Washington telegraph., 1856-04-02
THE POLITICAL REFLEX.

the condition of public. opinion, and contain
mo Information concerning the prospects of
tls American party. 1t is well to be ad-
ri,ed upon these points. and it shall be our
constant effort to keep the patrons of the
Taegrapb posted up =
NORTH CARoLINi-An enthusiastic rat
;fcatIOa meeting of the friends of Fillmore
and D1nel-on was held few days ago at
Oz5rd. n c. The meeting was address
sIbv the Hoa William A Graham and
o.bers- The Raleigh Register says
throughout the entire state the nominations
,ra received with Ike rejoicings We knew
baf5re that Mr. Fillmore had strong hold
mon the affections of the people of North
Carolina. but we were not aware of the ex-
tent to which he possessed their confidence
and esteem
Fillmore and Donelson IN PennsyL-
riaia.-The Democratic papers are con-
,inualIy taking about 'repudiation' of the
American ticket by the press in the North.
Some say we have only two or three" pres
ses in Pennsylvania There are just thirty
papers in Pennsylvania. which support our
nlmInees. and we can name them: there are
thirtv-six neutral; and about the same num-
Der opposed to the nominations, Does this
Jok ike ''repu'liatiOn,-
81 Louis InteLiigeucer.
From tie HoJiie Aslreltiscr
Tried as no other sta.esmla in the land
has been tried, he came out Of the furnace
IS pure gold. and extOrted the admiration
and respect of his bitterest enemies As
s1min- hig', aud responsible trusts, at
crisis Of deepest peril to the South and to
III, Union. and it must be confessed, too,
with the d;s;ruSt of many of his Southern
POLITICAL friends, he went forward In the
Il5Ie path Of duty with steady eye and un-
flI,ering tread reb1ked the friends of dis
card and sectional hate and rallied the
e,untrv to the standard of Constitutional
fraternity The ma1dencd waves of faction
were hu-hel or rendered powerless for evil
av bis firm and skillful policy. and peace.
prosperity, and confidence gradually resum-
efthcir gentle sway over all the land. The
S0gth replid her former distrust by rallyine
generously and warmly to his support. and
even party bitterness grew abIshed in the
pressuc, of 81 Just, SO impartial. and so
frithfuI public servant He resigned the
KEYS Of Office with the respect and conf
E.sce ofthc great miss of the people, and
IA ths country in hrppy AMI prosperous
r.P9sc-
fFS0m tie TTItmejogfon n. c. Herald
The American Naiional Convention re-
Gently assembled at Philadelphia did wise
auI patriotic act in nominating for the
Presidency. Millard Fillmore of New YoIk
i statesman without superior, an honest
nnn- Z pJI5tician whose far-reaching sight is
no; bouul by geographical lines or dimmed
by sectional jellousies. a patriot in the true
sense os the term, i tried and faithful ser
want Of the people, the confederate and
friend Of Clay and Webster, those in'ellectu-
81 giants of a departed era. Il self-made man.
IN whose private character calumny finds no
pint 0: attack, and whose political service
the Iiberal-minded o: all parties commend.
Such is Millard Fillmore.
From h, r tclinouZ inrcricIa
On the public character MIllard Fillmore
and hiz claims to the confidence and hearty
srP3oT; Of all who appreciate the blessings
Of i vigorous, pure, and conservative admin
i-tratiOn OF the Federal Government, it
wJuIJ indeed Be a work of supere rogation
ta expt.iate So ably and so patriotically
indeed. did Mr. Fillmore discharge the du-
ti.< app ;rtainin5 to the PcesiI .hcy TINT.
whilst sense of the injustice which they
deemed had been done him, rather tlian any
want of confidence in the patriot hero who
received tn, nomination. kept back many
Wing from a zealous support of the Scot
ticket in 1852, and Democratic Journals and
orators at the South were loud in their re-
rrgacbes against what they called. the aban-
donment of man who bad in the hour of
necI proved true to the Constitution
From tie NclcarL Aarertiser
We place at the head of our columns to-
d1y the names of Millard Fillmore and
Andrew Jackson DOnel>on for the Presi-
deney aud Vice Presidency of the United
States In doing SC. 1t becomes Us to say
that while We should have selected for the
once first named one of New Jerseys most
distinguished sons, we are gratifed to know
TIA; the choice of the Convention has fallen
Upon one whom above all others, he prefer
ed to see the standard bearer of the Ameri-
can party in the ensuing contest No man
IL this nation stands higher in the respect
and confidence orr L. Stockton than Mil
lard Fillmore No man for whom be cher
lsles, personally, more sincere regard
iF[Om tie 4Ljany Express
With the names Of Fillmore and Donel-
son flying from its masthead, the noble
american ship will sail proudly into port.
and We are confident that the waves of ,sedi-
'I0us fanaticism can never drive it from its
course. OF leave it to wreck upon the sands
9ipOlIlIcal defeat
From the Boston Bee
The name of Mr. Fillmore is indeed
household word throughout our land We
therefore need not tell our readersat this time
wlo he is.what be has done or enlarge upon
Ills great, varied, and brilliant services as a
PUBLIC man fur a series of MANY years. He