Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-09-28
WING Refused 20 Fu.eI

The New York Day Book (BRECKRRIDGE) thus
meets the DOUGLAS allegation that the BRECKNR1DGE
managers defeated Fusion in the State of New
York
at was announced day before yesterday by tele-
graph in our paper that the Breckenridge men in
New York had declined the offer of the Douglas and
Bell men to fuse with them IN order to defeat Lin
coin in the Empire State, and thus defeat his cleo
ton. The Breckenridge leaders in New York, who
the ofhce-holders could not get Mr.. Buchanan 10
consent TO the fusion, Is not this hunidting and
degrddinq IN The eItrsme7 The terms offered were
fair, and more than liberal The Douglas pro-
posed TO give the Breckenridge ten Of the electors
Ioh one or taco of The Slate Offices aMsRphiS appeal
To which thus respondent the Day Back:
Il would be difficult to crowd greater of
direct misrepresentation into the space occupied
by the above paragraph. Our readers, after they
have perused the report Of the Union conferences,
will be able to reply to the above without our as
sstance., But we will briefly recapitulate few
facts In regular order
First. The Douglas State Committee appointed
Committee of Conference with the Breckenridge
State Committee
Second. The Breckenridge State Committee met
and appointed similar Committee.
Third. The two Committees conferred. The Doug
las Committee first demanded that the Breckenridge
men should abandon entirely their electoral ticket
and take two officers on the State ticket This was
declined They then offered six Electors and two on
the State ticket This was declined; but the offer
was made to take ten Elactors and two candidates
on the State ticket the same number that the Doug
las Committee had given the Bell men. This, it
announced was the ultimatum of the Breckenridge
men. The Douglas Committee of Conference at
first declined the offer, but afterwards accepted aud
reported upon fdUordbly to their State Committee
The Douglas State Committee met and UOted Il dOlcR
by vote of five for il to seven against IT,
This. Of course, ended the negotiations between
the two State Committees. But now, mark the sub
sequent revelations After the above result was
arrived at, Breckenridge association IN this city
opened negotiations 20 see If the Douglas Committee
disposed to do anything, and they were finally
told that in would single man on the Brect-
htTdge electoral ticke. any man openly Identified
10ith The Breckenridge party, be put upon the Douglas
Bell Union ticket Upon the head Of this announce
ment came the great Union meeting Of Monday
evening, which administered terrible rebuke TO
them, and the appointment OF Committee OF fifteen
to select Union Ticket irrespective Of the rule or
rum OF Douglasltes. who openly acknowledge that
the state VIII go for Lincoln, unless union be eff
fected.
Fourth. We have the best of authority to assert
that Mr.. buchanan did advise and urge a union in
this State to defeat Lincoln; and it through his
influence, more than any other mans that the offer
10 the Douglas Committee was made.
Fifth. We have the best of authority for stating
that Mr.. Douglas, while recently in this city and
during the late negotiations did advise and urge
union tcith the Breckenridge men TO Gefeat Lincoln
and it was through his influence, more than any
other mans, that the offer Of the Breckenridge
party was declined.
Sixth We have the best of authority for saving
that one of the most prominent members OF the
Douglas Committee admitted that they die not ex-
pect Mr. Douglas 10 get single electoral cote. The
object therefore of keeping him in the field is per
fectly apparent
Now, we ask the Memphis appeal whether 1t will
have the fairness and honesty 10 correct its mis-
statements We will take it for granted that it has
been msled by false reports, and shall await its
correction of them.