The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-10-08
From the Nashville Wing & Banner.

I
the anti Americans have attempted to palm of
upon the people Of the south, is the story that
the friends of Fillmore and Fremont in Indiana,
had fused, and were running the same elector-
+ al ticket! This was indeed bold statement,
and when the reader reflects that 1t is false in
every particular-that there is not a word Of
truth in it-he can perhaps imagine what must
be the character of the organs OF the party,
and the desperation of their fortunes, when
driven to such resources to sustain their sinking
cause. May not eAclalm ID the language
of the patriot Calhoun, great are 1.-THE cohesive
properties Of the public plumber" This infa-
i nous publication made its first appearance in
the south in the Nashville Union and Ameri-
can, from whence it has been Most extensively
copied and circulated by every obscure Buch-
anan sheet at the south, and commented on by
them and those who, at second hand. retail
their slang and SANDERS on the stump, with the
greatest imaginable gusto. 1t was indeed a
sweet precious, life preserving morsel for
them, and they clutched it with all the despera-
ton Of drowning man catching at straws
| The Nashville Patriot, suspecting the fraud,
cut the article from the Union and American
and enclosed it to the editor Of the New Alba
ny (Indiana) Tribune, to which the editor
made the following reply in his own paper OF
the 9Th inst: H..
A From the New Albany Tribune. Sept. 5, 1856.
The editor of the Nashville Patriot encloses
US the following article, which he clipped from
the Union and American, the leading organ of
the democracy in Tennessee, and he desires us
| to inform him whether the extract attributed to
the Tribune is genuine, and whether there is re-
ally coalition between the republicans and
Americans upon the presidential ticket, as al
legged? We copy below the article enclosed,
and append our answer:
From the Nashville Union & American
''Let I'ennesseeans Read. great body of the
people take no northern papers, and are, therefore,
unaware of the fusion constantly going on between
abolitionism and know nothingism to defeat the ma
tional democracy. Here is fact, the simple state
ment of which is sufficient. Let every body read it,
and thentell what is the difference between black
republicansm and know nothingism at the north
'sThe Huntington (Indiana) Gazette, Fremont pa
per, has e following electoral ticket in its columns
'tFor President-John O. Fremont of New York.-
For Vice President-W i. Dayton, of New Jersey.
Electors for the State at large: George G. Dunn, of
Lawrence; Andrew l.. Osborne, of Laport. District
electors: /. James G. Jones' of Vanderburg. 9 David
7. Laird, of Perry. 8. John Baker, of Lawrence T.
William E. White, ef Dearborn. s. Fred. Johnson
baugh, of Wayne. s. Henry II. Bradley, of Johnson
l. William K. Edwards of Vigo s. James Prather,
seph. 10. John B. Howe, of Lagrange. IL. William
r. Hale, of Wabash
"The New Albany Tribune. the leading Fillmore
paper, IN indiana has the following ticket at the
head of its columns:
For President-Millard Fillmore For Vice Pres
ldent-Andrew Jackson Donelson, Electors for the
State at large: George G. Dunn of Lawrence county
Andrew L. Osborne, of Laporte. District electors
l. James g. Jones, of anderburg :. David Laird
Of Perry. ). Ohm Baker, of Lawrence 4. William E.
o. Dearborn 5 Fred of
Wayne. g. Henry Il. Bradley, of Johnson. 7. Will
am X. Edwards, of Nigo 8. James Prather, of Mont
gomery. 9. Thomas S. Stanfeld, of St. Joseph. 10.
John B. Howe, of Lagrange. IL. William R. Hale, of
Wabash. s.- -=.~-. -
''The same paper (the New Albany Tribune) con
tains the following: 81
'sCoatition bet,ceen Fillmore and Fremont-The
Fillmore State convention of Indiana have Just united
with the Fremont or black republican party, by
mating the same electoral ticket for the State If any
of our democratic friends have been feeding them
selves up with the hope of division among the
American and republican parties, upon the State
ticket, they would do well to give up that hope
utterly futile
The friends of Mr.. Fillmore should now go to
work to secure majority of the popular vote of the
State OF Indiana for him; if they succeed, of which
We have no doubt the electoral vote viii be cast for
him. Let there be no claShing between the friends
of Fillmore and Fremont, because their cause is
cause Let the energies of the friends Of each be d.
rected against Buchanan. and We will have no more
slave soil to curse our government"
This, reader, is the story as it appeared in
the Nashville Union and American. and as it
has been copied By all the Buchanan organs
and repeated by the stump speakers. Now
read the reply Of the Tribune, Here it is:
We do not know when We have seen SO many
taIsebooEs brought into so small a compass
and so evidently manufactured out OF whole
cloth
In the first p1ace, there is no sucspoper as The
Huntington Gazette. published in Indiana, that
we have any knowledge of. There is a paper
published in that town under the name of the
Indiana Herald ''-and the only paper publish
ID there. 1t has the names of Fremont and
Dayton at the head of its columns, but it has {
lot, nor neper lad, the electoral ticket fshed up
or the occasion, BY this Tennessee editor. = - y,
In the second place, the New Albany Tn !
'une (either daily or weekly never has had
hat or any other electoral ticket at the head OF
IS columns. The ticket, however, is the gen
line Fillmore electoral ticket, barring changes :
ince made, and was published in the Tribune !
mong the proceedings Of the Fillmore eonven-
ION, which met at indianapolis on the 10th of
uly last Since then the ticket has not ap- 1
cared in either the Daily or Weekly Tribune.
IthO"SAl' aFposds iSSu4dl y III TIE AMERICAN .
issued from The Tribune Office :
In the third place, the American and repub- t
can parties in Indiana hare not united upon the a
anne electoral ticket, or any portion thereof :,
In the fourth place, the extracts purporting i
} be taken from the Tribune, are altogether /,
repudiate, as fabricated and false b
In the fifth place, to show that the American II
nd republican parties in Indiana are not sap e. g,
ort'Hg the same electoral ticket, we give be-
W the republican ticket in full of which not fs
ngle name eoU be 5oatasd tie insericoa ticket q
For President--John c. Fremont of Califor- 7
ia. For Vice Presdent-William L. DAYTON,
New Jersey. Electors for the State at large: re
ohn A. Hendricks, Of Jefferson; Samuel w u
arker, of Fayette. District electors-1st dis
let, James G. Veatch; Cd district, Randall of
rawford; Sd district James Y. Allison 4th Il
strict, John D. Rowland; 9Th district, David IL
iIgore; 9Th district, Horace Newcomb: 18th, ia
strict, William G. Coffin; 9Th district, W. G.
'ilson; 9th district D. D Pratt; 10th district, HI
A Mather; It'll district Milton s. Robin T.
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