Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-10-10
The union against Lincoln in New York.

Douglas, the Bell, the Houston and the great body
of the Breckenridge men, The last .1ournalef Com
nerce says:
1--WE have the great pleasure of announcing to
our readers the consummation of the union or CO.
operation so long desired and earnestly labored
for by patriotic citizens of different shades of politics
in this State opposed to the election of sectional
President The Electoral Ticket designed by the
Committee of Fifteen appointed for the purpose by
the great Cooper's Institute meeting has been for
mally adopted by the Douglas State Committee,
whereof Dean Richmond is Chairman, with the sin
gle variation that instead of Henry S. Randall as
Elector at Large in place of Hon. Reuben H. Wal
worth, nominated by the Douglas State Convention,
the Hon. Greene G. Bronson has been substituted,
with the consent and approval of the Committee of
Fifteen represented by Samuel F. Butterworth as a
Sub Committee. This modification was found to be
necessary, chiefly for the reason that it was under
stood that Mr. Randall, the original nominee Of the
Committee of Fifteen who had been previously
nominated by the Breckenridge State Convention,
was not prepared to accept the present nomination
if made. Judge Bronson is Breckenridge man.
1t is much to be regretted that the Electoral Tick
ct SO happily consummated and approved by the
Committee of Fifteen, by the Douglas State Com
mittee, the Mozart Hall Democracy, the Tammany
Hall Democracy, the "Union," or Bell Everett ma
tional men, the Breckenridge Democratic Volunteer
Association the Kings County Democratic Commit
tee, and by the Breckenridge rank and file through
out the State, with but few exceptions, could not
have had also the approval of the Breckenridge State
Committee, whereof John A. Greene, jr., is Chair
man. This would have made the cooperation per-
feet, and would have almost ensured the defeat Of
Lincoln in this State which is equivalent to his de-
feat in the nation at large But even without such
approval there is the greatest announcement for
the Ant-Lincoln forces to give long pull, strong
pull, and pull altogether in the confident hope of
dealing death blow to Sectonasm and the IRE
pressi6le Conflict And who knows but the Brock
inrdge State Committee, notwithstanding the known
opposition of its Chairman and some few of its
bers, may yet, as Committee, endorse the Anti
Lincoln Ticket? We do not despair of such re-
suit though we are not acquainted with the partic-
ular views of all its members. Some of Them we
confident, will be ready as individuals, to give
ittheir approval. But however this may be, the
ticket must be put through, just as it now stands.
We mean, it must be elected 1t can be- and as Gen.
Jackson would say, it "shall" be- Almost the en-
tire Anti Lincoln press of the State, of all shades,
will support it heart and hand. The anti-Lincoln
merchants will support it to man. The anti-Lin-
coin masses will do the same. And it must sue
ceed
But this is not all the good news Besides the
Union Electoral ticket the Douglas State ticket has
been so modified by the Douglas State Committee,
that Breckenridge men can honorably vote for it
Said Committee, in accordance with the views of the
Committee of Fifteen have substituted Col. Grain,
of Herkimer, Breckenridge man, for Lieut.. Gov
ernor, in place of Mr.. Allen, of Oswego, the Douglas
nominee, who has declined.
Thus the vast majority-almost all-of the Anti
Lincoln forces in the State brought into united
phalanx both on the Electoral and State tickets in
| opposition to the sectional candidates
| 1t is not believed that Mr.. Greene and his adhe
rents divert any considerable number of voters
| fran the Union Ticket. Every man who votes for
any other Electoral ticket, under existing circum
stances, will knop that directly indirectly he is
promoting the election of Lincoln; and that is what
no true Breckenridge man can be willing to do"
We have heretofore spoken in terms of censure of
the Douglas committee for the obstinacy with which
they appeared to oppose union of the conservative
forces of New York against the common enemy; but
sheer justice requires to state that the Doug
las committee has shown itself equal to the crisis
and that it deserves commentator for its recent
course We do not look for motives on the part of
the committee only know that Richmond Gag
ger, and those who are controlled by their counsels
appear now to be acting periodically and in the best
and only way to defeat Lincoln. And whilst we
say this, we concur with the Journal Of Commerce,
which is a Breckenridge paper, in condemning Mr..
Brady, the Breckenridge candidate for Governor and
those members of the Breckenridge committee who
are still opposing this effort to the country
We are glad to learn. however, that the great body
of the Breckenridge party will support this ticket
and in confirmation of this opinion we may state
that Mr.. Butterworth, one of Mr.. Buchanans office
holders in New York, has emphatically declared
that the administration approves of the FUSION and
will exert its influence to elect the ticket.
As we have heretofore stated, without the vote Of
New York Lincoln cannot be elected. 100 South
ern Electoral votes with the vote of New York will
elect President and Vice President by three ma
ority, leaving Lincoln, if he should get all the fret
States, 148 votes, which would be three less thar
necessary to elect. That candidate, therefore, wht
shall 20 before the New York Electors with tn,
most votes from the South will stand the best chanc
to be chosen President. Here, then. is most co
gent reason why the Breckenridge Democrats of tn
South should exert themselves to the utmost; ant
here, too, is a most cogent reason why the Douglas
Democrats of the South should not diminish Mr.
Breckinr:dges strength by voting for Douglas, an,
thus giving, it may be, majority of the Southern
vote to Bell. The Douglas Democrats of New Yorl
have united with the Breckenridge Democrats ant
with the Bell men to defeat Lincoln; and why ma,
not the Douglas men of the South unite with tn
Breckenridge men to defeat Bell? We have no sym
pathy with Democrats who prefer Bell to Breckn
ridge, or Lincoln to Douglas. We are for Breckn
ridge first for Douglas next for Bell next as agains
Lincoln, but for Lincoln never The great object
to defeat Lincoln and to keep the election from tn
House Of Representatives, And if the Douglas an
, Bell men of New York; who are as wide apart a
the poles in political sentiments and sympathies
can unite to defeat Lincoln, why may not the Dem
ocrats of North-Carona of all shades of opir
ions unite to elect the strongest man-as Breckir
ridge is certainly the strongest map-over bot
Lincoln and Bell9 Suppose for example, that q
, the 120 Southern Electoral votes Mr.. Bell shout
receive 70 and Mr. Breckenridge 80, and the New