New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-31
LIGHT AROUT TO DAWN.

We really seem to be getting nearer to light and
truth with regard to the Fusion swndle set on foot
at Syracuse on the 18th inst by Messrs. W. Hunt,
p. Cageer, and the rest of them. MIR. Oswald
Ottendorfer nominated on the Fusion ticket for
EIector of the Fifth District, has sent the sub
Joined letter to the Douglas State Committee,
which has low for two days been in session at the
st. Nicholas Hotel 10 this city:
"NEw York Aug 49, 1860
"oExrIEnrS The reports Of the Democratic State COnven.
ton held at syracuse August IS Is and IT, 1850 sppze Of
the fact my nomination by that assembly Eector for the With
| District
Il further perceive by these reports that the Convention
selected members Committee consisting OF two for III
Judicial District for the Of the nomination OF an kec'
thai according to its fourth resolution tue Coz
yenon cordially adopts Stephen A. Douglas and Heschel "
ob son as the candidates for the Presidency and
Vice othe Uld States pledsDg itself to support
their electic u to tn, utmost extent Of its power.
THIS Committee appointed by the Convention for the nomin
alton Electoral ticket neither called upon was
authorized to dptnse any Of the Electors from the obligation
uppo Douglas and johnson which, the chosen candidate
OF the Convention they naturally incur unless they shall de
cine to accept the and the Democratic voters
consequently justified in ezpccng those who have been nom
mated by Democratic State Convention soon
they pied such nomination aud been elected to vote In
the Electoral College for Douglas and Johnson.
address the Union of New York, however Issued
by the pion Electoral Committee, appointed by the Union par
ty for purpose Of forming electoral ticket in the interest
Of that party recommends to the support Of the Union
party the Electors who CHOSEN the Democratic
State that In addition TO the Electors Ia
favor their csnodateBe and Evere,he ticket contains
the Of friends Of Mr. Douglas ntmaiins clearly
that certain Electors the Democratic ticket at liberty to
give for the candidates of the Union party
thus appears that persons ng the different parties
are called upon support and the ticket while the
o egs Of the STATE Convention well the
surs1ee OF the Electoral Committee have led the
polite expectations regard to the result Of their
"The Democratic State committee is at all events charged
with the duty ishng the truth in respect to the Lleso
raj ticket nominated By the Democratic State Convention
"Iou have been hozed by the Convention TO take all
measures which mas jadriou and necessary to give
popular expression the national and conservative opinion of
State and in actin upon such authority you should be
induced adopt the of the Union Electoral Committee 10
regard the obligations Ed duties Of the Electors on the Demo
crat'c Ticket request you my from the list
as wish to lead ay TO infer from its being there
that the Electors nominated by the DenOssc State Conycn
tion support the candidates OF the Conyon
tion-to the support Of ~ glas aid Johnson
nRcspectiury, OSWALD OTTENDORFER.
To the Democrat, Cerl'l State Committee, New York"
Mr.. Ottendorfer thinks and speaks like an honest
man, who regards politics as something more than
business of tick and deception. He is LOT willing
to lend himself to any scheme for obtaining votes
under false pretensce. No doubt in this he is fully
supp rted by that portion Of the Democratic party
which he peculiarly repre' ents. The German Dem
ocrats believe iu Mr.. Douglas, but not i'll Mr. Bell;
ard they insist above al things that every act with
regard to lbis question shall be done openly and
aboveboard. If the Douglas managers persist in
their attempt to continue the CANVASS on the Con-
fdcnce 81 stem; or if they admit that any number
of the electors on their ticket to have tbe right
under any circumstances, to vote for Mr.. Bell, Mr..
Otteudorfer gives them fair notice that he is to be
counted out. 1t is enough to say that he speaks
not only for himself but for some thousands OF
voters And it is a significant circumstance that
though The State Committee have been two days in
session in this city they finally adjourned without
finding time to take his letter into consideration.