The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-07-26

course IS gone. The north has put in
the field a ticket on a platform which is
to all intents and purposes equally fav-
orable to slavery extension and protec-
ton, but not so outspoken.
Under these circumstances, we can
not see how any one ean consistently
claim that Douglas stands the least
possible chance of carrying any ex-
IRENE Southern State, and his chances
are certainly no moro encouraging at
the North.
In Virginia, seventy of se~venty-five
democratic journals have hoisted the
Breckenridge flag, and the remaining
Eve are in doubt, neither of them sup
port Douglas. Indeed among all the
papers South, it has been ascertained
that barely three support Douglas.
AT the north they are divided, but
so far as the journals have taken sides
a great majority of them are for Brock
inridge. Even Col. Forney's Press in
Phil. formerly. a devoted adherent to
Douglas has taken an independent pos
ition at present, and declaring hostility
only to the southern secessionists, and
in a leading article strongly intimates
that he will do no damage to the Re-
publican ticket.
Even in Wisconsin, which some have
claimed would support Douglas, We
hear of nothing among the democracy
but continued snarling like cats, goring
like bulls, singing like adders, growl-
ing like hyenas, and cursing like fends
incarnate.
In this State, where, even when uni
ted, the Democracy cannot have the
least hope of success, the initiatory
steps have been taken to organize a
Breckinridge ticket. And this is the
case in Illinois and Indiana.
This being the case, it must be con-
coded by every reasonable, thinking
man, that Douglas does not stand one
chance in a hundred of getting a sim
gle electoral vote, and the question
then arises, what can any anti ecomp-
ton Democrat hope to accomplish by
voting for him.
1t is certainly clearly demonstrated
that he cannot carry a single state ;
and ifhis friends, by voting for him sue
eeeds in throwing the election into the
House, he is no better off there, as his
most sanguine supporters are willing to
concede that he cannot carry but one
vote-[llinois-if the election goes to
the House.
The contest then, both before the
people and in the House, is between
Lincoln and Breckenridge. Every vote
given for Douglas is an indirect vote
for Breckenridge, and every vote for
Breckenridge is a vote for the extern
sion and protection of slavery. Doug
las Democrats are you prepared to take
this step? Are you prepared to vote
for the r%e-opening of the slave trade
and a slave code for the Territories.
If, on the contrary, you are in favor
of human freedom, if you are opposed
to the extension of slavery, opposed to
the r%e-opening of the Slave trade, and
in favor of free homes for free men.
you will throw aside all personal pre-
ferences and vote the Republican tick
ct, on a platform opposed to slavery
extension !; not meddling with it where
it exists by local law ; advancing every
interest of the country. This party
has nominated men in whose honesty
and patriotism and intellectual power
and courage and frmness of soul they
have unbounded confidence, and whom
they a support with a deep and lofty
pride, well knowing, that whether they
succeed or fail, they will preserve their
own respect, and cammand the respect
and admiration of all men whose opin-
ions are valuable.