New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-10-22
srselssnysdge,s Prospects.
The following article from our neigh Dor, the

Inc toiioWlhg article from our neighbor, the
,gnsl, is on subject which every voter should
sake into consideration:
Has He ANY CHANCE HAS Breckinrldge any
CHARGE? That is the question. viii any tespecta-
Bile Breckenridge journal avow, and give lsood rea
sors for the avowai, that he stands the shadow of
chance 70 carry single pepnlous county in any
asae OF the Northern States, much lesa a State
itself? Can solitary State, district, cbunty, or,
city, above Mason and Dixon's line be pointed ont
where he is pot in most hopeless ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
his continuance in the field can be productive of
good 70 himself Or the Union-or where a further
prosecution of the canvass on the part of his
friends Will not be harmful to the country niurious
to the South, and exclusively beneficial t the Abo.
lisonists ~
Under no conceivable circumstances es-A,v NJ, nos-
sible combination of means and intluendes l,y-
any imaginable concurrence of eyentsE-ean Mr..
breeklnridge carry, by popular vote any State
district, county or large city in the Nbrth But
his very weakness may become potent instrument
for evil. He may divert votes enough from, the
Union ticket to throw Statas districts counties
and cities into the hands of Lincoln. Iie cannot
build himself up, but he may destroy He may
become q mighty architect Of destruction. The
fool who fired the Ephesian dome earned an I'M
hoflanty o. inIamy. ls ME- breckenridge afflicted
with similar aspirationss Does he wisliEto wrap in
flames the fair and glorious temple Of American
civil and religious liberty? Is he anxious for the
Immortality such deed would confer upon him
LOT All tline 10 come ne really is, BIB could not
demonstrafe his intentions better than by remain
ing Presidential candidate for every day he con-
tinues as such adds to ithe power of the Aboli-
uonsts, strengthens the hands of the D1sunionists
ana paves inc way for the most disastrous political
confagration ever known on earth.
In the South Mr.. Breckenridge Is somewhat
stronger, although comparatively weak when com-
pared with the other candidates. lie will be
beaten overwhelmingly in the popular vote We
should not be surprised II this vote couns ID two to
his one. But still he will carry two or three small
States, unless they, too, should succqmb to the
mighty wave of patriotism which is rubhing resist
lessly over our section of country. But, yield all
his friends can reasonably claim for hiIa and what
will be the results Why, about one-ffth of the
Southern electoral vote If he gets that number
ne will DO quite well, considering thu desperate
nature Of the circumstances BY which he IS sur
rounded; and if be gets none at all, be will be
treated exactly as he deserves.
Ii Breckinridge were withdrawn at the North
the Union conservative opposition would certainly
carry five Or six States in that secion, hus render
ing the triumph ofLincon an impossibEIity and if
he were Withdrawn at the South, the consequence
would be that the Southern States would present
an united front in favor Of Bell and Hyerett, and
thus an impregnable barrier against sectionalism
on both sides Of the geographical line would be
erected. his candidacy In both sections is as pro-
ductiye of unadulterated mischief as hs prospects
| Of success are utterly hopeless.
1 He will not be withdrawn, however, Ii does net
1 not suit the purposes of those who nominated him
that Lincoln should be defeated. If that were
done, all their hopes of firing the Southern heart
i and precpitatng disunion, would be obliterated.
Il Yanceyits would be gone. and they would be com
i PEELED to remain secluded and quiet the remainder
i Of their days.
/ Bnt, fortunately, the people have remedy in
/ their own hands, whether Brecknlidge is with
/ drawn or not. They can ac;i.drdte their support
i from the nochance candidate of theSecessonists,
and bestow their sutfrages upon those true patriots
/ and great national statesmen-Bel and Everett
| the candidates of the Constitutional Union men of
| the whole country. This is what they can do
| what they ought to do--and what they are doing,
with an unanimty Of action that is unparalleled
Why should they throw their votes away on Breck-
inridge? No sound reason can be assigned for any
such procedure while all good reasons and every
patriotic impulse, should induce them to vote for
John BelI-the only man before them who stands
any chance, whatever, of defeating Abraham Lin
coin,