The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-01
The Three Parties In this COntest-Which Ii
the Sectional Party.

journal 81 COmHtercc-ln ltS ISSUE vi yesterday
announces that q the merchants of the city Of
New York, and the public generally, who are
attached to the constitution and the Union and
opposed to the organization Of parties on a
sectional basis, are invited to attend public
meeting in front of the Merchants Exchange, on
Thursday the I'd of October at half-past P. NJ,
to hear Ex-Governor Floyd, of Virginia, on the
political issues of the day" In this connection
our Wall street contemporary refers to the exist
ing sectionaism in this contest and publishes the
warnings and admontions of Washngtons Fare
well Address against sectional parties, and every
attempt to ALLEVIATE any one portion of our coun-
try from the rest, or to enfeeble the sacred ties
which now link together its various parts"
The wisdom and the patriotic solcitude Of
these wholesome admonitions of the Father of his
Country are always in season. Applied to this
Presidential contest, the question-which is the
sectional party?-becomes an issue Of the gravest
moment. We presume that Governor Floyd will
address himself calmly and argumcntatively to
this subject He is a man Of talents and educa-
ton, and, from his superior capacities as public
speaker, no doubt he has been detailed by the
democracy of Virginia to illuminate our fellow
citizens upon the cohesive principles Of modern
democracy.
In the Interval, however, with all the essential
facts before us, we propose to inquire and briefly
herein to show, which of the three parties in this
contest is the sectional party-the party obnox-
ious to the warning voice of Washington. We
agree with Gov Wise that this is no time for
trifingi" but while he is urging preparations for
disunion and civil war, our maxim is, Come now.
and let us reason together' let us search for the
truth; let US ''prove all things" and rejecting
that which is false, "hold fast to that which is
good"
1t is in this spirit of reason, truth and argu-
ment that we now take up this question which is
the sections party in this contest? There is
spirit Of Observation-Disclosures sectionalism-
somewhere, at war with the teachings of Wash
ington, and with the constitution, and with the
great inalienable popular rights of free speech, a
free press and 1.-THE right of the people peaceably
to assemble" in the discussion of public affairs;
and it is of the very highest moment that every
citizen of the republic should know which is the
guilty party. Is it the Fillmore party? To the
extent of Mr.. Fillmores secession speech at Al
bany it is; but otherwise, this extraordinary Or
ganization is rather a sectarian faction than
sectional party. 1t is founded upon the meanest,
bloodiest and most diabolcal of all the black
catalogue of human denominations the base in
stincts and savage prejudices of religious in
tolerance, bigotry and fanaticism. The sum
and substance Of its creed is, down with the Pope,
down with the Jesuits down with the Catholics,
down with the Irish and Germans, and all aliens,
down with the constitution, and up with a Pro-
testant inquisition and general persecution,
political, religious and social gainst every man
who cannot pass the cross-examination of our
secret lodges.
Mr.. Fillmore himself. is q Unitarian-a dsbe-
lever in the vital principles of christianity; but
rather sympathzer with the teachings OF Tom
Paine. In Rome he did as Romans do-he re-
spected the obseryances of their religion, and
sought the good will of Pope, Cardinals and
Jesuits. Returning home, he instantly threw
himself into the arms of this anti-Popery, native
Know Nothing, sectarian faction-this base-born
faction of desperate demagogues, INSCRIPTIONS
Adventures and reckless ruhians; and he con-
tinues TO stand in the debasng and ridiculous po-
stion of their candidate for the Presidency Of
the United States. Mr., Fillmore, then, is the i
sectarian candidate, and his party is this Know
Nothing sectarian faction utterly repugnant to
every idea Of constitutional rights, religious lber
~ and the social decencies Of civilized society
But apart from this distinctive Know Nothingism
standing as Mr. Fillmore does in the South in
favor Of the Nebraska bill, and in the North
against the Nebraska bill, we can hardly style
him sectional candidate unless it be of the
double-breasted and two faced description.
We are in pursuit of the sectional candidate
and party per scelsnoe. Let us next inquire
into fhe structure and position of the great popu-
lar and spontaneous Fremont party. Its first
clements were drawn from that ipcipicnt popular
revolution against this Pierce administration and
its corrupt and disorganizing foreign and domes-
tic policy. With the appointment of Mr.. Pierces
Cabinet the great democratic party of 1852 was
ESSENTIALLY destroyed. The old wing party was
destroyed with his election From the loose
materials of these two old parties, the nucleus.
the frame, and the blood, muscle and bones Of
this great Fremont party have been drawn. 1t
was an inconguous, indefinite and impracticable
party until the wicked, demoralizing and infa-
nous doings Of this Pierce administration and the
Atchison and JEFF. Davis democracy developed it
into practical shape.
The Independent press, in view Of the necessi-
ties Of this crisis first suggested this popular Ere
mont movement, by bringing forward Fremont
himself as the man for the occasion. Subse-
quently two conventions-each of different
party, one in Philadelphia and the other in
New York-simultaneously nominated FIRE.
mont upon a new platform, strictly consti-
tuional and national, but boldly and pontedly
in oppouiiion "a tho democratic i.tra t;o,,