The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-04
Henry 3. Randall ON Fusion.
The following letter from Heory s. Randall Of this
State, appears in the New Orleans Couier.--

Inc lonoWibg letter rom Henry :. kAndail, OF THIS
State, appears in the New Orleans Courier
CORTLAND VILLAGE, N. r., Sept. g. 1890
DraR sIR-our state Committee are negotiating with
the friends Of Douglas for fusion" They write
that they xs gu, friend. At w.'n
the outset that would much prefer that
place In the rs place seems 10 me 70 let US down
from the moral dignity OF our position. II proclsims
that divorce from tho political GAMBLERS who buy
and sell, and swap and cheat, and lie and ovcrturn
tiopa conventions, II not rnlo rd,rHont, but sim
ply temporary "separaion" that by and by shali
again cucdle under some dirty bcdclones THIS s not
the way 70 build up sound So aonesl and above all
permanent party. II we osgtG ylta trade We shall
end 10 q trade
secondly, don't believe fusion would do any good
The old line wings and the Americans portion Of
State their entire support the fall
ton OF 1852 while We were acting all together IN the
moon "a srS S o. IA es ,
elected, with one exception, by mere nominal
jortes Now, every Indication goes 70 shov that these
allies have lost at least third, and probably half
Of the strength they commanded In 1850 do not
OF one prominent OF that stamp my vicinity who
supports the Bell Douglas fuson Who win support IL
make ourselves the third party 70 H. IL Ia moderate
computation 70 say that the Americans, &c, will lose
10000 q The votes they cast IN 1852 and every one Of
As, when united ourselves and aided by the Amcri-
cans, barely matched the republicans follows that
the detection Of tn thousand Americans 10 Lincoln would
put US IN minority Of twenty thousand grant ths.
there 10 be some detection 10 the republican ranksand
70 there viii be IN our own we should set down the
republican detection and adhesion 10 at ten thonsaud
than detection 20 them. then would bring the
parties again. The most sargune calculator,
rather estimator OF soreheads cannot put their
number higher or IL seems 70 me 70 nrure Out . more
fav aable result for And there smother weight
Inevitably be thrown into tho republican scale In The
event Of triple alliance, included 10 the previous
estimate, not indeed N be thrown except the
sequence q that alliance. There mutitudes OF rule
or.ruin Douglas In this state Who will do nothing
which tends 70 give Brtcknrdge better chance Of
Gers than DougS Brecsinrage succeeds they are ro-
ltcslly annhlated II Line 10 succeeds they start even
with In the Of 1864. They therefore, would
nntey prefer the Of Lincoln There also mul
utudes OF Breckenridge men 10 this State who would
douglas. whom they regard unsound, both personally
and 20 itically Then there IL branch o. the foreign
vote likely 70 come 70 us aimee Douglas has united with
the Know No'hings, but which would leave VI also
unite With the Know Nothngs Tbc trpled fusion would
am Inclined 20 think cost the parties the contract
number Of thousand voee Al all events enough 20
der defeat certain tho coming election day.
Enthusiasm Won't stay al red heat during long
train q protocols and conferences. The very fst OF
ROTATING for reun goes ~ sho plain reasoning
earnest men that the original Sisunon
insuperabe bar Of prncplc-wby couldn't stay to-
gether and all this touble9 the very natural In
curry Squabbles 90 really adjusted by traffic look
vastly, 70 common men, like lawyers squsbbcs In
Pckwckiau an the soaring doves And thus the moral
strength and high real Of good frtsrei away
Whtn Ne met st the State Convention IN
The old Galc lesioDs there the SCARED
and stern soldiers Of thousand fights We trampled
the last rag ~ regularity far the state organ xaton
Concerned We crossed the Rubcon. Our columns
arrsSed for battle and looked 10 the signal
Bah They saw little white flag crossing aud recross
ng between and foes And this hes kept up
Until towards have had time look for the strongest
side-unti tho ardor Of bravest has chilled. For
Why saould they strike calamity .Ins, those ~ho may
forget the present blow For Gods sake et the be end
cd let m A. once have open var or honorable peace