Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-07-06
ELECTORS.
THE Feuds Of the Democracy.

The Feuds OF the Democracy.
Efforts are being made in some ii the States,
to run what has been very properly termed. II
doabie.hsaded ticket consisting II Electors wh'
will cass their vote 10 the Electoral College fos
D,agla. or Brsckiuridgc. according to their res
pee,ve numerical strength, indicated by tbs
popriar vote In November next. The New York
Post thus ridicules this vain endeavo- t. retail.
the spoils in the hands Of fragmentary part,
tha, Is now. to all n,ents and purposes as CON
plesely divided. broken aud poweriess, as il
we're sbivered into thousand fragments. Sa!
the Post:
There has leen much talk since the phrla
ton of the Democratic party at Baltimore, ab1u
a combined jsint electoral ticket 81 some sor'
by mean. OF which the Presidency Is L. he kcl
in The family without necessarily rosren ling the
fraiernal fight which Is raging among rs NON
bers We never could comprehend precisely how
such combination was practicable and thereto
have not attached much weight 10 the runner; TT
thr Philadelphia lawyers whose arts and cu"nin
were the marvel oi our grandmothers, think the
have found way Of doing II. and have undert'
ken to show the nation what neither Eutlid or l.
yenire were able 70 establish that POLITICAL
sieaking, the squares Of the two sides OF II rgh
anxled triangle are larger than the square 81 Tia
hspo,henase. The plan was Disclosed yester'in
afternoon Mt meeting Of the Democratic Stat
Executive Committee in Philadelphia Its puir
tive father Thomas {. Mcdowell, oil Daupi
county, and i, was adopted in the Commi,ic. Nv
vote OF forty five 70 fifteen Here it i. IN MIR NJ
DoweiPs oxn language. lie proposes:
FIRST That the democracy II the State unite ! a.,
support Of General Foster for Governor. and iurl
all differences On the Presidential question in II
local elections
Second lie recommends the democratic part
Of the State to unite on the electoral tickc; form
ed Mt Reading or the tolo wing basis IL 1t hlul
aevear on asceftaining the result in other Stat '
&c the Union, that by casting the sntlre vote u.
Pennsylvania for Diugias i, would ele'' him, "a :
electors shall be under obligations IL east sal
vote in that way; " the said vote wonld nu Gle,
Douglas. but elect Breckenridge, then shall II IT,
cast for Breckinriee; il the said veto will Gle,
neither Douglas or Breckenridge, then the electi
may divide according to their own jud,.ment--tl
bss of this united action being iha, il H. the iii,
and highest duty OF all good democrats, n"wcve
Differing about men and minor points Of rinc
plc., To unite firmly ag Unst the common enemy
The Chairman of the Committee was then nu
tborized 10 communicate with the clector-, and 80
tain their pledg. within thirty days To carry
this bargain.
1t is not strange that almost any chimney hol
should not look clean and inviting means {
escape to the Custom House patri its Of TIE Quak-
et CITY when they heard Lncoln's bugio MT tie
they have taken they will improve their condition
as much as they have anticipated
La there no difference oi principle between the
supporters Of Douglas and Breckinrijge? Ii not.
why are both nominated If thereis. how can
they canvass the ticket for both. Will they have
Douglas and q Breckiurdge spcnker AT thor
public meeting-, each " advocate his candidate
and abuse his adversary by turns? W,il their
journals have one side If their sheet devoted t.
Breckenridge and the slave trade the other D,u ?
las and squatter sovereignty! How else til 4,
friendly warfare be carried on III the spirit II Mr..
McDoweli's compact? I'LL the human passions
car he aroused by precisely opposite pravnca,ioIr
at the same time; Till a man is BORN VIII, can lnv,
and hate his mistress at the same moment; I'll.
bdies can be projected in opposite direc' -lrn-
nltaneously, il is useless to talk VI enl.ing any
considerable number Of voters IN favor .! any tw
candidates for President at tie eie,tiun
Not only can il not he done. bu; the attempt
practise such fraud, will be resented by the ;eo-
pie, and result in the ruin II all whp take par;
in it. Such combinations some mes
full in the caucus and she loi y; IN tie holes Mud
crrners of politics, but they fade i,to thin an
like ghosts when the daylight break. III upon
them.
BIT there 10 still another difficulty in the WY Of
the Pennsy lvania scheme, which was disclosed ny
the proceedings. and which it will encounter eve
rswhere. Mr.. McDoweils "compr,mi.e resolu
tons" as they were styled were aiopterl we
have already stated, by a vote OF 45,n Is. Prior
TO their adoption, proJ osion was Offered ieclar
ing D,nglas the nominee Of the Democratic party
This was voted down by 43 to Is.
These two votes show that the Douglas force
in the commitee ranged from fifteen l., nineteen
and the Breckinridge force from forty three t,
forty Eve: they also show that the Douglas mel
were all opposed to plan from which. under n,
Imaginable circumstances. can he hope toderiv
any advantage, a. the prospect Of Breckinridge'
carrying more states than Douglas amounts To
certainty.
~ The Douglas men saw plainly that the majorit,
talked turkey to Breckinridge, but they talked NJ
turkey to their candidate at all. We need no
stop to weigh the value Of a compact made by tn
fisrrs Of majorit!ys.nd which hsi not a .utieicu
Consideration" even to make it legal. Mr. Doug
las 10 too loug-headed and too selfish ,olilical
TO be used ~ an Instrument by his eneinies; b.
olooks 10 the future VI the democratic party; h.
knows Breckinridge 10 bound fast to n publ
policy which mnst be fatal to his career as a sts
tssmap, and the leadership of the party must mai
orally fall To the man who lies the best posi-
ton % .seise the rains when they iall. To be i
that position willlbe bis steady aim. lie will let th
s.6,uthera Phseion drive the frery horses thatba
been committed TO his ambition. alone, aud co,
tent himself with footing it along the humble pat
Shat seems marked out for all third party cnud
-dates until better times appear vs.
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es' - The Crops.
An Ohio exchange says The crops are Aou
ishing in every quarter. We have assorted
nanhes Of it1ns from our exchanges relad,
tEsteto ~ TREY arc aH % similar that gener
sallussot - shsefi il sufficient Eserywbere Il
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