The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-27

many instances very large class OF persons who lack the
strength Of mind the independence and integrity Of
character to think and act for themselves public queS
tons OF vitality mportant nature They are largely In
huenoed by what may be termed their surroundings
and seldom take definite action until they first ascertain
or fancy they have ascertained the precise direction in
which the public CURRENT is setting For these reasons
they sometimes recognised by politicians the float
ing VOTE and sometimes the fence men," To the
floating vote or the fence men, the attention OF the black
republican orators and journalists appears to be- at the
present time almost exclusively directed In order to Sc
their support they prudenty attempt TO make 1t
demonsrabe matter that their support is not needed or
only needed swell the triumph Of their candidate They
the little army of and ms-servers that
they must descend from their doubling, doubtful and
spitngly-panful position without moments delay If
they desire present forgiveness and future grace and to
give overwhelming force to the assurance they aude to
their rumphs in Vermont and Maine convincing
evidence of the true state OF feeling throughout the whole
of New England and to their late victory in Iowa as to what
may be expected in the great West In their opinion the
contest is already settled Greeley So Watson Webb
says So Garrison says and Bennett is nearly if not
quite Of the opinion that the veraciy OF these gentlemen
should not be called in question during the term of the
present presidential campaign They are positive that
Fr6monts majority will net be less than 10000 in New
York, $4,000 in Ohio 10000 in Indiana, and 10000 in Hi
nos Corresponding maoritie claimed for their can
didae in New Jersey, Michigan Wisconsin, and Iowa.
As the twenseyen electoral votes Of Pennsy could
not be conveniently dispensed WITH letters shown to
the encebesders by and scores in which promi
nen democrats made to regard Mr. BuchananS chances
utterly hopeless in State which has bestowed upon
him her highest honors and which presents him to
her sister members of the conederacy preemnenty
worthy of the exalted station which their united
voices confer.
From Portland to Philadelphia and from Philadelphia
to Chicago the blackrepubican journals filed with
appeals to the foatng vote of the character just
noticed. Letters, manufactured genuine from every
conceivable point osentatiousy displayed in their col
umn which, if credited would reduce the democratic party
to the numerical strength of coporas guard in each one
Of the northern free States These boasul predictions
have been the principal eeconeering capital of the oppo
son since the days of the elder Adams Its reproduction
in 1856 is simply wearsome.
We aude this stale trick of the enemy with the view
of putting such of democratic friends upon their
guard who while they discredt the absurdy ridiculous
stories daily put forth by the kepublcan organs in
regard to Femonts strength and Buchanans weakness in
the free States yet at times permit their confidence in the
final result to be shaken by these silly reports to great
extent than they would perhaps be willing acknow
edge than they themselves may be Of There is
nothing easier than to make political estimates and pre-
dicons according to ones wishes The task is still less
difficult to have them published circulated, and finally
buried with the like trash of preceding campaigns They
referred to by old politicians matters of curiosity
and not figures of faith and may be regarded
species of political literature which 1t would be sheer
folly for disturb the black republicans in their just
monopoly Of Neither in this way, by railway flights
through State by brief hotel tarryings, by
steamboat ourneyngs the real sentiments the real
feelings of the be ascertaned II is in the little
meeting at the district school-house special
sions in the county courtroom the little gatherings
about the village the village inn, the black
smith shop the roads the mill factory before
or after the regular hours ofwork OF the million FIVE
hundred thousand voters in the United States fully two
million stay home constantly and Aborously employed
from years end years end But there times when
they hesitate leave the plough and the oom the
anvil and the workbench Lot them be convinced
that institutions which they cherish their brthrght
in dangerthat traitors within foes without
tempting destroy that Union which has made them
great prosperous and happy peoPe-and they assemble
by thousands and Of thousands ready with voice and
hand demonstrate where the sovereign power Of the
public is deposited
We believe that the people Of the United States have in
their primary meetings their immense meetngs-r
exceeding in numbers and enthusiasm any popular demon
STATIONS before witnessed in this counry-and though
the public press have given unmstakable evidence
their choice for the next presidency We feel quite
6den any person DO OF unrealized event that
James Buchanan will be next President We would
be sadly wanting in faith and confidence IL took no
heed Of the eIuant notes OF anticipated triumph which
come up daily from the democratic in every section
Of the Union. The inscribed upon the banners
borne by fifteen States Of the confederacy be mis-
taken Our hopes becoming stronger and deeper in
the triumph OF the democratic in New Hampshire
Connecticut and Rhode Island Hopes become Certainties
view the heroic struggle making by the demo-
Gratis in Indiana and Illinois The democracy Of Ohio bid
us doubt Our friends in Michigan were never
more sanguine Our sdvices from New York Of the
most encouraging character. New Jersey is firm and
shaken in her devotion the Union And Pcnnsylpanid
What answer shall we maker Would II not be an insult
to her Iongtred and everhfu democracy to doubt for
single second Of time what disposition win be made
OF the twentyseyen electoral Of the Keystone State
when her "vorite son" is in the field the standard
bearer Of the democratic party7
THE UNIoS-LoyING PROCLIvrTIBs OF BLACK RE.