Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-10-20
she BreckInrfdgers of Pennsylvania
kefuse to Unite with the He'll nd
Douglas Men against Lincoln!

ne srecAinrfdSers of Pennsylvania
Refuse to Unite with the BELL = nd
Douglas Wen against Lincoln!
The Breckenridge State Central Committee
OF pennsylvania assembled on Friday last.
and, although having heretofore agreed to
fuse with the Bell and Douglas men, reseindeo
the resolution agreeing to such fusion. and
adopted in its stead another resolution. de.
eiaring it inexpedient TO unite with the Bell
| and Douglas men against Lincoln. in the ap-
| preaching Presidential election. The Com
mlttee, therefore, nominated sfraightout
Brecklnridge electoral ticket, and intend to
night the Presidential battle in Pennsylvania
on their own hooki We have the proceedings
OF the Commit believe us, but we have no
room for them to-day.
Thus, the course of the Breckinridpe men
| IN Pennsylvania presents conclusive evidence
! OF the fact that it is their deliberate purpose
| TO DO all IN thei- power to effect the election
of Lincoln. They know that, without tho
rough union of the opponents of Lincoln, in
pennsylvania, the twenty-seyen electoral
votes of that State will necessarily be thrown
Tor Lincoln and the Black Republicans. Yet,
In the face of this obvious and admitted fact
these Disadvantages faciiously aud traitor
ously refuse to enter into any fusion or union
with the Bell and Douglas men-thus calmly
and deliberately resolving 10 give Pennsyl-
vania to Lincoln. And vet, too, these
Breckinridgers of the North profess to be the
special friends and defenders of the South
and Southern rights! Cannot the Breckin-
ridge men in Virginia and the South now
clearly see, that their Breckenridge allies at
the North are wolves in sleeps clothing
that they are the very worst enemies the
South has at the North? Do they not see
that they cannot be trusted or relied on-that
their whole and sole object is to bring about
the election of Lincoln?
The first and highest duty of all patriotic
and conservative men is to so act as to con-
tribute to the defeat and overthrow of the
Black Republican organization. Even John
=. Breckinridge in his speech at Frankfort.
last December took this ground, as the fol-
lowing extract from that speech will show.
These were the words OF the chosen leader
of the men. who, instead Of trying to defeat
lDe hepuhicaas. are doing all In their power
to render them successful:
The first duty of all who love their couu-
try Is to overthrow the Republican party;
and with this conviction should be untrue
to Kentucky if did not plead for the union
OF all opposed to that dangerous Or anizl l.
tion-and to fall tn pieces on questions of less
magnitude than its defeat is to surrender TO
its domination and all the fatal consequences
that may en-ue"
That was the language of Breckenridge
not year ago. There it is. The first du-
ty OF all who love their country, Is to over
throw the Republican party; and with his
CONVICTION L should be untrue to Kentucky
(and the South If did not plead for the
union OF all opposed to that dangerous Or
ganzatlon J" But il seems the Pennsylva-
MA and New York and Indiana Breckinridp-
ers. and the Northern Breckinridg gers geuer-
ally, take an entirely different view of the
matter from that taken 10y their leader. They
consider 1t their first duty" not ''to over
throw the Republican party" but to aid it
In eiectlng its candidates aud putting it in
entire and exclusive possession of all the
power and Influence of the government
And, hence, instead of favoring union of
all opposed to that dangerous organization" |
they are doing all in their power to distract |
and divide the conservative forces at the |
North, by positively refusing TO unite with |
the Bell and Douglas men, with view to |
the defeat of LincoIni
Now, are not these Northern Brecknridg- |
ars, not only untrue to Kentucky" but |
untrue" to Virginia and the whole South, |
and unique" to the Union and the whole |
country? Will the friends of Breckenridge /
a Virginia any longer affiliate with or coun-
chance their factious and traitorous allies at
he North Will not every patriotic and
rue-heartcd Breckenridge man in Virginia
'bandon the idea OF supporting Breckenridge,
whose leading friends at the \ nth are thus
playing into the hands of Lincoln, and de-
lare at once in favor of Bell? Do not duty
md patriotism demand of them to take that
ourSe! Is there any other means, Oh earth,
II defeating Lincoln ?--RichmOnd Wing.