Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-10-11
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Mr.. Buchanan the strongest man.


Mr.. Buchanan the strongest man.
1t is one of the most remarkable things in
this remarkable canvass, that the friends of
Atr. Fillmore still press the idea that he IL
the strong man, aye, even stronger thar Mr..
Buchanan, when the facts are all the other
way. Party bias aside, we cannot see how
it is that this idea is pressed with such bold
ness, when these who support it must know
that his chances are not SO good for an cleo
,on as those of Mr.. Buchanan, if we Judge
che future by the past. All that the most
sanguine of his friends claim for hia is SIX
or seven States, which can have 10 other
effect than to throw the election into the
House, in which event i; Is hoped the Black
Republicans will unite with the Know No.
things and elect Mr. Fillmore, ;sad hence,
We suppose he is called the stronger man
The chances Of Mr.. Buchanan, (admitting
them not to be 50 COED before the House,
are better than Mr. Fillmoro's before the
people, and he win So into the House, in
the event the eleetioa gets there with q
larger number Of States aHd larger naue-
rieal vote than Ma. Fillmore can possibly
get This, We think, the friends ef the lat
ter Will admit. if they viii lay party bias
aside anil loci. 1t facts as they are, and as
Ill preceding elections II the Southern
States eniitle tltea to believe. In 1913,
rs bofgecn Gen Pierce and Gen. Scott, or
as between Gen, Taylor and Cen Cass, the
vote Of majority of the Southern States
was cast for tie Democratic party, and such
is the history of elections in the Southern
States. How, then, is Mr.. Fillmore the
strongest candidate. with almost all, If not
the entire South against him: In the North
and West his chances are not so good az
those of Fremont, AID this, we presume,
none VIII derry, unless indeed, by t,asion
of the Black Republicans With the Know
Nothings, some of these States are carried
against ,Ir. R4aehasan. Suppose they are,
and Nr. FilAnforo is elected By such anion
Of The opposition forces, is it not fair to infer
that Mr.. Fillmore will feel bound to carry
out the wishes of the Black Republican par
~. He has already said he regrets the re-
peal of the Missouri Go4npsc4nise, and if he
50 regrets it, and the Black Republicans de-
mand its restoration, as they say they viii
do, will he not sign the billy How can he
refuse, and especially So, when we are told
by bis friends that he only signed the Fugi-
tive slave law, because Of his pledges not to
use sl.e veto. power. Docs he still entertain
such opinions with reference to he exercise
of that power? If So and bill for the re-
storation of the Afissor~i Compromise passes
both Houses of Congress, what will Nv
Fillmore do? This is an important cues
ton. and one which every lover of his coun-
try should answer for himself, before he casts
his vote for NJ. Fillmore. The South is in I
danger-a crisis is approaching; nay almost
upon us, and yet men Of the South cry
"peace, when there is no peace" and close
their eyes to the danger which is impend- I
ing. for the sake of party triumph, which
may involve all in one general ruin. Mr. +
Fillmore can eplf be the stronger nan III
the way we have shown, by eilioa Of the /,
Black Republican and Know NotlMAg par
ties, and such union can only be prejudi-
cial TO the interests CT Tie South and the
whole country. because of Tic mofewops
doctrines advocated and the evil Legislation
which will follow such election
The talk of the withdrawal of Mr.. Bueh-
anan IS the merest CANNON, got UP 70 re-
rive the waning soft0nes Of Dir. Fillmore
and 10 diapirit the friends Of Mr.. Buchanan,
and in this way give show oi 'eason that
Mr. Fillmore is the stronger Of the two. No
one believes the ridiculous story, not eEen
those 8horcport l.. We tell the Democra-
cy, STAND FIRM. all will yet be veil,
let every Democrat be at hia post, and fail /
not and falter not