The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-02

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The Crisis-The Position Of the South
The Way 10 Defeat Lincoln.
The disruption of the democratic party has
thrown the political elements of the South into
a state of confusion from which it is difficult
now to estimate the relative strength of the
several parties in the field in that section.
While the supporters Of Bell and Everett would
have US believe that they will certainly slip in
between Douglas and Breckenridge, and carry
off at least half dozen Southern States; and
while the Southern supporters Of Douglas pro-
fess some confidence in their ability to run the
election into Congress, so as to leave out
Breckenridge and Lane, the Breckenridge party,
which is much the strongest in the South, is
evidently becoming stronger every day. Thus
the probabilities are that, on the day of the
Presidential election, the South will be unit
in support of the Breckenridge ticket
This concentration upon Breckenridge will
be Southern but not disunion movement.
II will be conservative effort to supersede
that disunion alternative which will inevitably
follow the occupation of the federal govern
ment by the anti-slavery coalition of the North.
At present, except from the parties opposed
to Breckenridge in the South, we hear very lit
| tie Of any disunion agitation in that section.
These parties, however, are industriously vent-
lating the secession speeches, propositions, cor
respondence, conventions and resolutions for
which the Southern democracy have been so
| distinguished for the last three or four years
down to the explosion of the Charleston Con-
vention; and all these disunion souvenirs are
thus being reproduced in order to weaken the
Breckenridge ticket among the conservative de-
mocracy Of the North.
The Northern democracy should not be led
astray by these devices. The only danger to
the Union which we have to fear will be the
danger which will follow Lincoln's election.
The defeat of Lincoln, whether by the Electoral
Colleges or by Congress- will be equivalent to
new lease of security to the Union. And he
may be defeated. But how? Not by running
two contesting democratic electoral tickets in
this State, that State or the other, but by the
union of the party upon single electoral ticket
in every State, and for their strongest candi-
dates. And who are their strongest candi-
dates. They are Breckenridge and Lane.
The Breckenridge ticket, we have said, will,
In all probability, command the SURFACES Of all
the Southern States. We think so, because, in
view Of the future, the necessity for the present
more pressing than in 1856, of the unity of the
South, will make the South unit The people
of that section will discover that, so far as they
are Immediately concerned, Mr.. Douglas Is in
the way, and that Mr.. Bell can do nothing. We
suspect, too, that all such Southern coalitions
as that lately entered into in Georgia, in the
adoption Of a mixed Bell and Douglas party
electoral ticket will operate TO strengthen
Breckenridge with recruits from both those par
ties. The slavery question, paramount in the
North, is the vital issue in the South; and upon
this issue Of life or death the position Of Breck-
inridge, being clear, simple and unmixed with
doubts or equivocations, will command the
support Of the Southern States.
In Pennsylvania and New Jersey, under the
guidance of the Breckenridge wing, the demo.
crazy are in fair way TO an organization
which may carry both these States. The
masses Of the party Of both wings in New
York would readily coalesce If the Marplots Of
the Albany Regency were out Of the way. 1t
was the Albany Regency that interposed the
Van Buren, movement Of lSis, by which Gen.
Cass and the democratic party in that campaign
were defeated The same game of rule or ruin
is again resorted to by this desperate Albany
eabal Of huckstering spoilsmen. They should
be repudiated and kicked out, and the party
should proceed TO reorganize, not for the pur-
pose Of proving the strength or weakness of
Douglas or Breckinridgefbut for the purpose
Of defeating Lincoln.
spirited movement Of this character Is all
that is needed TO defeat Lincoln and elect Breck-
inridge and Lane by the people for the union
Of the New York democracy with their natural
allies, the old line wings, would react most fa-
vorably upon New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Thus these three States may yet be turned
against Lincoln, and upon that single issue, that
while bis election will inevitably inaugurate a
practical and revolutionary disunion movement
in the South, his defeat will be decisive step
to the humiliation Of this aggressive and dan.
gerous antislavery republican party.
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LAw1EssNTss AND BLooDsHEp IN DENVER
CTr.-Afairs are looking badly In the vicinity
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