The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-09-12
BUCHANAN DEAD-DEAD-DE IN
THE NORTH.

ne NUN LII.
( We insert below the conclusion Of very
able article from the Washington Organ,
taking glance at the field, since the elections
in North Corolina, Kentucky, Missouri and
Arkansas:
| If any Southern man wishes to see the
power Of the flibustering Democracy in the
Northwest, let him look at Io,ca, State that
cast her vote for Pierce in 1852, now, in this
month of August, 1856, and in view of the
Cincinnati platform and its nominees, casting
her vote by five thousand majority for the
Republicans! Buchanan cannot, We repeat
carry one single free State, and ,chy? Be.
cause the South, in demanding of the native
Americans surrender of their votes 10 Buch-
anan, manifest a fixed purpose to create a
sectional contest, and when they thus seek
this contest in the face of certain defeat, toill
The North decline 1t
The friends Of Fillmore in the North are
national men-they are willing 20 fight in n
contest for national principles, but they will
not enter the lists for a sectional candidate,
and they justly regard James Buchanan as
equally a sectional candidate with J. c. Fre-
mont. Besides, the pseudo Democratic party,
both in their resolve of last December,
through their Congressional Caucus, and in
their resolves at Cincinnati, violently and Bit
terly denounced the doctrines of the Ameri.
can party.
We saw, in all frankness, candor and sin.
ceriiy to The Southern Democracy, that, could
they persuade the Southern Americans TO
cast their votes for Buchanan, the effect upon
the North OF such policy at the South, would
inevitably be, to drive every friend Of conser-
uatism from the polls, and leave the issue to
be decided between Northern and Southern
sectionalism.
1t would be in vain that we should depIore
such contest, and lament its result which
result could be nothing less than the election
of Fremont, and such scenes of bitter strife
aud warfare as this country has not yet wit
messed. Can any man of common information
doubt, that, if this Presidential contest could
be narrowed down, by the folly and perverse-
ness of the South, to Buchanan and Fremont,
the result would be the election of Fremont!
Look at Ioioa Read what Howell Cobb
+, said of the probable election of two Republi-
can members of Congress from Democratic
Illinois to supply present vacancies!
Look nt the thirty odd Free soil Democratic
presses of New York, that have gone, over TO
Fremont! Look at the masses of foreigners
throughout the North and West that have
gone over to him! Look at the election OF
Blair, Free.soil Buffalo platform Democrat,
elected by the protesting Democrats of ST.
Louis, Missouri, in place Of the gallant, gifted,
conservative and national representative
Luther NJ. Kennett! There has been gen.
eral stampede of Free soil Democrats and for
eign Democrats, from the ranks of the Demo.
cratic party, into the party Of Greeley, Seward,
and Bishop Hughes The Democratic party
of the North is dead-dead-deGd!
This pseudo Democratic party exists only
at the South, and If it chooses TO seek sec
tionaI contest with the cohorts of Abolition
ism, Foreignsm, and Romanism at the North
against the protestations and remonstrances
Of the American party in all sections OF the
country, it will hencefOrward cease TO have
an existence. II will be crushed.
The American party of the North, the
Fillmore and Donelson men of that section,
stand no,o as the only BARRIE to lie success q
Rep,lbhcanisn, and this barrier the Southern
Democracy seek to destroy! This National
American party is purged Of its abolition ele'
ments. II is a conservative uniOn.lovlng
party. II can, if sustained by the Americans
South, defeat the Vaccinations Of the disun.
ionists, but, If in its folly or lis madness, the
South shall create n purely sectional issue
with the Republicans, by uniting upon Buch-
anan, denonncing, ignoring, and despising the
conservative elements of the American party,
we, ut least, shall not be responsible for the
consequences.
We do not anticipate such n state of things
notwithstanding the powerful efforts Of The
''squatter sovereignty" presses, and The like
efforts Of the Pearces, Prntts, Johnsons, Dix
ons, and few other disappointed "old line
Whigs," who now sleep under The same
blanket with the Forneys, BentOns, Cambre-
lengs and Van Burens! We hope. and we
believe that, before November shall arrive, the
,oeakness of the Cincinnati platform and
nominations will become so apparent to the
whole conservative portion OF the people,
throughout the length and breadth OF the
land that the National American nominees
will receive the undivided support Of all the
friends OF the Constitution and OF The Anerl-
can Union.
.1~-The young folks Of Ashland, o., IRE
"warring with their wches" in rather hui
morous way. The Times says:
"a society has been formed among the
Young ladies OF Ashland, having The com.
mendabe object In view OF inducing The
Young men to abstain from all intoxicating
drinks-even ale, beer, wine or cider. A pro-
vision of Che society debarring young ladies
from assocuting with those who refuse to
sign the pledge, having become public, some
of lhe Young gents refused 10 sign, protest
ing against such action, and formed another
society, which requires Of the young ladies,
to make them eligible TO good society," 10
abandon hoops, paint and Alabama silk.
We have not heard whether the two par
ties design nominating candidates for the
Presidency"
The girls are right-stick to the pledge
The young men are very unreasonable
What would some Of the ladies' be without
hoops and paint! There would not be
enough Of them for the "fellers' 10 court
By the way, what is Alabama silkT-Sdn.
duskey Register.
"Young 'un," don't you knows "Alabamu
silk" grows on cotton plant; IL was used a'
New Orleans by General Jackson fof breast
works. Clepeldnder.
OuR PRospscTs BRIeHT.-The Albany
Statesman saws The Fremoniists have given
mp all hopes OF New Jersey. They private
lv concede it to Fillmore, and he will gel
Il ms, as certain as November comes. The
Statesman say:
aDurine the last ten DAYS. as we learn from