Tars COMPILER. I. J. JITAILL, IDITOA •ND ritOrEIZTuR, GETTTAIIIVRG, PA: KONDAY .1101INLvG, JULY 16, 1860 Our Flag_ • TEM DIBLOCRATIC STATE MEG TONAL TICKET! SINATORIAL ELECTOIt4 : Hoe. George M. Reim, Lion. R;ebar4 VauT DISTRICT ELECTORS: 1. Proderick A.Serrtr, 14. !gaze Rockhow. 2. Wm. C. Patterson. 15. Geo. D. Jackson 3. JOS. Crockett, Jr., John A. Alil. 4. John G. Brenper, 07. Joel B. Danner. 6. G. Ir. Jacoby, ,18. J. R. Crawford. 4. Chas. Kelley, 'l9. H. N. Lee. T. Oliver P. James, 120. Josh. B. Howell. 'a. David Schell, '2l. N. B. Fetterman. 9. Joel Leitner, 122. Samuel Marshall 10. S. S. ils.rbour„23. Wm.Booh. 11. Thos. H. Walker. 24. B. D. Hamlin. 12. 8. 8. Winchester, 13. Jos. Lanbscb, 25. Gaylord church FOR GOVERNOR, HON. ILE.NRY D. FOST.:4, OF VII4TOOZSLI.FO Plan of Ufiion Adopted by the I.)pnocrg- tic State Committee Profoundly itupre:-.ld witia the ieuportance of prompt, vigorous and piltriotic action ou the part of the Democratic State Committee, in order to avert, if possible, the consequences which must inevitably result from the unhappy division now existing in the ranks of the De mocracy in our State and n:diun, we cordially sad Honestly recommend to the Demociacy of thi State that they unite with heart and voice in the support of oar excellent and competent nominee for Governor, Henry D. Foster, and that in all the local eiectioub they act as one party, forgiving and forgetting any differences that they may hare entertained for the Presi dency;' bat with ,a view to a perfectltaity against the common enemy,. we recommeW to the Democracy of Pennsylvania to unite their votes for President ou thp electpral ticket form ed at Reading on the 1:t day of Mcreh, 1860, on the foilaiwing beats a d understanding, viz : That if said electoral ticket should be elected by the pe6ple, and ft should appear, on ewer taioing the result in the other States of the Vilioo, that by casting the entire vote of Penn .sylva.n hi fpr Stephen A. Douglas and Herschel Vb ;01tiuqm, it would elect them President and Vice fbresldent over Messrs. Lincoln and Ham- Pa, thin Mid electors shall be under obligation 1b to east said vote; if on the other band it should appear that raid vote would not elect Mears. Douglas and Johnson, but would elect John C. Breckinriclge and Joseph Lane Presi dent and Vice President over Messrs. Lincoln and Hamlin, then said vote shall he cast for OM; sod is rase the upited vote of Pennsli- Taal& ovoid not elect either of these tickets, Shea the eleclors may divide it between them ac cording to their own judgment of what would be the ben for the country and the Democratic ,r—the basis of this united action being VIII it lithe first app highest duty pf all Demo crats, bogever they may differ about men and ;sinew points of l principle pf policy, to unite et a common ' enemy, and to alert, if pos tale greatest calamity that could beat the try, the election of a Black Republican eesitbtot; sod further, the Chairman of this Committee is berets) , authorized to correspond with the several Electors in the State, and ob tain from each of said Electors his written t'dge, within thirty days from this date, that lie will faithfully carry out the object of this Temithitiont Democratic County Committee. The Democratic Standing Committee of Adana county will meet at the house of VIWILIIII WILL, in Gettyshcrg, ou Saturday, the 210 4oy of July inst., at 1 o'clock, P. If., for the purpose of axing days for the holding of the Delegate Elections and the County Conl'cuti o o, mid transacting such other business as may be deemed necessiiry. Every member is urged to bepresent. U. J. SrsuLt, Chairman.. July 2, 1860. td jer"The following persons compose the Cont. mitlAse; Gettysburg, H. .1. Stahle, (chairman,) W. J. Martin ; Cumberland, Gourge Bushman; Franklin, Wesley J. Lott; Menallen, Wm. Oyer doer; Huntington, Daniel Sheffer; Butler, John Eicholta; Latimore, Joel Griest; heading, Hai ry A. Picking; Tyrone, James N. Pi•.tenturf ; Straban, Edward Moritz: Oxford, Joseph J, Smith; Hamilton, George Baker, Esq.; Berwick bor,, Samuel Wolf, Bern irk tp,, John Miller; Conowago, Dr. C HotoLach; Nlountpleasant, Nicholas Heltzel; Union, Amos Lefever; Ger many, Wm. Duttera; Mouutjoy, Henry limier; Freedom, Abraham &rise; HAmiltonban, Jesse 1, Topper; Liberty, Edward Mclntire, Om lienry D. Foster. This ge Unman—the standard bearer of the Pennsylvania Democracy in the present campaign—was in Phiutdelphia week before last, and spoke encourag ingly of our prospects west of the mountains. We never saw the General in %totter health sod spirits. Daritig hie brief stay in the city be was called upon by multitudes of his friends, all of whom expressed their fullest confi dence in his triumphant election. Mr. F. is n model candidate in every respect, and will make a Governor of whom every Pennsylvanian may feel proud. New York for Union. In Now York the idea of consumma ting a thorough union, of the Domocra ey-is embraced with ardor, not only by the supporters of Mr. Breckinridge, but also by the warmest friends of Mr. Douglas. Those who at first doubted the fossibility of the plan are now its utoststrennous ad voca Les. The Albany Atlas and Argus, a leading Democratic paper in New York, and one of the most efficient supporters of the claims air. Douglas, demonstrates that Lin coln Cannot have a Majority in that iitita against the united vote of the Damocrars. Weir Jersey for Union. ' 'X Democratic State Central Com eau. of New Jersey met on the 4th root., and nuaninumely agreed to eocom mead a plan of operations upon wine& the frionds of Lomita!' and Bascam tool may respectively unite their his upon a single electoral tinket.— It is euhatantially the plan adopted by the Elmira Committee of our own BM% zed, if faithfully carried out, will *Mire the triumph of the Democracy of New Jamey at the ensuing Presiden tial election. Trouble is the Wig-Way I . VOICE OP THE DEMOCRATIC PUSS Republican supporters_ no longer pre, ' ther the choice fall upon Douglas or The Bell and Erfrett Men *adiating 1 OP pErssyLviurra. I tend to disguise their feelings ofdyspair. 1 Breckinridge. We also tender certain Curtin f—The Opposition presses have " U4'1703' MR WA 7'Cli WORD !" i The Readisg Gazette, a te rec ka ir id ge I the triumphant election of our excellent for some weeks been sorely "put to " / paper, mays : candidate for Governor, Gen. Henry D. Foster, (who, h e happen to know, ' The Democratic State to bide from the knowledge of the pate • The Democrntic mere of the State, Executive ..ts gratified with the action of the Corn i lie throughout the Stato the trouble* received at this race, with v e ry few Committee have, with a much nearer mittec,) a majority of Congressmen and n .i i i li e rn .. uch to unanimity than was antici• L eg i s l ators, as we ll as t h e l oca l o ffi cers exceptions, gladly oiolorres the %talon which they see looming up in their of slot State Central Committee In e s , a agreed upon a plan for uniting i n the D emocrat i c co , mt i es o f t h e Com . ranks illi certain quarters. CURTIN, iiC Oemovratic vote of the State upon adopting a tail of moo het *into the monwealth. Any othor course would 'their candidate for Governor, is in a the single Electorni Ticket now in nom- be the defeat of them all, from Geyer . very ugly "ax." His advocacy of Lin- friends of Mr. Dottutes and M r Baton , %within.'_ se ri basis of union proposed,' nor down, and give the State hopeless ! coin is "playing smash with him," as' mums reolmetivOly, PO that one miell . _ ie lx fair, equitable and lionorn. h. over to , the common enemy of our n ide towerd both wings of the party, party and its principles. old Conimunwenlth m a d • he elated frein the following item of political iuta.:lli- ' , anil will be accepted by all Democrats We trust that ever Democrat in the Y {genets will show •: - the hands of Black ltepithatatiletti e.- „he mincerely desire the defeat of the county of Lancaster will look at this 'The Bell and Bierott men in Berks All see that the plan Is a flit "u". Awl ilk , Ii Ilerohlieons- With two Lice - matter calmly and dispassionately.— • held a meeting at Reading on Saturday S aeons , I i tier it 'Fli keel' in the field, and a divided Can work to the prejudice ti t, 'rh o Democratic press, generally, th e candidates, A 1 i h mi „A t i,„„ p,,,..,, %fit., &tent iii thok httite, and ( as the throughout the State—so far as we have evening week, to organize a Club, "ite , • It P • •I mitt tnay depend On emus) e, !differ in their pre,'eeenees _ 5 ,, i „, 4 I „ t . ii•iiii) yet seen an expression of opinion—ap t which the Republican leaders were , tivolisbly in the Union, would be cot- pear Mr. Douglas, ethers f•ir llr Bile hill- a delighted with the arrangement, itieverely denounced. lunion, upon ho terms thin. But, with t and we hare no doubt the gentlemen id re—and others *gale with lode the • . The Bell and Everett men, says the r it , recommended by the Committee, the composing the Electoral • Ticket will 1 Gazette, are determined to maintain an, Electoral Ticket at their iniestaientlees eletory is within our grasp. The cheerfully pledge themselves to carry ;independent organization. They - hero I they appreciate the imporlnnee of wool. of Week inridge, we aro mitered,' out the wishes of the party. I finally renounced all affiliation with the 1 UNITINU the entire Illitsincierat IP SI l'istlotl It, trill go heartily into the campaign , i The Greens 6 Democrat, thehome disguised urg disguised Black Republicans, who pro- againet the common enemy, and be con- 1 as well at the November as at the Om ,organ of Geri. HENRY D. FOSTER, Our fees to .be of the "People's Party," and • tint to let the result determine how the • considering themselvea excluded from tuber, contest. Tills is OW proper wit) . lillecteral TOW of PeOnaylvania shall be I noble candidate for Governor, says : the pall for a County Meeting of this' to defeat the mongrel Oppoeltlop, (cast. It remains to be seen whether I 77fe Democratic State- Committee. —A • togas party, will hold a County Meet- 1 Tho lurk Gaiytte, tie)itoti by n on . -thol l 'firienils of Mr. Douglas will Fleet Plan of Union Adopted!—The proceed ing of their own. They repudiate Andy' , w. 11. Witosio Ciminero' i n of the Demo-I thesin the same spirit of forbearance ! • tags of this body, of which we poblieh Curtin in tote as "the People's" midi- , and conciliation;whether they are !a report elsewhere, will, wo trust, erotic Stele Contra! tlomnalttepo, hue date for Governor, regarding his offici o I willing to place their attachment for meet with the entire approval of all ous and active interference with the do-, the State Electoral Ticket nt its mast- the man in subordination to their Aden- good Denfocrats. The resolutions a ings of the Chicago Convention, as core bead, without, any expression of prefer- ,ty to the principles of lie party ; and . dopted and conceived in a spirit of bar elusive evidence of his having gone over , puce as between Douglas and lircekin- : to struggle rather for the defeat of rpony that ought generally to prevail. entirely to the Black Repnblicana. The • d I Black Republicanism, than for a tern- 'They commend conciliation us the only ,ri go. It guys: secetaion of these men, who constitute I ~. . I porury factious ascendency (that can sure or possible means to save the of the State Committee • t • f i e action . a numerous and influential bode. of vie- of , , ring them no reward) over their petal- I country from the rule of Black Repub meets with tho entire approval tne ters, will make a wide breaeh in the 'cal brethren. If they aro as confidentif ean i s e cl , They enjoin upon • every Opposition ranks ; Democracy of York county, and it will I in Me. Douglat' strength as they would Democrat to unite heartily in support ..___:....,....____________ Ibe Ill' I t" i "el l, with iZre" unanimity, at : have us believe—if they are ocrtain l of Ge n. Foster, the Democratic polls,nomi at. the next election. The , 1 ..,,,, 1 , The Opposition papers aro loud the of , ; . ' teat a majority of the party in Yonn-4 1 nee for Governor , and continue to act , Democracy 1 ork see in the plan •i sylvaiiin is for him ; that lie Ilea strength ! in nll local elections as one party—for ; in their declarations that there can proposed the only practicable means of i . enough to carry all the doubtful North- I i getting all differences existing in other he' {lO *on of union among the Detnoc - preserving the unity, of ihe party in ern States; and will run ahead of: mutters. With reforenee to the Preei. racy, and yet they earnestly urge i Pennsylvania. They regard ft as the reekinric;ge even in the_Soutli—then: d o ,- , I it is proposed that both sections , all the friends of the Abolitionist Lin- only course by . which the vote of the save they as strong an inducement as ! of the party should vote fur the Elec t coin to "be_ up and doing"—tc . ,, form! ecru e: . I State can be given to a.l ern t the friuuds of the latter can Imssii-dY ' torul Ticket nominated by the State i • i President, and hence they will carry, have, for a united, harmonious and vi Ic o ' nvention—and it is agreed in the clubs—canvass the istricts, and all 1 in..,- out good faith the patriotic recent- I •orous support of ono and the same event, of its election, that, if it should that sort of thing. if they are as,,sure mendation of the State Committee.— 1 Electoral rieket ; fur by such a course i apneur, Imp the result of the electiott of victory as they pretend to be, why I They deplore the present, diseensions ! the _ y at once secure its suecees, and the : in other Suites of the Union, that the fall this bother and trouble? Ali, they 'in our ranks, arid view the perils whichi , rule of Pennsylvania to Douglas. * * vote of Pennsylvania, if cast for Mr. , surrhund ire party with increasing , !see "a nigger in the wood-pile." They In this (tato of affnire, we must appeal Douglaswouldelectl •Mr.l in Jim over . - ale m and pprehension. Whatever , , I know that Abolitionism i' not popular r ' •their S prefer- to .uo people themselves to time . .lknio- coin, the Electors would so cast the I may have been personal cratie magmas, who are no man s men, • vote of the State; but if it should up with tho masses of their party,, and , ences upon the subject of the Presides- , and Who ever regard the maintenance! : ear that it would not elect Mr. Doug henco this movement towards a ' cy, they will now rally to the support ;et principles and the supremacy of the , has, but would elect Mr. Breckinridge thorough organisation, fearing, that' of the liemocratic Electoral ticket forts-, Natiolia . i Demccratie faith iii the full over Mr. Lincoln, then it shotild be cd at Reading, iii the earnest, hope that I though Forney may help Lincoln, thetruth 4nd purity of its broed and toter- • cast for him. It, however, the entire . . n • by doing so they will aid in the defeat cu t, epirit, as parantount to all other vote of Pennsylvania will not elect I Bell and Everett men ma •- • • .3 in pit I or the Republican candidates, Messrs. 1 considerations whatever ;to them we I D I M Breckinrid g e, , either 3r. ong as or r. • more: The people pf pennsylvitnia Lincoln and Hamlin. I - I appeal, to stand by th e i r time-linnet-NI the Electors may divide their votes be will not swallow Abolitionism, let iy ? bel The editor of the Gazette further re- flag, let who will desert 'it—let tile i , tween them as their judgments may ever so well coated over, if theyalrekl marks : i friend or known foe assail it—to %evil: lead them to consider best for the in have their eyes fairly opened to ?he • , i The compromise resolution adopted ' together in union, harmony and ten', ' (crests of the party. issue—and the Opposition leaders know by the State Committee was passed by I and save the country, if 1)( , s-slide, neon , We look upon this as the only fey: i -this. ! a vote of 46 yeas to 15 nays. Prior to such a calamity as the election of a blo plan by which the Union may be 1 t h e meeting of the Committee, the- Bleck Republican President eould as relieved and saved from the dangers i Chairman received a number of lettere suredly be, in the ceietihg critical con- which must and will follow the success from gentlemen, in different parts of dttiod of tiff:Ors between the tee) gee-of a powerful revolutionary and see the Commonwealths, oho were ena bl e graphical divisions of the L'ilion. 1 tional organization. to attend, all of whom expressed their Tho West Chester Afierso?tian, a;, ` Tho Democrat has another article, as sincere deeiro that some plan might be Breckinridge paper, endorses the action mooed upon which would enable the of the State Ceintnittee. The defeat of Democracy of the State to cast a solid vote against the Itepuhlican noin'imes the A bolitiomsta, Lincoln and Hamlin, by uniting upon cue electoral ticket. it i•einarks, "should end "ill be the Some of these expressions vila: from gr,:at abject t(l' all trio De inocrats. gentlemen who avowed their friend a het her they be for Douglas or fur ship fur Douglas arid Johnson—the list of the yeas, at the Committee meeting, , Bret kiiiridge, and we shall eareestly comprises the names of a number w lio , labor to effect, it." * * arp ardently supporting the el& ins of i Forney end his follow( rs, %il i a, le hil e Judge Douglas—white (OW Of the most r Sa11111.• ni.ele r the Donglas thug, are I - ea:- violent in opposition to the ens inure lv determined to leave untried i o dis was an enthusiastic friend of Mr. It -reek • „ ri.. ..„: e ie sig dome ii tech may help to inridge. Tile controlling desire iii the tei „.., t i,_ ewe or Penis, , k „„e, t „ L in. Committee watt for union, harmony, coin and t h e A i e ir i ,„„,, i ,„„ 3. _ n it . ) . ale and conciliation. olie tidy (Alt against the • Democratic The York Dmocrafic Press, whidi Elven,' al Ticket, on the compromise has simply the State Electoral Ticket lei-is or the State l'oitimittoe, mid we I ~litell not he sea pLised to sec them, at at tho bead of its columns, says : an early day, ineviog tin- timlither ticket. The State Committee having assern- Th...- are afraid to declare olwilly for bled on Monday of In-t week fur the pur- th e Abolition ticket, hut tleek they pose of divising sonic plus of barnioniz- can effect Abolition purposes (le:10y as tag aud tepitieg the Democratic masees , well by gnu leg up mibilier ticket in op of Pennsylvania, in order to stoure the , position to the one formed at Reading. election of HENRY D. Fosrut, and the Forney has suggested the call of a mass decent of the Black Republican ticket, meeting fur that purpose, and as lie it almost unaniintiusly adopted a resole- the !coder of the disot ga:.:Zill , &ails, all tion advising the support of the Elce- 1 1 t wno v. :A to I' row Pennsylv D eili a to the total ticket nominated at Read,ng, °I "! Black Deputikans mill follew him.— the first Of March, No. This Action We think, however, these nnpriecipled is cordially cadorscd by us. It was to, trikksters and timitere , viii 1 oe consider be expected foam that c ommi tt ee, a s ably mistaken vs to their influence.— the only proper action, in the present; The e e will fled that the gai: 4 :44,11 i:4 nu extraordinary emergency. IA" all i longer one of Leconeptini or utiti-Le- Democrats Waive their personal preju- coseptur., but that it is Limply NA {wilier dices and differences of opinion on a l ) " I Penlievlvania strata be made an Aboli street questions of policy atld unite, tion o ‘ute in November next 1 Finney against a common enemy. We have ; & say i t shall b e. Doeetrats _ ati been informed that moat of the Douglas true Co., emocrats—sav it shall not be. 1 members of the State Committee were I favorable to this action, notwithstand-4 The Lancaster Intelligencer, edited by ing the Philadelphia Press, in its usual 1 thatstaunch old Demoortit,CepoGrottor. 1 distortion of every thing opposed to ICI ~ANDERSON,,WhO was a prominent can its views, would cruets the impression I didate for Governor before the Reading that it was entirely a Breckinridge I movement. The friends of Mr. Doug- : Convention, contains the following son ', las must know that they cannot elect , Bible and encouraging article : him without the vote of Pennsylvaunt, I Victory is now within the grasp of I and Pennsylvania cannot be carried I the Democracy of Pennsylvania. The I with two Democratic Electoral tickets, State Executive Committee, at their •in the field. The plan is i s : The i meeting on the 2d inst., as will be seen Electoral ticket as now Mistitlited, I by the official proceedings, passed a I which is ut the head of our columns, is! resolution, by the strong vote of three to lie voted tor by all Democrats, arid, I to one, obligating the Electors chosen I utter its election, which under this fitH by the Reading Convention, in the raegerneet is a matter of course, the, event of their election, to vote as a Electors, who will be pledged, are to' unit for Messrs. Douglas and Johnson, , cast the vote of the State fur either! it' the electoral vote of Pennsylvania ' Stephen A. Douglas or John C. Bieck-I will elect them. It it will not elect I in ridge, in case the twenty-seven votes' those gentlemen, but will avail to elect of the State can elect him, when added 'i Messrs. Breckinridge and Lane, it is to ' to the Electoral votes cast fur him in ,I be cast, for the latter. In case it, will other Slates of the Union. If neither! elect neither, by being east as a unit, can be elected, then the Electors can! then the Electors are left free to vote ' vote for which ever they choose. as their own judgments may dictate. I The Fulton Democrat, which has the The proposition is so manifestly fair StatTo Electoral Ticket at its mast-tread,and proper, and must commend itself so ! robation of every • but whose editor has a preference for I Democrat in the State who is sincerely Douglas, remarks : I desirous for the defeat of the Black Re- In another column we publish in de-' publicans, that we cannot refrain from tail the reeolutions adopted Le the' congratulating our friends upon this Democratic Slate Executive Commit.' auspicious opening of the presidential tee, at its recent meeting in Philudel-, campaign. l'i'e told our readers last phia. It will be seen that it is recom- week that all is not lost that is in dan mended to run but one electoral ticket, , ger. Out of the nettle danger the Do and we have placed it at the head of; MOCTISC . , v of the old Keystone State can our columns. We believe that every pluck tho flower safety, if they will I good Democrat will vote for this ticket, I only unite as one man iu support of the : whether it, result in the choice of Mr.' fair and honorable proposition suggest iDouglas otoMr. Breokiuridgu. IVe in- •ed by the Executive Committee. The I tend to give it, our hearty support. I Democracy of the State are now, or at least, should be, a unit against tleTte- The Bedford Gazette, a Douglas paper, , ' publicans, and those who trample on -1 says of the action of the Committee : der foot so exeldient a plan for harms- I It will be observed that this arrange- izing differences of opinion In our ranks, 1 meat recognises Douglas and Johnson l and resoroto disorganisation, only cle fts the firs choice of the Democracy of' monstrate their hostility to the Demo. Pennsylvania, and acknowledges the , crutic party, and their desire to aid in regularity of their nomination. 'The; the election of Lincoln. I Oppotritiort arc frightened almost out I Let. our friends all stand shoalder to I of their wits at, the prospect of a solid I shoulder in this conflict, in defence of , front being presented against them by , the Constitution and the Union; by so the Democracy 01, tbo State. Thu! doing wo shall defeat the plans of the chances for poor "Old Abe," are gemßepublicans, and secure the rots of the Iting slimmer every day, and his Black' State for a Democratic President, whe- KirThe Greensburg Argus, which opposes the conciliatory action of the DernoentticSoato Central Committee, is pronotmeed by the Star"Qen. Foster's home organ." This is a gross mistake call it by no other name. .-We happen to know that the Argus is one of that class of journals which, whilst claiming to bo Democratic, spare no occasion to do the party harm—after the manner of Forney's Press. The Argus, under its present, management, has assisted to elect to office more Op position men than Democrats. The Greensburg Democrat, which is reliably Democratic, and more pearly 'speaks the sentiments of Gep. 'Foster than any other paper in that county, heartily endorses the movement for a union Electoral ticket, looking upon it " AS THE oNts FEASIBLE PLAN," LO save the country from the dangers which must follow the success of Lincoln, the can didate of a purely sectional, org,aniza tion. Several articles from the Demo crat will be found in this paper. Mir Upon the breaking up of the old Whig (a National) party, the Sentinel " laid around loose" for a while, pod then, true to its ancient hatred of tho Democracy, undertook the work of deCoying old line Whigs into the sup port of dark lantern Know Nothing ism, by placing the tickets of that mid night organization at its mast-head and urging its old friends to support those tickets. .Now it is engaged in the same deceptive work, in begging for their support of the nominees of sectional Black Republicanism. And in all this, bo it unde7stood, the editor coolly assumes that he is following out the teachings of the groat National Statesman, Henry Clay t The impu dence of this assumption would be amus ing, if the insult which it offers to the intelligence of the people were not dis gusting. Just think of it, honest read er, that the distinguished conservative, Henry Clay, should be placed in tho same category with the Abolitionist, Abe Lincoln! And yet the Sentinel has the coolness to do it. riiir Di° Opposition editors are ex ceedingly anxious that the Compiler put up either Mr. Douglas or Mr. Breckic ridge at its mast-head. Fortunately we are under no obligations to accom modate either the Star or Sentinel in this respect. When wo want their ad vice, we shall ask it—but before doing so we shall make sure that they are less selfish in giving counsel than now. We understand their game, and know exactly what they would try to make by it. " The Democratic State Electoral Ticket" is the best flag that can be placed at our mast-head in the work of defeating Abolition Lineolnisni, and until convinced otherwise, by butter than Opposition authority, we shall keep it there. It wavimus . ing, last Monday morn ing, to see the " chops" of the mongrel leaders fall wheleon looking at tho Compiler t hey found only our broad }lag of conciliation and harmony. They were prepared to sympathize either in the Breckinridge or Douglas line, so it was has in opposition to whatever choice this paper aught have indicated. They 'were compelled to bottle their virtuous thunder until another time. liariltopy a d •Ssecess or Dicisian and lkjeat.--Tlicre never waist time in the Itistery of the Democratic party when moderation, and toleration was more necessary than now. Looking imme diately home to the Staid of Pennsyl vania, we tind tin: party divided, one portion supporting Mr. Dough..e4 and another portion preferring Mr. Breek inlidge for the Presidency. llut-hesid• ed andliot-tempered men may do,ounce and defy, and shower tien um. intim; and imprucations upon the heads Gt those to n hom they attribute this calamity, but this will not mend (natters or alter facts. Tho division exi‘ts, avid w e are compelled to confront the di-avoeuble truth and rake the best of it. We presume that the friends of Mr. Douglas and the friends of Mr. Breck in ridge will at least unite in this—their first ohjeet is to secure the defeat of Lincoln and overthrow Black Republi canism with its itrepreasible conflict doctrines and abolition associates.— Much as they may Wirer as to candi dates, this is the common object for which they can and ought to join hands. Without a thorough and cordiel union them is fi l et the faintest chance of carry ing the State for either of the candidates named. The friends of Mr. Douglas, declaring him to be the regularly nom inated candidate of the party, and as such retitled to the cordial support of every man claiming the name of Demo crat, may undertake to proscribe the supporters of Brockinridge as bolters and traitors, and refuse to make any arrangement with them. But, we ask, what is to be gained by such an extreme course? Where else can it tetminate but in defeat ? Suppose that the Breck inridgu men are nut even a fourth of the party—sot their number down as low as ono-eighth, if you please—and yet, without tho assistance of that com paratively small minority Mr. Douglas has not the most remote chance of ob taining the electoral vote of Pennsyl vania. An eighth of the Democratic vote of Pennsylvania is not loss than 80,000. This thrown against Mr. Douglas would inevitably prevent his carrying the electoral vote of the State. There are, no doubt, rash men on both bides willing to push matters to ex tremes. There are also very sanguine men, who imagine that such a course may bo swicessful, but we apprehend that. cool observers will all agree that defeat must follow the absence of united and harmonious action. There is no nse of putting on flimsy disguises in this emergency. If we in tend to carry Pennsylvania for Foster and against Lincoln, there must be no attempt at driving the minority into terms—there must be no violent denun elation on either sidir—there must be no wedges forced into the split—but the existence bf the division must be admitted and recognized, and one side treated by the other with moderation and decency. These are the only terms of victory, and those who refuse to ac cept them and prefer to indulge their passions and prejndices to the utmost, must assuredly court defeat. A Democratic meeting in A.damsburg diets:jot, Westmoreland county, ou the 7th inst., passed among others thu fol lowing resolution : Resolved, That as Democrats, who regard the unity cf the party and the coaumied ascendency of 14 principles rather than the success of any partion. Jar i n di v id c w, we heartily approve the action of *. State Committee, recom mending a union of all Democrats for Bosnia, and the support of the Electoral Ticket nominated by the Democratic State Convention at Reading—as only by this united action can the State be carried against the Opposition. The Juniata Register, a Breckinridge paper, SUS : This plan commends itself strongly and favorably to the, entire Democracy, and we are glad to know that it meets! with hearty and universal approval by! the party in this county. This plan ; needs only the co-operation of every I Democrat to ensure the election of a Democratic President and a Democrat- , is Governor. Any and every person ; who is not in favor of this plan is giv ing aid and comfort to the Republicans. This compromise is the only hope of saving the country from the blighting, withering curse of Abolitionism, Panati cism and Republicanism. The perpet uity of our free institutions depends on a united Democracy, and tho se who to join hand in hand and make common cause against the wicked co-, !torts of sectionalism, should be classed as black-hearted enemies and as bloody conspirators against the party, the ; Union, and the Constitution. lorne3, - 's Press, the head and front: and chief organ of Donglasism, is op posed to Union and compromise, and ; suggests the infamous proposition of; the Douglas Democrats and Republi-1 cans uniting to defeat the National ; Democracy, as led by the gallant Breck- ; inridge: Those who have heretofore blindly believed that: the Press desired tly.l sue-, costs of the party and the election of Doughts are now undeceived, and those ' who now have faith in that paper are led with open eyes 40 be crushed under the wheels of the dreadful cur of the monster sectionalism. The Ebensburg lemocrat ant 4 Sept.. , nel says : • - Although the devoted friend Of John C. Bracktnridge for the Presidency, we know that neither he nor Douglas can curry this State, if they run Beparate Electoral Tickets. We therefore cheer hilly ratify the plan adopted by the State Central Committee for uniting the party in October and November.— It will, we think, secure the election of General Foster. and prevent Lincoln and Hamlin front receiving the elector al vote of the State. The Carlisle Iro/untecr, a warm Doug las paper, says : We heartily endorse the action of the authorized power in the State, and will henceforth, to the utmost of our ability, battle for the bll'Tes:• of our Electoral Ticket upon the bask laid (town. We do this, as the 'best bond of united ac tion, against un ini , :crupti!ous and bit ter sectional organizathm. We do this in full view of the um - pelted vitality, Democratic triumphs and Democratic principles haveanfused into our institu tions and progTess ; we du this, that this vitality may continue to bo felt in. still greater strides toward theperfec tion of human government; we du this, confident that the Democracy of the "Old Keystone" will forget all else save their country and its existence, and rally with signal unanimity to the support of the action of the State Com mittee, knowing, it this is done, that our people will be saved from the mul titucUnous curses that a sectional Black Republican triumph woull bring with it. In a word, we endorse and adopt it as n basis on which the whole party in our State can stand, and doing "ev erything for the cause and nothing fur men," strike it triumphant blow fur the perpetuity of we Union, the snpremacv of the laws, and the inviola bility of the Constitution. Wu write these lines with no misgiv ings pa to the result of the October and November elections; but, with an un shaken confidence that our invincible party will heartily acquiesce and sig nally triumph. Wo want no better evidence of the strength of oar cause in the adoption of this proposition, than the l'hettree croaking ' ut the terrified Opposi t ion. Thu Clinton Democrat,. edited by non. U. L. DIEFENESCII, heartily endorses the action of the Democratic State Cen tral Committee. We regard his opinion in this matter as of great weight, be, cause we believe him to he a sincere friend oflatige Douglas. He says, in large capitals, of the effort to get up another Electoral ticket : THE ONLY REASON FOR FORM ING ANOTHER ELEuTORA L TICK ET-IS THE DESIRE OF A I•EW DISAPPOINTED ,AND VINDIC TIVE MEN TO GIVE TUE VOTEi OF THIS STATE TO LINCOLN, WRO HAVE NOT THE NERVE, TO SUPPORT liIJI DUIECTLy. Let union and harmony prevail. Let us act justly towards all nson, even charitably, to induce that end. Success is within our grasp, and the interests of the country demand the defeat of Lincoln at all hazards. The Easton Sentinel says : To-day we nail to our mast-head the names of Breckinridge and Lane, as indicative of our choice between the two Democratic tickets now before the people, for President and Vice Presi dent of the United States, and imme diately beneath them the Electoral Ticket formed by the State Convention, at Rending, fur the success of which we i ntend to labor during the campaign, under the proposition adopted by the State Executive Committee. Our great desire is to defeat the Black Republicans in this State, as as this can only be done by uniting our forces and presenting a bold front, wo hope that the friends of both tickets will see the necessity of la boring zealously to accomplish this end. The renegade Forney, of tho Phila delphia Press, is at the bead of a intlve-i ment to get up a distinct Douglas Elec-1 toral ticket, with the evident design to assist in giving the State to Lincoln.-1 We do not see what other motive be; could have, for by a union Electoral, ticket only, (thus combining the friends I of Douglas and Breckenridge,) is the State to be saved from the grasp of sec tional Black Republicanism. Forney may succeed in taking some votes from' ' the anion Democratic Electoral ticket, but we do not believe that he can de -1 feat it. His ticket cannot take more votes from it than Bellew! Everett will from Lincoln, and we doubt whether he can take anything like as many. The Harrisburg Patriot & Union says of Forney's movement : The design of a separate Douglas electoral ticket in Pennsylvania cannot be to secure the vote of tho State for him, because every' man engaged in engineering this project knows that the certain result of two electoral tickets must. be to give the State to Lincoln and llamlin.They admit this when speaking candidly ; and some go so far as to declare that they would rather see. the State go for the Republican candi dates than contribute in any du ce to the election of Breckinridge. Their first choice is Douglas, and thetir sec ond choice Lincoln. .. And this course, haring for its'avow ed object the dvfoat of the Democratic) .party and the election of the Black Re publican candnlates, is taken in the name of principle—sacred principle.— Democratic principles are to be viudi -,lated and upheld by contributing to the success of the hfe-long foes of De mocracy. Verily the principles of these factionists lead them to a:strange and moat unprincipled conolusion.— Democratic principles are Reeved, and deserve any sacrifice that they may 4,. ) maintained; but we beg leave to impale° how they are to he supported and vin dicated by the olov'ttion of,their yaoit determined and uncompromising foes. The most, atrocious acts are sometimes consummated in the name of principle. Political freebooters use the word as a prelude to their most unprincipled acts. It was principle that induced Forney to sell himself to the Republicans foe the Clerkship of the iTouse of Represen tatives. lie oared nothing for the emoluments of the office. Not he.— , Principle was the sacred motive that impelled him to accept compensation from the supporters . of Lincoln. And in tills crisis be is as much devoted tq principle as over. lie would, not coa -1 tribute, in the most remote degree, to the election of Breckinridge, but would rather assist, ie dividing the Democra tic party for the advantage of Lincoln. Thisis what he dignifies with the name of principle. Principle, indeed Where is the rogue who has 'not the unprincipled sort of principle to labor :fur those who pay him bust for his sor, vices ? The issue in Pennsylvania must come down to this :—Thuse who prefer the election of a Democrat to the Presidia'. cy -tu the elect .on of a Republican will vote fur the uniou electoral ticket; and those who prefer a Republican tea Dem ocrat will vote for thebogus concern which Forney is gettiag up. There is no escape from this dilemma. Demo. crats might us well vote directly for Ltacolii as to vote for a ticket that will certainly elect Lincoln. The ond is the same in bath cases. Ttaki modes elem. eieg at it constitute the only ilifferenoe. Democrats might as well throw a whole vote ter Lineulti as ladle one. The Democratic Executive Commit tee of Phdadelphia, at a regular meet. ing, on Tuesday week, adopted resolu tions endorsing the - lictiuti of the State Committee in relatiun to one Electoral Ticket. girOur city exchanges bring tvi„ every day, reports or Douglas anti lireeltinralgu toe , Aitv . ,•4 In variou4 quar ters of Llic country. The mere mentiou of each would occult). a hale dortln or our columns weeltly. We *dual, trout, time to time, allele to the moat promi nent on either side. A Brecliiiiridge and Lane ratification meeting was held at Washington city on Monday evening last. .After tlio adjournment, Mr. BUCHANAN was sore boded at the White House. LW made la long spud' on the occasion. He expressed his gratification at the nomination of Dreekinridge and Lane, because they were good and true wen, who would always be found at the post ,of duty, and above all heeanse thew were lowers of toe Constitution and the Union, and in favor of equal rights tn the people of all sections. Ile gave the history of the establishment of the two-third rule in politatial conventions, I which was in order to prevent au ti-Dein °erotic States from combining with a, few Democratic States to nominate a candidate disagreeable to those StateA Who would have to elect him. Neither Breckinridgo nor Douglas got the regu lar two thirds nomination, hence nny !-Democrat was at liberty' to vote fur either as he preferred. The President then-went at sonic length into an argu ' ment to show that each citizen of any olio State has the sane right to the pro tection-of his property in 'Ate cannon Territories, with any citizen of any other State. When the people of a Territory form u State Constitution, ' then they can settle thequatiCat ox slavery for themselves. This is sound i Deinocratie dectritio, and this beauti fully with the best intoresta of all, avoids strife and turmoil, and obviates the difficulties heretofore ex periencbd in the case of Kansas. k conclusion, the President said that thii Oa probably the last political speech ho should ever make. His po sition rendered it improper fbr him to participate in the canvass, although his heart was in it. lie spoke of the long time that he had been acquainted With the City of Wsshington, and wished all its citizens uninterrupted health and prosperity. • Republican Opposition to Donocratio The Republican papers snap up and •and publish with imnv.mse gusto any expressions from real or pretended Democratic papers in opposition to the union of the Democratic party. Their solicitude on this subject shows from what source they apprehend danger. — They fear union, and therefore they oppose it with all their might. They encourage disunion, because it plays directly into their bands. Particularly do these Opposition papers publish with satisfaction every treasonable word coining from their beloved friend and pensioned agent, Forney. Col. Forney says this, and Col. Forney says that in the Press, is to be found in every Repub lican and Abolition paper that we open. Col. Forney is an authority—a high Republican authority. And why not? It is perfectly proper that Col. Forney and the Press should stand high in the Republican church. This is not the first evidence of Republican devotion to his interests. _Tha overflowing love of that party forisofrinciples induced' them to confer him a handsome office; and the Republicans are not in the. habit of rewarding any but their friends. Are they !—Patriot Union? IE2
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