Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-10-03
The Union Ticket in New York.


cote for Breckenridge and Lane
The Union Ticket in New York.
We are happy to announce, says the last New
York Journal Of Commerce, that the Committee of
Fifteen, appointed under resolution of the Cooper
Institute meeting, have unanimously agreed upon
an Electoral Ticket to be recommended to the anti
Lincoln voters of the State of New York, without
distinction Of party 1t comprises twenty-eight
names taken from the Douglas-Bell ticket viz: 1s
Douglas men and 10 Bell men. Also four names
taken from the Breckenridge ticket. viz, Henry S.
Randall, of Cortland, Elector at large; John H.
Brower of Queens; jacob A. Westervelt and Ste
phen P. Russell, of this city. Also three Breckn-
ridge men not on any other ticket, viz, VIM. A.
Knobbe and VIM. B. Duncan, of this city, and A.
B. Conger, of Rockand.
The Journal Of Commerce speaks of this as an
excellent ticket and in all respects as good and equ
table in its arrangement as circumstances permitted
This Committee Of Fifteen it will be recollected was
appointed by the Union Meeting held recently at
the Cooper Institute, New York. The Mozart Hall
or Wood Democrats have passed resolutions cor
daily endorsing this ticket; and although neither
endorsed it. the Journal Of Commerce has great
hopes that on sober, second thought majority of
each OF these Committees will give it their sanction
We trust the conservative men of New York will
rouse themselves, go to work, and compel these
Committees to do their duty
After stating and showing that it is of no practi-
cal Importance to Mr.. Breckenridge "who receives
the vote of New York, provided it is not gwen to
Lincoln" the Journal Of Commerce says:
"Such being the case, it is>folly for Breckenridge
men to be splitting hairs about the exact number of
names they shall have on the joint Electoral Ticket
They have enough to save their honor, and many
! as will do Mr.. Brecknridge any good. Indeed, it
is possible that greater number of Breckenridge
nominees on the joint ticket would do him damage.
IT, for instance, the vote in this State should be
close between the Lincoln Electors and the Union
Electors, and if it should so happen not im2rob
ably it may, that owing to party prejudices, not al
together healed by the above arrangement, the
Breckenridge candidates should fall below the Doug
las and Bell candidates on the same ticket the re-
suit might be, that the % Douglas and Bell candi-
dates would be elected, and not the seven Breckin-
ridge candidates. And if more Breckenridge men
had been on the ticket they might, for the same
reason have Jared in the same way. And so it
might happen, that Breckenridge would be kept out
of the Presidential chair, just because he had too
many names on the joint Electoral ticket of New
York. To illustrate by figures: The
Southern States to give lso AntiJincon votes
| Suppose New York 10 give 2s do.
And California do.
Total l52
| This would defeat Mr. Lincoln by majority of
one cote. But if New York should give but 81
votes against Lincoln, the votes from other States
remaining the same, Lincoln would he elected bya
majority of one vote. OF course we hope fer Anti
Lincoln votes from Oregon New Jersey, and Penn
sylvania, but we must not be too sure of them
| And here it may be proper to remind Breckin-
ridge men of the state of parties in the House of
Representatives, in case the choice of President
should devolve upon that body. Each State in
such case, has one vote; and OF the 33 States, as
| the House is now constituted, and will be at the
time of the election, unless death or some other
traordnary cause should prevent, ten States are
sure for 8reckinridge with tie in five others, and
| one (MissourI) doubtful whereas Bell has but one
! State (Tennessee) and tie with Breckenridge in
three others.
Douglas has but one State, Qllinois,) tie with
Breckinridge in another (Arkansas,) and chance
for Missouri Lincoln has fifteen States. 1t is clear
from these data, that Breckenridge has by far the
best chance in the House. unless Bell or Douglas,
the case may be- should strike hands with the
| Black Republicans against as good Union man as
ever breathed; and thus become beholden to them,
and dependent upon them. We need not say that
President so situated, would become essentially a
member of the Republican party; and so would lose
the confidence and support of conservative men,"
The. Fusion PRoPOsITION.-It will be seen by a
telegraphc despatch from Harrisburg, that the
| Douglas State Executive Committee announce that
they have at no time entertained proposition for
fusion with the avowed supporters of Breckenridge
1t is impossible for any party to be positively
kk~l r.
supporters of Douglas are against any recognition
whatever of the Presidential apirations of the Dis
union candidate.-Forneys Press
We copy the above from Forney's Press, one of
the leading supporters of Judge Douglas in the
North. Mr.. Haldeman, the Chairman of the State
committee of Pennsylvania, is anxious for fusion
in that State, so to cast the vote of the State
against Lincoln; but Forney and others of the
Douglasites will give no ear to propositions looking
to fusion. Forney is unequivocaly committed
to Douglas, and at the same time "unequivocally
committed" to the black Republicans. He is now
the Clerk Of the House Of Representatives to hich
position he was elected By black Republican cotes
To all intents and purposes he is black Republi-
can, and yet he occupies a high position in the
Douglas ranks in Pennsylvania and is largely inau-
tial in shaping the Douglas policy in that State.
What will those Douglas men in this State who
are not disposed to do or acquiesce in any thing
which will strengthen Lincoln, say to this conduct
on the part of Forney and the Dougasites of Penn
sylvanaG Do they approve the course of Forney ?
Do they endorse the declaration Of black Republi-
can Forney, that "the supporters Of Douglas are
against any recognition whatever Of the Presiden-
tial aspirations of the disunion candidate w The
"disunion candidate indeedt And this from the
miserable instrument of black Republicans! .
New ORLEANS, Sept Twenty eight of Walk
er's men arrived here to-day They left Truxillo
the 18th. Walker and Rudles were to be shot on
| the 14th inst. { IS -
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