Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-10-22
Tricks OF the Canvass.

Our Southern Democrats are greatly outraged
that Fillmore men and Republicans shouio 'oee
together in Pennsylvania and other Northern
States. We are no advocates OF "tusion, ana
certainly not of that sort of fusion which requires
Fillmore men to vote for Fremont. But II the
Republicans choose to vote for Fillmore, we
shall not object, and the more of that sort the
better. We would not think o whit less OF Mr.
Fillmore if every Black Republican in the coun-
try should vote for him, and our only regret IS
that they will not do it. 1t is strange that Dem
ocrats should see anything wrong in this, when
Martin Van Buren, and other "Black Republi-
cans' of the old School, are now Jealous supper
tiers of Mr.. Buchanan. In what particular IS
Van Buren, better than Fremont2 Only q few
years ago he occupied precisely the same position
which Fremont now occupies. He was then q
sectional, anti-slavery candidate for the Preslden-
cy,and so far as anybody knows he entertains the
same views and advocates the same principles
now. Yet he is a prominent friend OF bucnan-
an, and it is all right; but for a man 'aih'eo
with freesoilism to support Fillmore, IS PROOF
positive of the latter's unsoundness, and a SUI
fcient reason why every Southern man should
drop him instantly! This is Democratic logic.
Southern Democrats also make reatproclama-
ton of the "soundness" of their Northern allies,
and affect to rejoice over every party victory
achieved at the North,a as a triumph OF the South.
They crow Justify over the recent election In
Pennsylvanla-the Democracy, they say, have
beaten all the "isms' combined, free-soilism in
cluded. Let US see how it is.-A few weeks
ago we saw several hand-bills advertising diff
ferent Democratic meetings in Pennsylvania,
and in each of them the words buchanan,
Breckenridge and Free Kansas" or words Of
similar import, were prominently displayed. In
Ohio the same game was displayed. An adver-
tisemept of a Democratic meeting in that State,
which was headed "Buck and Breck," ran thus
"There will be a meeting of the friends of the
Union, those soAo are opposed to hgalissng slavery
IN the Territories, and who are opposed to max
ing all children born of slave mothers in those
Territories for the next two years slaves for life,
this evening, Saturday September goth, 1s56,at
Wittich's Hail. Another hand bill for a Dem
ocratic mass meeting at South Bloomfield, Ohio
on the 9th ult., and headed also "Buck and
Breck," contained the following call: "Come ~
and help arrest the spread Of slarery Ore' tn
rast Territories Of Kansas and Nebraska! !
The Black Republicans in Congress have voted
to pollute those Territories with the cause o
slavery" Among the speakers announced fo
this meeting were the celebrated DR.. Olds,D Dem
~ocratic ex-member of Congress, and DR.. Girls
void, the Democratic candidate for reelection
to the office of Superintendent of the Board o
Public Works. Here then we find the Demo
cracy out-stripping the Black Republicans il
hostility to slavery, and actually denouncin'
them as q pro-slavery party,so far ahead OF then
are they And these are "our sound Northern
allies" whose success at elections is a matter o
rejoicing with the Southern Democracy, ant
whose defeat causes bitter lamentations Thes
Northern Democrats claim to be par excellenc
the anti-slavery party,and unite with the South
ern Democracy in supporting Old Buck, who's
Squatter Sovereignty notions are pronounce
'the best measure in favor of freesoilism eve
proposed"