Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-09-07
The Reason why.

We lLhdSiuS OHau colAe VI Tue cOnSerVa
tive and Union loving people of Louisiana
would like to know the reason why some of
the Breckenridge and Lane papers in the
South support that ticket as the said papers
themselves state it. The reason is. in some
instances, not little suggestive and curl
Gus.
The Charleston Mercury, the well-known
secession organ Of South Carolina, which
rejoiced exceedingly whom the Democratic
party burst up at Charleston, which illumi-
mated its Office IN honor Of that event, because
it thought it was, in the circumstances, the
beginning Of the programme ofevents which
should finally result in the dissolution of
the Union, openly avows that it supports
Breckenridge and Lane because they are
the nominees of Sectional Southern Con-
vention. 1t supports them because they
are not national That is an Interesting
admission. That is a peculiar reason to
give for the support of what the Breckin-
ridge papers hercabouts facetiously call
''the only National Ticket!'
But the Charleston Mercury is not the
only paper that puts forth disunion as it's
avowed reason for supporting the Breckin-
ridge ticket, by no means, as our readers
shall see for themselves. Among the ar
dent supporters of that tickets the Camden
Gala Register, and we ask the Union De-
mocrats of Louisiana to read the following
from a recent article from its columns:
eve run up our flag to-day for Breckin-
ridge and Lane, the Democratic nominees
for President and Vice President Of the u
nited States. We have unwaveringly con-
tended, for the last ten years, that it would
be better (for all concerned) to make two
or more distinct governments OF the terri
tory comprising the United States Of Amer
ica-and that such will ultimately be done,
there can be no sort of doubt; but it should
be done with frmness and justice to every
section Of the Union; and believing that
the party to which we belong is the only
reliable one to carry out its measure, and
secure to our own section all her rights, we
intend to battle for its principles to the full
est extent of our ability"
What do the friends of 'the only nation
al party" think Of that? The Register
thinks it would be better for all concerned
to make two or more"-is very we'll put in
-''of the territory comprising the Uni
ted States of America" ssand believing that
the party to which We belong is the only
reliable one to carry out its measure" it
throws itself with might and main into the
Breckenridge camp
But here is another Breckenridge paper
on the nature of the present canvass. that
J is, if possible, yet more significant and sug
gestive Of the real modus operandi by which
the running of Mr.. Breckenridge may be
made to accomplish the object desired
We quote as follows from the Montgomery
Mail "a secession paper published at the cap
ital Of Alabama, and one OF the leading
Breckinridg &c journals Of that State:
run three Presidential tickets against
Lincoln, thereby giving Lincoln the best
chance for election. After Lincoln is elect
ed, some Southern commuuities-most of
them perhaps-will refuse to let post
master. appointed under his administration,
take possession Of the Office. Then the u
nited States authorities will be interposed
to 'senforce the laws" Then the United
States authorities will either be shot down
or they will shoot somebody down Then
the people Of the community will rise up
against the United States Government, and
will be sustained by neighboring consmuni-
ties. until civil var, with all its horrible
butcheries, envelops the land in a shroud
of bloodred carnage !"
What do the business men Of New Or
leans, the planters and mechanics and pro-
fesslonal men Of Louisiana say to this ,
How do they like the picture above drawn
of the effect Of running Mr.. Breckenridge.
and thereby, if possible, giving Mr.. Lincoln
the chest chance for election = Is there
not little red wheel running that is for
the present kept in the back ground and
somewhat covered up ?--N. O. Bulletin.