The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-31


identical ana there being no whig nominees before the
people II % be suggested that consistency would rather
require than oppose the support Of the democratic nomi
uees BY wings The controlling inquiry TO the patriot nov
recurs @hch of he too national organizations can By h.
VOts u made most certainly SucessSfuES
Every Maryland wing win be bound by every tie Of duty
TO vote as his Judgment shall decide this question.
II may not be mmateral to observe that neither Of tre
national nominees will obtain throughout this broad land
any votes which will not be cast by national
citizens and it is TO be regretted that in this crisis that
vote should be divided between to national candidates
whilst the entire antinationa vote will be concentrated
upon the sectional nominee To judge of the relative
strength Of the two national organizations it is
sary to trace infinitely the origin of the American party
II sufficient TO bring TO your recollection that il was
originally composed North and South of the dissatisfied
members of the two old parties and that in the North its
original members chiefly those who opposed the
seryatiye principle upon the slavery question ayowed in
the platforms OF the two old parties 1t not escape
your recollection that upon the nomination Of Messrs.
Fillmore and Doneson large majority of the northern del
egates seeded from the convention, declared their in
tenton not to support those nominees and subsequently
united in the nomination of Mr. Fremont This separa-
ton Of the sectional from the national portion of the
American party has occurred in every northern State in
the conederacy deduce from these facts the nationality
of the supporters of Messrs. Fillmore and Doneson and
submit the inquiry for the honest decision of those whom
this paper is addressed What nossdbh0dng State
this national branch OF the American party thus shorn of
the larger portion of its original strength promise its
Let the wings of Maryland ponder upon the view
of this subject have endeavored to present to their
sideratien and of them will say that single
slavehoidng State is certain for Fillmore and Dopeson
Time think will develop the fact that Messrs Fillmore
and Doneson will be left without an electoral ticket in
most of the free States and it is any the deliberate
conviction of my judgment that they will carry
gle non-slavehoding State in the Union If right or
even approximate the truth in the view have taken it
will necessarily follow that any conservative vote for the
American nominees North will be equivalent to vote for
Mr. Fremont as it will be vote taken from Mr.. Buchanan
| his only real competitor
1t is clear then that to the South alone can the friends
OF Messrs. Fillmore and Doneson look for the ;opable
chance OF an electoral vote and it e 10 the States of Ma
rymhu tennessee hen."rky and Missouri that they pro-
1853 " ' with the greatest hope OF success. 1t is mani
rest that il this hope realized might indeed pre-
the election of Messrs Buchanan and Breckenridge
by the people, but it would only throw the election of
President into the present House Of Representatives. COM
posed that House is Does not the election of this
House. after contest of two months of baek-re
publican Speaker admonh Of the danger Of such
experiment? Who can doubt that our political fabric
would be shaken to its very foundations by this election
of President being thrown upon the present House of
Representatives. On the other hand, is it not certain
beyond the contingency of doubt that the vote of the
States indicated for Mr. Buchanan, when added that
of the other southern States would his election
aud the consequent safety of the Union? 1t is obvious
that in this condition of the the only serious
is that between Fremont and Buchanan that the only
possible result that the most sangune of the friends of Fill
more and Donelson hope attain carry the
test into the House of Representatives. Who conceive
anything fatal 10 the peace of the country in
sane in political action, than such of conduct
Il,ad to- Mr. tn
the House of Representatives with the votes of four FIVE
States ibis utmost possible strength serious
contend that he would be elected President and
redy few will be found bold enough that under
such circumstances he ought to be- The only effect then
of giving the electoral vote of any portion of the South
to Mr. Fillmore would be transfer the contest between
Mr. Buchanan and Fremont from the hastings to the House
of Representatives and the danger country now
sufficiently menacng, would in that event. be appalling
| indeed Who contemplate the occurrence of such
contingency without feeling that he would be traitor
his country if he failed every possible effort
| avert so awful calamity
deem it, then be my duty as well as that of all who
believe with that the election Of Fremont would be the
deahkne of the Union to unite in the support of Mess
Buchanan and Breckenridge; and shall sustain their
election to the best of my ability. Whilst concede that
there certain principles hitherto prossed by the party
which nominated them that cannot receive our support
yet the great issues of the constitutional rights of the
South the platform on which they stand meets cordial
approval and in accordance with that OF the party which
now address, and to whose kind favor the honor
of holding the seat now occupy, and which shall
hold after the 4h Of March by the fat Of that party
to which Mr. Fillmore has attached himself and which is
now dominant in the legislature of my native State.
Let Maryland wings remember that the political battle
being fought is Of the deepest interest to them
that the maintenance OF the constitutional rights of the
South is the issue rendered to the American people by the
democratic party and las the wings have candidate
by that party alone that upon this issue the republican
party have staked the Union and in such battle upon
such Issue they must be true those who doing
battle in behalf 1t would be indeed sad IT, in such
contest the conservative strength Of the country should
be united 1t would be strange sad IT, In such
contest southern should not be found battling
shoulder to shoulder for the maintenance Of their
constitutional rights
In thus accomplishing what believe to be a duty, |
shall be inerpressby grafed If shall find my self
tanned by the approval Of my feow-whgs who have
fused abandon either the party the principles in
support Of which have long and faithfully uni
ted and which shall remain perfect liberty TO re-
organize common efforts shall have sue
ceeded in avcrng the psrS that threaten beloved
country.
THOMAS G. PRATT.
From he Cleveland Plain Deals