Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-07-19
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"Tho opposition party of Alabama, in
convention assembled ct Montgomery, on the
"a inst, repudiated the nominations Of Bell
and Everett. and declared their purpose to
support the nominations of Breckenridge and
Lane Charleston Conr.
This is very singular proceeding, and we
are at loss to comprehend its meaning. Is
it the design Of the Opposition in the South
to sell out to the Breckenridge wing Of the
Democracy If so we should like to know
it, for we are determined in these parts not
to play into the bands Of our old opponents
Neither the squatter sovereign king, nor the
representative OF Congressional intervention
for the spread Of slavery into the territories
can nave our support. If oar friends in the
South do not intend to support Bell and
Everett but identify themselves with the
Southern Democracy, what manner of Use is
there in our spending our breath in advocat-
ing their claims; ii we are not TO be sup
ported by our own friends in the South what
right have we to expect the Opposition in the
free States to vote orr ticket? Just none at
all. The fact seems to I've conceded very
generally by Democratic orators, that MIR.
Lincoln is to be our next President. At n
scramble gotten mp in honor of Roger a.
Pryor, lie said shat he world cordially vote
for Bell and Everett, if he thought there was
any prospect of their Success and concluded
by drawing most gloomy picture OF the
future In his opinion, Lincolns election was
inevitable, and nothing was left the South
but to show nm undivided front TO the agrees
sions Of the foe Mr. VIM. II. Gordon an
ticipatcd the same result. Hon. Shelton F.
J.eake said, the Democratic party was now
purely sectional and powellcss, and predicted
the election of Lincoln. Several other
speeches were made, the tenor Of the whole of
which was the utter futlity Of relying on the
Democratic party any longer; that it was
divided on sectional grounds, and unable 10
defeat Mr.. Lincoln. With such views enter
tanned by the leaders of the Democracy in
the Influential State of Virginia, what arc we
to think of the Alabama oppostionists-
what are we to think Of the conduct Of such
men as Humphrey Marshall and Andrew
Hunter Surely, if the Democracy are ut
terly impotcnt to defeat Mr.. Lincoln the only
party that has any chance in the fight Is tie
Union; but when its leading men, and its
entire State organizations so over to the
Democracy, and thus friteraway its strength,
the fact becomes rs firmly established as GER
tainty itself can make it, that the Republican
candidate will be the next President of the
United States.
Since writing the above VIC find the fol-
lowing in the Washington Star:-"We have
reliable information satisfying us that the
State Committees of the Democratic and
American parties of Connecticut have agreed
upon programme under which portion of
their respective electoral tickets are with
drawn from the field and other portions will
DO run as joint electoral ticket. If success
full, each portion will vote lin tie Electoral
College, its own sentiments-possibly voting
together, if that course proves necessary TO
compass tho defeat of Lincoln"
We confess ourselves to be considerably
embarrassed by the proceedings Of our pro-
fessed friends. In the South as we have
shown, they go for the Breckenridge DcDoc-
racy, and in the North they propose coali-
ton with the Douglasitcs; and all, they tell
us, to defeat Lincoln; and yet they declare,
If the election goes into the House of Repre-
sentativcs, they expect to elect Mr. Bell by
the votes of the Republican States.
Arc they simple enough to suppose that,
having allied themselves with the Democracy
for the purpose OF defeating the Republicans,
and that having by their coalition succeeded
in carrying the election to the House Of Re-
representatives., that the Republican States will
vote for Mr. Bell d? What madressl If they
wish to succeed in this way it can only le
done by standing up maniully for Bcli-cn-
tering into no coalition, but flying their own
| colors. Under such circumstances there
might be some chance, but not otherwise. If
however, a coalition is to be formed we favor
one with the Lincoln men, We prefer Mr.
Lincoln before either OF the Democratic
nominees, aud if driven from our support %
Mr.. Bell By the treachcry Of our leadnl
men,-if our party is to be sold out to eithei
wing of the Democracy-Men re are .fol
Lincoln, wita teas Of thousands Of others ii
good old Maryland.