Daily American organ., 1856-08-20
From the Louisville Journal.
Another Convert.

A few days ago we mentioned the fact that some
of our prominent merchants, who were for Buchan-
an until they visited the North and saw for them
selves the condition of parties there, had returned
home determined to support Fillmore and Donsl-
son, and convinced that the contest is between Mr.
Fillmore and Col. Fremont. We publish below
letter from New York, written by another of our
leading wholesale merchants. He left this city,
several weeks ago, a Buchanan man. He, too, has
determined to support Fillmore, because he has
been convinced by actual observation that Buchan-
an has no chance of success in the North and that
the contest is actually between Fillmore and Fre-
mont. Such has invariably been the result with
all candid Southern men who have visited the
North since the nomination Of Fremont
To the Editors Of tie Louisville Journal:
New York, August 9, 1856.
GENTLEMEN The deep interest that is felt in the
approaching Presidential election induces me to give
you the result of my observations since my arrival
here, which was about five weeks since. On leaving
my home in Kentucky, strongly impressed
with the belief that it was my duty to support lu-
chanan for the Presidency, the man most likely to
succeed against Fremont yet believe, if the elec
ton had taken place five six weeks ago, that Bu-
chanan would have been elected Since my arrival
here, have had the most convincing and overwhem-
ing reasons for changing my opinion. have had
daily access to newspapers published in all the States
besides having daily intercourse with persons from
almost every quarter of the country, and do say
without fear of successful contradiction that there is
a most powerful reaction going amongst the peo-
pe and reaction that is certain to carry Mr. Fill
more into the Presidential chair all opponents.
Having become convinced of this have determined
to cast my vote for Miard Fillmore and Andrew j.
Donelson as the men, and believe the only men, of
those before the people, who can save the coun
try in this great emergency. Buchanan and Free
mont are regarded here, by all Union-loving and
conservative men, as sectional candidates. and mo-
thing ese-the one of the North and the other of the
South.
1t is believed that the success of either would only
tend to increase the i'll feeling already existing be-
tween the two sections and the only way to restore
peace and quiet to the country to lay them both
the shelf, and elect Fillmore, u man in whom both
North and South have implicit confidence. This
feeling is spreading rapidly with all classes heard
a gentleman remark few days since that the day
that brought the of the election of Fremont
President TO the city of New York, would be a day
in which the property of the city would decrease in
value one hundred millions of dollars gentleman
standing by remarked that the election of Buchanan
show the feeling existing here. You may put down
the State of New York as certain for Fillmore.
The effort of Martin Van Buren to carry the Free
soil Democracy to Buchanan is said to be dead fail
ure; they will go for Fremont The reunion at Sy-
racuse, between the Softs and Hards, attracts little
attention here. 1t is generally understood that
it will have no effect upon the Masses, Under all
these circumstances is 1t not the duty Of all conserya
tive men, men who love their country, TO rally
around the standard of Fillmore and Donelson and
elect them and would it not be good policy for the
South to withdraw Buchanan from the contestp He
certainly stands earthly chance of being elected
1t does seem to me that his withdrawal of itself,
would tend greatly to- allay the bitter feeling exist
ing between the two sections-indeed, / may say
peace and good feeling would be restored at once.
OLD-LINE WHIG