Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-09-27
palitital Rmhingt
A Political Sensation.

SAS VI tH0 SaASNA OOHsOIs "
under date of August %, the fo
lowing developments are male, whic
will perhaps enable many 10 whic
way tbeyare. drifting. The CORES
pondent says:
That portion of our political com
munity who are in the habit of think
ing honestly even on political ques
tions, have just been thrown int
a fit of excitement over the recep
ton of private dispatch from Ore
gon disclosing an Infamous anC
deep laid scheme concocted by tht
Republicans for the election of Mr.
Lincoln by the House Of Representa-
tives, in ease he fails before the peo.
pie.
! The moral sense and honesty o.
THE A meriean people we're very much
shocked at the outrage perpetrated
by the Black Republican Housein Gus
ting democratwbo came to Congress
backed up by between six and seven
hundred minority, and placing in his
seat Black Republican. and that,
too, without proving that single
illegal vote had been given; but what
will be the extent of the Indignation
Of a patriotic people when they
learn that a much greater outrage is
to eb committed for the purpose of Sc
curing the election Of Mr. Lincoln
against the voice of the people?
Ii the election goes into the House,
seventeen States will elect. Fifteen
States, New York ,Pennsy lvania, New
Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island
Massachusetts,, New Hampshire, YER
mont, Maine, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, and Minnesota,
are already for Lincoln in the House;
Illinois has five Douglas and four
Republicans, in the House, which
would give the vote Of that State
to a Democrat if they all remained
firm, but one of these five Douglas
meo,a Mr.. Morris, has, we under tand,
has been thrown overheard by the
democratic party in his District, and
tina, be has already given the Repub-
lieans to understand that be will
vote for Mr.. Lincoln, if bis vote
will not elect Douglas. This Of
course gives the vote of Illinois to
MIR. Lincoln, in else the election
goes into the House, and makes up
sixteen of the seventeen votes nee.
essary to a choice.
The seventeenth, and all impor-
tant vote, according to the dis
patch referred to, is to be secured iu
this way. Lansing Stout, good
democrat, is tAe Representative from
Oregon, and Of course will, if presen-
ted, give the vote Of that State to
a Democrat. His majority over his
Republican competitor was 50 clear
ant complets that he did not even
have the impudence to contest his
seat during an s months session of
Congress; but the Republicans finding
that they can get the vote of Hill
nois, have sent on and induced their
man Logan, to contest Mr.. Stout's
seat at the next session, when they
viii oust the latter and ensconse the
former. thus giving the vote of Oregon
to Mr.. Lincoln. and electiDg hlm!
We understand also, but cannot tell
whether ii is true or not, as we have
not examined the law on the sub.
iect, that Mr.. Logan forfeited his
right to, contest the seat Of Mr.,
Stout BY falling to act at the first
Session Of Congress. But it mat
ters net whether this opinion be
true or false. The past has shown
that the Republican party want Dei-
ther Law nor testimony, on their
side, when they determine to do a
thing, and of course Mr.. Stout will
be eusted il his seat is contested,
and by this fraud the election Of
Lincoln be will secured.
The information is that Mr. Logan
has filed his papers, and given no.
tice of bis intention to contest.
! If these statements are confirmed
by future developments, 1T brings
the Presidential question down to I
single point and the only point nee
lessary to discuss is wheiher sce shaI
lhare NJ. Breekinridge or Ar. Lincol'