The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-09-26
THE ELECTION IN MAINE.

election in that State came off on Monday,
and the result is complete and overwhelm.
ing Black Republican triumph. Thus anoth.
er decided stronghold of the Democracy in
the North has ignominiously capitulated to
the Fremont party! This makes two in the
course Of IN last few weeks, which have
deserted Buchanan, which have tranpled
the hitherto invincible Democ, ,atic orgnniza.
ton under foot, and gone over, horse, foot,
and drngoons, to Greeleyism, Sumnerism and
Aboitionism. What an illustration is this
fthe nationality, fidelity and patriotism of
onr noble and unconquerabie Northern allies.
When the hosts of the Northern Democracy
are thus basely surrendering oh every hand,
not by hundreds, hut thousands and tens of
thousands, where is the boasied hope of the
! ypih in thei,.wiliingn<s and " tieir power ta
rfrss-sre the Constitution and to protect the
rights and honor of the South,
We consider that the result of the elec.
ton in Name puts n complete exinguisher
on Buchanan's chances for the Presidency,
and shows that the South can place no reli.
ance upon the Northern Democracy for the
slightest protection to her interests and her
institutions. New Hampshire first, Iowa
next, and now Mnine-all three having been
heretofore strong, decided, overwhelming
Democratic Slates--have become thorough.
ly and irretrievably Black Republicanized,
and will assuredIy cast their electoral votes
for Fremont in November. Which of the
Northern Democratic States will next fol.
low suit, discard Old Buck, and run up the
black flag of the Woolly Horse? few
weeks more will determine the position OF
several others, and we shall be greatly dis
appointed If they should not be found, on
the day of trial, treading in the footsteps of
their "ilustrous predecessors" We make
the prediction confidently now that in Iii.
nois--the home of Douglas hnself-Bissell
will beat Richardson for Governorshp out OF
sight We made this prediction IN face of
tn" fact TINT only n few weeks ago Col.
Richardson returned to Washington from an
elec'ionreIing tour through his State, and
immediately published II letter assuring his
friends that Illinois would vote the Demo.
cratic ticket bv twenty thousand maio,ity.-
The State Of Douglas, and Shields, aud
Richardson, we repeat, will beyond all ioub,
cast its vote for The Black Republican can.
didate. And thus another great Democratic
State in the North, whose majority hereto.
fore for the Democracy hns uniformly ranged
form ten TO twenty thousand, will be found
abandoning Buchanan and its party, and raj.
lying beneath the sectional, Free soil, Aboli.
| tion banner of Seward and Fremont.
Ard thus it will most certainly be too,
with Mr.. Buchanan's own State-the great
keystone State of Pennsylvania. And if he
loses this, will any Of his friends be kind
enough to tell us what earthly possibility
there is of his obtaining the electoral vote of
one single Northern State! There is none
there can be none. His chances in the
North, look in what direction you may, are
utterly and desperately hopeless. No can.
did man in either section will even pretend
otherwise. A few weeks more will vouch
the entire accuracy of the prophecy we now
make; and we make it with all soemnity and
with IN honest conviction that it will be re-.
allied in the event.
The fact that the Northern Democratic
States are thus rapidly and surely falling in.
to the support of the Black Republican
candidates, presents to the Southern people
matter for the gravest and most dispassion.
ate consideration. As we have shown, over
and over again, Mr.. Buchanan's election is
an impossibility, even though he should get
The vote of every Southern State, and Penn.
sylvania besides. Does any man in his SEN
ses suppose he can do this7 Not one will
so contend. Not one will seriously main.
tain that Mr.. Fillmore has no chance of car.
rylng any of the Southern States. On the
contrary, 1t is pretty generally conceded that
he will certainly carry five or six, with n good
and increasing chance for several more
The case stands thus, then:-Give to Buch.
anan the ohole vote Of the South md the
vote OF his one State, and he is yet not eIrc.
ted; but give to Fillmore the vote of the
Whole South and the vote of his own State.
and he is elected, with several votes to spare,
The South then can elect Mr. Fillmore, but
it cannot elect Mr.. Buchanan. Besides, il is
also conceded that Mr.. Fillmore stands nm
infinitely better chanee Of carrying New York
than Mr.. Buchanan dues of carrying Penn.
sy!vania. But even it Buchanan were Ger.
tain Of carrying his own State, that, as we
have shown, will still amount to nothing.
unless he carried also other Northern States
Not 20, however, with Mr. Fillmore-the
vote of his State alone of all the Northern
States would ensure his election, with the
united Southern vote.
We now put it to the Southern people of
all parties, if they sincerity desire to defeat
Fremont, To say whether it would not be
tn. part of wisdom, patriotism and sound
policy, to unite at once upon Mr.. Fillmore,
and give him the united vote of the South
ern States, which, added to the vote of his
own State, which he will certainly get, will
elect him President, and thus poslrate Black
Republican sectionalism. nav and forever
This, We earnestly maintain, is n monrntous
question tor the consideration of Sonihrrn
men; md upon its decision, we verify believe.
hang the fate of the Union and the safety of
the South. What say the frank, intelligent,
patriotic p"ople of the South to the propnsi.
ton we have suggestedl Banish party and