Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-07-10
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We have no confidence in the integrity o
the NJ T. Herald, and we are not sure which
is the more desirable, IFS support of, or oppo
sition to the Democratic Presidential ticket
For a while prior to the nomination of Fac.
MONT it affected to regard that event as about
tantamount to his election, whereat the negro
organs were greatly rejoiced, and quoted its
expressions of opinion with infinite relish
FREMoT was nominated, whereupon, the
Herald, in its issue of Saturday. remarked.
" With these divisions and dissensions among
the opposition camps, the question of what are
the prospects of the campaign may be readily
answered. According TO the State elections OF
the last two yeais, the combined opposition
forces are in q popular majority throughout the
country of upwards of three hundred thousand
votes, comprehending an electoral majority of
seventy nine, including all the northern States.
and Deleware, Mary Ian d and Kentucky in the
South, besides a hard push for Tennessee. Now
were these opposition elements united in com
mon cause, and upon a common ticket, and for
the simple, practical, tangible purpose of new
administration, they might still give to the fill.
clustering and nigger-driviag Democracy the
the fuctuating fortunes of the party. But with
this opposition majority cut up and divided into
conflicting factions, between FILLMORE, FRE-
MONT, STocKTOS and others. they must neces-
sarly be routed and scattered like flock Of silly
sheep before the solid masses of the fierce De-
mocracie.'
What chance of an election is there for FRF.
MONT, with FILLMORE in the field, subtracting
his thousands from the ranks which, to be VIC
torlous, must be compact and unbroken 2 No
chance whatever. What chance is there for
FILLMORE, with Fremont and his par1izans ar
rayed against him ! About as much chance as
for the man in the moon. Between the Know
Nothing and the nigger worshipper, the dullest
of blockheads will readily perceive that there
will he nothing left for Mr.. BUCHANAN to do but
TO make bis domestic arrangements, his Cabinet
aud foreign appointments, &c, preparatory 10
the occupation Of the Presidents mansion on the
fourth of March next. The result of the cleo
tion, from the existing condition of things
among the opposition ranks, is just as certain
as II it had already taken place, and had gone
by default in favor of the Democratic party"
There is no shadow of doubt that the Her.
aid, in this instance, has reached perfectly
correct conclusion. Mr.. BUCHANAN, if the
Democracy of the country shall do its duty
will go into the Presidential mansion by
larger electoral vote than was given to tn,
Democratic candidate four years ago. Bu
We are far from conceding the suppositior
to be correct, that were all the opposition
elements united in common cause, and
upon common ticket. they might defeat
Mr.. BUCHANAN. Whatever result the State
elections of the past two years may show
we have no idea that the success of the De.
mocracy in the ensuing election depends
upon divided opposition.
But our purpose in taking the foregoing
paragraphs from the Herald was not to COM
ment upon anything contained in them, bu,
to direct the attention Of those negro organs
which but few days ago found consolation
in its columns, to the altered tone of the
paper since the nomination of Fremont
Doubtless the Herald as well as the negro.
worshippers arc disappointed at the popular
reception of that nomination.