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Mr.. Fillmore. The Cincinnati Convention.


We still indulge the hope that the Cincinnati Con-
vention, which assemblies the first Monday in
June will have the patriotism to ratiy the nomina-
ton Of Willard Fillmore. At all events cannot
but anticipate that the Southern delegates in that
body will exert themselves with becoming zeal to
accomplish that end And why should they not ,
A crisis is impending over the South and over the
Union-Mr Fillmore is acknowledged by all except
few bigoted partisans, who blind bats, to
be completely and thoroughly sound upon all the
disturbing issues of the day-he is man of expe-
rience, integrity and statesmansh,p-he has been
tried and found true and all just and liberal Of
all parties and all sections feel that the institutions
and the interests of the country would bc safe in hi.
keeping Besides, his election would be the most
Notifying and effective blow which could posi- bly,
be struck at the many -hued Abolition organizations
Of the North. This whole pestilent set of fanatics
hate and fear him both-so much indeed that they
would infinitely prefer for the Presidency the
rabd ire-eatcr in the South. Mr.. Fillmore, too is
already in the field and suppose, for the sake
Of argument that you succeed in nominating sound
and acceptable candidate at Cincinnati, why perpe-
tratc the huge and objectionable folly OF introducing
needless confusion, discord and distraction into the
ranks of the rien Is of the South the Constitution
and the Union, Can you not perceiye-will you
not acknowledgement such will be the inevitable
and disastrous effect of your putting forward third
candidate
We are in deep earnest this subject We want
harmony, union, concert of action among all those
whether at the North at the South, who are hon
estly intent upon the common object of preventing
the asceniancy of the Black Republicans We want
to restore and perpetuate the rule OF SAFE capable
patriotic men, as tie only means of delivering the
country from its periS and bringing back the ship
of State into smooth, secure and prosperous chan
nels We want a skilful, steady, tried pilot at the
head of the government in these troubous times -
no mere man of straw like the present Chief Magi,
trlte but Statesman of intellect. grasp, courage
frmness aud known fiielity-one in whose sound
ness of Judgment and comprehensiveness Of patriot
ism the whole country, without distinction of party
or section would repose willing and implicit conf
dence. And such is the conceded character of Mil
lard Fillmore, the Peoples candidate for the Pre~i
dency, who is already before the country and whom
proudly present for the adoption of the Cincn-
natl Convention.
In aid of the suggestion thus make, We drc
sure shall have the influence OF our neighbor of
the Ea2Hirer, who is Sorely exercised present in
reference to the protection of the rights and honor
of the South. He concc les that the Black Republ-
organization is really formidable and that il j.
the duty of all the friends Of the Constitution and
the Union to unite against it, in the coming Strug-
gle. We think too; and therefore il is that we
urge YOU not to distract and weaken the conServa.
tives and nationals by bringing forth another cand
date, the only effect Of which must necessarily he to
''play into the hands of the Black Republicans, and
thereby injure to however small an extent the sue
cess Of Mr. Fmore-the only man likely TO be in
the field that stands any chance of an election 10y
the people And would you, too, by perslsting in
the idea OF nominating candidate at Cincinnati
thus the risk of throwing the election into the
House Of Representatives, where, il is but too pro-.
bablc, your own party friends would adopt the piu-
raity rule again, anil thereby elect n Black Repub-
President as they did Black Republican
Speaker, We cannot believe that our neighbbr of
conSu'nmation fatal to the rights and even the
very existence of the South. But II will evidently
be effected, unless that silly factious and even trea
sonable idea Of nomination Mt Cincinnati is npped
in the bud. We invoke the Enquirer to kill it at
once If has any respect for the Union or love for
the South.
We shall continue to urge our patriotic sugges ton
upon the attention Of the Southern Democracy
Unless We cease to regard them patriots we can
not give mp the hope or their adopting Mr. Fillmore
aud thereby aiding in the great approaching
struggle against Black. Republicanism.