Daily American organ., 1856-03-17
On the Wa.e.


The Wsh'ngton correspondent Of the N. York
Commercial Advertiser remarks "The Republ
can party 70 evidently on the wane, aud it's power
is quite feeble, even in the House"
The truth Of this remark, no one who is cogni
zant of the state of political affairs in Washington
and throughout the country, viii question. The
socalled Republican party adroity managed, at its
birth, to avail itself Of the powerful aid Of Amer
canism. By this assistance, many of it's adherents
succeeded in securing seats in the Senate or the
House of Representatives. Recent events have
deprived them of this support, and they must for
the future rely upon sectionalism alone to sustain
them. They were defeated last November In Mas
sachusetts and New York, because the National
Americans pronounced against them. They were
successful in Ohio, because portion of the Ameri-
can party in that State united with them. Single
handed and unaided, they must inevitably sue
cumb,. and soon be numbered among the other
ephemeral parties of this country whose history is
recorded In paragraph.
studious effort is now being made by the Re-
publican" organs to persuade the National Wings
to withhold their support from Mr.. Fillmore on
| the ground that Mr.. Justice Mclean may be
brought into the field ere long as candidate for
the Presidency. But why, let Us inquire, should
the Wings prefer Mr.. Mclean to Mr.. Filmoref
Mr.. Mclean is undoubtedly most excellent Judge
but is that any reason why the conservative Wings
should desire to support him for the Presidency?
| Is it not on the contrary, strong reason why
they should not support him for that Office, mas
| much as on his acceptance of the Presidential
nomination he would, as matter OF course, resign
his seat upon the bench, which would Immediately
be filled by some blear-eyed Sag Nicht Of the
Greytown school--some recent importation, very
probably, from Dublin or Limerick. No. The
conservative Whigs, like the conservative Ameri-
cans, place too high value upon Mr.. McLeans
services as Justice of the Supreme Court to be
willing that he should leave the bench during the
existence Of the present administration. They re-
spect him for his conservative opinions as mem
Der Of the highest judicial tribunal known to our
laws and will unite in elevating to the Presidency
another equally conservative statesman, who, like
Mr.. Mclean, knows "no North, no South" but
who will administer the government as Mr. Mclean
dispenses justice, without fear or favor, and with
due regard to the claims of all sections.
We hope, therefore, that the leaders of the so
called Republican party will not delude them
selves with any false hopes of receiving assistance
from the National Wings in their efforts to section
alze the Presidency. There is not man among
them who ever enjoyed the confidence of the Ma
tional Wings, even in their better days. Are they
likely to enjoy it now after they have stricken
hands with Preston King, Francis p. Blair, Abijah
Mann, Benjamin F. Butler, and other deformed
and unclean fragments of Locofocoism2 If Seward
and Giddings, Weed and Greeley, were justly OBJ
ects Of suspicion ten years ago to the conservative
Wings for their betrayal Of Mr. Clay, win they be
less SO now if they conjure up the name of Mclean
to raise the Wild devil withals"
Besides, the Republicans admit that they do not
expect to elect their candidate. All this talk,
therefore, about "waiting for the nomination of
Mclean" is the most transparent gammon-too
fmsy even to deceive the marines. 1t certainly
will not 60 down in the forecastle, or the quar-
ter-deck. The sole object of it is to ielude sim
pletons, if possible. 1t is the last card Of des-
peiste and sinking faction.
1t affords US the highest qualification to state
that while these soi-disdnt Republicans are talking
about Mclean, the conservative Wings are already
acting for Fillmore. VIM. A, Graham, Of North
Carolina, than whom purer man does not live,
in speech delivered few days ago at Granville,
ConrthcHse, eulogzed Mr.. Fillmore in the most
eloquent terms, and declared his determination to
support him. John ]. Crittenden, of Kentucky,
John P. Kennedy, Of Maryland Edward Everett
and Robert G. Winthrop, of Massachusetts, Mere
dith P. Gentry and Christopher Williams, of Ten
nessee, and an innumerable host of other distin-,
guished members of the cid Wig party, will also
support the American nomination. They, at any
rate, are not waiting" for the illumination Of Mr
Mclean. They are content with Fillmore and
Donelson. They will take the field under the
American banner, and we call upon all true Repub.
licans who wish to dethrone the present corrupt
dynasty, and At the cshe time interpose check
Upon the undue influence of foreigners in our cleo
tions, to unite with them, and with the good and
true men Of all parties in every State who are de-
termined that " Americans shall rule America"
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