Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-10-23
AN OLD LINE WHO'S VIEWS

alttui out uuScTupul0uS lie i0eJS are |
now seeking to catch the South
But the trick is too transparent and
will not succeed. The People of the
South know that the only party in
the North, fighting against the black
republicans, is the national demo-
cratic party, and that party they in
tend to support in self.defence:
Party Slrategy---An Adroit but
Dangerous Movement.
We have observed, for some weeks
back, the strategetic movements Of
the American party, with species of
admiration for its boldness and a.
droitness. 1t is one of those deci-
sive maneuyers, executed on the
brink of battle, which either makes
or mars, utterly. To make it clear
to our readers, it is necessary to pre-
mise, that vast amount of the
strength Of Mr.. Buchanan and Of the
demoeatic party liz this contest, rests
upon. the well-grounded belief that,
backed BY an unbroken national or
ganization, he could more securely be
elected over Fremont, than Mr.. Fill
more, the ranks Of whose party had
been so recently broken, in some
parts of the Union, by local STAN
pedes into the black republican camp.
These considerations rallied to Mr..
Buchanan vast numbers, many OF
whom would personally prefer MIR.
Fillmore. This is especially SO in the
South, where the tendency of the
conservatism not In immediate ALI
auce with either party, has been,
and is, certainly to the support of the
democratic nominee as"ihe strongest
man."
The American supporters of Mr.
Fillmore have seen and felt this
and know that unless this unanimity
of sentiments in the Southern States
as to Buchanans strength can be
broken down, their favorite may
stand no chance, even to 60 into the
House.
Now for their plan Of operations
A State election comes off in Penn.
Isylyania next Tuesday. 1t is Civ
en- out that tremendous reaction
is setting in in the Free States, il
favor OF Fillmore, and Buchanan is
losing ground. By an arrangement
or understanding of some sort with
the supporters of Fremont in that
State, Union or fusion ticket is rur
singly in opposition to the democrat.
ic State ticket. Heaven and earlf
will be moved to carry il; so that i
may be proclaimed that Mr.. Buchan
ans own State had decided against
him, and that therefore he will no
do to depend upon as the rallyinG
point to beat Fremont. The calcula
ton is, that then, by a bold rush
and claiming that MIR. Fillmore !:
"the strongest man." a revolution
may be effected in the Southern
States which, if it does not carry
! Mr.. Fillmore in the electoral cole
ges, will at least throw the election
in the House where his peculiar
friends think be stands the best
chance.
The piece of strategy is adroit, but
dangerous, in double sense. 1t is
dangerous to the party which makes
it, in that, if the fusion ticket fails
to carry in Pennsylvania by very
decisive majority, it will fix the pub.
lie mind more firmly than ever that
Mr.. Buchanan is the man "to tie to y
to beat Fremont, thus hosting the
engineer with his own petard. II is
dangerous to that combined union Of
the conservative, national elements
of the country to which alone there
lis any hope Of the election of either
Mr. Fillmore or Mr.. Buchanan; for
even in the event of the success of
the anti-Buchanan ticket in Pennsyl-
vania by such a majority as would
give the superficial observer reason
to despair Of carrying the State in
November, the time is too short 10
which to marshal all the Southern
States around The Standard of Mr..
! Fillmore. He must be sanguine, in
deed, who believes that Arkansas, or
Mississippi, or Alabama, will not, in
any event, vote for the democratic
nominee. In such a man9uver in
front Of the enemy, the commander
who makes it ought to be sure of his
power to wheel every brigade and
regiment into the new line Of battle