Year: 1860

What VIII lie Attempted.


The Albany Atlas & Argus, after describing
the house Of Representatives as a body quite
unfit to choose our next president, brings
against the republicans the following charge
"We do not wonder that the partizans of this
chance selected candidate 4I.incoln1 prefer not
to submit his claims to the people. THEY look
to the intrgues of the house of representa-
tives." This is said by that hypocritical sup
porter OF Douglas in order to divert attention
from its own motives. The Atlas Argus
has told the public that the New 1ork delega-
ton, at Charleston and at Baltimore, were not
sincere in their support Of Douglas, ana 1hat
their chief aim was 10 crowd Douglas oil the
track, and arrange such compromise as
would satisfy the southern extremists. That
scheme failed because it would not kill Doug
las so dead as his personal enemies de-
sired The predestined explosion took place.
And now these men are supporting the
Douglas ticket as the best way 10 promote
the final success Of that nominated by the anti
Douglas democrats. OF course they see what
is seen by every body else, namely, that the
coming presidential election must result in the
success of Lincoln and Hamlin, or in no choice
by the people. MIR. Breckenridge does not ex-
pect a majority of the electoral votes and
nothing is more impossible than the election of
Mr.. Douglas but, if the soldiers of fortune in
the two factions can throw the election into
the house, they may at least put Joe Lane at
the head of affairs for the next four years and
this result they hope TO reach by carrying two
or three northern states for Douglas. There
fore in New York the unscrupulous polill-
clans represented by the Albany Atlas and Ar
gus, assisted by that immaculate creature,
Mayor Wood, are trying to persuade all the
democrats to unite on the Little Giant.


In the house, the republican candidates
could have no hope of success, for the majority
would be against them although it might be
unable to combine on either of the opposing
candidates. But the senate would elect Joe
Lane vice president on the first ballot; and
then, on tie failure to elect president, he
would be formally installed in the White
House And who that cherishes an honest
concern for the good name of his country, can
be willing to have the presidential election
result in this waya This Lane is one Of the
most ignorant, incapable, and contemplate
m en- that ever found his way into public life,
in this country. In those countries where
fools may inherit lordships and monarches,
men as contemplate as he may sometimes be
found occupying public stations of great i'm
portance and responsibility, but nowhere else
1t would be a disgrace to the country to have
that man become our president, even by acci-
de mt. And when it is added that his political
views and associations are of the very worst
description, we think it will be impossible for
any man who has ever dreamed Of patriotism
to pursue any course which involves the haz-
ar of Joe Lanes elevation to that office. The
politicians who manage the Breckenridge and
Lane movement, will do everything in their
power to defeat an election by the people; and
all such Douglas newspaper organs as the Al
las and Argus are secretely in league with
hem. New York is to be their principal field of
operation, yet they will do their best to secure
a coalition or Douglas success in New Jer-
sey, Indiana, and, perhaps, in Pennsylvania;
although in the latter case they cannot
have much hope Of securing a union of the
hostile elements.


1t is only by the allowance Of the republi-
cans in the localities selected for such opera
tions, that their success can be made possible.
Over confidence which despises the enemy s
strength, believes the victory already sure,
and therefore ncgects efficient work, can lose
the battle which ought to be won. But our
friends in all the close states appear to under
stand their position and their responsibilities.