Year: 1861




plated oy an individual or two who have
become alarmed by The boasts of strength
constantly heard from the Breckenridge
Democrats. There is no cause for fusion,
neither in the State or county on the score
of danger from the third party. 1t was the
weakest of the three parties last year, and
with perhaps the exception of its head, will
be so again. Nine-tenths of the people of
the State are in favor of sustaining the Ad-
ministration, ana not many real Union men
can be deceived into voting the secession
ticket. For these patent reasons a fusion
gotten up through fear of danger that ex-
lists only in the Imagination is not called
for and cannot be entertained by Republi-
cans.


And there are other reasons why the Re-
publicnns cannot in justice to themselves,
entertain such proposition. They have a
good State and county ticket. None better
has ever been presented for the suffrages of
the public. They are in the majority and
can elect without the aid of other parties
To fuse would be equivalent to giving away
the Offices that belong to Republicans by
virtue of their numbers. 1t is saying that
one of our own party is not as worthy as Il
Democrat of no better character and stand
ing. Besides, before the nominating con-
ventIons assembled, the Republicans were
willing many of them, to entertain the
proposition of one Union party. The Un-
ion Democracy were adverse to such Joint
cooperation, and could not expect us to
favor it now that our candidates are in the
field.


For years the Republicans have annual
ly supported Anti-Lecompton Democrats,
for which from the leaders who have been
thus favored not even thanks have been re-
ceived The time has come now when but
one issue exists, and that is such that all
good Union men can support, without the
compromise of a single principle, the re-
Republican nominees State and county, and
by doing so they can repay the service Civ
en- them in times past, in times when Re-
publicans forgot for the moment principles
dear to them in order to save the country
from wrong.


The county Offices are great levers to the
success and perpetuation of party power,
and no Republican should so far neglect
his duty to his party as the embodiment of
principles he loves, as to throw away the
advantages the offices bring. We are sat
isfed they will not. 1t is probable that no
serious hope of fusion is entertained and
we make these remarks to inform those
who might be disposed to favor the course
hereafter that it will meet with no encour-
agement from the Republican, and we pre-
ume not, from the Union Democracy.


DIFFERENCE OF OPINIoN.-A remarkable
difference of opinion may be observed be-
tween John J. Crit:enden, of Kentucky and
the third party organs of this State in ref
erence to the originators of the war. Mr.
Crittenden declares the present war was
forced on US by the disunionists. Tod
Robinson, and that sort, say it is an aholi-
tion war, etc. Mr.. Ctittenden, according
to the last pony, asked leave in his place in
the Senate to submit resolutions, declaring
that the present civil war had been forced
on us by the disunionists of the Southern
States now in rebellion against the Gov
ernment of the United States; that in this
national emergency Congress, banishing all
feelings o: passion and resentment, will re-
collect their duty to their country; that
war was not waged for conquest or subju-
cation. or for interfering with rights and
equality; and that, as soon as the object
shall be accomplished, the war ought to
cease.


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