
in regard to the inquiries therein made
upon political subjects, have no hesi-
tation in saying that my views are as fol-
lows: .,t.... .. -r
[ have, until the recent fusion, sup
ported the Union electoral ticket made
at Syracuse, at the meeting of the Doug
las State Convention. did so for the
reason that I sincerely desired the cleo
ton of Bell and Everett, and distinctly
understood that the ten electors on that
ticket, known as Union men, would, if
elected, cast their votes for them.
1 have not at any time believed that
Douglas and johnson have any good
prospect of success. The most that can
be done by them is to carry sufficient
number of electoral votes in the Free
States to prevent the election Of the Re-
publican candidates,
I could consistently support an Elec-
toral ticket that would if elected secure
to the Union candidates, ten votes from
this State because, by SO doing, in the
event of failure to elects Presi lent by
the Electoral College, the ten votes thus
obtained, with what Bell and Everett
may be reasonably expected to receive in
the Southern States, would quite GER
tainly give them more Electoral votes
than can be obtained by Breckinridge
and Lane. By so doing we increased
the strength of the Union candidates and
did not aid or help any of the candidates
or organization, that are antagonistic to
our own, by giving them sufficient
strength to endanger our success. There
was nothing, therefore, to be lost, but
much might be gained by supporting
that ticket. s.-.....- .. pr: ...~
But how are matters situated now?-
By the recent action of the Douglas State
Convention, we are now called upon to
vote for different candidates, holding al
legiance to entirely different principles
from those that were placed upon the
ticket at Syracuse.
The Electoral ticket, as now constitu-
ted, has upon it seven candidates in fa-
vor of Breckinridge and Lane, ten in
favor of Bell and Everett, and eighteen
in favor of Douglas and johnson /
was strongly in favor of the election OF
the Electoral ticket, as originally con-
stituted, and was pledged to its honora.
BILE support by the action of the conven-
ton in which particip pated. But il
was never contemplated that the ticket
should be changed, by the substitution
of candidates for Electors in favor of the
election of secession candidates of the
South. Should the ticket, as now framed
be successful, the election Of the ter
Union candidates will be almost ueutra
Ilized by the success upon the same ticket
of seven in favor of Breckenridge anG
Lane. Can any elector support the
fusion Electoral ticket, as now constitu
ted. without being prepared to say tha
he prefers the election of Lane to tina
of the Republican candidates? Anc
must he not be also prepared to sustain
the principles of that organization? L
will not do to say that this course is pol
itic, for the purpose of defeating the Re
publicans, and that Lane cannot be elec
ted. s-.
By the course proposed to be pursued
every man that votes the ticket aids di
rectly in the election of Lane. 1t is b,
no mean certain that Lane will not have
more electoral votes for Vice President
than Everett, especially if we are to giv'
him seven from this State.
Suppose, after the Electors are chose1
in the various States of the Union, tina
it is apparent that there can be no elec
ton by the Electors chosen, and i
should require butt small number o
votes to be turned from Everett to Lane
to secure him larger number of vote'
than Everett; it is not certain in view o
the state Of things that would exist, bu
Everett would be cheated. The Ad
ministration have reliable maj ority IL
the Senate of the United States, ant
will elect Lane, if he succeeds in getting
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that he can be candidate.
| The money and influence of the pres
ent corrupt Administratio (Which woulC
be continued if Lane should be elected
would all be b brought into requisi
ton to secure his election at am
cost. And when we consider that they
will have the entire South to appeal to
and also all the opponents of the Repub
licans that may, by chance, be elected b,
the Free States, I have come to the con
clusion that, in case there is no election
by the electors, Lane will be elected
; Vice President by the Senate, and thu
become President At all events, the in
tercsts, in my Judgment, are toe impor
tant to be trusted to such doubtful re
sponsibilities.
AS a member of the Committee O.
thirty-two appointed at the Utica State
Convention, [ said to the Committee
when in session at Syracuse, that
would not vote for an elector in favor ot
Breckenridge and Lane.
i [ will not do it, for the reason that ]
detest and reject their principles. be-
lieve that Judge Douglas, in all his pub
lie speeches, in which he denounces then
as a dangerous Secession party, utters
the whole truth, and that his suggestions
are wise and patriotic; and that it is {
paramount duty to act IN such way as
will secure their certain defeat.
The organization represented by
Breckinridge and Lane is powerful
one. They will receive strong sup,
mort in all of the Southern States. They
are supported as the candidates of the
Administration and strange as it may
seem, they have now secured the sup
port of the Douglas organization of this
State; and if successful the chances Of
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