The Shasta courier., 1860-10-27
Another Check.

in another article we have exposed the check
which the Senate will have upon " old Abe" if
he chances to be elected President, in restraining
him from appointing Abolitionists to Office An
equally potential check against Republican ag-
gression upon Southern rights will also be found
in the next House of Representatives. Already
we have made a gain of two members from Ohio.
The chances are that we have lost none in Penn
sylvania and Indiana, if we have gained none,
and that we will make gain of several in New
York. In the present Congress the Republicans
lack sic of a majority. In the next Congress
that six will probably be swelled to ten or more.
So that even if cold Abe" is lucky enough to
get into the White House, he will be the first
President in the history of the Republic who
went there without House of Representatives
to back himl
But will he get there? As we live we do not
believe it? The Administration forces in New
York have agreed 70 support the Douglas fusion
ticket. They have withdrawn the Breckenridge
electoral ticket in that State. They will here.
as they did not in Pennsylvania, be comp .lled
to keep their pledge, for the reason that unless
New York is carried against Lincoln, Breckin-
ridge will stand but small show of ever rettino
into the House as candidate for Presidential
honors. The entire opposition to Republicanism
is united upon this ticket, which is composed. of
Is Douglas, 0 Bell and Everett and Breckin-
ridge men. Thus each party has something to
fight for in New York. In Pennsylvania, Ohio,
and Indiana it was otherwise in the recent fight
In all three States the Bell and Everett men had
no candidates, and many OF them voted the Re-
publican tickets. In Indiana many of the Breck-
inridge men refused to vote or voted the Rcpub-
lican ticket, for the reason that the regular De-
mocratc ticket was all Douglas. Through the
entire canvass, and up to the day of election.
MesSrs. Fitch and Bright, Z. s. Senators, and the
leaders OF the Breckiniidge forces in Indiana.
made bitter speeches against Douglas. No one
therefore believes they voted for the DOUGLAS
ticket, nor those of the party who follow their
lead. The same sort of traitorods Democrats
were similarly at work in Pennsylvania and
Ohio, and throwed thousands of votes against
the regular Democratic tickets, because the IN
dividuals therein were avowed friends and sup
porters ofDouglas. They were perfectly willing
to defeat the Democratic ticket provided that, in
doing so, they could cripple Douglas. We yeri-
ly believe, if the Breckinridge Democrats in In
diana, and the Breckenridge Democrats and the
particular class of Democrats in Pennsylvania
led by Forney, had voted the regular Democratic
tickets, that they would have been elected in
both States. We are equally sanguine that in
each State they will now unite upon the same
electoral ticket, and give it hearty and earnest
support If they do so, those States are safe
against Lincoln. At all events the opposition
to Repubicansm in New York, cemented in a
solid column, presents an insurmountabe bar
rier to Old Abes entrance into the White House.
He can never get there.