Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-08-28
The Recent Elections and their
influence.

l0uuGuCGs
We find in the New York Mirror of
Friday the following editorial comments on
the new aspec, in which the Presidential
election has beeu placed BY the recent local
elections. They harmonic so nearly with
views that VIC had intended to present that
We commend them to the attention OF our
readers, in lieu Of any remarks Of our own :
The dcbliating effect Of the recent local
elections 10 several OF the Southern States
upon Mr. Filnores political prospects is not
the only indication Of his waning chances OF
success il the great triangular conflict. Even
the lossof Kentucky, that gallant old Wing
State, is but one Of the signs of the times
which forcwarus the North that every slave
he ldiug State will wheel into the Democrat
ic ranks before November, and cast its vote
for Buchanan aud Breckenridge.
We say that even the loss o.! such STATE
as Kentucky, followed up by Dsmocraii' tri-
unphs ii North Carolina, Missouri and Ar
kansas, is got so significant Of the prevalent
temper Of the South, as the fact THAI the
leading Southern friends of Mr.. Filluerc arc
abandoning him, one by one, assigning as
reason therefor, not any displcusurc with
their candidate. but the melancholy necessity
which STATES them in the face OF supporting
Buchanan, or allowing the election TO 60 by
} default.
Among the distinguished Southern Wings
who have thus collapsed, are Mcssrs. Pratt
and Pcarce Of Maryland, aud Bsfjania of
Louisiana, all members of the United States
Senate; James B. Clay of Kentucky, The
son Of Henry Clay, and Senator Clayton of
Delaware These gentlemen are the very
flower Of the Clay AID Webster organization,
AMI have all stood on intimate personal lca-
:, Hons with Mr.. Fillmore, conccic to him now
e II full measure OF respect AMI esteem, and yet
abandon him, bccaes! as they have deter
: mined to make the Slavery question para
mount issue, they intend to cast their vote
Tor the candidate who represents the South
ern view most decidedly, aud to merge ali per-
sopaI preference for the sake OF securing a
sectional triumph o the South.
J., Great as is the Influence in the South of
5 this stampede Of Mr. FIlmores friends, we
iHiuglut tNab II VIII lC OuRNt ~ liS IL
feet on Northern mcn NV nomlnaly acting
with Mr. Fimcr4. The causes which ale
working in the South to send Fillmore mcu
to Buchanan operate here to swell the ranks
Of the Republican party. Thousands OF con-
+ scrvatiyo NorthcrGers, who were wiling to
occupy the nddIe ground presented by Mr..
! Eiilmore's platform, viii Lever consent either
to vote for Buchanan or 10 throw away their
Is votes on Candidate who has been abaudon-
ed by the South. And when challenged by
e. their associates in the South for their reasons
J. for going TO Fremont orces, they will an.
= swer; VIC have the same right to abondon
"a iii more for Fremont as you have to desal t
Fillmore for Buchanan VIC love not the
~ Wing party less but constitutional liberty
= more and as you have determined to make
81 slavery extension TIC paramount and on,y Is.
Sc sue, we array ourselves on the side which
" presents the strongest antagonism to your az
grcssivc spirit aud which has the best chance
1t OF le9cIiing your enoroaching policy"