Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-06-19
THE PRESIDENTIAL CANVASS.

To the exclusion Of our usual miscellaneous
reading, We have given place on the first page Of
this issue to the several matters of interest result
ting from the action of the late Cincinnati CoEven-
tion All who feel an interest in the pending can
vass will deem these publications valuable, and
give them careful perusal. The platform and
the nominations, it will be seen, have been cordi-
ally and enthusiastically endorsed by the acknow-
lodged leaders of the party, and throughout the
entire Union, even amongst the distracted factions
promptly taken position and prepared heartily to
DO battle. In our own State, although several
journals have, with exceedingly bad grace and with
very feeble exhibition CT good sense, refused to
ratify the nominations and taken position along
side the enemy, the prevailing sentiment is over
whelming in favor of BUCHANAN and BREcKEN-
RIDGE, and, when the period of action arrives, will
place our little Republic in that decided and NTH
ly attitude which the exigencies of the times de-
mand.
Since the action of the Democratic Convention,
the attention of the political world has been di-
rected inten.y to the movements of parties in the
Northern States, it being evident that the result
of the canvass must in great measure depend
upon the temper of the several factions composing
the opposition. 1t will be remembered that large
portion of tho Know Nothing or American party,
North, seeded from the Philadelphia Convention
of February last which nominated Mr.. FILLMORE,
and resolved to effect a separate organization and
put in nomination. candidate whose position upon
the slavery question would accord more entirely
with Northern sentiment. They accordingly ap-
pointed the l2th Of June for the meeting of q
North American Convention in New York city.
This body met last week, composed of representa-
ives from Maine: New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York.
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Ohio, In
diana, Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Kansas Oregon and California; and was organized
by the election as President of Judge CONRAD, of
Philadelphia.
Il is conceded that the anti-Administration for
ces are everywhere at the North in the majority
anu II S evidently tue uctat oi COnulOll selSe tlat
fusion of the several factions into which the op-
position is divided would prove to be formidable
obstacle to the election Of BUCHANAN. TO effect
this vitality important movement, the whole power
of the Press there has for time been directed
and at the opening of the Convention PROPOSE
tion was received to that end from the Executive
Committee of the Republican party 1t twas fa-
vorably entertained, and an arrangement was con-
cluded in accordance with which the action of the
Convention woul3 be delayed until the meeting Of
the Black Republican Convention, which takes
place on the 18th ito-day,) when, it was agreed
the great party would be organized by the nomi-
nation for the Presidency Of Col. JOHN c. FIRE.
MONT, who in fact possesses more of the popular
element in lis character than any other public
man in the country. Col FREMONT was interro-
gated, and answered according to rule so that
everything worked smoothly. But when the fusion
came to be debated in Convention, sundry men,
bers from New Jersey, New York and even from
Massachusetts, objected to making their American
ism secondary to any consideration, and insisted