, 1860-07-28

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LETTER FROM occAuoxAL"
lco7respoodenee Ct tha Pa!ladt1pha Prea.] ,
| .. WAsatxa1oS, July =.
t the 11ends tf the Southern sectioual ca1di
oate ior fresldent profess to be uncommonlJ
aangulne. They now claim everv Southern
1tate, except Maryland and Missouri. Two O
~ seaalns politicians Of this city have beer
o!sPalcned to the South, and to other quarters
luis5 accredited, to raise money for the mosj
active prosecution of the campaign. Breckin.
| IiaSe - 70 speak in Kentucky, fof himaelf. and
20. Lane Is now in North Carolina. his native
State, addressing crowds in very bad English,
1ne ofecklDsidgites claim that in two weeks
| tne.e WV not be twenty leading Democrats
ra.'t .ae SCUM opposed to them, and that the
TO the Disunfon flag in p1a,oons. The Goh.ti-
sm.oa o. Sunday has a letter from Georgia,
stating that any douglas man attempting to
speak IN certain locality in that State would
oe surely mobbed, and that the State viii be-
saa'l.Noug'as bT tive to one. l recapituIate
the hees assertions ior the purpose Of pointing out
ailzed. Many Of tue assumptions q to ;the
strength Of the Disunioniats are false and fab,i-
cateo Gutlt Is In vain to close our ewes to tha
Whtch IS passing before us. They begin to believe
.oeI nave = chance to capture the next Admins
'raton o. the Government, and 50 perpetuate
present dyoaaty Of tyranny and fraud. They
s.
OF M MF. BueAanan's Office holders IN the free
oaates; that they have emasculated the Bell
and Everett party in the Southern States by ex.
c,e'ng the hatred Of the Southern people against
all who are not for Breckenridge aud Lane in
taat quarter; and finally that they hare now
only 10 convince tbs country that the only way
to defea: Lincoln is to rally around the Seces-
sion, pro-slaVery, slaye-code platform. In mr.
opinion, no calamity equal to the election OF
fhe bfec'nridge ticket could befal our country.
1t would utterly and forever break up the Dem.
octlc party. soldly sectiooalize The free States,
and practically deesroy the Government. tn
,nhote ort Of EAe Dtsunionsks i to Aaus no tl<o.
umph at the polls it they carried the whole
South, and Oregon aud California to boot What
next? Why, to throw the Presidential elec-
ton into Congress, By fusion between the
breckinridgers, the Doug1asites, and the Bell
ringers in the States Of New York, and New
Jersey. Pennsylvania can no longer BE- naanip-
ulated BY these sly magicians. Her Democracy
are Eor Douglas aloas, AID will have cleao
Dougl las ticket, on the a6.h inst. uuta1nted by
coalition Of any sort. The next step is to pre-
vent the House from electinE President. be-
fore the 4th Of March, 1861, by violent debate
and persistent MOTORS, so Is to give the Senate
the chance Of electing 10 Lane. the Disunion
TINTED Stdtfs for four Vtdrst You ventilated
this plo: some weeks ago. Every day makes
the justice of Jour views more correct. Take
tue following from the Baltimore Sun of this
very morning, in the letter of "Ion," written
from this city. and speaking for the Breclin-
ridge organization:
~ ha7e bscome impressed With the belief
wbIle II New York, few days ago, that the
movement commenced recently Al the Twelfth
avenue Iotel. By few gentlemen, towards the
formation Of Union conservative electoral and
State tickets, will be carried, knowing those
who hare taken bold Of this subject are men
rho do not often interpose directly in party
politics, but who never more prema'urely, nor
without sound basis, nor xithou effect.
"The article in the journal Of Et1an,<7ce Of
the 10th instant, from the pen of the senior ed
Etor. who has taken leading part In this move
ment, presents the plan Of action, and gives ur-
gent reasons tor its adoption.
II learn further that some Of the leading
Douglas Democrats, heretofore hostile TO any
sud that Mr. Breekinridge himself has written
Z letter to personal md political friend in New
FORK, advising Cancellation and cooperation
between the two wings Of the Democratic pnrty
i that city aud State. Further, the Bell and |
Everett men have come cordially aud promptly
nto the plan, and are Jealous in its promotion, |
Tiewing it, as Governor Hunt stated in a recent
soeech, as the best means By which tIle Unicn
" higs and Americans can promote their own /
principles. Their irst and most imperative |
1uty they regard 81 the defsas Of Mr. Lincoiu,
md Of his party.
"1f the Democratic State Convention which
i TO be held on the 18th of August, favor this
'lan OF united CONSERVATIVE action, they will
:hoose an electoral ticket consisting. in fair
proportion, Of Douglas Democrats, Breckiu.
iige Democrats. and Bell aad Everett men,
The committee charged with the call Of Breck-
1ridGs State Convention will not call one to be
ED prior to that date, aud when held it will
tilrm the action Of the Douglas Convention,
honld that body embrace the fusion scheme.
he Bell and Everettpart are ready to approve
also. The plan embraces not only co-opera-
ion Of conservative elements in references to
be Presidential election, but Of the Sta.e elec,
ion. It will not be known till after the 18th
t August whether this union can be effected:
ut if it be made it will rescue the State from
'epublican misrule and defeat tile Republican
andidate for the Presidency"
Mark the use that is to be made Of the friends |
+ Douglas in New York; They are to unite
nth tie Breckenridge Disnnionists on one eIec.
oral ticket, while in the South their leader ia
urnt in efiigy, and his gallant champions in
a1ted aud assailed! Some Of the New York
olitic;ana are proverhialIy cunning. Tbs nc
on Of part Of the New York delegation at
harleston and Baltimore wis characterized by
+ behaved we'll. The leaders Of the Democratic
arty there want to carry their State at all
azards. They would rather tose the Presi.
ency itself than the control Of their State
legislature and the State Government aud
le dispenbation Of the vast patronage of
le city. was not, therefore, surprised to
'e it intimated-though cannot believe
that the Albany Argus and ANa:, a pa
ar that has SO ably suPported ID Judge douglas
nee his nomination, favored this league With /
re friends Of Breckinridge on single electoral
cket. But the attempt will be failure. The
lends Of Douglas IN \ Sew York will never to ch
fusion ticket. They know that they cannot
lied upon to do SO on the appeal that they
N thus defeat Lincoln, let them remember
at there is q much more grievous CALAMITY
an this in the election of the Disunion can.
date, and this latter would be the ce,tain re
1t of any fusion with the friends Of Brectin-
ridge end Lane- The friends Of Judge Dong.
! il the South are making fearless struggle !!
ainst powerful odds. They confidently ex.
ct to carry Missouri, and will roll up an iu- ..
enfe roie in most of the other South.
n States, if they do not carry them. These
"a ought 10 be encouraged by their
'rthern allies, md they c,n alone be
conraged By the refusal in every free State
enter into any combination whatever With
e Disun:onists. Rely upon it that every step
yards such combination must weaken these
Id men. The Disun1onists have a single OBJ
It in view, and that is to make the Democratic . .
rty Of the country the Disunion party. and to
3 end to force all men who do not agree with .
m to assume the position Of hostility to What ?
> Gull their peculiar institution. TEey conf.
ctiou into the House, and after that into the !.
nate, by using the friends Of Judge Douglas :
the fFee States, and By frightening them by :
. cry that those vino a1e Tor pure aid straight =
ctoral tickets are cooperating with the lie.
blicans. Should they succeed in this, they II
!, as hare just stated, consolidate the North !,
.inst the South, and henceforward diride the
,ntry upon the single question slavery! q
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