Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-08-28
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
TERMS OF THE COALITION,

TERMS OF THE COALITION.
The authorities materially differ as to
the terms on which the Douglasites and
the Know-Nothings of New York have
Joined hands. One of the chief engi
neers of the enterprise was Brooks, of
the Express. He may be supposed to
know what the conditions of the COM
pact really were, but he can hardly be
relied on, under all the circumstances,
for full and candid disclosure of them.
He practiced vast am cunt of jesuitIsm
and diplomacy in bringing the Douglas
ties within his Know Nothing embrace.
In the midst of a game that cannot be
played out for some time to come, he is
not the man now to show his hand. The
same concealment and duplicity required
thus far in his work may be looked for
to the end. -fYtre
When closely pressed with the ques-
ton, however altogether disregarded
in at least the published proceedings of
the late Bell-Douglas coalescent Con-
ventions - whether the ten ostensible
"Union" men on the Douglas Electoral
ticket are to vote for Bell, or to 60 for
Douglas along with the remaining
twenty five, should the ticket be chosen,
the Express declares in plain terms, that
the aforesaid ten Electors "aoill, if cleo
ted, vote for Bell and Everett in the
Electoral College"
This seems to be unequivocal. With
no conflicting testimony in the case, it
ought to be regarded as conclusive. I'm
fortunately for that result, however, we
have still more explicit and reliable ey-
idence in direct contradiction of this as
sertion. Mr.. Oswald Ottendorfer, edi-
tor of the New York Staats Zeitung, was
nominated on that Electoral ticket for
the Fifth District. He, too, had hand
in efecting this coalition arrangement.
He was behind the scenes at Syracuse,
and, like an honest Teuton, speaks out
very plainly as to the details of that po-
litical intrigue. lie says replying to
a Republican German editor, and not to
his own Know Nothing confederate,
Brooks-'tthe statement that the thirty
five votes of New York should only be
cast for Douglas in case his. election
could thereby be secured, and that 9th
erwise the eight (ten) Union men on the
ticket might cast their votes for Bell;
and that, therefore, of every German
vote twentY-seve thirty -ffths would be
counted for Douglas, and eight thirty
ffths for Bells q he." ID H.a
Now, here is question of veracity
between the frank and ee-spoken Ger
man supporter of the Douglas ticket, on
the one hand, and the jesuitical Ameri.
can on the other. Brooks says, without
any condition, that the ten votes ave tc
be cast for Bell, Ottendorfer denies
that they are to be cast for Bell, ever
under contingency, but are all fol-
Douglas. On their face the proceeding
of the Syracuse Convention fully confirm
the statement of Mr.. Ottendorfer L
Mr.. Brooks speaks truthfully, there
must have been secret stipulation, ex
pressly intended to cheat such homes
Douglasites as Mr.. Ottendorfer, who in
dignantly repels the idea Of any such
arrangement.
But Mr.. Ottendorfer goes further. HI
had taken particular pains to provide
against any misunderstanding or mis-
construction of this sort. The whole
matter was fully canvassed at Syracuse
and he would have scorned to suffer hi
name to 60 on the ticket at all, excep
with the positive assurance that every
man on it should be unconditional,
pledged to vote for Douglas, should the
ticket succeed Here is his statement
as translated for the New York Euenin.
Post: -'.-'...
s'At the Democratic State Convention
at Syracuse it was expressly understood
and in the proceedings of the State Com
mittee it was declared, that the Elector
appointed by this Convention, in case o1
their election, should, under all circum
stances, cast their votes for Douglas ant
johnson, and that the result of the Pres
idential canvass, either in this or any
other State, should in no wise infuenc.
Cor change) this determination that
therefore, every vote given for this ticke
shall count 'ehetly and entirely for Doug
las and johnson. ..
+ "Under this supposition, and with this
understanding, the Elector for the Fifth
District was nominated; under all othe1
circumstances he would have perempto
rily have declined the honor. - @
We have been thus particular abou
the terms of this New York coalition
because the subject possesses deep in
terest for both American and foreign
born voters here. The coalition is il
itself disgusting to both those classes o
our citizens The accumulating eyi
dence that it is based upon cheating anc
fraud, and is to be sustained by fals'
pretenses, renders it still more odious
It is easy to see that such combination
generates no strength. 1t will be rathe
an impediment and a weakness to th'
Douglasites, and the ruin of ever,
American who dabbles in the mudd.,
mixture.
Let us Brighten Them.
This is virtually the language of
portion of the Breckinridge party at tn