New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-16
LETTER FROM THE HON. GEORGE Y
JOHNSON.
ANOTHER BREAK IN THE RANKS.

ANOTHER BREAK IN THE RANKS.
Ex-senator George Y. johnson of Albany County
has written the folio wing lstterto Isasc o. Hunt esq.,
of New-York. Mr.. johnson last Fall supported the
Utica ticket and until The last fusion has been known
as an efficient sOd cori friend Of Bell aud Everett
DussvILLE, Albany Co., Oct. G. 1860.
NY DEAR SIR: Your esteemed letter OF recent date
was duly received by me- IL was nv purpose to have
answered il st early day, but there being no seeming
Necessity for haste deferred It until the present
Yen ask ny opinion ss 10 The pressnt place OF par
ties-in other worde, you say, would Ike 70 have
your views very muh in regard 70 our future course
For ny self only speak.
Wien acti1 2 as member of the State Committee At
lie ssssic as MAJ in the City OF Troy, and fr0u that
time 10 the present have repeatedly protested against
union with any party favOrng the extreme we Ws OF the
Southern DemOc soy. Ard urged that II the Demo
cras themselves could not mite in National Noml-
arpg COnveDtion-and IL the canse Of the rupture
sid Ihis Reorganization the consequence of dis
agreement III prDciple-nOw was IL possible then for
the Bell and Everett and Douglas aud johnson Or
carnations 10 rsuniie them Them when the Douglas
Breckenridge wings each had candidate in tbs
fed
After denoupcirg the doctrines held by the Section
ats and Disun-nsis Of the Southland widely differ
ing with them upon their policy AID their doctrine
hat supreme folly 10 attempt TO reuDite By admitting
on the UrioD ticket BrecklnridPe Electors with the
identical Platform OF Principles that caused the sepa
ration
TegreT, my Gear Sir the dilemma IN which we are
placed. The Bel ana Everest meD-the masses-have
bad 10 hand IN this TRANSACTION They are no parties
10 tie sale LeIce caonOt 10 the transfer
In ny umble way, 1sve fit fully advocated the
EJECT OH Of DC UGiOD ticket and felt that compromise
OF he exirsme views held by The Lincoln and 3recE-
inr de parry won d not only be supported by the
conservative mases Of the country but upon which s
c I'D unite, and tend TO Strengthen and reunte It's
discovered parts.
The is ~, under the eadrship of Bell and Douglas
wee defined and well understood. They were geu-
orally received with Satisfaction if not with ent1usi-
ssm, and felt IL ny duty, we'll privilege, to adj
yoca'e Their election, as have all other nominations
made by paIy.
entered with zeal upon the campaign of last Fal in
che riulIy and aided 10 s eee 1n aud had the Union
ticket eiUe ed it formed Syracuse should
have lsbo.ed faithfully r ia Bat how can
l. without compromising my integrity, supp )rt ticket
made mp Of bnty live Electors representing 10 say the
tast, two stis OF principles 80 much opposed 10 each
0iber 80 Intervention and MI -ibterventOn can be-
Ia i not impossible + 10 gse expression N our
views ON National questions by supporting such a
ti,kstl
A. ! cannot conscien'iously vote the nion tckst
lreDn befeo SO Il tas been by the ADDITION or seven
tcoIs pecge1 70 sup .cIt for Preeide,t one who is
an svovtd DIsuIi nist, driven 10 The alternative
Of vOuDg f. Electors WhO wiu cast the vote OF ths
STATE Tor Lincoln and Haulin
have t,aed lily and rsuFly the reasors which
viii govern NY acton. We is necesg ~ might
enlarge Ten. Bu II 70 not ierssaary.
Hoping 20 hter tom yCu ag9in ~ an early day
an, youIs truly GEORGE y. JOHNSON
ISAAC o. HUSr, esq Ne"IoIh