The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-24
Now York.

A Union has been effected among the
conservatives Of the Empire State, and a
joint electoral ticket, composed of good
and true men, is the result. This will Sc
cure the vote of that State against Lin.
coin, and without the vote of New York
he cannot possibly be elected. And now,
while the conservative, Union-loving men
of all parties in the Northsare uniting to
defeat the sectional party there, why
should not the Union-loving, conservative
men South unite and labor to defeat
Sectionalism here? Scctionalism North
and Sectionalism South have been play
ing into each others hands for years, until
they have brought about crisis which
threatens the overthrow of the govern
ment, and the disruption of the Confed-
Grafton. The time has come when they
must be defeated; and the duty of de-
feating them can no longer be avoided
Party measures and party ties, political
ATTITUDES and longitudcs, sink into insig-
nficance in such a contest, and that man
has but a moderate conception of the re-
quirements of patriotism who can hest
tate for a moment as to tho course he
should pursue. If the conservative men
South will at.once unite in crushing
out that vi prit of Sectionalism in
their midst, E conservatives are con-
solidating N to crush it out there. the
Union in all its parts and proportions
will be m}Atslned, and good feeling,
harmony% pity will once more
prevail ong the states.
We SUI join an article from the New
York Express in regard to the union in
that State:
New York ALI RIGHT.-Thc result Of
the Convention at Syracuse, Yesterday,
cannot but be in the highest degree graft
flying to the friends of the Union, the
opponents of Sectionalism, and all who
desire to stamp, deep and broad. the
brand of popular reprobation upon the
pestilent doctrines of the Higher Law.
and an irrcpressible conflict, between the
Free and Slave States of this Confedcracy.
An Electoral ticket has been formed,
composed of well known citizens, men of
sterling patriotism, integrity and worth
and to that ticket, there is no reason
to doubt, the Conservative, Union-loving
people of the Empire State, will accord
an undivided ana enthusiastic support.
The result, in that event, cannot be
considered matter of conjecture. If it
does not give the final death blow to
Sectionalism, in New York, it will at
least compel the Summers, the Stewards,
the Lovejoys, the Helpers, and the Gid
dingses. to take back seats, for another
four years, and place in the White House
on the fourth day. of March next, q
Statesman and Patriot who knows mo
North, no South, no East, no West, Moth
ing but his Countryw We have not
doubt that there are thousands of honest,
sober-minded, conservative Republicans
who. atirighted now at the reiterated Ill
traisms of Mr.. Seward and his friends,
will help us to Ring the Bell-and as for
the Democrats, there being but really one
great question now at issue, IN this cam
paign,-the question, namely, of Union,
or Disunion, flor after all, that is the
point there is nothing to keep them
back from coming over, en- mdSSe, in sup
port Of the Union, tie Constitution, anil tie
enforcement Of he Lars. Daylight is
breaking! and with grand combination
of the National elements, not for men,
but for principles, in New York, let our
friends in other States rely upon it, that
Lincolnism here is iore-doomcd to defeat.
That conviction should quicken their pa
trotsm, and stimulate them to renewed
energy, so that wien No ember comes, it
can be said, with as much truth as ever,
"4S goes Nel0 York, so goes tie Uiiod."