The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-10-21
" ESTERN DEMOCRAT.
90 CHARLOTTE %"
HON. CHARLES j. JENKINS, OF
GEORGIA

GEORGIA.
A report having been put in circulation
in some parts of Georgia. that this gentle
man had publicly expressed himself salts
fled with Mr. Fillmore's present position las
embodied in an article copied from the
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, into some
of the Georgia papers.) and intended to
support him, Withdrawing hisforner letter
lie comes out with another letter. setting
himself right upon the question, and pro-
nnmcing the report false and entirely with
cut foundation. In his letter he says:
..BeIicving Mr. Fillmore had not even
rrmote prospect of election. bat that 1t was
In fact n contest between Mr. buchanan
and Mr. Fremont. / desired to see every
southern electoral vote cast for the former
] still desire the same thing. No attentive
and fair render Of my letter to Or. Willing
ham could for Ii moment conjecture that
would vnt" for Mr Fillmore, unless my opin-
ion of his prospects had changed. 1t has
undergone no change. but "n the contrary.
has grown stronger with the lapse of time.
The most prominent Developments of the
canvass, in the northern States, of recent
date. are the fusinns occurring i'll different
localities between tho American ana th"
Republican parties. which must, by all
reasonable calculation, inurc TO the advam
tnge of tho stronger of the two-the RcPub-
lican party. MY conviction is confirmed,
hy the dcvrlopement$. that if Mr. Fremont
j. tn be beaten, it must be by the c0nccn-
irRtion of southern Votes upon that candi-
date whose northern supporters w!H not
fuse Nth NE 6ncmy. | repeat, greatly
fear that should Mr. Fremont attain to the
Presidency, the Union viii not survive his
administration. And though fully Persuad~
ed that its dissolution would he far more
detrimental to tho Northern, than IL south
ern States, would deplorc It rs a calamity
to the whole country and to all mankind.
But greater still would be the evil of SUBJ
mission to the measures proposed by the
Black Republican party. They may elect
their candidate and still have no power to
carry those measures into effect. Some of
u"IN al ~ vi NtSil>tttulil III
to check their progress. Still, it would be
one strong hold, carried by the enemy.
Whilst the battle RACES BEFORE it, (whilst
the Presidential election depcndS,E | will
fall into line with tina: army which is most
potent for its defence, though never mus
tered with it before, and may never again.
1t will be said now, as has been said be-
fore, with less reason, ''you abandon Mr..
Fillmore because of his supposed weak
ness" Mast certainly do. As between
candidates representing opposite principles,
would adhere TO the exponent of my own
were he never so weak, AS between two
candidates representing Que and the same
principle, violently assaulted by third,
must take the stronger of the two agreeing
WIN Iuc, irrespective OF persona. preference
to do otherwise would be to adopt the un-
patriotic maxim, men not principles"
In this canvass, | recognize but one greet
overshadowing issue. Let those make the
cause suhservient to their candidates wht
will. | select the candidate whom believe
most efficient to subserve the cause. Nv
Judgment may err, but it has been formed
against inclination, and / should be false
to myself, recreant to duty, did substitute
it for that Of others.
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