Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-10-31

The Republicans i'm Trouble in New
york. threatened Revolt or the
AboiifionIsfs, and the loss of IOO,-
900 Votes 20 I-incoIn.
e The N Y. Herald, of Saturday, 9th inst,
contains the following article:
THE RADICAL ABoLITIoNIsFs AGAINST LIN
COLN.-Tbe way the radical abolitiOnist vote
in this State is now likely to go is beginning
to cause considerable uneasiness among the
republicans. 1t was calculated at the outset
that the ab0litionists. with few exceptions
among the uitras, would be content with the
anti-siavery sentiments of the republican
standard bearers, and to this end doubtless
was the violent character of many of Mr.
Stewards and Mr. Lincoln's declarations d.
rected Bnt il wOuid appear that the noIni-
nation Of Gerrit Smith for President by The
abOlitiOnists is not left without party to
stand by it. Mr.. Smith IS very wealthy. resp
late and devoted TO MS principles The meu
who comprise his party are not of the stamp
Of your ordinary politicians; they mean what
they say, and are not likely to make any
compromise which wonId reduce the fuiI
measure of what they demand for the anti
slavery cause. Nor Is it the men alone among
the abOlltioniSts. but the women. too, who are
actively, though quietly, working in bloompr
pants and hats all through the northern aud
western portions Of The State. The aboli-
Zionist prUpagandist does not take part in
Wide Awake prUcessiOns; neither does he
rant from the stump; bat he goes quietly in
to the homes Of the people. and he appeals to
them in the name OF God and the almighty
Niger TO stand by their principles, and not
to vote for a white man like old Abe Lincoln
who cares nothing for the negro. but ONLY
desires the power of Office that be may divide
the spells among his friends. and who. If
elected, viii probably enforce the Fugitive
Slave law.
The documents we publish in another col
umn from the abolition organ. the PTiHciDi1,
go TO show that tie ultra abolitionists will
not vote for Lincoln, and in various other
quarters we perceive Indications that they
are working steadily against bin. and for
Gerrit Smith. Suppose that they should poll
a hundred thousand votes for Smith after all.
how would it fare with the republican tick
etZ Or even fifty thOusand?-for that would
defeat Lincoln. All the evidences are strong
that the republicans will lose the vote of the
radical abOlitiOnists, and they are Just begin
ming to feel that in his event they stand in a
very bad way in this State the turning point
of The grand battle.
From another article in the same in.nres-
sion of the Herald, we make the sul,ioined
extract:
These revolutionary Developments in the
SOuIn nave already awakened alarm among
the black republican leaders. and they are
preparing to make a show of throwing Sc-
ward, Gerrit Smith and the advanced abUli
ton portion of their party oveI board in or
der to restore confidence to their misguided
conservative followers. They assert that
Southern men will enter Linccln's cabinet,
and several prominent names have been men
toned, and that Lincoln if elected will en-
force tie Fugitive Slave law. This is bold
announcement OF an intention To cheat Sc
ward and his friends again, a they were
cheated at Chicago, and 10 use Gerrilt Smith
and the radical abOiiiionists merely Is tools, |
TO be cast COntempuOusly aside after the
election is gained. This i a double edged !
sword cutting both ways GeTTit Smith is in !
nomination tor the Presidency by the radi- !
Gals, and they can cast one hundred thousand /
votes for him in this State. By 20 doing they |
will repeat the result Of 1874, when the elt c
ton OF Mr.. Clay depended on New York, and |
the Birney vote gave this State most untx-
tedly to Mr.. Polk"
The same idea is elaborated in other ar
ticles in the same paper, which manIfcstly |
show that sore troubles are affecting the
ranks Of the Republicans of the State of New |
York, and that revolt of the radical abo-
litionists from the support Of Lincoln, and
their concentration on Gerrit Smith, thar
nominee, is altogether probable. The Herald
of the same date also publishes a couple of
letters from Gerrit Smith, referred to as the
documents from the PriHcipia, the Abolition
organ, from one OF which we extract as fol-
lows.