New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-09-08
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FUSION IN NEW YORK.

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To defeat Lincoln in the State Of New York is to
defeat him altogether. Without the vote OF the
Empire State he loses his elections for, even sap
posing the election be thrown into the House OF
Representatives, Lincoln has no possible chance
Of being chosen. His organs and partisans all
admit that unless he be elected BY the people he
cannot be elected at all.
Hence ii is that the Douglas and Bell men in
New York have combined together in patriotic
effort to save the State from the clutches Of the
Black Republicans. They are struggling hard to
accomplish it. They may possibly succeed, but i
is doubtful But all doubt would be removed at
once if the Breckenridge men were to unite in the
effort, and thus make compact and close alliance
Of all opposed to Lincoln
Why will they not do its Why do they hesitate?
They have everything to gain-nothing to lose-by
the combination. The widest visionary oes not
hope that Breckenridge alone will carry the Sta te
By maintaining their present position they will most
likely give the vote of the State to Lincoln. By
coming into the combination they might prevent
Lincoln from getting it, and thus pferent has cleo
lion !! More than this, they would have share of
the electoral ticket, and thus secure eight ten
electoral votes for Breckenridge, where they
otherwise would not have single one
inridge men are in favor of the fusion. The enter
prise fails only, it is whispered account of the
Old Public Functionary! This Old Public Func-
tionary, as the iilustrious Tycoon of the North
American Republic affectionately styles himself is
so fearful that Douglas would in some respect be
advantaged by the combination that he hesitates
to give if his sanction; and the ofice-holders in
New York, who take their cue from him, are thus
Al. In.
in their incnations to do patriotic and meritor-
ious act.
Why should the Old Public Functionary refuse {?
Being on the side of Breckenridge he ought to con-
sent in the interest of Breckenridge alone. 1t is be-
leved that he has no luminosity to Mr.. Bell. Both
Of them are old public functionaries alike and, in
the language Of the old song, have lived, if not
flowed together in the Senate, through many
changing year. Can it be possible that he had
rather see Lincoln elected than even to give Doug
las possibility of success? We are reluctant to
| believe it.
| Give Mr.. Breckenridge the entire South, and he
! cannot be elected without votes from the North.
Running upon q distinct ticket in the Northern
States, it is beyond all range of probability that he
canin that section get any electoral votes. His
/ only chance is in fusion. By fusion he may get a
portion of the electoral college in New York, Penn
i sylvania, New Jersey, and other States. Without
fusion he not only gets none, but Lincoln is elected.
Mr.. Breckinridge himself, being sensible and
practical man, views the matter in this light, if
may credit the statement of the New York Journal
1 of Commerce, one of his abest and most reliable
organs in the North, and has requested his friends
to do anything, consistent with honor, to defeat
Lincoln. VIII Mr.. Buchanan, under these crcum.
stances, persist in his opposition to the arrange
/ ment? Is he really anxious, as his enemies aver,
! to make himself the last Democratic President of
the Union?
The great object is to defeat Lincoln. 1t can be
done without sacrifice Of either principle pride
It will be time enough, after Lincoln is beaten, to
up the results Of the victory and to apportion
to each party its due share of the triumph. Let it
not be said that a minority President has been
chosen, and a sectional administration fastened
upon the people, through the useless chickering's
and old mouldy antagonisms of those opposed Il
him. If bad men can unite for the bad purpose o
NJ sectional triumph surely good men ought t
, unite for the good purpose of preventing it-ant
I we are not without hope that the President viii
yet look at it in this, I'D give the decsiv
sanction of his name tsiiigh arrangement whicl
promises both to produce good result and aver
! an evil.