Daily American organ., 1856-11-11


graphical parties, which would lead either 10
political despotism Or to 4 disruption Of the
Union.
Nevertheless II i our judgment the South
have swapped the devil ior > witch, in ex-
changing Fremont for Buchanan The former
openly avowed his purpose 70 make Kansas
free State, and with that result, and with the
exclusion Of slavery from ali Territory north
Of SO Ia degrees, Il is possible he and bis
followers might have been content whilst the
certain effect, (and such was the original pur-
pose,) Of adopting "squatter sovereignty"
win be to put it out Of the power Of the South,
even 70 obtain ioothold in any future Ter
ritory. Fremont's election would have caused
An immediate and general outburst Of indignA,
ton at the South, and among the Protestants
and Americans Of the North, which would
have hurled him from power IN 1860, and have
introduced an American administration, but
now we greatly fear, that the South has made
for itself bed--of thorns, from which 1t has
20 escape, either In 1860 on in the more distant
future
We hope we err In judgment on this point
but we have consolation in the reflection, that
II the evils We predict from sQuatter sover-
eighty shall fOw thersfrcm, the National
Americans Of the North cannot be censured
therefor BY the South, for, they not only pre-
sented national, conservative American can
didate for their sufffages, but warned them
that the doctrines Of the Cincinnati platform
We're eagerly embraced BY the Van Burens
Bentons, Cochranes, and the mass of Buffalo
platform Free-soileFs Of 194S, who claimed it
as pSnacea which would efFectually destroy
that terrible political disease, the extension
Of slavery
1t is but an act Of simple justice that we
should here state, in this connexion, that the
National Americans of the Northern and Mid
die States, have neither any motive nor any
desire for the extension Of slayery--they are
no advocates Of such extension they are, like
others in the whole North, opposed to the in
stitution Of slavery, as wen from education,
and early training, as from political interest,"
Bat unlike the agitators of the North, they
abide by the constitution recognise the
rights of the States they desire the continu-
ance Of fraternal relations with their Southern
brethren-they are in favor Of perpetuating
the Union they sanction the Compromise
measures Of 1860, and they viii maintain the
National American platform Of 1856.
This is their true position it is at once hon
orable to themselves and just to the South--it
results from a proper regard to patriotism
and to duty--it is one which should commend
them to the South and to all the friends Of the
Federal compact. And this is the party whose
honored candidate the South have rejected IA
man endeared to the people by his virtues, his
fairness, his justice, his moderation, his firm.
ness, his stainless record, bis acknowledged
integrity, his admitted impartiality, his unsur-
passed ability, in his former administration Of
the government Rejecting such man, and
the representative Of such party, how can
the South expect in the future to find men in
the North who win stand up for her constitu-
tional rights, when political death ut home is
their certain doom9
Look at such men as Harrison and Moore Of
Ohio, Broom and Fuller Of Pennsylvania, Walk,
Whitney, and Haven Of New York Sacrificed
at homo for their conservatism in Congress
Shot down when manfuIly contending Cor ma.
tional principles And the South utters not
a word Of consolation to them-~not a word Of
appreciation gives them not even sign Of its
recognition, but coldly, ungratefally turns
aside from them and those who have acted
with them, and proclaims its political prefer.
ence for men whose hypocrisy towards the
South Is transparent whose treachery in the
past is matter ofrecord-and whose aims IN
the future, are but half concealed in hodge
podge Of revolutionary principles.
Ew- Various towns and counties have hith-