Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-21
The Clouds Dispensing.

The result of the recent State elections in
Indiana and Pennsylvania have, by the admis-
sion of leading Republican journals, settled
the question Of Fremont's defeat in November
On New York and New Jersey they never
counted-Dlinois they always regarded as
doubtful, and now they begin to tremble for
Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
In word, their game is up, and all that now
remains for them is to gather their robes about
them and die with whatever decency they can
command. They will probably carry a few
States where the American party has never
been thoroughly organized-such, for instance,
as Vermont, Maine Michigan, Wisconsin, and
Ohio. But this will be the extent of their VIC
tories. Nowhere else throughout the wide do
main of the Union will Fremontism find a rest
ing place for the sole of its foot.
In the House of Representatives the Ere
publicans have already lost their ascenden-
cy-through the Congressional elections held
on the 14th instant In the Senate they will
remain as they were, in a small minority.
What inducement then can they have to pro-
long contest which is already virtually deci-
ded against them-and in which no laures are
to be gained, no spois secured?
II the Republicans sincerely desire the
defeat of Buchanan, their proper course is to
abandon their present organization, and allow
their hitherto deuded followers TO enlist, if they
please, in the ranks of the National American
party. Let this be done, and Mr.. Fillmore
will be elected by the people--and by his cleo
ton justice to every section Of the country be
secured for four years at least; and peace and
prosperity again resume their sway over a
united and happy people.
We will do the masses of the so-called Re-
publican party the justice to say that we be-
lieve them to be honest and patriotic-and
that under better influences than those which
now control them, they would prove to be ar
dent, faithful and uncompromising friends of
the Union and the Constitution Unfortu-
nately for themselves and the country, they
have been led astray by the most artful and
interruptions demagogues of whom history
furnishes an account; by men whose patriot
ism is bounded by their pockets, and whose
shrieks for freedom were only heard when the
Kansas fund was plethoric and still increasing
Ii we are correct in our ascription to the
Republican" masses of patriotic motives,
now is the time for them to prove their patri-
otism. Now is the time for them to desert
the "sooty flag" under which they have trained
too long, and take their stand with the Nation
al Americans and National Wings, who are
fighting shoulder to shoulder under the Amer
lean flag for zone country, one Constitution
one destinyi"
To our gallant friends at the South, who
have in all emergencies proved faithful among
the faithless," we would say--be of good
cheer A better day is coming. Northern
sectionalism is slain, and "there is none so
poor as do it reverence" The senseless cry
raised by disunionists for their own aggran-
dizement, that you must support Buchanan to
prevent the election of Fremont has no longer
even the semblance CT argument If any have
been weak enough to have been misled by II
heretofore, they cannot too soon retrace their
steps. They may rely upon it that Buchanan
cannot be elected, and that the whole conser-
vative vote of the country will be concentrated
upon Fillmore and Donelson.
Our advices from every section Of the South.
srn States are encouraging to the highest de
gree. In Louisiana the enthusiasm which per