Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-09-16
The Maine Panic.

We are in receipt of letter from talented
gentleman of Frankfort, Kentucky, dated 18th
instant, which says, Human language can
scarcely depict the panic among the Buchanan
men on hearing the news from Maine"
This is strange! Why, the South-gpller of
the Washington Union says that the Demo
Gratis had no idea Of carrying Mainel If this
be so, why are the Kentucky Sag NIGHTS so
panic struck
Now, we presume the Richmond Enquirer
ia about right, as to the Democratic calcula-
tons - that press, as we understand only
claims California and Pennsylvania among the
free States for Buchanan! Tho more free
States that he can get! Buchanan will not
get one-fourth Of the votes of California, and
probably not over one-third of those Of Penn
sylyania We are entirely confident he can
not get single electoral vote in the free States.
Our Kentucky correspondent says further
1.-The Democratic leaders of Indiana are making
desperate effort to carry that State in October.
/ was in Indiana few days ago, and sac Evidences
Of its being under instructions from abroad"
Go ahead, gentlemen! we rather think you
will fare hard in Indiana in October, and worse
in November
Our correspondent further says:
!" The Democracy hare giUen mp Ohio"
We have in various modes learned the same
thing from Ohio Indeed, it is evident to all
observing and rejecting men, that the contest
in the North will now be narrowed down to
Fillmore and Fremont.
Our correspondent further says, and says
truly:
"In the event of Indiana and Pennsylvania GO
ing in October against the Democracy, we may
look for such a desertion of Buchanan by regi-
ments and brigades as never known in can
vass.n
We have no doubt that all the regiments
and brigades'' which shall not have previously
deserted Buchanan, soiW leave him after the
repulse of his forces in Indiana and Pennsyl.
vania in October; for such will be the charac-
ter of his defeats in both those States, there
will be no motive for any man to stand up to
his support, indeed, our belief is, that the
result in Maine has already convinced every
sensible man that cold Squatter Sovereign"
has no possible chance of an election, and that
his forces everywhere will abandon him before
the October elections.
Whether or not the forces Of Buchanan in
other States adhere to him until the October
elections have transpired in INDIANA and
Pennsylvania, it is impossible in the nature Of
things, that after the thrGshing this sham
Democratic party will get in those States at
the October elections, there can be even
shadow of a shade of hope for him when the
results of those October elections shall be
known. We are aware that the sham Demo
Gratis count largely upon the addition of thous-
ands upon thousands of the votes of Fillmore's
friends to their State tickets, in the October
elections, in Indiana and Pennsylvania, but we
do not understand upon what principle or pol
icy the friends of Fillmore can act in strength
ening Buchanan in those States in October
Whatever motives, if any, might influence
Mr.. Fillmores friends TO give Mr.. Buchanan
himself preference, in direct contest be-
tween Buchanan and Fremont, in those States
where Fillmore's friends now only hold bal
ance of power, we sec no motive whatever by
which they can be induced to strengthen either
one Of those sectional parties in October. Let
each Of them stand or fall upon their own
strength and merits Our friends should bear
in mind that in the entire South the sham
Democrats have created the false impression,
now partially removed, that Buchanan is far
stronger in the North than Fillmore, and were
the Fillmore men in any Of the Northern States
to add their weight, numbers and influence to
the sham Democratic party in October, they
would seal their own doom by such an act Of
impolicy.
The question now extensively mooted at
the South is, Which is the stronger man of the
two, Fillmore or Buchanan The elections
which have recently transpired show that Bn-
chanan is iOeak in single-handed contest with
Fremont Had the Americans in those two
States, Iowa and Maine, voted for Buchanan,
instead Of occupying neutral ground, his
weakness would not have been so obvious nor