The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-09-20

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who Of those that will, has The farcst pros
poet of success. Sclfprcscrraton demands,
that in this crisis we vote with reference to
the great issue, and to the availability Of the
candidates in the election. Let us save the
Union now, through the instrumentality Of the
Democracy, if need be, and oppose to them
hereafter, when occasion shall require, the
same indomitabc spirit they have encounter.
cd in rs, heretofore. They who admit the peril
and then refuse this sacrifice to aver it, are in
danger of merging the patriot in the partisan.
Now, the better to estimate the peril and the
chances of avcrtng il. let US consider the pros
poets of the several candidates Believing, as
/ colscentiously do, that should Mr.. Fremont
succeed, the Union will not survive his admin.
istration, assume that il is u cardinal object
to secure the election of II safe man by the peoph
Heaven iorlend that the dcstincs of this great
country should be committed to the House Of
Representatives, us now constituted. Does
any southern man feel differently let him cast
his eye upon the speakers chair--lct him con-
template the attitude of that body ut this mo-
ment, and be warned. Does he with all the
! lights before him, desire to send the election
to that body in the forlorn hope of thus sccur
ing the election Of his par,y's candidate, for
him, have no argument. lie is jotnM unto
Ills MoiS.'
To return then. That Mr., Fremont will
receive an immense majority OF the votes in
the non-savcholling States, is beyond all ques'
ton-preciScy how many no man can foreSee.
lie might lose twenty-seven votes and still be
elected. The entire vote of the South conccn-
tratcd upon one candidate would be inaatqnatc
to elect him No reasonable man will deny
that, should the vote Of the South be divided,
Mr. Fremont will receive It sufficient number
of northern votes to defeat an election 10y the
people The practical question for us is which
of the two, Mr. buchanan or Mr. Fillmore,
has the iaircst chance Of obtaining in the non
slavcholding States, such number Of votes
as, united with the entire vote Of the South,
will secure his election by the people Mr..
Fimorcs hopes, north of Mason and DXon's
line rest upon New York. BE not deceived
by the assertions of the partizan press. lie
has no foothold elsewhere, in that section. On
what foundation do his hopes rest in New
York! Looking to the numerous factions into
which the people Of that State have Of late
been divided and sub-dvidcd, the notorious
iDoN'HHe VI hnCltHl l'dih} 'Wst anu th'iI hhoN u
procvty to FreeSolism | submit to every
candid mind the question, is it safe in an issue
so important and 50 doubtful. to base Il cacu-
lation upon her vote? There is, then, no re.
liable expectation that the South could obtain
! help enough from the North to elect Mr. Fill.
more What are Mr.. Bnchanan's prospects?
1t is aS far removed from doubt, as such an
event can well be, that the noble old keystone
State will stand by the Union and by her
llustriouS son in this contest There is good
reason to hope that New Jersy will do likewise.
These two, with the unanimous vote Of the
South, would elect Mr. Buchanan His pros,
poets in those two States are far brighter,
think, than Mr.. Fimorc's in New York. But
again, to borrow II phrase, Mr.. Buchanan has,
in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Connecticut
Il margin which Mr.. Fillmore has nowhere
Should the former lose New jersey. there is Il
hope that out of those four States, the loss
would be made good. do not mention them
in any other connection, because fear more
than hope from them.
In one word, then, were this contest be-
tween Mr.. Fillmore and Mr.. Buchanan, and
were assured that Mr. Fillmore would OPP
pose himself to the restoration of the Missouri
restriction, | ,uld vote for him with unspcak-
able pleasure But, being satisfied beyond all
doubt, that it is in fact Il contest between MIR
Buchanan and Mr.. Fremont; that Mr.. Buch
anan, as President, will interposc all the pow.
cr of his administration to preserve, unimpair
ed, the Constitutional rights of the South and
the pcrpctuty of the Union, whilst his real
competitor would nnscrupulously trample on
. the former, with full knowledge that he there.
by impcrlled the latter, | say let every south.
T ern electoral vote be cast for the Democratic
nominee. Let Georgia do So laying all party
prejudiccs and aflnities, as an Offering, on the
altar Of our common country. To aid in this
, result, no man need sever any existing party
ties nor need he form new ones. For myself
, disclaim any such purpose
have, my dear sir, been unwilling to OBJ
trudc my opinions upon public attention; but
] do not see that ! can, with propriety, refuse
to place in your hands this hasty and imperfect
expression of them, leaving to your sound dis
erection the use to be made Of them.
Respectfully, &c,
CHARLES j. jenkins.
AN IMMENSE DEMoNsTRATIoN.--'lh Demo-
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