Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-09-26
The Fusion In Pennsylvania.

Some of the old line " Natives" of 1914, and OH
ers who 60 for Fillmore, seem disposed TO kick up
against the fusion upon State and local affairs in
Pennsylvania, or speaking more properly, the total
absorption of the Americans" by the Republicans
or Fremont party. Louis C. Levin and others issued
q call for meeting of those Fillmore men opposed
10 the union or fusion State ticket, to be held at
National Hall, Phadel phia, on last Tuesday even.
ing. This call brought out a counter call for the
9th ward Fremont Club, who favour the ticket, 10
appear the Hall on the same evening at an early
hour. The two notices brought together an excited
crowd. The Philadelphia Ledger has the following
account of the meeting =
At the time appointed e oclock) the hall was a.
bout two thirds full, and after the band played few
airs three groans were proposed and given for Mr..
Levin. Cheer after cheer for the person sue
ceeded this, and great confusion after prevailed
in all parts of the room. Quiet being somewhat re-
stored, Mr. Levin stepped to the front platform and
asked the attention of the meeting for few minutes
He said he desired to talk TO them about MIR. Fill
more and his success
| The confusion then commenced again, and cheers
and groans, with cries of the traitor - "put him
out" " hurrah for Levin !" "down with Black Re-
pu6icansm - three cheers for Millard Fillmore i"
three groans for Fremont and the woolIy horse J."
" three cheers for Fremont and Kansas - &C., &C.,
were mingled together, and kept the assembly in an
uprOar for several minutes At length, Mr.. Levin,
noticing Col. John s. Warner the platform, re-
quested him to take the chair and organise the
ing.
The Colonel consented and quiet was again restor-
ed. Three cheers then gwen for the Chairman,
and as many groans for Levin. Col w. jumped on
a chair and after begging for order, succeeded in
! speaking as follows 81 have come here entirely
disappearing of the call of this meeting and its in
tentions. Three cheers for the Union ticket were
given, intermingied with groans.l l am a native
outside and inside and every way ever since 1914
| [Groans for Levin, and cries of " Don't let him
speak."] have battled for Native American prin-
ciples since l845. have never deviated from them
Every man knows where was to be found. Here
another Of excitement ensued, and some thirty
or forty persons jumped on the platform and sur.
rounded Mr.. Levin, while he begged them for Gods
sake" to preserve order and let the meeting go on ]
There is an American union ticket in the field, and
ninety out of every hundred of the Old Guard
approve of it Cheers and cries of hear Mr. Levin
&c no, won'G listen 10 the traitor :" run MIN out
boys"] This union ticket to overun suuatter SOW.
ereignty and all the innovations of the day We
must take the stand boldly and defeat all the isms
opposed 10 US"
y lie noise and confusion again broke out worse
than before if such thing were possible and Mr.
Levin imPlored the mass to hear him. He said he
only wanted to tell them the TRUTH and point out the
way by which Fill more can be triumphantly elected
President. They refused to do so, and while max ne
another effort 10 speak, Mr. Levin pushed off the
platform and knocked about and tainted until he
reached The front door. While passing through the
room he waived his hat and cheered Justify for Fill
more. while of those who so violently opposed
him, followed him with their dersion.
Cheer after cheer was given for the Union ticket
and motion made for Col Warner TO take the chair
This was agreed to, and calls were made for a
speech from Geo. w. Reed Mr.. R. went on the
platform, but refused to speak.
After delay of some ten minutes Mr.. S. Falrand
offered resolution endorsing the Union ticket and
one denouncing Levin, which were agreed to. A
proposition was next made to form in procession anC
60 up to the Fillmore meeting in the Fourteenth
ward which also prevailed but the formation wal
delayed in attempting to raise $50 TO pay the muS
clans.
The chairman requested the gentlemen to contri
butte to the music fund.- and after an effort to raise it
the collectors reported that three dollars and some
cents had been collected. The crowd then rushed tt
the door, and thus closed of the most disordeFly
meetings that ever assembled in Philadelphia
From this affair our readers may sec something Of
the character of the FUSION" against which the
Democracy has to contend in Pennsylvania. They
can see what an American Union ticket means in
Pennsylvania and throughout the North. They can
Judge of the nationality of the Northern Americans
the friends of Mr. Fillmore, who so willingly endorse
and sustain union with the enemies of their coun
try, so that they may defeat the Democracy. Such
straws as these show concusively the way the wind
blows. They warn US to be prepared for any emer