Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-07-06
Dissolution of the Democratic Party,

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The Democratic party is dissolved. II no Longer
lives to rule. 1t is dead-ceyy dead. Other organ
cations, perhaps, may arise upon its ruins but tha
Democratic party, which has held the reins of gov.
ernment for quarter of century, has passed from
existence to live only in history 1t lived riotou'
and iniquitous life-it has died a painful and mel.
anCholy DEATH Let it be buried out of sight for.
ever.
The Democracy, torn and scattered emerged from
the smoke and noise aud confusion of the Charleston
Convention with two platforms and--ndyy cand;-
date. 1t has come forth, more torn and scattered,
from the Baltimore pow-wow with two platforms
and two candidates, and the party, consequently, is
irretrievably busted up - aud hopeessly defunct
Neither of its candidates stands the ghost of chance
of election, and it the extreme of folly in the
Seceders to nominate a candidate at all. It was
the part of policy and duty alike for them accept
nomination of BELL and EVERETT, as the only
means left to them of defeating LINCOLN and pro-
tecting the rightsof the South. We are astonished
indeed, that the Seceders, who claim to be anxious
to serve the South inthe present emergency should,
by the idle nomination of BREoKNRlDGE have pre-
vented the union of the South upon JOHN Bell
the only national candidate in the field and the
only one that stands the remotest chance of defeat
ing the Black Republican nominee, and crushing
ont the Black Republican organization What the
Seceders hope to accomplish by thus dividing the
to conceive. Not one of them dreams that BREcK-
INRIDGE can be eleccd--for there will not be even
an electoral ticket for him i'll any Northern State
except, perhaps, California and Oregon Certainly,
there is probability of his obtaining the electoral
vote of a single Northern State Even were we to
concede to him, therefore, the entire electoral vote
of the South, he would still be dsgracefully beaten.
But we do not believe that under existing cirum-
stances he Will be able to carry the electoral vote
Of single Southern State, with the exception,
perhaps of South Carolina. For, in ah the South
ern States there is strong and Jealous Douglas
party, composing, even in the Gulf States, at least
third of the entire Democratic party of those
States, and constituting in the border slave States
much larger proportion of the entire Democratic
party. What possible chance, then, is there for
Breckenridge obtaining the electoral vote of sin
gle of those States? Why with only Breck-
inridge and Bell, or Douglass and Bell in the field
the latter gentleman would stand an excellent
chance of carrying six or eight Southern States
But with Douglas and Breckenridge both in the
field the friends of Bell have it manifesty in their
power to carry every Southern State, as we have
said, with the probable exception of South Carroll
ma. 1t was, tEen the extreme of short-sightedness
and folly for the Seceders to nominate a separate
aud Independent candidate As wise practical, aud
patriotic. men, they should have unanimously and
enthusiqStScally adopted and ratified the nomina-
fti9n%S. sPnly sure means both of strang-
feating T7Int5'ifd 81 ss Inns Z epsilsags.
But asohr Seeeding ffienffsnave Purslsl esaaeI.
ent course, and havenomiuatsd cantlsdase oftheir
own, thereby unwisely and unnecessarily dixtaina.
the true Southern vote it only remains for the ilass
of the Democratic voters of the South to repudiate
the action of both the Conventions at Baltimore,
and rally, as one man, to the support of BELL and
EVERETT That is the only alternative now left
them, and they will we are sure, readily accept it,
if they really sincere in their wish to prevent
the election Of 'the irrepressbe conflict" Buck Re-
publican candidate. The present is no time for the
rank and file Democrats of Virginia aud the South
to be throwing away their votes Breckenridge
or Douglas, neither of whom stands the slightest
chance of an election On the contrary it is their
plain and solemn duty as men and patrots--as
friends of the Union and lovers of the South-to
cast their votes for JOHN BELL # Tennessee who is
the only national candidate before the country and
candidate, too, whom the united vote of the South
can easily elect to the Office of President thereby
defeating Lincoln and Republicanism, and throwing
an efficient safeguard around the Constitutional
rights of the South and the interests of the whole
Union. There can be no excuse for any honest and
patriotic Democrat in Virginia or the South voting
for either Douglas or breckenridge under existing
cIrcumstancesfor a vote for either will be vote
for Lincoln.-And, surely no Democrat who hates
Abolitionism and loves the South, will be found
giving 'aid and comfort to Lincoln IN the present
momentous contest. We cannot believe that the
mass of the Democratic party in Virginia, or in any
Southern State will perpetrae the folly of voting
for either Breckenridge or Douglas, when their
voting for either will be equivalent to voting for
Lincoln and the Black Republicans. We cannot
believe that they will hesitate asnge moment about
voting for BELI-for pride of consistency and duty
alike conspire to induce them to vote for BELL as
the only means of defeating Lincoln, and prevent
ing the administration of the government from fall
ing into the hands of the Black Republican party.
The rank and file of the Virginia and Southern
Democrats must vote for BELL or stand convicted
of aiding in the election of Lincoln They can
pursue other with credit to themselves, or
in justice to the South and the Union. They must
act in the present canvass to prevent the cleo
tion OF Lincoln, if possible. And as there is no
chance to elect either Breckenridge or Douglas they
must vote for BELL, who can be easily and triumph
anty elected, ifthe Southern Democrats will unite
upon him, as duty and patriotism urge them to
do.
In conclusion, we appeal to the rank and file Dem
ocrats Of Virginia aud the South, that the Dem
ocratic party is dissolved-and there is no chance
for the election of Breckenrdge-to rally, as patri-
OTIS zealously and unitedy to the support of BELL
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