Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-07-31
For tie Spectator.
From Washington.

from W8S0lnStO0s
Chances 1T Coalition in New ork-lmport
ance of Combinations Course Of the Disu'a-
ionists-B Business at the 0arious COMMITTEE
Rooms, etc.
WASHINGTON, July 28tb, 1850.
Messrs. Editors The rumor that g coalition
of all the anti-Republican elements would be
effected in the State of New York, has obtained
pretty wide circulation here; but, IS yet, not
a word relative to it, hes been received by ell
ther of the Executive Committees, and it is prob
able that if anything of so much Importance, had
any foundation, some one OF them would certain
ly have had an ntimation of it. Yet notwith-
standing this, and after such man as Daniel S.
Dickinson says there is no hope for union with
the Douglas party-which is the same as saying
that Breckenridge cannot carry single North
ern State; and after that death dealing epistle-
the Douglas Address-yet they are 10th to give
up the Empire State into the hands of Bell,
rather than Lincoln should be elected.
For evident it is, that the vote must be cast
for one of these two, if there be not speedily a
union between these two "wings of harmony"
And what tends to make it more uncertain that
there has been any understanding whatever, be-
tween the three parties, is that no Bell and Ev-
erett man would submit himself or his princi-
Piles to the conditions he is obliged to come
under, if he attempts to unite with the Locofo-
cos just at this time.
The course generally thought to be laid out by
the Rreckites is simply this,-they acknowledge
that Lincoln will receive the mass of electoral
votes in the -slaveholding States, and that
Breckenridge will, probably, receive a majority
of the electoral votes in the slave States-insin
uatlng In the broadcast terms that such man as
John Bell, or Stephen A. Douglas, had no con-
wi fho fiols a.
that those who vote for any athar than the sec.
tionalist Lincoln, or the Disunionist Breckin-
ridge, abuse their elective franchise, by throw
ing away their votes. ff
But il there be any truth in tSthe signs of the
times" we think there cannot be found set of
creatures destined to be more disappointed than
these same Locofocos. For only let things con-
tinue to progress as they have done for the past
month, and the election of Bell and Everett
and by no inconsiderable majority-will be in
evitable. The friends Of the cause in New York
and in Pennsylvania are confident of their in
creasing strength and numbers, And letters are
daily pouring in from eminent men throughout
the country, to members of the Executive Com
mittee in this city, showing almost to certainty
that the struggle will eventually lie between
Bell and Lincoln.
And 50 long 90 We have these high hopes and
anJlfipatlOnS. IL Is evident that they will not be
sacrificed to elect either Breckenridge or Doug
las.
The Douglas Executive Committee are now
busiy engaged in sending out new article in
the way of political literature They are having
prepared over hundred thousand copies of
tract called "Lincoln and his Record" They
have neither spared time nor expense in pub
fishing and distributing this, as they look upon
it as one of their first campaign documents
While the Breckenridge Committee are prepar-
ing, it is said, address on the Territorial ques
ton, in opposition to the views of Judge Doug
les. This Committee Of late have been en-
ployed in sending off the speeches of Marshall
and Hallet (combined) delivered on the night of
the serenade to Breckenridge. There has been
general lack of business for the past day or
two, at the rooms of the Bell and Everett Com,
mittee. But this, however, was only occa-
stoned BY the delay in printing, and they expect
by Monday or Tuesday next, to have ready for
distribution upwards of hundred thousand of
the National Address of the Committee; copy
of which will be placed in the hands Of every
citizen of the United States, whose address can
be obtained. PHILo.