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Will You Assist the Election of Lincoln Z
e Whether designed for that purpose or not, the
nomination of Breckenridge and Lane will tend
to increase the prospects of Lincoln's election by
the electoral college. 1t being very doubtful
whether the Democratic party, even if united
upon one candidate, would be able to carry a
single free State except California and Oregon,
if the Democratic vote in those States be divided
between the two Democratic candidates, it is ev-
ident that there will be no chance for either of
them to carry the Northern States.
Even if Douglas were not a candidate, and the
Democratic party were united upon Breckin-
ridge, they would have no chance of carrying
the Northern States. Douglas is the only Dem
ocrat that could, by any possibility, beat Lincoln
in any of those States, and it is very doubtful
whether he could do it, even with the party
unSted in his support. There could be no chance
for the Democratic ticket unless it could secure
the votes of some of the free States, for even il
they would get all the votes of the slave States,
they would yet be very far from an election by
the electoral college. 1t is evident that the
true policy of thei- party was to nominate a
candidate who had some chance of getting the
votes of some of the free States. Douglas
was the only Democrat that had any chance of
doing so. 1t must have been known to all the
seceders that, when they determined to refuse
to nominate Douglas, there was no possibility of
the success of their party before the people
Even if they had remained in the Convention,
and had succeeded in defeating the nomination
of Douglas, and had united in the nomination OF
any other man, they would have had but little, if
any chance, for we do not believe that any other
Democrat could carry sufficient number, if any
at all, of the Northern states to ensure an cleo
tion by the people.
AS soon as it was determined upon to separate
and have two candidates, all hope of an election
by the people was given up. If they had united
npon Douglas, they might have carried a suffi-
cient number OF free Sta es to prevent the cleo
ton of Lincoln, even if they could not have car
ried sufficient number to elect their own can
didate.
But BY running two candidates, and dividing
their strength when they needed all they had,
they gave very material said and comfort" to
the supporters of Lincoln, whilst they gave up
all hopes of the success of their own party. The
nomination of Breckenridge, and the divided
support of the two Democratic candidates in the
g North consequent thereupon, in the opinion of
many wise politicians, will ensure the election
of Lincoln. The 'sCharleston Mercury" one of
the very abest papers belonging to the extreme
Southern Democracy, says that it will 'srender
certain the election of Lincoln"
Every vote given to Breckenridge in the
Northern States is half vote given to Lincoln.
The friends of Lincoln there understand it very
well, hence it is that the Black Republicans pre-
fer Breckenridge to Douglas. They know that
Lincoln has nothing to fear from Breckenridge,
and that every vote given for him is one taken
from Douglas. The charleston Mercury"
which favored the Seceder's Convention at
Richmond which likewise nominated Breckin-
ridge and Lane, in speaking of that ticket says ::
sit is the ticket of mere faction that has
split off from the Democratic party, and so far
as appears from the record, is without the pres.
tige and credit of nationality.
"Gentemen from several Northern States
participated in the action of the Convention,
but there was not one, We apprehend, who went
there duly accredited by the people at home
It remains to be seen whether or not the sent-
ment of the North will redeem the ticket from
the sectional character with which it is ushered
to the country. Unsupported in the North, it
is obliged to do harm by dividing the anti-Re-
publican strength, and thereby rendering Ger
tain the election of Lincoln. 1t cannot be e.
lected even should it carry every Southern State,
which is not to be presumed; for while the
Democratic vote will be divided with Douglas,
the Wings have ticket in the field fully equal
TO il in its devotion to the constitutional rights
of the South, and UNNECESSARILY its superior in
point of ability, craftsmanship, experience, and
public service"
SIT is a ticket Of a mere faction Without the
prestige and credit of nationality" The mem
bers of that ''mere faction" had no authority
from the people 10 be in such body. They
were not commissioned as representatives of the
Democracy to take part in any such body, but
only in the National Convention. They had
credentials emitting them to seats in the Ma
tional Convention, but not in "mere faction,
split off from the Democrrtc party" Will the
Democrats endorse what this mere faction" did
without the semblanoe or color of authority p
Will they make themselves ''aiders and abettors'
in the election of a Rack Republican ticket2-
AS there is now no chance for Douglas, and as
every vote given to Breckenridge increases the
chances of Lincoln, it is evident that it is the
plain duty of every national man TO give bis
earnest support to the ticket of Bell and Everett.
The "Charleston Mercury" very truly says that
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