The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-03-29
Gge ftIitiana Aenlotrat.
THE NEXT PRESIDENCY.

1t must be evident (says the Louisville
Timcs) to every intelligent man that either f,
democrat or black republican will he elected
the next President of the United States w,
must select between national conservative
democrat and regular Thoroughbred aboli.
zionist of the Giddings and Greeley school.
The black republicans will meet in Philatlcl
phia in June next, and will then present to the
electors of the nation candidate who is the
Embodiment of their principles and aims, and
either he or the nominee of the National Dem.
ocratic Convention will be the next President
OF the United States. The recent nomination
of Mr.. Fillmore by the know .nothings cannot
alter or change this result one iota. The only
possible effect it can have npon it will be tc
prevent an election by the people, and throw
it into the House Of Representatives. Blu,
there the same issue presents itself, and eith,l
the democrat or black republican party must
triumph. The duty Of the southern portion o.
the so-callcd American party, under such cir
cumstanccs, is so plain that it requires no ar
gument to point it out. Ther, is surely not
an intelligent member of the party who's,
judgement docs not tell him that it is his dut,
to lay down his arms and heartily coopcrat,
with the democratic party iii Tres rving Tho
constitution and the Union. No sane man
who will calmly review the ground, can possibly
entertain any hope Of the election of Mr.. Fill
more. Whatever strength Mr. Fillmore may
possess is in State. where there are ovcrwhclm
ing majorities against the know-nothing party
lie was nominated by the southern member
Of the convention, aided by portions of dele
cations from the nothcrn States the maio
part having already boltcd from the convcn
ton, and repudiatcd its action. lie goes int,
the contest with not the ghost of chance t.
carry single non-slayeholding State, and witt
the very slimmcst sort Of hopes for one or twt
slave States. In all the non-slavcholding
States know-nothLgism, as expoundcd by tn
Philadelphia convention, is fated to be crushed
between the upper milestone of democracy anc
the neither milestone of anti-slavcry. Whei
allied with aboitionism it was formidable, bu
shorn of that, its chief strength, there is notu
single free State in the Union where il cvel
forms respectable balance-ofpower party
When it was strongest, and claimed supcrio
nationality, aided by all its secret machinery
it could carry but two southern States, ant
those by majorties greatly less than those o
its predecessor, the whig party.
The division of the anti-democratc forces il
the free States renders it easy for the South
if she is but true to herself to secure the cleo
ton of sound national man to the presidc c,y
and, by a decisive triumph over the agitator
of the North, forever put to rest the demon 0
anti-slavery. The democratic party can b
sure of sufficient number of free States witt
the united South to elect the President. TIL
only hope of the abolitionists of the North is t.
throw the election into the House where tlc
chances of success are the best. The followin!
article from the Cincinnati Gazette, an organ
of both know-nothngism and aboltionisn
fully confirms us in this view:
I'VE do not believe the ticket will mec
with popular favor in the free states at lcns
not for the present. The nominations hav
been made too soon The Presidential canvas
cannot open with activity and spirit until tn
democratic party have held their convcnio
and named their men. The democratic col
yention will be held in June, and the republica
convention will be held about the same timt
"Whcn the three parties have their cand
dates in the field, then we expect 10 witncs
sharp and active canvass The America
party in the South will have to meet singh
handed the fierce democracy, and in the mort
the republicans anil americans aoiH hire 10 met
The sam. enemy If they unite upon one set G
electors in each state, nearly, if not quite
every northern state can be carried agains
the democratic party If, on the other han1
the Americans and republicans run each a
ELECTORAL ticket of their own, the result ma
be, and probably will be, an unparalleled den
ocratic triumph"
'rhe great aim we have in the presidents
ee!ction is first, TO lent The democratic part1
and second 10 select a President wh0se pri
ciples are opposed 10 The spread Of shrery in
free lands, and who will give to the countl