Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-11-04
ASHLAND, Oct. %, 1855.

ssssssss ASHLAND, Oct %, 1856. %
The result of the Pennsylvania and Indiana cleo.
tons having destroyed all possibility Of support
and assistance from the Democrats, have lost oil
hope Of Mr.. Fillmore's election by the people. i
cannot therefore come to any other conclusion
than that further support of him by US viii only
tend to divide the South, and thus throw the cleo.
ton into the House of Representatives. And
what is to be gained by that policy2 Any sssur-
ancs of success2 think not To send the cleo.
tim to the House is simply and absolutely to glue
Fremont another chance. By casting united vote
the South have it in their power to beat the wooy
mustang. Shall we divide and run the race over
in the House and give him another chance to win2
To you and myself to wnom the defeat of Free
mont is the paramount object in the election, it
would seem that we ought to say, No-certainly
not. The political excitement incidental to an
elect en- by the House, in ordinary times is trying
enough how much more so would it be at present
No one can desire to witness an election by the
House who thinks of the intrigue, bargain and
corruption, and consequent moral and political de.
graduation which ever will attend such an election,
when the prize is 100000 offices and the annual
disbursement of $50 ,000, 000l si q
You tell me Fremont cannot be elected by the
House. Why mott He has already thirteen
States certsin-Iowa divided-one Black Repub-
lican and one Democratic representative Can
you doubt how Iowa Will vote at the last pinch.
Iowa will cast her vote in November for Fremont
by eight or ten thousand majority. How natural
for her Democratic representative to obey the
voice of his constituents and join bis Republican
colleague and cast the vote of the State for FIRE.
montl He will do it as certainly as he lives
This will give him fourteen States. There are two
vacancies in Illinois. If these vacancies be filled
by Black Republicans in November next, Illinois
will also be added to the list, making fifteen States
for Fremont, and requiring only one more to elect
him. For this one more he has the chances of the
lone Representative of Delaware (who represents
State only nom nsly slaveholding) and Califor-
| nia know nothing of the California members;
but see some very hard things said of one of them
| By his own constituents, three thousand of whom
have signed petition to him to leave the State for
his country's good, which petition-backed as it is
| by the Vigilance Committee-sounds nightly
| like command for him to do so.
You see there is chance for Fremont in the
| House. which is 80 much greater than any for Mr..
Fillmore, that cannot help thinking that we have
more to lose thsn to gain BY taking the chances OF
an election by the House. The South has too
much at stake to run any unnecessary risks in this
election. Better by far, it seems to me- 70 vote for
Buchanan and decide the contest by the people.
"IFm'en coute TO give you this advice; but az
| ter the most careful investigation of the whole
matter, cannot see any other path that will lead
US out of the present difficulty. and feeli my da.
| ty, coute gull cOnte to folowit-
Yours, &c, 20 d. F. KENNER.