Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-05-26
Democratic Opinions.
From the Boston Herald:

"The nomination, In many respects, is strong one,
and will be difficult to defeat; and those who atter
Themselves that the Democratic are to walk ovsr the
Presidential with ease, will find themselves
mistaken. The Convention Mt Chicago has given evil
dence Of shrewdneS, no less in the nomination Of Mr.
Lincoln than in the platform adopted, which is pro-
gre,syc without being ultra; and unless it Is met by
platform equally plain and ineligible, it will require
prophet to interpret the handwriting on the wall"
From the New York Day Book:
1.-THE nomination of Lincoln at Chicago is fornda
BILE one, probably more than would be that OF any
other man who has been named in connection with H.
1t Is distinctly and unmisakabe 'Anti-Slav rv as
would the nomination Of Seward or Chase but Lin
coin actually represents far more danger Jus phase
Of Anti-Saverysm than either Of the former, or in
deed, than Giddngs or Garrison. lie embodes sys-
TEN rather than a sentiment, and while far more like
" to deceive and deude the masses than Seward or
Chase, his administration, if he should be elected,
would be far dangerous to the South, and there
fore to the safety Of the Union"
From the New York Sunday Atias:
"The nomination Of Lincoln and Hamlin will be re-
ceved with immense enthusiasm in tie West where
they can hardly fail to make clean sweep. IL will,
therefore, be tho most ahiect folly for the Democratic
party to nominate Douglas with the expectation of his
carrying single North Western State. Lincoln can
carry Illinois the head Of Douglas by at least ten
thousand majority. The whole fight, as far the
North concerned ha, been transferred to the Middle
States of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania
Here too, will be the only locality where the Bell and
Everett ticket will operate to the disadvantage of the
Republicans. In the Vest the latter ticket will hard
~ be known"
From the New York Sunday Times:
1.-THE Democratic Convention to be held at Balti-
more will probably present us with the of Doug
las, and the seeding Southern States with n name
more Immediately identified with their own feelings
and interests. III view Of such event, it would not
be too much to predict that Abraham Lincoln would
be our next President. If the democratic party of
the North and South continue in its present dispose
ton to separate, il can nationally expect no other
suit. Divide and conquer is old maxim, under
which its opponents have wrested more than one VIC
tory from the democratic majority, and they keen
~ alive to its applicability the present OCCASION
In Mr. Lincoln they have presented gentleman who
will very nearly poll every vote of the republican par
~ and the greater portion Of that Of the Eastern Alb
oltonists. With Douglas against him, he would en-
joy fair opportunity to carry sylvana and New
Jersey. He would certainly carry New York. How
much would be, then, fall short of an electiom?"
From the Pennsyiranian (Buchanans Pauper
Organ.)
"Seward had been too prominent before the coun-
try agiiator and leader Of the black armies
make him desirable to the wire-puers and available
for their purposes ut time when revulsion IN the
feeling of the nation adverse 10 Abolition agitation
admonshed them TO caution, and so thew chose as
their standard-bearer man comparatively obscure.
Let il not be forgotten, however, that this Is merely
prudential measure; dodge and expedent 10 reach
power. The creed Of the party is hostility TO the
South and her institutons and in the face Of this
glaring wodnotorious fact is absurd TO pirate of
moderation. III Lincoln with his modern Hannibal
should succeed in crossing the Alps, it will
be TO carry the olive branch. Though Mr. Lincolns
| fame shines with dim light alongside of Sewards-
though not as able orator erudite scholar,
Lincoln is personally Of the bitterest Abolitionsts
in the country, as is plain enough from his recorded
speeches"
From Forney's Press douglas organ.)
| "There must have been strong reasons which could
have induced now, for the second time the rejection
ri Mr. Seward and the Nomination of Mr. Lincoln in
| ms T1te Crari
| ton Convention adopted the two-thrrds rue-not two
thirds of the vote aS originally intended but two-thirds
| of the whole convention from which fifty delegates
had already retired, and it therefore believed at
Chicago that the nomination Of Mr. Douglas Mt Balti-
more was impossible. Ar Lincoln the opponent
of Mr. Douglas in the late contest in the State OF Hi
nois for Senator Of the United States. Mr. Douglas
was successful, but with the aid of the Federal office
holders who recently presented their discarded dele
gates nj Charleston, the contest extremely close
and doubtful.
republicans that Mr. Douglas could not be nominated
at Baltimore, and therefore. that Lincoln would GER
talnly receive the eleven electoral in Illinois in
November next Not only this calculation made
with regard to Illinois, but also in relation to Indiana
Ohio, and indeed the North West. Lincoln was nom
mated on the assumption that Douglas could not be
nominated 10y the democratic convention ut Baltimore
and that If Douglas we discarded, the whole sixty
six votes Of tina, region would certainly be given to
| Mr. Lincoln
1t is now quite certain that if Mr. Douglas be re-
lected by the democratic convention at Baltimore Mr.
/ Lincoln will sweep Illinois, Indiana, and the whole
North est, and his election by the people becomes
| perhaps foregone conclusion. One thing is sure
and must be known to the Baltimore convention and
thai is, that with Douglas they can triumph and that
with any other candidate defeat is almost inevitable
What the result may be time Will determine"