Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-10-15

A Voice from the Empire State.

NEW York, Oct. 9, 1856.
To the Editors of tie Nashville Patriot: This
political canvass is coming out very differently at
the North from what was generally expected
month ago be must have been pretty bold and
think even reckless man, who should have attempt
ed to assign any satisfactory reason for bis belief
that Mr.. Fillmore would be elected. But as facts
now exist, it would be quite different affair. The
North Americans OF the State of New York, that is
to saw. those members of the American party who
had not endorsed in the beginning, the nomination
of Fillmore and Donelson, for the single reason
that they deemed their election impossible, have
recently gone in body to the support OF these
Candidates; and this has made material change in
the complexion of the canvass; for it changes from
80 900 to 70, 600 votes It was believed for while
that George Law, the disappointed American cans
didatc at the Convention of the 22d Of February
last, would be able to carry the North American
vote for Fremont. But greater mistake was
never made by great man; aud no little man eve:
tried to make so big one. At the recent Conven
ton of the North Americans, held at Rochester,
every delegate, without exception, gave in his
adherence to Fillmore and Donelson. have con-
vrrsed from day TO day, with the members OF the
North American Executive Committee; and as they
are in constant receipt of information from every
part of the Union, their head quarters resored
to by Union National men, without reference to for
mer political bids have met in their rooms men
from every State in the Union, almost every day;
and have now 10 hesitation in saying from the
evidence brought before me that New York State
will beyond the reach of the slightest DOUBT, give
her vote for Fillmore and DonelsOn on the 4th of
November The Black Republican party cannot
control this great State. Such men as Seward, and
Weed, Greeley, are too narrow aud sectional to be
be able to control the first commercial State Of the
Union.
Moreover, Fremont is getting into very bad ojor
not only in New York, but throughout the whole
North, in consequence of several causes that will
briefly alude to. In the first place. it is now known
to be pretty we'll settled fact, that he is a RomMl
Catholic aud Jesuit at that 1t is perfectly Ger
tain that if be is Protestant that he has not the
manliness to come out and avow it over his own
name. And it has been justly remarked, that il he
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the election most likely he would not dare to own it
afterwards. In the second place, he was brought
forward and nominated by the Abolition party Of
the North after they had obtained from him pledges
committing him to their EXTREMIST fanatic views
Now, there fanatics at the North, so there are
at the South, and everywhere else-but the great
body of the Northern people is just as sound in
their Judgment, and just honest in their patriot
ism, as we cliim to be at the South 1t is unjust
and ridiculous to make any distinction between the
Of in their patriotism, whatever part of
the country they may live in l thilk, to DO the
State of New York justice it would be only fair to
say, that at the present time she is displaying a
broaier and more enlightened national spirit, than
any other part of the country
Let me again assure you, that this State will
give her vote for the American candidates tel
you, sir, that from all present appeara noes Mr.
Fillmore will be the next President, and such is tue
conviction of hundreds of intelligent men from all
parts OF the country. Yours respectfully,