The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-07-17
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ano tue democracy can learn from IL how
prosperous is the cause OF Fremont.
The Times at first supported Fillmore
It then took down his name aud urged the
nomination Of Mclean. That failing, it
has been growing ever since, until now it
comes out rssOlutely against Fremont
Read 1t all. OF course the Times is oppos.
ed to Buchanan, but here is what It save:
UNION OF ANTAGONISTS.
The telegraPhic dispatches from New
York, OF Tuesday morning, contained the
following paragraph: ..s..-....., b.
PROPOSED UNION OF THE REPUBLICANS AND
AMERIcANs.-NeU York, july s.-The true
friends Of Fremont in all sections, feeling
that his election is endangered by the in
trigues on foot to defeat him, are consulting
upon the exPediency Of calling 4 Conven-
ton which shall bring the American and
Republican parties together, for the purpose
of selecting Union Candidate for the Vice
Presidency, there being 40 question about
Fremonts aeceptability to both.
At a caucus of Fremont's friends in Con-
grsss. held in Washington last night, it was
thought best that Dayton and Johnston
should both Withdraw, in favor of candi-
date acceptable to all parties.
We take no particular credit to ourselves
for political sagacity in having predicted this
very tate OF things, as the inevitable result
OF unheeding the sound and judicious advice
which was pressed upon the Nominating
Convention, which met in this city on the
18th of June. We labored with unwearied
diligence and sincerity in endeavoring to
cons incS the public that Judge Mclean, was
not only the most available candidate that
could be put in nomination, not only that he
alone, Of all others, could defeat Mr.. Bu-
chanan, but that he possessed the highest
qualifications for the Office. His nomination
would have been hailed with enthusiastic
demonstrations Of delight in every part OF
the country, and his election would have
followed as certainly as the day follows the
night. Evil counsels predominated-malign
influences prevailed. The rabd and fanat.
ical sectionalists could not be prevailed up.
on to accept pure and high minded states.
man like Judge Mclean. He was too con.
servative in his opinions, too sincerely the
friend OF the Constitution and the Union to
suit their selfish schemes of personal ag-
grandisement and sectional issues. Instead
Of pls cling him in nomination as was earnest
ly desire d by the most patriotic men in this
great State, Col. Fremont was selected
WITHOUT EXPERIENCE, WITHOUT
ANY KNOWLEDGE OF POLITICAL
AFFAIRS, HAVING BEEN BUT A
BOUT TWENTY DAYS IN PUBLIC
LIFE, POSSESSING NO POSSIBLE
CLAIM TO THE DISTINGUISHED
HONOR, HE SUCCEEDED IN OBTAIN
ING THE NOMINATION OVER THE
HEADS OF FAR MORE DESERVING
MEN THAN HIMSELF. WE DEPRE
GATED HIS NOMINATION THEN
, WE DO SO STILL. 1T HAS FAlLET
OF PRODUCING THE DESIRED EFF
Feet IN THIS STATE AT LEAST, ii
NOT EVERYWHERE ELSE. THE
PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY CAN
NOT BE BROUGHT INTO THE SUP
PORT OF A SECTIONAL CANDI
DATE AND SECTIONAL ISSUES
WHICH MUST END IN DlSUNTON
AND CIVIL WAR.
An attempt is now TO be made 20 unit
the Conservatives and Destructves, or il
other words, the American and the Repub
lican parties. WE SAY IN ALL FRANK
NESS AND CANDOR THAT A UNIOl
Is NO LONGER POSSIBLE. TIL
cHASM BETWEEN'1'HET TWO is TOY
BROAD, TOO WIDE, TOO DEEP
Ths anti American speeches in the Repub
eau Convention, made to catch the Germa
votes, settled that matter long ago. Eve
if that had not been suffi cient to prevent a
. idea of union, the bitter, rancorous, ur
scrupulous hostility manifested towards Nj
Fillmore by Republican speakers and RI
publican presses, would Of course put
wholly out of the question. THE TWt
PARTIES ARE SEPARATED BY Al
IMPASSABLE GULF.
The Republican party appear to hav
been governed by penny wise sort of pol
e cy from the very outset. They put a ger
tleman in nomination for the highest offc
in the gift of the American people, WHO'S
h SOLE QUALIFICATIONS ARE TIA
t HE'S AN UNKNOWN MAN, AND HA
n BEEN AN ENTERPRISING EXPLOl
Err AMONG THE ROCKY MOUN
TAINS. AS a matter OF policy, they pi
ced upon the ticket with him a gentIems
Of character and influence, whom they no
| seek 10 sacrifice to their notions of exped
i. ency. William +. Johnston, nominate
O. for The same Office by the New York boltin
=, Americ ans, is also to be withdrawn. Wi,
what grace he will submit to this decree
time will disclose. That he will resist wit
Y an effort OF desperation is reasonable enoug
to suppose, as it is evidently his last chane
for political preferment. -
NO, MILLARD FILLMORE CANNO
WILL NOTBE WITHDRAWN FRO
THE CANVASS. If HE WERE T.
: BE, THE FEELING is SO STRON
: IN THIS STATEAGAlNST THE SEC
J. TlONAL CANDIDATE, THAT A VAS
MAJORITY OF HIS TRUE CONSET
{ VATIVE FRIENDS WOULD VOT
e THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET. In cal
:. the contest should be narrowed down b
tween Buchanan and Fremont, Phlade
phia alone would give the Democrats 90 O,Ot
\, majority. Three fourths of the Americ,
votes in the eastern counties of the Sta
u would in such case, be given to Buchana
j. If FILLMORESHOULD WITHDRAW
THE STATE WOULD GO FOR Bl
10 CHANAN BY5b,000 MAJORITY.
Under the present state OF affairs, wo c,
see no ray of hope for the friends Of Il
~ Republican nominee. There is not a 81
of gle bright spst in their whole political ho
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