Washington sentinel., 1856-08-05
Tho Abolition state Ticket and the Fill
more l,ealiers

more Leaders.
Mr. Fillmore tells us that the Fremont part,
| labors TO accomplish disunon This Is iht
substance and superstructure Of all his late
speeches. And at this demonstration the Fill
! more press and the Fillmore leaders Of the
| South shout in ecstacy, while their friends and
followers in the Free States re echo their aecla.
nations The exPresident is right His
Albany speech was bold blow in the right
direction. But it is easy to deal in words.
We care nothing for Mr. Filmore's counseb il
his friends do not follow them; and we aver
that they do not do so in this State al he pres
ent moment. Let us present the case exactly
as it stands; and we earnestly invite the atten-
tion of the Southern people, especially those
who tatter themselves that there is another
party in, the Free States honestly bound to con
stitutional doctrnes-to the dishGuorIng spec
tacle.
An election for State officers, and for the
State Legislature, and members Of Congress,
will take place in Pennsylvania on the second
Tuesday of October next. The Democrats
nominated a full State ticket in March laid
down a strict and stern platform; met every
issue without hesitation; and grappled all
sorts of seclionalisn and iapaticisms without
gloves. The ananimity with which all this was
tention. No name was placed upon the ticket
nominated by the Democratic State Conven
tion that was not as sound as the resolutions
themselves. So much for the Democratic
party. How was it with the opposition? They,
too, assembled in State Convention, and placed
their ticket in nomination. Observe the COM
position of that convention. IL was composed
ofAbolitionists and know-nothings exclusively.
Such disunionists as Wilmot and Jessup con-
trolled it from first to last An invitation was
extended to the Old Line Wings to take part
in this Convention.
But it was secuted and scorned. Not a
single Old Line Whig meeting was held in the
State to choose delegates to this Abolition aud
Know-nothng body. The result Of this Con-
wention was, that ticket composed of full
blooded Abolitionists was placed in nomina-
ton T. Z. Cochran, Of York, b. Laporte, Of
Bradford, aud Darwin Phelps, Of Armstrong,
were put upon this fusion ticket. The first is
known for his violent aud unscrupulous uppo.
sition to the constitutional rights Of the South;
the second is Wilmos own immediate repre-
sentative, and like Wilmot. traitor from the
Democratic ranks, because of the adherence
of The Democracy to the principles OF the Con
stitution and the last is well known in West
ern Pennsylvania as one OF the most offensive
members of the Abolition and Know-nothing
party Both Laporte and Phelps were mem.
bers of the last Legislature, and both distin-
guished themselves in that body for their ex-
treme and bitter support Of the whole Abolition
programme. The ticket, as it stands, is an out
and out Fremont Stevens Johnston, and Will
mot ticket. committed to all the nfamies Of the
Black Republicans; and, as a consequence,
pledged to the idea of dissolviug the American
Union-the great basis and foundation Of the
sectional movement organized to elect John G.
Fremont to the Presidency.
Such are the relative positions of The Demo
cratic and Fusion parties in Pennsy ylvauia
Up to this moment no single step has been
taken by the opponents of Fremont known as
the supporters of Millard Fillmore, to nominate
Fillmore State ticket; and, if such a ticket
should be fixed upon, it will be settled only TO
be withdrawn in favor of the Abolition ticket
Mark the prophecy!
The object ofthe Fillmore leaders Ia PennsW
rama is TO assist the 4bolitionists to elect their
State ticket an October, so as to claim Uictory
oUer tie Democracy To establish this fact,
there is at hand abundant proof We have yet to
see any objection made TO the State ticket by
the Fillmore press. On the contrary, many
of the counties, the Fillmore leaders ARE now
engaged in making such an arrangement as will
give them the county offices, or the members Of
the Legislature, or the candidate for Congress,
in return for their votes for the State ticket of
the Abolitionists. And the latter do not hesi-
tate to exult in the prospect of electing their
Abolition ticket with the aid of those who rally
round candidate for President pledged against
Fremont as a man who is in the hands Of the
Constitution aud the Union.
How far the true friends of Mr. Fillmore
among the people will sanction this dishonor-
able plot, the future alone can show.
There have been so many Of these corrupt
combinations in Pennsylvania since the Aboli.
tionists and Know-nothings have usurped and
driven out the Old Line Wings, that it will be
hard work for a few corrupt men to try over the
same game, in more prohigate manner and
with more unblushing effron,ery than hereto
fore. There was intense modification among
the Wings after each Of these plots had been
carried into effect; and thousands have sworn
never again to be made the sport of the gam
blers that rule in the opposition ranks. They
have seen that such demagogues as Johnston,
Wilmot. and Stevens, have regarded them MS so
many chatiels, to be used circumstance and
convenience may suggest; and we can hardly
suppose that now, with their eyes open to this
new effort making 10 betray them, and 10 dc.
grade them, they will tamely and uncomplain-
iugly submit to another humiliation and out
rage.
Meanwhile we invite the friends of Fillmore
in the southern States to the impending bargain
between the Fremont Abolitionists and the pre-.
tended advocates of Fillmore in Pennsylvania
They will find in this spectacle abundant food
for reflection and shame. Let them well observe
the course Of events. Let them notice the
efforts Of their own leading coadjutors in this
State; and they will be able to estimate the
difference between men who profess national
doctrines only to beray them, and who denounce
Abolitionism only to hide their attempts to
assist it into -Iennsytpdnian.
FREEDOM shrieker "SoId."
Our readers will recollect an account pub
lished some time since of stirring appeal
made by Henry Ward Beecher, in his own
L. G. -. IL. Ur II.