New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-30


The Hon. John P. Kennedy has addressed the fol
lowing letter upon the subject Of Mr.. Fmore's ac-
ceptance of the nomination, to Mr.. j. N. Reynolds of
New York:
HON. JOHN p KENNEDYis LETTER
BALTIMORE, May 8, 1s56.--liy Dear Sir In
answer to your inquiry as to the acceptance Of the
nomination Of Mr.. Fillmore, can only say that am
in daily expectation Of hearing from himself on this
subject forwarded to him, about the middle of
March, the letter of the Committee apprisng him Of
the proceedings Of the Philadelphia Convention, and
soon after duplicate. / have as yet received no
communication from him in reply attribute this to
the fact Of his having set out for the North Of Europe
and the delay incident to the transmission of letters
to him on his route of travel. have no doubt, how
ever of his acceptance, and have hesitation in
peating to you, what said few weeks ago to some
Of the members Of the American State Convention at
Greensborough, North Carolina, that formal letter
Of unqualified acceptance may be confidently expected
at an early day 5$ssJ ]. .zy + Ss.,..g ..{ss
It may be, indeed, that Mr. Fillmore, having re-
ceived the announcement of the committee at the
moment of his return from the continent to England
may defer his answer till he arrives here himself !;
but upon the question Of his acceptance, you may as
sure your friends there is reason to doubt that it
will Certainly be given Mr. Fillmore is too deeply
impressed with Of his duty to the country to
shrink, at such time this, from high responsible
ty cast upon him by his political position. He is
aware that his past SERVICE in period of great en-
Union, has formed the principal inducement to the
call which has lately been made upon him by the
Convention in Philadelphia. He would not be the
he has proved himself toi be, if, from any fear
of contest, or consideration of personal ease, he
should decline summons which SO strongly addresses
itself to his patriotism F
know and so do you, with what profound regret
Mr.. Fillmore noted the action of the present Admin
lstration and its friends in the opening anew that
angry and dangerous discussion on slavery, by the
abrogation of the compromises of 1850, and with it
the repeal of the old Missouri Compromise. He fore
saw in it, what has been so sadly realized, more ex
asperated agitation of sectional strife and increased
difficulty in the way of peaceful settlements and now
when this mischief has been DONE I know that he
looks with strong faith to the American party as
the only effective centre upon which the intelligent
and patriotic friends of the Union may be rallied and
organized with good hope of bringing back the
country to its old conservative position with reference
to this unhappy dissention He confdes in the 10y
atty Of that party to the Union its devotion to the
Constitution, its true estimate of the national sen
mens of the people, and its determination to maintain
position which shall enable it to check the excesses
of faction in both extremes of North and South he
confdes in these as presenting basis upon which all
sound and earnest friends of peace and Constitutional
supremacy may be united in the administration Of the
Government. t s. Ia ,-y .,s. Il. -s 5t,t,.
The virulenee by which this party is assailed just
now by the two antagonistic organizations which
have entered the field against it, is acknowledgment
of its strength and proof Of their fears. Each of
them have their own serious reasons for thinking it
expedient to spread the opinion that Mr.. Fillmore
means to decline, or ought to be withdrawn from the
canvass. yF5@tz T.
His prospects, nevertheless, are better than any
man who can be brought againt him. In the South
give him Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Ken
lucky and Tennessee, as certain Louisiana and Mis-
souri, think, will also give him their votes. Virginia
and Georgia he may carry and even Mississippi,
though do not count on them You can estimate his
strength in the North better than can. Ofthe West
cannot speak, since so much depends there upon
future developments.
/ have recently returned from journey through
several of the Southern States, and with pleasure
Observed while there that the American party were
wisely calling into its SERVICE candidates for their
electoral tickets and for other responsible trusts the
worthest and most distinguished citizens, known and
approved for their conservatism, without respect to
their connection with the party through any form,
but looking only to their ainities with the party in
sentiment and opinion-thus giving broader and
more just foundation for their power as political
body. 5& sNs&
/ hope that this course will be adopted generally
and the objections of enemies silenced, by showing
that in the nomination Of Mr. Fillmnre the American
organization has advanced from the character and
position of order into that Of great political
party, large enough to embrace every friend of the
Union and the Constitution, and strong enough tc
concentrate power that will be found ample to pro
tect and perpetuate both ~
Very truly, yours, &
JOHN P. KENNEDY.