Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-23

with q few strokes of the pen all these charges
against its friends, the Fillmourner managers
50 far as the reasons actuating them TO dechne
the proposed fusion are concerned
CHOW. we take it for granted that no one
man who reads this (the Herald 8 aruci : anu
| ia fair iudge of the facts, viii oeheEe q
single word that Is here asseI.eu' =" VIC nisS
nlace IL ia not true that the Fillmore party In
| Pennsylyania is q bogus Bucnanan moVement,
| hSoamse the friends of Fillmore voted steadily
! I'd worked earnestly against the Buchanan
s"orsment in the late election and in the next
rIsce no far as the Fremont party is con-
reTned, its identity with the Know Nothing
party' is pretty much like the feat of the man
Who tries to ride two horses at the same time,
because Mr.. Fremont is the nominee Of two
conventions-one Of which was an American
convention held in New York, and the other
the Republican convention held in this city,
and the latter was most decidedly hostile to
the fundamental principles Of the former
"Again Dir. Fillmore's friends in Pennsyl-
varia have ma 10 nothing by this apparent fu-
sion With their known adversaries-that Is
nothing in the Southern States. If they had
run an independent State ticket, by defeating
the Republicans, they would have entitled
themselyes to the respect Of their Southern
| friends, but instead Of tina they worked In al
lance with their bitterest enemies, and with
all their efforts the Democratic party has beat
en- them and made the record strong against
them. The truth is, the American party has
| been knocked about by its two opposing par
ties in Pennsylvania, like a shuttle cock. 1t
has been managed out Of the important Offices
in the State and the county of Philadelphia
by these parties, and has lost prestige In the
interior by their miserable management The
old Democrats who went into the American
party are leaving it, and so are the Old Line
Wings, and men who were disposed to vote
for Fremont, in the belief that they would be
respected as American allies, and are now told
| that they have been helping pure Rspubli-
can movement, and nothing else. What other
effect can this have, unless remedied, except
to gain immensely for Mr.. buchanan at the
November election?
"To be frank about r, the machinery of the
Fren ont men has been damaged badly, and
matters are not mended by their awkward at
tempt TO set things right here in Penpsylva-
mia. The FILLMORE men cannot unite with the
Fremont men here, without driving Ill their
colabOrers in New York into the Buchanan
ranks. If they fuse with Republicanism in
this State, then all the sincere National Fill
more men in New York will go over to the De-
mocracy with yell. The case now is the
same as it was four years ago, when these
same managers drove General Scott into op-
position to the American party, by counting
the rich Irish brogue and sweet German ac.
cent, and as an inevitable consequence he was
defeated, as Americans by thousands voted d.
rectly for Franklin Pierce. 1t is impossible to
conceive a more laundering and foolish dispo-
sitiOn of political affairs than that between
the two organizations in Pennsylvania, and
just so far as this part of the argument goes
We agree with the Herald"
Whoever tho writer of this article, last
| above quoted, may be, we have to say that he
takes commonsense views Of his case in hand
The result of our observation when in Pennsyl-
vania goes to prove that assent to the proposed
now fusion movement will drive ever to Mr..
Bnebanans support not merely thousands who
voted the fusion ticket on Tuesday, the 18th
INT but tens Of thousands-at least a thou
sand, if Lot more, in the five counties of Penn
sylvia uia wherein We labOred during the can
vass. This is our candid judgment from caro-
full canVassing. Being Of that opinion, We
can comprehend that the straight Know Moth.
ing State Committee are simply trying to keep
from the support of Mr.. Buchanan perhaps
thirty thousand votes of Pennsylvania who,
having supported the fusion State ticket,
stand ready TO vote for Mr.. Buchanan on per-
| sonal grounds, if driven to choose between
| him and Fremont.
We have further to add an expression Of
sincere belief that every anti democratic party
| vote in the State was polled against the Dem.
ocratio State ticket on the 14,h instant, in
Guiding all the Quakers who are not for Mr.
Buchanan, az thousands On thousands Of them
| are, and every Fillmore vote within the limits
Of that commonwealth. The Fillmore men
who voted the Democ ratio State tickle; have as
little existence in reality, as the twenty OF
| thirty thousand anti Buchanan Quakera, who
having failed to vote in the State election, are
| now being pretended to be counted as a re.
| served force for the November election by the
Fremont Press of New York city.
Appointed.-Thoss~ all sections of the
| Union who have transacted business with the
Interior Department in this city in the past
eight years, will be gratifed to learn that IL q
President has appointed George c. Whiting,
| Esq, its chief clerk, to be the Commissions
| of Pensions, vice Judge Minot, Of Now Hamp-
| shire, whose resignation We announced yes
| to-day. This appointment is eyidosuy the
result CT ctncial merit alOnc, and therefore, 10
better one could have been made SO fer as the
| interest Of the public service is concerned.
United to great experience with tho business
of the bureau OF which he is now the chief, (as
for many years every question involved in the
| conduct Of its duties concerning which there
| las been question as to the law operative in
| the case, has necessarily come under his i'm
mediate supeIvision,) he possesses an urbanity
| Of manner, indefatigable industry and high
personal and social character which have long
| caused him to rank among the most fortunate
acquisitions TO the government service at this
point. Our own fellow citizens, without dis
tinction Of party, We well know, unite with us
in congratulating the President On the just dis
elimination and true public spirit manifested
| in RI yardjnp substantial off; ciaI ,,or;t -, l. .