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again, but II IL Mr. Buchsnan's hasty and illJudge
syowal that a. the c.ndidate Of the party who nom
mated him, he will have 20 opinion of his own, bu
will carry out what is pres0is~d by The Convention
lie will find when it is too late tha. 1t would have bee
S-ifer to have len some little grounc Tor holding bio
in more respect than he has for himself
The "impnmatur' by x-Prendent Van buren, vii
hardly suffice to satisfy that Mr.. Buchanan ate
all. may be expected to do exactly what he ha
pledged himself not TO do-that is 10 say, that he vii
honestly discharge the Office of President according u
his own judgment.
Among the phosphorences that shine ont upcn us II
the darknes from the decoDposed elements a worn
out systems of politics and exnguished politicians this
Of ex President Van Burens is one that may wei M
our attention. Under the prescription of the great
Democratic party he still had a respectable consist
tncy He opposed Slavery extension, and his position
was honorable, nasmuch as is the solitary act OF h''
life which can be claimed to be Independent OF ms
party. might be uncharitsbe enough to suspect
that he made mistake as to the strength of the Con-
cting factors Of the party but il is enough that he
was for once apparently Independent and that he as
left in the ninority seeming thus to have encountere
martyidom for opinions sake But all this he 70
nOunces by the acknowledgment Of allegiance to the
old patty under The name Of adhesion to the indvid.
ual set up for tiOe by that party and who is pledged
to all ts measures, now offensive than any which
lad beer projected at the time of Mr.. Van Buren's
secession.
Another of those lights which might msead the
wayfarer is Mr.. Fillmore II could scarcely have been
thought possible before the recent ovation Of Mr..
Fillmore from New York to Buffalo that he coald in so
short space Of time have ade eectua disclaimer
of the discretion and good sense which had been con.
ceded to him by all parties. 1t is painful to the
sudden loss of reputation which it had taken long to
acquire. have had great respect for Mr.. Fillmore,
arc am willing to believe that he has been without
deiberaton mpelled into the expression of opinions
which he will himself regret, and probably does even
row regret The immediate effect will be to extn
gush all present chance of support which would
have made ii respectable to have been candidate.
The acceptance of the nomination by the Native
American party and the adoption of ultra Southern
views are mistakes but for which Mr.. Fillmore might
have had an independent nomination by the conserva'
tves of the old parties and at any rate the respect OF
all.
In respect to the Convention at Philadelphia, it GER
tarly was composed Of a large proportion OF mteli'
gent ard fair minded men, cannot but think that
they would have been wiser if they had nominated
Judge MLean for President, and my first feeling
when heard Of the nomination of Fremont was that
Of dissatisfaction. 1 cannot say that my opinion is
changed but the question now is not whether better
choice Of candidate could not have been made, but
whether the candidate selected is not to be preferred
10 Mr.. buchanan. II will be understood that have
no prepcssession for Mr.. Fremont. But while with
many Others have had misgiv.ngs as to his nomna-
ton. would be absurd, while Directing to him for
the want of sufficient guaranty for Wise admins
tratiop to adopt in his place one who has actually
given pledge for maladmtnistrdtton.
1t is, indeed, a weighty consideration that MIR.
Buchanan could bring into his Administration power
for tranquilizpg distracted country such us never
deyolyed upon ary of his predecessors. Would ne
have the magnanimity to use that power Upon the
decision of that question many thousand votes viii
denerd. snd nothing in the previous history OF Mr.
Buchanan, nor in his recent pledges, which can at all
Justify such presumption If elected it will be chiefly
by Southern votes, under pledge OF carrying out a
Southern policy. The fragment OF the Democratic
party at the North, and the disaffected Wings who
may aid him, can have little weight in the Admins
tration agarst the crusadDg spirit OF the South VIII
he have individual frmness and integrity sufficient 70
sst the canine clamOr Of the whole corps OF pot
clans to whom he will have been Indebted for his
Office?
apy one shall be dsluded into any such reliance
upon Mr. Buchanan he will, when TOO late, repent MS
blind confidence, and wonder that ne should not nave
had sagaoity enough to have forsseen that hir' bu
chanan would dspsy self sacrifice ana fearless
ness of oboquy for public good. He is not a Wash
ipgton a Henry Clay.
II is not my purpose TO discuss the merits OF En- FIRE.
%, Ian;a in
pledeei to the right while Mr. Buchanan 10 as dis
tncy pie dyed to tho wrong. They are, therefore, the
of two principles. The public voice at
the coming election will have great moral influence
and syen if Mr. Fremont should not fulfill all that is
expeoted of him, y his election would be public de-
c;sion in favor of aN that we had right 70 expect OF
him.
few words 60 to the objection that the Philadel-
nh;a Convention represented sectional party That
bad no repre- sentaton from the Southern States Yves
NOT the fault of the North Those States could have
been re presented if they had chosen. The Convention
was not called as a meeting of Northern delegates IL
did not purpoIt to represent the North exclalvsiy
But that Convention to be deemed sectional on the
ground that part Of the States were not represented
in II the question still recurs whe sher abuses when
are calculated to impair the integrity OF the Union,
and must some day load to conflict ought not TO DC
resisted now The shock will be less than it Will at
some future time, when the opposing forces shall De
nearer equal 1t Is indeed question that should DO
well considered, and no true friend OF MS counuy
would seek to preeptate collision OF these iorceS
Cancellation within the Init Of sound principle coui2
suppress the feud
July 9, 1855.
MIR, FREMONT'S RELIGION.