New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-31
THE CONSPIRACY AGAINST mH'
DOUGLAS.

DOUGLAS.
From the utset. we have regarded the coalition
between the Softs of Nex-York and tue aVo"eo
enemies of Douglas as conspiracy to destroy him
and for these reasons:
The Fusionists declare that their sole object IN
trvinc TO take the State of NewYork from Lincoln
is TO precptate the contest into the House OF
Representatives. In that body, the struggle
,yonld be between Lincoln and Breckenridge. The
friends of Douglas and Bell in the House could &C.
complsh nothing. They have not votes enough.
BreckiDridge would fare no better. He could not
combine suffi cent number of States TO secure his
election. Thus far, all sensible men are agreed
What, then, will be the result?
II must be borne in mind that the contest vii
not reach the House until after the official counting
of the votes in the presence OF both branches Oh
Congress, and the declaration that there has been
no choice of President and Vice-President BY the
Electoral Colleges. This will not be done I'LL the
fore part of February. Therefore, when the con-
test reaches the House, only about three weeks OF
the sessiOn will remain. When we remember that
the Southern Members, by what il called "bui-
clustering stove off the election ofaSpeaker OF this
same House for two months, we need not say how
easy it would be to prevent the election of Pres
ident by that body during the short space OF three
weeks. None but simpetOns believe that the
House, during those three stormy weeks, would ever
come within lorg cannon-shot of the question OF
electing President. What, then, would result
from this complication, this deadlock!
The same Electoral Colleges which send Lincoln
Breckinridee, and Bell to the House (none but
unatics and idiots dream that Douglass name Will
be returned there) will send Hamlln ana Lane
TO the Senate as candidates for the Nlce-Presi-
dency. While the House is engaged IN its Wransle
over the Presidency, the Democratic Senate VIII
promptly elect Joe Lane Vice President, VINO, on
the 4ih of March, there being no President IN e1-
istence will, by virtue of the Constitution, become
President. as did John Tyler and Mlllsrd Fillmore
Such will be the inevitable result OF defeating
the Lincoln electoral ticket in New-fork. The
elevation of Lane to the Presidency through this
tortuOus road has been the ultimate object which
such of the Fusion cOnspiratOrs as knew what they
were about have all along been driving at. No
man has seen this palmer than Douglas; and hence
with his enemies in this State, as he has elsewhere;
because, if successful it could only end in raising
to power one of his btterest foes, who would weld
all the patronage of the Government against MIN;
while at the same time it would deprive him OF all
prestige for the future in the Democratic party,
and depose him from the leadership even OF its
Northern wing. Hence, aside from the positive
statement to that effect of respectable citizen of
PENNSYLVANIA, we have no doubt that Douglas, In
the bitterness of his soul, has vowed that, rather
than permit the election TO go to the House of
Representatives he will give it to Lincoln
But, can he control his friends in New-York
Who are his friends The ultimate step In this
Fusion conspiracy was taken against his earnest
protest. Why, then, was it taken Henry ~
Co. saw in it the prospective sale, in the Southern
market, of bales of dry goods. That was enough
for them. Richmond Il Co. saw In 1t the GER
tainty of large contributions to their political
purse, fair chance for absorbing the Hards, and
possibility of getting such control OF our State
politics as would prevent the leyying OF tolls upon
the Central Railroad for the completion OF the
canals That was sufficient for them. Seymour
Il Co. saw in it preliminary step toward the fu-
ture reunion of the Democratic party upon
Southern basis, and the final 4" crushing-out' Of a
dangerous Northern rival. That was inducement
enough for them. On the other hand the real and
sincere political and personal friends of Douglas
yielded to the scheme, because they could not help
themselves Whether they will cooperate in this
conspiracy to destroy him, By aiding to send this
contest to the House of Representatives, remains
to be SEEM The only alternative left to them, is
defeat at the hands of the Republicans, with the
hope of future recuperation, or, by committingthe
suicidal act feecting the Fusion ticket, send them
selves to that undiscovered country, from whose
bourne no Douglas Democrat will ever return.
Gentlemen dangle from which horn OF the IN
evitable dilemma you please. The Republicans
will be content to see you hang on either.