Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-10-29
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The Fusion i'm New York
In his speech here Mr.. YANCEY did not
speak encourageingly of the prospect of the
success of the fusion ticket in New York.
One reason he assigned was the attacks
made upon him wherever he spoke in
New York, by the Douglas newspapers. He
believed, or affected to believe, that the
Douglas men were not sincerely DESTROYS of
the success of the ticket, or they would not
war upon any Of its friends and champions.
If Mr.. YANCEY is correct as CALEB CUSHING
would say, his objection is well taken"
Bat are Douglas men alone guilty? Are not
Breckenridge leaders also pursuing policy
calculated 10 divide, and distract, and drive
off supporters from the fusion ticket? Hon.
d. S. DICKINSON, in his letter to Mr.. GREEN.
the Chairman Of the Breckenridge State
Committee, advising the adoption and sup
port of the fusion ticket, uses the following
language-
1.-The national Democracy now, though de-
priyed of their chosen medium for support
ing the eminent standard-bearers OF their
faith and hope. Breckenridge and Lane, can
ties must beyond all rational doubt, be Sc
cured by the success of the Union ticket, and
without that. must be nearly hopeless; and
that no other candidates can expect to be
helped by it. For This reason, no friend of
Breckenridge and Lane should fail, falter, or
hesitate. though he may not approve the
but avail himself with alacTily Of the last
hope. and the only means left him, of insnr-
ing the election of his chosen champions"
What good effect can such a line of argu-
ment as this have? Is it not calculated to
chill the zeal of both Bell and Douglas men
To tell them that the success of the ticket
they are asked TO vote for, can be of no ser
vice to them:
On the 18th inst, Mr.. BRADY, The BTeckin-
ridge candidate for Governor, made a speech
at Binghampton, the residence of Mr.. DICK
INsON, in which he defined the fusion move
ment as follows:
He said that they had not made any COM
pact with the friends Of Douglas. or the
Committee OF Fifteen in New York, which
from patriotic motives, had recommended
Union ticket. But they had concluded TO
support that ticket III the ensuing election,
because its success could not help Douglas,
might defeat Lincoln. and would surely assist
Breckenridge. Our State ticket Is TO keep
the field at all hazards. Its banner is TO ar
ray those who contend for our principles 1t
is to be the nucleus Of national democratic
party-the only one that can survive the con-
test of 1860 whatever may be its result-the
organization which, in 1865, would control
in any convention assembled to elect a Presi-
dent, after the one now TO be chosen-a party
not seeking for preferments or spoilS, and TO
which our friends at the South might conf
IDENTIFY look for consistent, energetic and I'M
comprising support Of all their constitution
al rights
In the same speech Mr.. BRADY bore down
upon DOUGLAS, Of whom he said:
He Is emphatically his own candidate.
He evidently means to continue in the field
even If his end be not more glorious than TO
die in the ditch He knows that it is quite
impossible for him to obtain one electoral
vote from a solitary State, except perhaps
Missouri. unless, indeed, the fusion ticket
succeed in New York. Can any gentleman
present suggest the name Of one State which
will cast lis vote for Douglas? 1t is sad to
know that Mr.. Douglas, with the ability
which his admirers claim he possesses, has
not, since the hope of the Presidency first os-
tensibly allured him, succeeded in doing any
thing valuable for the American people, ex-
cept affOrdiug one more striking illustration
of the difference between a politician and
statesman. The youth of America are III
debted to him As Il warning example. When
they desire TO feel the distinction between an
ambitious intriguer and an intelligent patriot,
they may safely regard Douglas as their for
mer, and in the bright circle OF the latter
such men as Andrew jackson. Not only
does Mir. Douglas thus nominate himself, and
persist in forcing his pretended claims before
the people, but he seems to desire the fate OF
Samson and b. cOuient TO perish in the ruins
Of our democratic temple. if he can but ex-
ercise his giant strength TO break up the
columns of the structure and whelm il in
ruin
Now, we submit that such remaI ks as these,
made in support Of the fusion ticket, are cal
culated to weaken it. We fear that both
gentlemen care mere to ratily their hatred
of DOUGLAS than to defeat the Republicans.
We would not willingly do them an injustice,
but we can see nothing good, but everything
10 follow their mode of sustain
ing the Union cause. We are not 50 hope
full for the defeat of LINCOLN in New York as
we have been and our fears arise chiefly
from the suicidal wranglings of the demo-
cratic factions.