New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-08-16

CHANGE OF TACTICS.


the most ably edited of all the antislaveFy journ-
ais of the North, and the most thoroughly devoted
to the cause of Lincoln and Hamlin, has lately
changed its tactics. ii no longer points its bate
ries at Douglas 1t at first nursed up the Breekin
ridge movement, net from any sympathy with it,
Int on the divide and conquer , principle. 1t
knows that votes for Breckenridge in the Northern
States will really help Lincoln. And it has, there
fore, endeayored to create the impression that
Breckenridge would carry all the Southern States,
thinking that such belief would encourage the
Breckenridge men in the North, and BY dividing
the Democratic vote in that section, enable Lin
coin to slip easily in, by plurality, between the
other candidates.
But the result of the late elections in the South
has broken up ali the calculations of the Tribune
philosopher, and compelled him to an entire
change of policy. He has dropped Breckenridge
like d hot potato. He discourses pleasantly, aud
without apprehension, of Douglas, and of that
gentlemans travels among the people and the
| watering.places of the North. The g lion in his
path now is the ticket OF Bell and Everett; and
| from the spasmodic movements and the editorial
writings and contortions to which the usually
rene philosopher of the Tribune is subject, when
ever he has occasion to mention those honored
names, we conclude that he is far from being in
that happy frame of mind with which he first
started out, touching the old gentleman's ticket,
and the good joke which was implied in the run
ming Of such ticket, without prospect of its
carrying single State.
If it was good Joke at first however, tits evident
that it no longer serves to excite the hary of the
Tribune. That journal laughs at it now upon the
other side of its mouth. From being joyiaI and
hos Iaob
brious It rails continually at Washington Hunt
and Brooks, the leaders of the Bell and Everett
party in New York. 1t publishes approyingly
Senator Wilson'S declaration that Bell aud Everett
were nominated by a convention of fire. eaters !"
1t seeks to stimulate Northern antislavery preiu
dice against Mr.. Bell, by such publications as the
following
We yesterday laid before our readers a letter
from the Hon. John Bell to Mr.. Thomas H. Watts
Of Montgomery, Ala, in reply to the inquiry as to
the views Of the distinguished candidate OF the
Union party concerning the great questions now at
issue before the country. In that letter, Mr. Bell
refers his correspondent TO collection of extracts
from his speeches ard letters with references his
votes, lately published by the Central Union Com
mttee of Tennessee. Mr.. Watts having carefully
examined this collection, publishes in the Mont
gomery Post the following summary of the views
set forth therein:
Mr.. Bell thus distinctly announces, in my iudg.
l. a distinct reputation of Wilmot Proyisosm.
2. distinct Reputation Of squatter sovereignty
as long ago as 1913.
8. distinct announcement that the Territories
are the common property of the States composing
the Union and that the citizens of each State have
the right to go into such Territories with their pro-
perty of every description, and while there to
have protection to property and person.
a. That slavery, as it exists among us is ciyilIy
morally and religiously right, sanctioned by tile
Constitution Of the United States by the Bible and
by the practice of men in all ages, and that it
ought to be extended.
The record of Mr.. Bell, running through period
of more than quarter of a century, gives the
strongest assurance of his fidelity to the institu-
tons of the South the land of his birth and of his
love to the Constitution and Union Of fathers.
These opinions Of Mr.. Bell, so long entertained
and acted on in public life afford to us of the South
a stronger guaranty against wrong than the sudden
announcement of eleventh hour converts.
Such doctrine as this of course does not suit the
Tribune and its peculiar set of readers-and &C
eordingly it proceeds to belahor Mr. Bell and to
raise storm of opposition to him by denouncing
him as being in the proslavery interest. The cir
cnmstance shows plainly the current of public SEN
timent in the North. The Tribune apprehends
danger from Bell and Eyerett-not from either of
the Democratic candidates. Itwould hardly change
its tactics so suddenly and point its arguments
against Bell unless it felt some alarm. It is a
strong proof of the headWay that Bell and Everett
making in the North that this influential organ
Of the Black Republicans drops the other oppon
ents of Lincoln, and concentrates all its energies
upon effort to break down the Constitutional
Union ticket.
From this circumstance the people of the South
may conclude, Independent of Mr.. Bells own de.
carations, that they have nothing of danger TO ap
prehend from his election. II would be safe, as a
general thing without any other proof of politi-
clans soundness, to accept the New York Trbune's
hostility being sufficient to establish it. Butthe
positive proof, as above given, is enough. Mr..
Bell, by an authoritative exposition Of his views,
has placed himself in position from which party
hostility is impotent to dislodge him. The efforts
Of the New York Tribune and the whole pack of
Northern negEopbolsts will not avail TO check
the steady progress of the Constitutional Union
ticket in all portions of the country.