Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-08-23
The Tactics Of tre Enemy 1.-The Cry Of NO
Chance"


The Tactics Of tie Encmy.--The Cry Of NO
Chance"
For once in their lives the willy leaders Of the Demo
cratic party are driven to a desperate strait The uOm
nees Of the constitutional Union Party have record on
the everlasting slavery question which the ootest and
most uabubiug LocofocO has scarcely dared 10 attack
while those Of Douglas aud Breckenridge (betEeeu whom
there was no difference all very late period, can be
successfully assailed At many points Added TO this, W.
aud their party which marched in solid and unoro
ken phaanx in support Of the regular nominee OF
convention. nov divided into two hostile iacto0s-each
presenting candidate and affirming him TO be the re-
gularly anointed leader Of the faithful.
But let US not for moment suppose that the leaders
Of IN, party are disposed to give up the No iu
deed Maintaining the troubles We have referred
TO- thew eoniise to oppose the rapid march Of par
~ with zeal worthy ola better private they
will admi, that their party is hOpelessly divided
AID that Inevitable defeat awaits them-they viii also
admit tia. Ben and Everett are sound the slavery
qa.stouare able AID experienced statesmen, and ca
p,bl, of filing any Office 10 the g Of the people-bu
for The sake Of keeping up the 6sht they pretend to be-
Eeye that they Bc and Eyeett htss uo ths slightest
esta, Of al ssciioH 5y te ps2ps9r 5g Congress This
4, deemed a conclusive argument the subject and We
do not wonder that i. often urgednow when we see
in what desperate condition their party is placed
AMI can 10 mind that the s,rat,gsm was used 10
ls5s and drove thousands Of conservative votes from
the support ofMr Fillmore although they preferred him
To any candidate in the 6eli There thousands in all
p,rs to whom this argument be addressed with tell
ia sasct-vhO do not care 70 be in minority who
know not how TO bear defeat in any I seems to
Us therefore shat our speakers aud editors should spare
No mains in exposing the utter absurdiy Of this trick Of
our opponents By showing the people the 6gures and
hatiu a-probabty must be the result OF The election
a. matters nov stand.
In the very able speech Of Hon. John $. Peudl,
ton before the Wing state Convention the sd Of Eel
ruary last be alluded length 10 this subj and
by an array Of facts and figures eOacusiycly iemous.r
ted to every mind that under existing Circumstance
10 Democrat es,li possibly BE- elected 70 he Prsso'
r Of As Uuit,9 STATES Let us look "a. tue facts in tie
cas-, TIE South a. We al, know, has only l20 cut Of
the sos electoral votes or 81 less than majority Of the
whole number Conccje If yol please, that The Demo
cratic party vas a unit and that Mr. Breckuridge would
carry even every Southern State he would still lack -
woes Of an election By tie people. Now, If bis most
s,.ure friends can point 10 where be is 70 get
HAT number Of votes the North, os even one fourth
o. them, We would be greatly obliged 70 them. lsthere
4, single State north OF Mason aud pixon's line upon
which Mr. BIS friends can count with any degree Of
tsintyf Why even in Oregon, the home Of Gen. Lane
the Democracy have b5ea routed aud Gov. smith
-toowedret A. Charleston that Breckenridge could not
carry the State.
In ls55. M BUCHANAN received the entire Electoral
voc Of the South, except Maryland votes amounting
tou2-tbese added to the votes OF California, New Je
s, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois, secured his cleo
ti,n. Now We ask in an eAndor if Mr.. Breckuritgs
friends can claim sirgle Of these States Tari's
r,v stand Then Mr. Buchanan as the regular camel.
is party united from Inc to California and ganJ
s Opposition much divided and dspiriied by former
f.,s and vet he failed to carry majority Of the pop
Lar vote in the States Of Nav Jersey, Illinois and Caio,
MIA and bis minority in the States Of Pennsylvania aud
I,5spa was less than 100 votes over the Republican
e,nsidate So that a change Of GOO votes in the Two
latter States would have elected Col Fremont instead OF
NJ. Buchanan.
Let any man examine the vote cast in these States in
, and The res, n OF their elections since that time and
he must see that NJ BreckiuIdge does not stand the
vbo Of CHI nee" If success il be relies item. In
Ino for Instance Judge Douglas, by odds the strong
Is, mai. in the party although elected by the Legislature
10 the senate Of the United States beaten by Lin
coln in the popular vote What hope IS there for Mr.
Rs obtaining the vote Of that State: The may be
sid of Iudilna for Mr.. Bachanan's majority only
An in that safe and the influence Of Judge Douglas is
almost a. strong there as in Illinois Aud Pennsylvania
every weinio-med man must that as parties are di.
v5ed in that STATE Mr. Breckenridge does not stand the
r.most chance Of obtaining her - electoral vote The
truh T. that Democracy has grOwn weaker AID Wegke'
throughout The whole North since ls56-every year
have seen the msjory increasing against them by thou
sands In 1852 Gen Pierce carried "a out Of the Is free
S,tss with popular majority against him Of % S2S--
y,r wears Later Mr. Buchanan secured frs by the skin
ofbis teeth and was beaten in the poplar vote sJ36D
nearly half million This with single candidate,
sad powerful and united party to back him; and nov
Nc have Mr. Breeki1xjge the candidate Of the South
s-o wing Of ne purity NJ Dolglls the NOMINEES Of the
El,srn wing and the party holeessy divided and dis
2rted Who is bold enough, in view Of these faetS to
que tha. Mr. Breckiniidge be eec,el by the people
Of this country.
With Mr. Douglas are their prospects likely to Dc Inn
p-oyrds We think not We viii be candid enough To
Init that he has great strength il Of the Northern
and most Of the Northwestern States His popular sOye
r.gnty doctrine IS we-suited to that ati:ude-he is
iad aud intrepid leader and has been the avorite cand
dts .ih the Northeastern Democracy for several years
Besides he has had The courage and sagci;y TO cut loose
Tom the present Administration and the good iOrtuse,
" vii add to be bitterly asaled aud denounced BY its
sapp1rurs This has caused many to sympsthise With
aai support him. BI, he PoWeress at the Sonth-so
far az last carrying States ia concerned He may
Iry several Of the Northern States By plurality vote
bat his frisads calculate his election by the
people Thus il will be that the mo chance argu
luent can be turned agns; Democratic friends with
telling effect
How stands the case row With Bell and Everett Let
M admit for the sake Of Argument that If the Democracy
vers united now they in 1886, they might urge
With some pausbiiiy union Of the Southern OPPosi
a on their candidate the surest means Of defeating
Ne. Liucon, although cannot see how any man Of
conservative Anteceden,s and views could triug himself
70 support Mr. Beekinrdge, with his sectional surround
ings and bis compete Identification Nth the Buchanan
administration. A putes stand a, TIE South, We
90 not see how he can carry over one or two Of the mos