The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-23
Address or the Hon. Taomas L. Clingm m
TO his COnAtituents


Aoofess OF the Hon. Taomas L. Clingm -
20 his Commitments.
We have re-sived copy OF an address Of Hon. Thos
Cir man 70 his Constituents of the great Ban sounds dis
trio, OF Worth Carolina, on the politics of the day in re
gard 70 WIN :, we are reduced from the pressure upor
our columns Z. brief extract or two
Mr. CHI sn IN oe> Ms with the slavery question aud In
reference to the sboli niss. abolition policy and mock
philanthropy England uching American slavery, he
eies the Astounding fscs recSuly reprinted In the En-
bs'9 Rertew from Official authority, concerning the
vsge, aocious and most horrible punishmcnts and tor
lures naic cd upon the poor indoo SORTS BY their ordy
masters Of the East rdA Company he thus establishes
the mock philanthropy ami crocodile m2athy OF John
bu Tor our slaves Of the South Next he refers to the
jealousy Of England against the Unised States
~ the real motive for her efforts In behalf American
sso onism and disuniop, In which matter he agrees
With our own Oft repeated views of the subject Comiss
asieDgth to the campaign before u.s. Mr. CiDgmHn thus
procesds:-
As 1t IL he duty TO make fair effort to
possible the existing Union Of the States what ought
We to Go In the approaching Presidents conesa s US
take survey Of .bs field Of sote ard Of hs combaans
ed years ago would oe the csss) no longer exists
For the last twelve hs it has had enough
in it's I.s fsmer members have either gone
into other organizations waiting take some ne
position. In the North most Of them have united with
tina abolttionsta and free soil democrats for med
sectional party which is held toy sner m.iny BY its
hostility 30 the South In fact its Only leading principle
publican psrty thor gh it Ia commonly called the
black republican party. The latter designation Il the
n more re- 'pp,opis rot only because whit. It l. devoted
contemns the rights Of white men, but also because
counterfeit Ar. Jefferson said thai the old <ede-
raists would attempt TO get into power by stsaug the
Of republican and his prediction hs; been verified
IN our Day The principle Of our Revolutionary
struggle, and also that Of the old republicans OF Jesr
sons day the question Of the right Of the people in
each locality to govern Themselves and this great pri
vege Is now denied BY this party which seeks tue
same time to deprive the white Of the Territories
Of the right Of self government and to put negroes
level with them, and thus TO raise the latter to
higher station than God Almighty has fitted them fr
II their policy could DO carried into practice you and
know fellow citisens that the experiment would merely
end in the degradation and destruction of tho white race
The car didats OF such party whoever be may BE- can
whose candidate Is already In the field IL the Know No
thing or American party. Twelve months ago it seemed
bers. When assembled In convention, however, last
June, l. Is well known that the adoption of its
.wsSs TO dele
lay seeded from the party In the recent
venton Of last month however, these dseg
rg and striking the identical section which they had
objected to- ard obliged southern members their turn
to leave the convention. It ,hen nominated Fillmore and
Doneson for the frst and econd offices Of the govern
ment Mr.. Fillmore, 1t is conceded has strength in
the North. This In part owing to the fact that he in
accordance With plain constitutional provisions placed
his signature to the Fugitive Slave act, subsequent
y in obedience to his Official oah to carry
heard tbs the oDnas Tia. he
get single electoral in free State. la tho
South he has stood on much bet or ground but his posi-
on ON the pending questions is unknown and he is
sentiay weakened by being the nominee Of the Know
Nothinss stould he accept In fact II he be member
a m NV ka mt NJ
the Grand Council in viii h TIE North has the control
Waving however these objections, there is another
the several Southern States claimed for him he could not
thereby succeed. The only effec; of dividing the
Southern vote would De to throw the election into
the House Of Representatives The recent election of
Speaker by that body shows what would be
the result Of Presidents, contest. II the
candidate Gov. Aiken he would have been certainly
elected Even he had received ,a 1 y. on IL. al, nr .
vious he would have beaten his competitor, Mr. Banks
IN avowed Know Nothing to speak OF three Others
two Of who% were from slave States xh' might have
vove the House. there will either be election at
ALL the black Republicans must snecesd: It seems
the Know Nothing Convention permitted Mr.. Fillmore to
be nominated effect this eesuls As they able to
repeal The old plasorm they syident'y h.a strength
to eve the black republican candida. double chance,
that II re should fell before the people he might sue
coed In the House. As voter, therefore, given for Mr.
Fillmore, under sach circumstances, would merely be
thrown awaJ It is not probable that in the South
be will carry single Slate The great antssont there
FORE Of the Anslsyery party must be the nominee of
the democracy Ire party has been essentially modified
within the last few years. In Its convention OF 1852is
adopted fer the st me recognition of the resolutions
OF the Virginia Legislature Of 17os the embodiment of
the creed Of the old repu oican party OF Jeerson and
subsequently, it has affirmed most strongly on all occ.
sops principles sustaining the rights Of the South aud
the equality of the States While thus acting however,
curing the late struggles so many Of former members
left that 1t Is conceded that would have been beaten
amoat every State in the Union but for the assistance
of patriotic wings who have marched to its support En-
ccnsged BY these accessiors standing firmly on the
principles Of the genuine republican party Of the olcen
time and conscious that the destiny Of the country de
ponds its action 1t Is msrshaliing its ranks and Is
ready to 20 into battle with unusual srdor and CONF
worthy the great in which it Is engaged Is
it not entitled to the support Ct all and
patriotic zen? ?"
Mr.. Cdogman, in conclusion earnestly sppess to
sentative wings and Know Nohngs of the South TO fuse
wi the democracy the only way Ct saety for the
constitution and the rights Of the South Incidentally
Mr. CiDgman applauds the administration and glori6ss
the sttie gianto from which infer that his CHI ,,e
for the Presidency lies between Pierce and Dougss The
address to be especially evelled appeal to
the Know Nothings OF Old Buncombe, and We presume
that they will take 1t into deliberate confederation.