The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1860-09-18
LETTER FROM ). e FL,NSiJ,v, Esa
Benton, NJ Ans. 25. 1850.
To the Voters If XYVk.a JuG:R Ci

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, To the Voters ofshe XYVka J4G;R Cir
cut of Illinois,:
FE.L,w CITIZENS 1t has been announced
to y"u that ain II can lld,t- for tn, Office OF
States Attorney. and it has also been repre-
son cd to you by myself aud othara tina, Ste
phen A. Douglas was my first choice for the
Presidency. 1t is true an n candidate
for the office Of States Attorney, and Ste
phen A. Dolga' is INV first choice for the
for the Presidency, nd have been doing
what little | coAld in my own district to in.
huence votes in his favor, aud would cDn.inlc
to do so, only find myself aidirg di,unon.
list, AID by this mean am indirectly Civ
ing my influence, whatever it may be, to
John G. Breckinridge and Joseph Lane, who
have been nominated and presented before
tie American people, by men who have
panly avowed their intention to dissolve the
Uunion. | ,,efer then. to supper, man
who has influence and strength enough to
put down the disunon element which we
fnd in our happy and at this time prosperous
land. And, finding it impossible to acc ON
plsh this end by supporting Stephen A.
Douglas, the man we all 50 much admire, |
am constrained from sense of duty to my
God and my county, to tender INV feeble ef.
forts to Abraham Lincoln, the nominee of tn.
Republican party. This, no doubt, will sur
prise n any of you first glance, but feel
assured that when you come TO examine my
reasons, many if not all will justify me in the
step am takiug in the present political bat
tie Of the country, and will upon mature de.
liberation aud reflection, join me in humbling
TO the dust the party which seeks to destroy
our Federal Union, and sped civil war, an
a'chy and Confusion throu1 hout the land.
The reasons which will guide me in the
present political contest are based upon the
fact that we cannot elect Douglas.
We have four can iLa,cs in the field and
Is now ascertained that Brcckiaridgo and
Lane will carry ever Southern State with
two or three exceptions, aud they will I've
carried fr Bsli, unless Doug carries Mis-.
.our. Then Dmglas must depend for his
support on the Free States. aud We all krow
1t to b. concelei by soinn Of his leading
friends, that he cannot carry more than four
States; and do this there will have tn be n
strong effort in his heh II, hence yon sne, the
fight is to be made between Breckinrid 20 and
Lincoln, the two strongest can,ldates, and L
becomes our duty at once to decide which II
these candi lates We prefer. have decided
to support Lincoln; | would willingly support
Douglas, but further support # hlm can
have 10 other effect than tha, of carving the |
election int tho House Of R.prescuta ives,
which will "i"ct Br"cknrilg'; nr or il tine
House should fail to eject hv he Of March,. !
q. is probable, the Senate will II Ct Jo Lane
who b-com - President Of the Unite Stat :.
And Lane will only be q tool in the hands
of the Dlsunioni.ts. TO accomplish their one
ileg Of breaking up the Confrdetaey. and or
recting IN" Slave States ioa, tiler. with our
Western country, into sei~rats aud iujepen
dent governments. say to yon fellow cit
zens that is my homes, judgement, that this
is the object Of the Southern Sec s.on move
ment. aud know this opinion is ncornpat- |
ble with the judgement Of the largo majority |
Of the men who are now supporting our dis
Stephen A. Douglas. and so il ia
the opinion Of the press. Then, this Breckin-
ridge ticket, having no other object than the
destruction Of our happy Union, to establish
which, il cost our fathers years and years OF
toll and bloodshcd. cannot, and will not
directly, nor Indirectly, support tho Breckin.
ridge ticket. | know we have men who pre-. |
for Bell over Lincoln. beive myself John |