Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-09-26
Eae BFeckinrldge Leaders North
working fur-Lincoln.

The Breckinridge- Yancy leaders in the
| Northern States admit the necessity OF &C.
operation of all who are opposed 10 LINCOLN
| to defeat him; and yet whenever PROPOSE
ton is made for fusion, they demand such
| terms IS will insure their rejection. They
| proclaim that they desire general fusion,
but claim too great share of the advantage
es that may ennrc therefrom. They are fee
BILE, and can bring but little strength to the
fusion: bat for that little they want a large
portion OF the honors. Their course shows
that they really do not desire fusion, but
are seeking by intrigue and management to
get the country to believe that if LINCOLN is
elected,-a result they desire un1 are aiding
and abetting-tbey are free from RESPONSE
bility.
The following extract from the Washing
ton correspondent of the Cincinnati Enqui-
rer shows what they have been doing in Penn
sylvania:
RI. Haldemau in behalf Of the Douglas
Democracy of Pennsylvania, is ont in card
In regard to the proposed schemes OF fusion
in that State After referring to the exist
euee of DisuDion party i'll the South, and to
the irregular action of the Seceders, he new
ertheIess. consents to q union of all the ele-
ments opposed to the trained bands OF Re
publicanismand says, while aware therefor OF
the responsibility, l, as the member o: the
National Democratic Committee Of Pennsyi-
vania, did not hesitate TO unite with the Hon.
Henry 81. Fuller, in presenting the following
written proposition to The Hon. ". Fl. Welsh,
Chairman Of The Committee, which was ap
pointed by himself as President CT the Read
ing Convention:
1.-THE undersigned having in full view the
disasters to the country which would result
from the election Of Lincoln and Hamlin,
have resolved TO recommend Union Demo-
cratic Anti Republican Electoral ticket, TO be
formed in the following manner, to-wit: The
twelve electors OF the Reading ticket, which
are assented TO by ali branches of the Demo
cratic party: ten electors selected by the
friends of Bell and Everett; five additional
electors from the Reading ticket, to be az
sented to By o majority Of the undersigned,
in all twenty-seven, to the committees OF the
several organizations to which they belong.
As il was necessary for me TO depart from
philadelphia on Monday morning. the 18th of
September. with the Hon. III. V. johnson.
left the abo.e paper with the Hon. L. j.
Walker, authorizing him. in the presence of
Mr.. Johnson, 10 sign my name, should Mr..
Welsh. at the expected interview in the NOR
ming, sign 1t. :,
Tbe naper was presented TO Mr.. Welsh by
Mr. Walker, il being distinctly stated that
was acting in my official capacity, as it was
indeed impossible to divest myself of 1t, and
the accompanying Information given, which
conld not have been new, that the Hon. Hen
~ AZ Fnller. chairman of the Bell and Ever
cit State Committee, was prepared to sign
he recommend alton.
MT Welsh declined immediate action. Mr.
Walker telegraphed to me. and at SIX r NJ.
ON Tuesday arrived in Philadelphia to tnd
Mr.. Walker and Mr. Welsh together. Mr.
II lab declined the proposition not as an IN
dryidual. Tor Mr.. Walker kept Distinctly De.
lore him that was acting officially, and mat
he treated with him for me o1iciaily. he,
however, minated that proposition Tor an
lectors.l ticket composed of nine Douglas,
nine Bell and Everett aud nine breckenridge
n,n might nc acceptable. This was. 81 course,
400 yagae. and besides could not, under any
cIfcumsta czs, be accepted. individually L
mace gone 10 the utmost limit beyond me
wishes OF most of the Douglas men. have
agreed In commend seventeen OF the Read-
ing electoral ticket and ten Bell and Evereti
mn so the true ID mocratic committee. Tbis
Is the ia ,hest limit of patriotic concession.
may DO severely condemned By my own
/, lends for the librraiity OF the ofier. but
hone they will remember that the crisis is I'D
uijusnt. aud the peril to the Union great