Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-09-26

We have rumors of fusion in New York between
Breckenridge and Douglas, but the TRUTHS no fusion
has yet been effected The blame for this, we think,
justly rests on the Douglas committee. The Doug
las committee have distinctly declared that in no
case will single man on the Breckenridge Electoral
ticket nor any man openly identified with the
Breckenridge party, be put upon the Douglas-Bell
union ticket That is, the Breckenridge Democrats
may have showing provided Dean Richmond and
Peter Cagger be allowed to say who Of the Brock
inridge men shall 60 the Electoral ticket! They
will give six of the Electors to Breckenridge out of
the thirty five, while they have already given ten
Electors to the Bell men. This course on the part
of the Douglas committee is no doubt the result of
the advice of Judge Douglas himself What glory
Judge Douglas might cover himself with if he would
adopt such course as would deprive Lincoln Of the
vote of New York. Without New York Lincoln
cannot possibly be elected for the entire vote of the
other free States is only 14s four less than necessa
to elect. With New York Lincoln will most prob
ably be successful Judge Douglas can prevent
this result Will he do it? Will he again. as in
1852 and 1856, forget himself and think only Of
Democratic success and of the country? Up to a
recent date he has been equal to every emergency
will he show himself equal to this? A union in
New York between himself and Bell and Breckin-
ridge, will save the country. We can perceive with
certainty no other ground for hope.
The last New York Journal of Commerce says:
"If we deemed it of any use, we would make one
more appeal to the State Committees of the Douglas
md -;nr IN chouf hanSalvac anual
to the present emergency. They know how many
efforts have been made to secure the cooperation of
the Anti-Lincoln forces of this State, but always
without success; each Committee charging the
failure upon the other and each charging the other
with preferring to see Lincoln elected, rather than
Weld to their fellow Democrats just representation
on the Electoral ticket. The pubic are beginning
to think that each Committee is about right in its
Judgment of the other; that in Short neither of
them manifests that professionalism willingness to
make personal or party sacrifces-whch the times
demand. They both pretend that they are held
back by their constituents from making the conces-
sons necessary to compromise. We do not be-
lieve it. That is We do not believe that the great
body of the constituents of either Committee are
opposed to such concessions but the contrary. The
Douglas committee have claimed that the Northern
part of the State was dead against any compromise
whatever; that no terms were to be made with
boilers, &c. An influential gentleman from one Of
the Northern counties, who employs one hundred
and fifty workmen called on US yesterday, to inquire
what was the chance of any good result from the
action of the Committee Of Fifteen. He declared
himself strongly in favor of Douglas but at the
same time most earnestly DESTROYS that such reason
able concessions should be made by his State Com
mittee, that the Breckenridge men could honorably
unite with them on Electoral ticket He was
going to call on some of the Committee of Fifteen
to urge them up to duty; but we told him thai
they were all right, and that if he wished to pro
mote cooperation, he could do it best by endeavor
ing to influence his own State Committee. 1t seems
to us that the leaders of both State Committees art
too impracticable entirely; but We are glad to be
eve that they do not represent the views of all !h
members; and we have great hopes that majority
of each Committee, "a majority is the Committee,
will yield their assent to joint Electoral ticket sucl
as may be arranged by the Committee Of Fifteen