Washington telegraph., 1856-04-09
The Black Republicans Opinion of the
= American Ticket.

American Ticket.
One of the most unmistakable indica-
TONS Of the nationality Of the American
r.rtv. its platform and its candidates, is the
rrpsuariDg abuse and denunciation heaped
rnou the party and its candidates by the
roliticians of the Seward stripe. We will
.;,e our readers an occasional extract from
.bs Freesoil journals to sustain us in our as
sertiOn;
From the Cincinnati Gazette
..We are glad that the action of the Con-
rsption proved SO decided as to leave no
5oubt as to the character of the platform.
The latter is clearly and decidedly pro-slave-
and Nebraska. and In this respect cores
rouds precisely with the principles of the
Pierce Democracy The only difference,
therefore. between these two parties is that
enc Is opposed to, and the other in favor of
he principles Of The American party. On
The question Of slavery extension they stand
N the same ground, and are on all the
yoints involved in this leading question
unit
Fillmore and Donelson are therefore
PRESENTED to the American people as candi-
dates for the Presidency and Vice Presiden-
e7 on a thorough and decided Nebraska,
rrO-sIaTery platform-and for these men
1nd the principles of the present admins
tratiOn on the slavery question. the citizens
Of the Northern States are asked to vo;e.''
In view of the facts presented. can the
North support the Philadelphia nominees
and their Nebraska principles? Certainly
net Freedom cannot yield to the whole
sale uucompron,ising demands Of slavery:
and, therefore, the North will not SUPPORT
any man, or principles. not clearly and un-
equivocally opposed to the extension of sla-
very
We have now one set Of Southern candi-
dates in the field The so-called Democra-
ey viii give US another. Let the Republi-
cans and Northern Americans give US set
Of Northern candidates, and the latter will
receive the support of the Free States, and
as it was in the election of Mr. Banks, so it
viii be in the Presidential election-the ex-
isteuce of North as well as South will be
announced by the vote of the anti-Nebras-
ka forces of the former
From Weeds Albany Journal, Feb. 30 I
The Silver Gray organs and Office eSpec-
tauts are quite jubiiant over Mr. Fillmore's
roaIina;ion But the Freesoil Wings and
Democrats who Joined the Order will drop
cut, as such nomination was not what they
bsrue1rad f,-
From the Journal Of Feb. 26.1
We CONCUR with You-;he result tha.
Is the election of Fillmore. does materially
Depend upon the action of the Southern peo-
PIE. The n1cn aclto sig5,ed the Furi-
tire SlGre Lar, and did ercry thing az
kjs p0t-cr 10te5e President TO hare 1T faith
1gi{T executed. IS not the man 1cIton, the
Southern peopie' 1ciU erer fear TO trasst
Not at all But they will eviuce their graf
Hude by supporting and sustaining him
against any and all competitors Mark the
prediction, C,ye of little faith.
The South need not fear to ''trust Mr.
Fillmore. for they hold his bond His in
terest in Freedom. and all its glorious pre-
Icgatives, vas sold for mess of thin Pot
ta.c- During the struggle for Freedom in
Kansas, Mr- Fillmore has been an absentee
bis organs have been dumb-his friends
cough
Il Is true. also. that after signing the
Fugitive Slave Law. he appointed Judges
and Commissioners TO hunt, with Blood
houad ferOcity. for Fugitives. His man
HaiI cviEced more than the zeal Of Counsel
to convict somebody or anybody charged
With symPatbizing with the Jerry Res
cue
It Is true, again, ''that the election Of Mr:
fillmore does materially depend upon the
Southern people" The North had little TO
Do with his nomination. and viii have still
lcss 10 DO with his election.