The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-11
Bell and Everett-Their Chances


Bell and Everett-Their Chances.
The Bell and Everett leaders in several
of the States-and particularly in New
York-are eudeavoring to sell out their
party by a coalition with the friends Of
Douglas, ostensibly with the object of throw
ing the election into the House of Repre-
sentatives, where, as they claim, Mr.. Bells
chances will be good for an election. Now
this pretense is too transparent to deceive
anybody who understands the prospects Of
the several Presidential candidates. Sup
pose this dishonest scheme to unite thefrieuds
of Bell and Douglas succeeds-just sup
pose the old Wings could be broughtto debase
themselves by entering into partnership with
their natural political foes and that the
result should be to defeat the election of
Lincoln by the people, what can Mr.. Bell 5
friends hope from it. One of two things
would follow. Either they would have to
justify their course by at least decent show
of strength for Mr.. Bell in the House, or
stand convicted of having sold themselves
to the support and election of the party
which they pretend to detest, ard against
which they have always heretofore waged
an unrelenting war. viii the rank and
file-the sincere and honest friends of Mr..
Bell-be led into the trap which their
selt-constituted leaders have set for them
These leaders do not deceive themselves !;
they only intend to deceive their followers.
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tiers now stand has no earthly chance of
an election either by the People or by the
House. His election by the People is not
claimed and yet a consideration of the
position of parties, and the political COM
plexion of the House, will show that his
chances there are yet worse than before the
people. There can hardly be supposable
contingency in which Mr.. Bell is to be
benefited by the proposed unholy combina-
ton. The straightforward support of Mr.
Bell by his friends is entitled to our cordial
respect, and were his chances for an election
greater than those of Mr.. Lincoln, we could
most cordially join in his support. But
any combination by his real friends where
by their strength is given directly to the per-
petuation of Democratic rule is not only
treason to the principles they avow, but
must end in the utter humiliation of all
their claims to consistency and the loss OF
all political power as party.
So far as the Tricksters are concerned
who lead in this movement, the results
would be different. They are working for
an object far different than for the election
OF Mr.. Bell. They are working for them
selves. If they can but succeed in their
Vaccinations to defeat Lincoln, they would
have large claim to rewards from the De-
mocracy, whom they would thus place in
power nor is it likely they would fail to
realize their expectations to the full extent.
This is a plain and candid statement of their
position aud object. No one who will ex-
anime the whole question can fail to see it.
Let US look fairly into it.
That Mr.. Bell will carry several Southern
States is highly probable, and we shall re.
joice at it but, as we have said, it is not
pretended that he will receive an election
from the people. Then what are his chances
in the House? We shall find that they
are as hopeless as are those Of Mr. Douglas
one or the other of whom these double
dealing managers to whom we have referred
perSistently assert must be chosen.
We find this matter so clearly presented