Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-21


unquestiOnabla development of three facts, to which
have hitherto frequently called the attention of
our readers:
Ist That the Bell and Everett organization at the
North is scarcely more than corpOral's guard.
I'd. That the portion of the Douglas party which
Is under the especial management and control Of Mr..
Douglas and his favOrite captains, Is really lending
intentional and efficient aid to the Black Republican
cause.
Sd. Consequently the entire brunt of the battle
at the North is divided between the supporters of
breckenridge and Lane and those of Mr. Douglas
supporters who are kept in ignorance of. and are
too patriotic to be made subserYient to the real
purposes of their leader.
There can be doubt about the fact that the Bell
and Everett party command larger proportional
strength of the city of Philadelphia than in any other
town county throughout the Northern States.
Yet in all the kate local elections of Philadelphia
the returns show that out of entire vote of more
than $4,000, the highest vote obtained by any Bell
Everett candidate is only 1854. Further comment,
then, on this topic, is altogether unnecessary.
Let us look at another feature. The general re-
suit in the State of Pennsylvania shows that the
Black Republicans have exceeded their party
strength as heretofore exhibited in the late previous
election, by from twenty-five to thirty thousand
votes; and in spite of the moderate accessions re-
ceved from the Bell and Everett forces, the Demo-
cratic party has fallen short of its previous strength
by nearly the same number Of votes
How is this to be explained? There is but one
avOwed, through the editorial column of the Press.
by John w. Forney, Mr.. Douglas distinguished and
most confidential leader in Pennsylvania 1t is that
Henry d. Foster the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor, refused to speak OUT favor of Squatter
Sovereignty. and against the Breckenridge ticket In
other words, that he would not denOunce the avOrie
Presidential candida of his own most faithful and
trustworthy supporters. Hence, Mr.. FCrney infers,
large number of the Douglas men cast their votes
for Andrew G, CHrtn. the Black Republican can
ddate.
So far as the active efforts of Messrs. Douglas and
Forney could avail, there can be doubt that this
the argument which, of itself prevailed to cast
large number of professedly Democratic votes for
Mr.. Curtin. But they did not trust to mere pe~sua-
sion; they used more effective machinery to con-
summate the work. They placed a number of
Dougaste candidates for Congress in the field, and
in each instance gained Black Republican for
such candidates by swapping off Douglas votes to
the Black Republican candidate for Governor. Thus
we see how it is that in single counties the apparent
Democratic loss is shown, in instances, to
coed 5000 votes
Moreover, the same Vaccinations involve the &C
knowledgment of the impossibility of Douglas
election; for Mr.. FOrney admits that the result of
the Pennsylvania elections, demonstrating, as they
DO the utter weakness of Bell and Everett and the
palpable alliance of Douglas and Lincoln, will be
sufficient of itself to make "a very large majority
of the Southern people decide in favor of Mr. Breck
inridge," and for him their triumphal cleo
tOral vote in the South. "
Here Mr.. FOrney is entirely accurate in his cal
culation. So, also, when be assures his readers,
that every Northern State carried against Lincoln,
will only promote the election of John c. Brock
inridge to the Presidency of the United States"
These admissions of the most astute Of all Mr..
Douglas partisan leaders extremely valuable
in respect. They dsembarrass the Presidential
question of all the doubtful complications which
have hitherto entauged it. They show clearly that
neither Bell nor Douglas is really candidate for
the Presidency They demonstrate beyond doubt
what we have been endeavoring to prove during
the past four months that the issue must be tried
between Breckenridge and Lincoln-that these are
really the only Presidential candidates in the field