Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-06-28
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Some Democrats who have not carefully surveyed
the field are disposed 10 c0ncede the election of Lin
coin as the inevitable result Of the detection Of
Douglas and his friends from the Democratic party
Things look badly, we confess and Black Repub,
lican triumph is greatly to be feared but still We
have strong reasons to hope and believe so disas
trous q calamtyas the election Of sectional Pres
dent viii be ayerted.
TO begin with, California and Oregon may be re
garded as pefecty safe for Breekinrldge and Lane.
Pennsylvania and New Jersey have always been
among the most conservative States IN the Union.
Breckenridge has always enjoyed large measure Of
popularity in both Of them, and with Lanes great
strength added to his own, we have strong faith
that true Union and conservative feeling viii give
the votes of both those States to our candidates.
These, with united South, viii elect them easily.
But many persons think that Douglas willreceiye
enough votes in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia and
Maryland as to give those States to Bell and Everett
and that even some other Southern States will be
rendered doubtful. They magnify Douglas strength
in the South. 1t is made up chiefly of noisy and
Drawing cross-road politicians dismissed Office
holders, and disappointed ofceseekers, with here
and there good man who has been deceived BY
their clanor. We have not the slightest apprehen-
sion that Douglas can receive enough votes IN Ken
lucky to endanger in the smallest degree the vote
of this State for Breckenridge. We believe that
Breckenridge will receive the votes OF many more
/ 0ppOstiOnists than Douglas (whO has strength In
not more than half a dozen counties at the mosD
will obtain from the Democrats. The same state Of
the we believe to exist to greater or less de-
\ gree in the other States named.
But we are told that with the hope CT sending the
election to the House Of Representatives, and elect
ing them there the Bell and Everett men will be in
/ cited to tremendous exertiOns in behalf Of their
candidates. That may be so, but when the facts are
fully understood by the people, as they will be, the
| 0ppOsitiOnists will vote in such way as to make
their ballots tell. They are not disposed to throw
them away again as they did in 1856 for Fillmore.
If the election goes to the House, the choice'wil
be between the three highest candidates. These will
probably be Lincoln Breckenridge and Bell, in the
| order named Douglas friends hope he will be in
the list Of three but we see no chance or prospect
for it. If it was, however, there instead ofBes, 1t
would not alter the result. The House votes by
States As now constituted, (and the present House
decides the issue,) fourteen States Democratic,
fifteen Republican, one Opposition, and three are
tied. OF course the Republicans never could elect
their man in this body, and if the one Opposition
State Joined them it would only give sixteen States
whereas seventeen are required to elect The three
tied States never would be permitted, by the Demo.
Gratis who have the power TO preventt to go to the
Republicans but if one 0ppostionist in each should
go with the Democrats they could add these three
States to the Democratic column and thus elect
Breckenridge As they are Southern men, duty to
/ their section would no doubt prompt them to dc
this.
If they refused, however, to settle the matter II
the House. the Constitution requires the election tC
20 to the Senate, in which there is decided major
ity of true Democrats, and which would, without
a peradyenture Of a single doubt select the gallant
Lane TO occupy the White House for the next foul
years So, if the election goes to the House, the
Democrats have sure thing Of it, the result being
entirely in their own hands,
We repeat, that desperate as affairs may loOl
now, we not without hope. We believe tina
there Is honest conservative Union sentiment il
this land, determination to maintain and defend
the constitutional rights Of all sections and persons
that viii make itself felt at the polls and that by thu
election of the true Democratic candidates fol-
President and Vice President the country will b.
saved from anarchy and dissolution.