Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-09-19
The Decision.

The Decision.
The "Old-line Wings" of the United States,
assembled in Convention, through delegates
selected for their ability, experience and moral
worth, have decided, that it is duty they
owe themselves and the country, to adopt
Fillmore and Doneson as the candidates in
the pending contest, upon whom they will cast
their votes. They have proclaimed to the
world, their reverence for the Constitution of
the United States-their unalterable attach
ment to the National Union, and their fixed
determination to do all in their power, to pre-
serve that Constitution and the Union which
it created, for themselves and their posterity.
Repeating the warnings Of the Father of his
Country" in his farewell legacy to his coun-
trymen-eschewing the evils and dangers of
that sectionalism, by which the two other can
didates for the Presidency are supported, the
"Old-line Wings" have reached the conclu-
sion, that Mr.. Fillmore is the only one of the
candidates, now before the people, upon whom
they can, with due regard to the safety of
the country, cast their votes.
They have deemed it wise and expedient, in
the present state of political parties, not to
make nomination from their own ranks, but,
on the contrary, to select from among those
nominated by the other parties, TINT man
whom they regard as the safest, most prudent
most conservative, and best qualified for the
high position of Chief Magistrate The posi-
ton taken by the "Old-line Wings" in the
present canvass, and their reasons for selecting
Willard Fillmore, are so distinctly and clearly,
and at the same time succinctly set forth in
their seventh resolution, we here copy it as
follows, to wit:
"Resolued, That, without adopting or referring
to the peculiar doctnes of the party which has al
ready selected Mr. Fillmore as candidate, we
look to him as well-tried and faithful friend of
the Constitution and the Union eminent alike for
his wisdom and frmness-for his justice and mod
Grafton in our foreign relations-for his calm and
pacific temperament, so well becoming the head OF
a great nation-for his devotion to the Constitu-
ton in its true spirthis infexibility in executing
the laws but, beyond all these attributes in pos
sessing the one transcendent merit of being re-
preventative of neither Of the two sectional parties
now struggling for political supremacy"
This resolution is alike honorable TO those
who framed and adopted it, and respectful to
the candidate Of the American party" upon
whom their choice has fallen.
They do not select Mr.. Fillmore on the
ground that he is an american in the party
acceptation of the term, they Exclude the
conclusion that they become members of the
american party in deciding to bestow their
suffrages upon him. and assign other but sat
isfactory reasons fSr supporting him. Nor are
the "Old-line Wings" on the other hand,
guilty of the egregious folly manifested by the
Pearces, the Joneses, the Pratts, and other
twinkling luminaries of that party (whosc
views and policy are concurred in by the Ma.
tionaI Inteltigencer of this city, who refuse to
cast their sufrages for the candidate of theAmer-
lean party, because that party has presumed
"to rise upon the ruins Of the Wig and
Democratic parties !' The Bateses, Gran.
gers, Robertsons, Grahams, Riveses, Hunts,
and the hosts Of other most distinguished
most talented, and most patriotic men Of the
old Wing party, who composed the late Con.
vention as Baltimore, laid aside the considerR
tons growing out of their offended dignity
and raised their voices for the preservation o.
the Constitution and the Union
In this, they have taught lesson of wisdom
and prudence to those other gentlemen, who
have left
" A fair and fertile plain
To batten on the moor
There may be men-there doubtless arr
men" Old-line Wings" who have patriotic
ally gone over to their ancient enemies-th,
present sham Democracy-men who really
think they render the country service, il
leaving the ranks of conservatism, and in at
tsching themselves to that party which adopt
ed the Cincinnati platform, embracing opin
ions and doctrines Numerically at war will
all the maxims and principles Of conservatism
We repeat there may be, and there doubtless
are, such men-we can only hope they may
discover the error Of their course, before il
shall be too late to remedy it. If they should
not, however, discover their error and retrace
their steps we are not cprtnin that their loss