Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-15
BAToN RoUGR. Aupus

DATUM lsOuJEy august loJ lopb,
HoNoRED SIR: Under date Of July 81st in the
National Inteligencer of the I'd instant have noted
and carefully read your letter to the Hon j. r. Frank
lin, OF Snow Hill Maryland 10 the course proper to
bo pursued by old-lne Wings.
Apart from my long attachment and devotion to
the pure national and conservative principles OF the
old Wing party, have Of late been deeply anxious
TO hear how the Wings of my native State MARY
and) would east their votes in the coming Prcs-
dental election. And you may Judge with what deep
interest perused your letter, emanatng as il did
IN my estimation, from such noble and patriotic
source But sir must not deny that dark cloud
Of sorrow overshadowed my mind when / read the
following sentence in your letter
II think, therefore it would be the part Of Wis
dom and patriotism in the Wings (by which mean
those who have affiliated with no other party to
throw their votes for Mr. Buchanan as the strongest
Of the candidates opposed to the Northern sectional
party"
regret that you have said this; and the thought
is painful that such necessity exists to influence the
Wings in the discharge of their right of suffrage
But If 1t really exissf the contest as YOU think il
IS, is between buchanan and Fremont then, however
nauseous and bitter the dose, we must swallow it to
its last dregs Notwithstanding the apparent sirceri-
ty and care with which you have studied thus subject
and the seeming reluctant conclusion to which you
have come still hope, and really believe that YOU
mistaken in your estimation of the strength OF Mr.
Fillmore at the North Ii cannot be- that SO few ma
tonal and conservative men live in those States and
that they will fail to appreciate and endorse the high
fearless an noble stand taken by Mr. Fillmore in the
strongholds of fanatca Free-soism However OBJ
ectonable the formersproscrptve principles and Ja-
coblnical tendency OF the secrecy of the party by
which be nominated the stand that he has SO no
bly, taken, and the clear and fearless cnunciation Of
his principles, place him above all party Cliuues and
platforms show him TO be true patriot in the broad
est and deepest sense of that term, and win assuredy
draw to his support the Union-eying and conserva-
tive men OF our country; not MS the nominee of the
American party, but as the earlessspoken and faith
ful public servant
confess, sir that cannot see how any true Whig.
not abjurng his ongchershed political faith or any
really conservative man of any party can vote for
either of the other candidates. except the last dire
necessity-and then to be DONE with the exclarna-
ton, my God my country my country trembling
upon his lips.
| fain hope, you may yet see reason to alter
your judgment of Mr.. Fillmore's strength in the
Northern States, and be induced to change your ad-
vice to the Wings, not only of Maryland but of the
whole Union. From the letters of ex-Gov. Hunt and
Sandford Harrison of New York, with reports that
reach us almost daily from other free States from sour
ces that claim to be honest and impartial many of us
really believe that Buchanan is weaker in the North
than Fillmore and that the contest was actually be-
tween Fillmore and Fremont.
We are, however, looking with hope and anxiety
to the meeting of the National Wings to take place
in Baltimore next month, and expect they will calm
ly and carefully examine into this matter and give
us reliable data upon which TO base our action The
Wings though shattered and disbanded, may hold
the balance of power and should stand prepared 10
untedly that their conservative principles and
strong attachment to the Union may tell with force
in the present dark and gloomy hour Of our ceuntry5
history.
Your apology for Mr. Buchanan was needed. and
may do very well to silver the pill should conserva
tive and national men have to swallow it, His in
clination" may be generally conservatives but
my dear sir, does not his political course show him
to be q " trimmer fer popular favor2 Has he not
often changed, and frequently from "bad TO worssg
How entirely different were his views upon what Is
called the doctrine Of squatter sovereignty ND 10
lS4S to what they declared TO be in his letter
ceptng the nomination Of the lato Cincinnati Con
Thnua Ia IN aaha oofnr
OF great man, and, when coupled with the triple
shield Of silence which he either puts upon his own
lips, or permits the party nominating him 70 do il,
and declares be will answer no questions, no matter
how sincerely and respectfully put there is certainly
cause of serious suspicion that he is not right
Yet believe sincerely that Mr. Buchanan, disas9J-
ciated from his party, would prove a national and
safe man. especially, could he be made to believe
that he was elevated and sustained BY the Union
loving and conservative masses Of the people But
when sustained by extreme and ultra men North and
Souh-by Aboltonists and Free-soilers Of the North
and open Sectionalists in the South well as radi
cal fllibusters all seeking place and preferment with
undisgused loose attachment TO the union Of these
States, what may hope for in elevating him to the
Presidency? Sir, il is desperate chance; gloomy
looking picture offering but little TO hope tor In
the future destiny of our Republic. And il seems to
me that true wisdom and patriotism are sadly out
Of place in making any offerings upon the altar OF
such disorganzing Democracy. Besides what re-
hance can be placed in such party2
When Mr., Fillmore left the ESeeutiyechslr al was
quiet. Under his hrm and impartial execution OF the
laws Of Congress- the spirit OF fanaticism had been
checked il not mortally wounded and peace, and
tranquility, and fraternity were rapidly spreading
over our hannv Union The North and South began
10 feel once more that they were one people, and
could worship together al the shrine OF the Eonsttu
ion and The tni0n The fanatics - the North and
tic sccessiunists II the south had aHke sen thwaf-
IN ia thsif mud aud reckless purposes and the Uu'on
and conservative of both sections raised up their
heads and breathed easier. So strong were the Com.
promise sures Of 1850 N popular favor thai the