The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-10-27

1Ith do VIM K. HALE. of Wat ash.
III The Republicans while seeking every
where for the reasons of their defeat, and at
tributing it to the Fillmore men, and the
tremendous frauds" at the polls, seem wholly
blind to the real cause of their overthrow
Every calm observer sees plainly that it was
the Abolition prejudices that it entailed upon
it by its conuexion with that irrational rabld
sect. 1t had lost all influence, respect, anc
power of evil, and was virtually dead, when
Republicanism arose with a modification OF
its protested views, it fixed itself upon the
Republican party, and being the most active
element in the organization, it soon rose to
power and control of the movements of the
party though it did not dictate its doctrines
Every Fillmore man, who. induced by fusion
to take an active part for the State ticket has
known and felt that the great burthen of the
contest-the load that broke them down-was
the Abolition plejudices of the people against
the party. 1t was more difficult to overcome
the inimical influence Of the names of certain
individuals, laboring for the party, than 1T was
to withstand the whole power Of the Democ-
racy laboring with all their ardor against it
The names of two or three active supporters
of Mr. Veatch in this district, with his own
previous associations, nulllfed all his splendid
intellectual efforts, and rolled up larger major
tiles against him than all the labors of his OPP
uonents. And such was the effect Of certain
names associated with the party in the Second
Congressional District and similar were the
silent effects of the same faint throughout the
State To the Fillmore men who had to com
bat this hidden under current, working against
the Morton ticket, and to whom the objections
were more freely revealed than to Republi-
cans themselves-the result is neither mystic
rious nor astonishing. 1t is not necessary to
resort to suspicious of frauds and treachery to
account for it. The moral influence which
the Fillmore party loaned to the Republicans
by their alliance and aid, in the recent contest,
was far greater than the power Of their votes.
The sanction given by Uue r'i-------
the State ticket, was a guarantee 10 many
4ho4 Tho Pax,-sncan party was not antl-slavery
.ruu Abolition in principle, and reconciled
thousands to act with 1t, that would not have
remained with it an hour under the charges
brought against it by its enemies, and the ILL
repute that its associations with Abolition
leaders, had fixed upon it. The people of this
State are free-soil men opposed to the further
extension Of slavery, if by persuasion, and the
constitutional influences of the government it
can be legitimately prevented. They will
sanction no encroachment OF power either on
one side or the other. They insist. upon an
exact and rigid execution of the Constitution
as it is They abominate slave propagandism,
and more utterly abhor that sort of Abolition
ism that will steal negroes. The least faint
of the latter is death to any political organiza-
ton in this State.
1t is the infection of Abolitionism, which is
worse than the cry Of small pox to
alright people-that has driven the masses
from the ranks of Republcanisn, and secured
the recent achievement to Democracy. The
stigma still rests upon the party, and will
palsy all their efforts in this coming struggle,
and they will find when the conflict is over,
that they have committed a grievouS error,
and done irreparable wrong to their country
and endangered the prevalence Of sound polit-
zeal lath-the progress Of regulated freedom,
by refusing to come to the support of tried
patriot and a truly conservative national can
didate for the Presidency. We hope they
will not repent of the error too late. Our
love of our country-of our whole country-is
far stronger than any party alliances-any
desire for temporary triumph, and it is with
earnest sincerity we appeal to those, who
would take from the ultra Southern party all
pretence for agitation, and FROM our own Sec
ton all power to agitate, and enforce peace
upon both factions, to join US in the support of
On national candidate. Fremont's defeat is
now fixed fact; and those who have adhered
to him, to oppose Border Ruffianism, and the
Virginia pro-savery doctrines, should come to
the support of the man next in their choice
IF we fail to elect Mr.. Fillmore-which we do
not allow ourselves to doubt-his name is a
good one, around which to rally strong con-
servative party to oppose the Obstructive meas
ures of the Democracy if they prevail against
us.
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