, 1860-10-13
Another Significant Accesafon-.'Che
President {of the American state
Council OF New York, Declares for
L3ncnin.


President lof the American stare
Council OF New York, Declares for
Lincoln.
General L. II. Pzeecott; President OF The
American State Council, late an earnest friend
Of Bell and Everett, and one Of the committee
which consuumated the fusion at Syracuse,
comes out for Lincoln, in 6 long and foreible
letter. He declares that he cannot affiliate with
the Breckinridge faction; and concludes, that
the only process bJ which Lane can be kent
oat Of the presideusiul chair, is tho election Of
Lincoln. The following ere the material por-
tions Of Gen. Prescotls letter:
" have, until the recent fusion, supported
the Union electoral ticket made At S7racuse. a,
the meeting Of the Douglas State Convention.
! did 30 for the reason tha: sincerely desired
the election Of Bell and Everett, aud disticctly
understood that the ten electors upon that
ticket, known as Union men, would, il elected.
cast their votes fer them.
g. hare not 1t any lime believed that Doug
las and johnson have any good prospect of
succes1. The most that can be doce hv them
Is to carry suflicien. nuuuber Of electoral rotes
n tie fIes stsses to prevent the elscIion of the
"Suppose, after the elect.
ors are caosen ia .he rsfious states Of TIN
Union, that it is appsrent that there car be no
election BY the electors chosen, azd it should
require bat = small number Of votes to be
larger rumber Of roles than Everett, it is not
ceEtain in view Of The state Of things that would
exist. but Everett would be chested. Tho Ad-
ministrAslon would have 1 reliable maj r,tv in
the Senate Of the United States, End will elect
Lane il he succeeds in getting sufficient rum.
ber Of electoral votes, 10 that be can BE- can.
didat..
":fhe money and influences of the present
corrupt Administration (which would b. con-
tinued If Lana should be elected, would Ill be
brought into Fequlsition to secure his election
at any eos:- And when ne consider that thev
will hare the entire South 10 appeal to, and A.
70 Ill the opponents ef the Repnblie.ns t..kt
may, By chance, be elected in any Of sbs free
States, have come to the couclnsion that. IN
case there is no election b the electors, Lane
will be e;ested Vice President OF lhe Senate.
end thus become President 1t all events. ths
BE- trusted to such doubtful responsibilities.
As member Of the committee Of thirty.
two appointed At the Utica State Convention. 1
raid to the committee, when IN sesa'ou at SYra-
cuse, that would moi vote for an e!ector In t.
Tor Of HseckinTidge and Lane.
will not do il, for the reason that detest
and reject their principles ! belie,a that
Judge Douglas, in Ill his public speeches in
which be denounces them ~ = dangerous "a.
ces4ion party, ut.era the whole truth, and that
bis suggestions a1e wiso and patriotic; and
that Il il paramount duty TO act in such way
Al will secure their certain defeat.
II am, therefore. compal1edto Withdraw nv
support from the fusion electoral ticket: and |
in doing 10, regret to disagree with former DO
litical associates and friends, who, doubt not,
intend 70 be patriotic in the diaehargs Of their
political duties.
II hare como to the conclusion to cast nv |
vote for the Republican candidates, for the rss.
son that belie1e that the contest in 1ezlity il
between Lincoln sud Lane, and thkt the inter. |
ests Of tho whole Union will be best promoted
by their election.
Truly YOUR, 4. u. PRzsco77.''