Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-07-02
"UNITED. WE STAND &c.

When applied to political parties, this maxim
is truthful as it waz in its original connec-
tion. In battle, the primary object of the ell
der Napoleon was to cut up the enemy's army
into many divisions as possible, knowing
that, like twigs, taken singly, they could be
easily broken, but when combined they were
strong and powerful, and, as at Waterloo, would
end disastrously TO him. So it is with the op-
ponents of the Democracy subdivided into
two, three or more struggling parties, each
one casting its votes for different candidate,
their efforts viii be frutless; but combine
them, and it is our deliberately formed opin-
ion that James Buchanan will be defeated. As
remarked last week, we believe the election
of Mr.. Buchanan, standing as he does upon
the Cincinnati Platform, by which he says he
will square his conduct, neither adding or Ia
king from it plank, would be calamity to
our country which every patriot should endea-
vor to avert; and for this reason, we are the
more anxious that a union of the opposition
should be speedily effected, so that he may be
successfully resisted. This feeling is not lin
tied to a few, but extends TO the press all over
the State, with the exception of journal here
denee than good sense. This almost uniYer-
sal feeling in favor of efIecting a union, raises
the hope that at an early day all the opposition
candidates but one will be either withdrawn,
or some arrangement entered into by which
the entire vote will be concentrated on a sin
gle candidate. Should this be accomplished,
discontinue and defeat will be the lot of the
LOcofoco candidates.
We subjoin few paragraphs from different
Journals, TO show the spirit of the press on this
subject, shich may be taken as fair sample
of the opinion of nearly every paper in Penn
sylvanis, opposed 10 Buchanan.
The Berks Co. Press, a strong and influential
Fillmore paper sayS:-
'sOur preference, it is true, tends towards
the nominees of the Philadelphia Convention
of February last-but, for the sake of restoring
peace to the country, at home and abroad; for
the sake of hurting from power the violators
OF the laws and the constitution-for the sake
of crushing and blotting out of existence par
~ kept together by the s.cohcsive power of
public plundcr," we are for the concentration
OF the American forces upon a common and
fraternal basis. Let us have it-let us have
an arrangement by which success can be at
tanned. We, for one, are willing to stand by
- ~ ~ hSSNS pC, uit ny II.
The Le1ristot0a Gaeette speaks thus
s'As Pennsylvania will, in great measure,
be the battle ground for the Presidency the
inquiry naturally arises whether it is worth
while to conduct political campaign with two
organiZations-the American and Republican
and thus ensure the triumph of Buchanan,
for that such would be the result we have not
aparticle of doubt? Our preference has been
and still is for Mr.. Fillmore, but we are not so
much welded to Mr.. Fillmore as to make him
the instrument for aiding Buchanan & Co.'S
election. Had Mr.. Buchanan placed himself
upon the proud position that every statesman
ought to occupy, the case might have been
different, and We should have been content to
lie neutral but his declaration that the ultra
slavish and fillibustering Cincinnati platform
is henceforth TO be James Buchanan's rule of
action instead Of James Buchanan's own opin-
ions of right and wrong, makes it the duty of
every good citizen to devise ways and means
10 defeat him--one of which means will be To
make choice of the least OF two evils that may
be presented.''
The Centre Democrat, a Fillmore paper, in
speaking of the Republican, Convention, adds
"However, we will see what we will see =
Nr. Buchanan mast be defeated and If il cam
not ee done without union, let us for the
sake OF the great principles for which we CON