Daily national Democrat., 1860-10-26
The Republican Temporary Triumph.

The Republican Temporary Triumph.
The Republican guns were firing, yester-
day, in this city, in honor of the triumph OF
the Republican party in the State elections
of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana. The
Douglas and johnson men, calmly conscious
Of their own integrity and fidelity to princi-
PIE, went on their way with brows ruflled by
no thought of selfreproach for the result
But, the supporters of the old traitor, Buch-
Nnan, looked grim and dark. They could
not but know that the treason Of Mr.. Buch-
anan to the Democratic party, his abandon
ment Of the principles upon which he was
elected. had caused this sad reverse in the
States named, and particularly in Indiana and
! Pennsylvania, to the National Democracy.
They see now their grand mistake, their
moral and political blindness, in supporting
treacherous faction of the party under the
standard Of Breckiuridge and Lane. The
Boilers from the Democracy, at Charleston
and Baltimore have done this foul and un-
holy work; and, if Lincoln should be elected
by the popular vote, they alone wi! be re-
sponsible for the deplorable result 10 the
country.
The battle, however, is net yet lost AT
late hour Of the dpv, but not too late to
remedy the evil, by proper exertion, the Ad-
ministration has given its orders for the with.
drawal of the Breckenridge electoral ticket
in New York. A hearty support of the iu-
sion ticket, consisting of seven electoral votes
for Breckenridge, ten for Bell and EIGHTEEN
for Douglas, has been recommended by the
Administration, and, as all parties opposed to
Lincoln have an interest in his defeat, New
York will beyond much question, be carried
for the fusion ticket.
If Lincoln loses New York, the election
will 90 into the House of Representatives.
There Douglas, Lincoln and Bell will be the
candidates, for the present indications are
that Breckinridge will not get into the House
at all The elections in kentucky, Missouri
and Alabama show that he will not lie has
already lost those States on a test vote. And
what chance has he, in the other Southern
States, with the tide thus running against
him2
In North Carolina, Buchanan, when the
Democracy was united, only carried the
State 10y a majority of 1850. Maryland
went for Fillmore in 1856 by a majority Of
s,S45, Georgia went in 1856 for Buchanan
by a majority of only l4,l42. In Tennessee,
the vote in 1856 was 66,l7S for Fillmore and
1886 for Buchanan. The majority fer Mr..
Buchanan in Louisiana was only ,455
By reference to all the Southern States, it
will be seen that the Opposition polled both
in 1856 and in 1859 a very formidable vote
This opposition element in the South is all
conservative and loyal to the Union. United
with the Douglas strength, it must sweep al
most the entire South What earthly chance
is there, then, for Dreckinridge to get into
the House of Representatives Any man
can see that the Douglas strength added to
these hundreds of Thousands of conservative
votes must kill Breckinridge inevitably.
Douglas, Bell and Lincoln would be the
candidates in the House Lincoln would not
be elected there, hy any probable combina
tion of parties. But Douglas or Bell might
If it went to the Senate, then the two high
est candidates for the Vice Presidency would
have to be chosen from. Those two highest
would in all probability be Hannibal Hamlir
and Herschel V. johnson. OF course, the
Senate, as at present constituted, would not
vote for Hamlin, and Herschel V. johnson
would therefore be elected President Of the
United States.
In view of these things, the Douglas De.
mocraey can afford TO listen to the thunder
ing of the Republican guns over the Penn
sylvania, Ohio and Indiana elections, with no
very great degree Of agitation, believing that
their triumph is at no remote distance in the
| future.