The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-08-17
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) From this result the unpopularity G
the anti.slavery- ideas of Mr.. Lincoln
even in,the Border States, will be at one
! perceived. In those States he receive'
but A 900 votes out Of 600, 900, in roun,
mum bers. OF the sol, 06Svotes in thes
Border States, ensrI .
Mr.. Breckenridge received -2O8, go:
MIR. Bell received------z- -244,73:
Mr., Douglas MISUNDERSTANDING ,73l
The conservatism, and compromising
sentiments of Mr.. Bell were far more &C
ceptible to the people of these, States
than either the radical and more ultr:
Southern opinions of Mr.. Breckenridge o.
the popular sovereignty doctrine of Mr.
Douglas. Bell and Douglas together re
ceiving, howeve er, 352, SOC votes, to Mr.
Breckinridge's .208, 1902, Taking all the
slaveholding States together, tie popular
vote stood thus:
Brecksnridge--------.------.57 570-89 81
BELL 5lZ,95I
Douglas 10000
Lincoln------------------- A ,43O
There was no douglas electoral ticket
in Texas, and no popular vote in Sou, h
Carolina, the electors in that State being
chosen by the Legislator. ...
Bell l----------..42,s8 1856 44,467
Breckenridge -.-------5 ,8S9
In Louisiana Douglas reed 1926
Bell ell----------------2 -2O,204 2I,s29
breckenridge ---- --ZZ ,6SI
In Ten. Douglas rec'd- IL 1850 arr aia
/ SO ,274i so, ,424
Breckenridge 64, 709
Showing that in these last named States
the ultra pro-slavery views of Mr.. Breek-
epridge were in the minority, .whilst in
the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Mississippi, North and South Caroliua,
of course, and Texas, they were in the
minority. MIR. Lincoln received no yctcs
whateverin eithersof these States :
1t must be remembered, however, that
the aggregate Southern vote; that is the
vote IN the entire .slaveholding States,
stood thus t-.s..-.
For breckenridge and Bell both i.
Southern candidates, (to-
gether) 1885, 1856
For Douglas and Lineoln both
Northern candidates, (to-
gether) -..207 ,955
In the non slaveholding States
DUuglss and Lincoln re-
eeived- 3 ,Z23 ,4S6
Brcckinridge and Bell reed Il ABS, ,5s4
In this result we have disuRion already
foreskadowed-the slavchold-
ing and nen slaveholding States in direct
and uncompromisiDg antagonism upon
vital question, etfecting, not only the most
extensive property and pecuniary interests
in the country, but the very cardinal rrin-
ciples of our political system. -
TO any one acquainted with the histo-
ry of the organization of our Government,
and the history of The slavery agitation it
Can not be matter of surprise that sepa-
ration should be the inevitable result Of
SO important difference. Never before
we're the people of the North and South
so distinctly divided upon the slavery is
sue The OerOlict of Tie loopular Uote acas
hat there should De no further comprO-
mise upon that question. An ovcrwhelm-
ng majority Of the people of the North
decided tEat the power of the Federal
Government should be used to curtail the
power of slavery, and put it in the course
If ultimate extinction. To this policy
Mr. tLincoln was distinctly and openly
}. edged. An overwhelming majority OF
he people of the South upon the other
land were opposed either to the employ
nent Of the powers OF the Federal Gov
rnnent for any such purpose, or to the
ubmission of the question of slavery or
10 slavery, to the decision of the people Of
he territories who were to be affected by
1t is true Mr.. Breckenridge, who assert
d the power of Intervention for slavery
III AZ ~, |
id not receive large plurality. He re.
eived 570, 600 received by Mr.. Bell, and
90, ,O06 by Mr.. Douglas. Those, how
yer, who voted for Mr.. Bell, it may be
,fely assumed, were more favorable to
ae position of Mr.. Breckenridge than to
nat of MIR Douglas. -54a :
The efforts that were made subsequent 8
, the Presidential election to avert the L
ireful result of dissolution of the Un- a
IN, which all wise men saw to be emf I
ent, were unavailing, simply because the a
uestion OF compromise had been already e
ist passed upon. The statesmen had
cre distinct aud realizing sense of the 7
npending danger than any o.her, al e
lough similar. views prevailed in the r
her border slave States. The irreyoca- Il
10 dct VI Cecesslon was not committed by
lose Sites that had not voted for Mr. D
reckinridse, until MIR Lincoln, in ac- ii
'rdauce with the peculiar views of him- G.
1T and his supporters, invoked the mill. t.
ry power of coercion to maintain the g,
nion founded upon consent. - =
1t was scarcely to have been expected d
lat man Of little public experience, NJ
uch more partisan than statesman, d
Iddenl y, not to say Unexpectedly eleva- o.
d to the power. would either be permit G.
d by his supporters, would advise them is
abandon the. principles upon which is
ey had achieved success, by consenting D
q compromise that would have saved b.
g Union, but strengthened the interest ii
slavery. Nor is it to be wondered at, N