Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-09-20
From the n o. Creole,
FtllunO ore Cnn1bc Elected.

ID Chaos seems to have come again a,
:" there are men who rejoice in the conf
}" sion vii CD reigns through IT,, who
}. realm Of politics. If they have ar
> contro! over the opinions Of the publ
q it is used to fnudd|e the brain, to di.
q tract the judgment, and to prevent any
, thing like concert OF action, in regard /
:, tue most important interests Of the cour
try. All agree that there is immnen
. danger lowering over US but at tb
North, it comes from aggressions Of til
South !; AZ the South, it consists in tn
mad fanaticism of the North. In til,
one section, Fremont is the Lrazen ser
Pentset up TO heal all woes at tn,
South, Buchanan is the Moses, VIII,
shall lead our Israel over this Red Sea
of trouble. When cool, conservative
patriotic men deny tb"t either can re
''eve the people, or create passage dry
shod to sue land Of promise, and suggest
Fillmore as the man for the crisis ; poin:
to his exalted character, his pure life. his
known patriotism recoun: his services
to the country in times as turbulent as
those now characterizing this year Of
gaace 1856, these lovers Of chaos in pol
itics fill the air with the croaking cry
" be can't be elected" No one possessed
of intelligence, or honor, doubts his abil;-
ty to rescue the country from its peril
No one who has character for mani
ness and truth dare impeach lis fidelity
to the constitution and TO the whole
country. Are there any grounds for
such opinions Do the indications Of
public feeling prove bis weakness! BY
no means.
We say there never was better
chance to elect any man than there now
is for the popular triumph Of Fillmore.
The conservative men Of the country will
not be swayed by this coufic, OF opinion
this changing Of public men-lh!s j"
extricabe confusion Of parties.
We have had the pleasure Of an inter-
view with gentleman who has visited
every Northern State during tie pas.
three months, and made j. his especial
duty to obtain reliable information in re-
gard to the actual state Of public senti-
ment in each separate district of country.
He is confident of the success Of FILLMORE.
lie has noted the varying aspects Of the
the sudden b ze Of popularity
Of Fremont. the first reception Of the
II nomination Of Buchanan, and the grad
ual decline of the strength Of both, no,
in one State o: locality, but all over
The Comm onw wealths Of the North, the
Middle, and East of the United States.
or Mr.. Buchanan, he says the extent
IF his unpopu'arity among the masses
can scarcely be conceived Of here at the
South. They distrust the man, and alb
,olu,ely abhor the acts Of tho Admins
ration, to the approval Of which he is
'u'|y committed. 1t is by politicians,
office~holders and their de
oenlents, almost alone, that he is warm
Y supported. You may travel through
he country, and scarcely find the resi-
lent, d:sconnec,e in all his associations
With Office or Office holders, who will
:olunteer a defense of the Cincinnati
or the men identified with it;
md nine ten,hs Of these men would die
,efore they would allow this Union to
70 disrupted.
Their conviction that Fremont's elec>
ion would lead to such result, is driving
hem by scores to Fillmore; and thous
Inds Of others would arrange themselves
,nder his banner, but for the fear that
he South will not support Fillmore With
ufcient earnestness to secure the States
Necessary to give him the electoral vote
# the nation. The business men Of the
,reat ci,ies-the stable farmers Of the
,rain growing districts-the intelligent
necha, les scattered through the villages
ook to Fillmore as the only hope Of the
Union.
It's only necessary for the North and
he South to have confidence in the sim
;erity of each other, to secure such a
r,umph for the Constitution and the
Union, as shall drive sectional'sm and ul-
rais,n into contempt. Let the mists.
created by designing politicians be clear.
ID away; let the people once again
cling to we'll settled principles Of action;
ct them follow the dictates Of their own
Judgment instead of being confused by
he attempt to watch the meteoric course
IF leaders, and the cause Of Fillmore, and
he country is safe.
Our friend tells US in Ohio the reaction
IS astonishing; in Indiana the oppo
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