New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-08-13
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SOMETHING no TfIINK OVER.

la nresent is remarkable III more Tespees
than one. While old line Wings il the South, VINO,
if they aFe To be believed prefer Mr. Fillmore % M
Buchanan are giving in their adhesion e the laItef
as the only national hope, not single old lne wig
III Tie North as far as our knowledge EXTENDS, mas
come out for Buchanan. Several prominent naoonai
Democrats Of the North have given N their adhesion
is Nh. Fillmore as the only national hope 10 the
present emergency Old line Wings IN the Northern
States, who have deserted Mr. Fillmore, have gone
into the anks Of Fremont The Northern press, in
Guiding Fremont supporters, contend that Mr.. Fill
more is Tie only obstacle to the success Of Fremont
While ii the sonth the Buchanan presses contend that
M Fillmore is the only obstacle to the triumphant
success Of their candidate.
These we submit are some Of the remarkable features
the present canvass and he who takes the trouble
to scan them carefully over, will perhaps come to the
same conclusion that we have that in them there is
some evidence Of the sound national position Of the
model President. Under his banner we find no dis.
unionists only those who, like their great leader,
know no North, no South, no East, no West, only
their whole country. .5$s 81 AZ
We take it for granted that the majority of our
readers have read the sophtry addressed TO the peo
pie Of Maryland by Senators Pratt and Pearce. The
sum and substance of addresses diyest
ed Of all superiuous matter, may be briefly stated
thus: M
e We would like to see Mr.. Fillmore elected Presi-
dent and If he is we Will hurrah with the oudest,
but as we are pretty well out with the party to
which we have belonged, and as we do not think we
have any hopes for the future with that party, we
avail ourselves Of the present opportunity to make
terms and take our chances with the opposite side"
The Baltimore Patriot, sterling conservative jour
nalnot in any sense Of the term partisan
to these letters, says
which every one his doubtless noted
E III SS s aGfsy a ns On
one side and the people other The politicians that
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they DESERVING the people 70 stand BY their order
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So much stress has been laid upon these letters by
the Buchanan press in the South that many good
easy souls have been almost led to believe that Mess1s
Pratt and Pearce were the embodiment of all Mary
land and that when they spoke all the people held
their peacei
Let rs turn from the politicians to one Of the peo-
pie. We take pleasure in presenting some extracts
from letter addressed by Charles B. Calvert, ESD,
to the editors Of the Baltimore Patriot Nh. Calvert
is emphatically an old line Wing, gentleman who,
by his pure, lofty and unstaned character, exercises
an influence throughout the State of Maryland second
to none. Being no politician - having refused po-
litical stationhs words may be deemed words Of So
serness and wisdom, unbiased by political preudces.
They will be read with respect wherever the author
is known and where he is not, their own merit will
command attention Mr.. Calvert says:
The contest in Maryland can only be between Fill
more and Buchanan, and deny the propriety Of
going beyond those candidates to hunt up reasons for
our choice. Let every man in the Union ask his own
conscience and not the political treksters who en-
deavor to control their selection by establishing poll
tical platforms and other devices who Of the can
didates will make the best President for the whole
Union, and act according to his own decision of that
question? Ask yourselves which Of these candidates.
from his past life and services deserves the support of
the old line Wings or rather the old Clay Wings, as
make distinction between those who left the line to
look military leaders and those who remained firm
to the last. 1t is said that comparisons are odous
but we can only judge Of persons or things by COM
parispn, and therefore propose to compare the ante
cedents of these two gentlemen.
Mr. Fillmore after ably serving the Wing party in
many distinguished positions was selected in 1S48 as
one OF their standardbearers, and we all recollect
the excitement which pelvaded all classes over the
whole Union, when he became, by the death of Gen
Taylor, the President. He at once became the Pres
dent of the Union, and not of party, and by that
very act drove off from his future support all those
politicians who only desired the success Of theil
party to attain their own selfish aspirations. He ad
ministered the Government with such signal ability
that the waves of sectional jealousy and strife which
had been running mountain high, were Gained in
moment, and he gained for himself, and he richly de
served it, the title of the Model President for it may
be safely asserted that no administration since thu
days of Washington ever gave more universal salts
faction to the masses Of all parties II the true in
terests of the Wing party and the country had beer
consulted, he would in 1852 have received the unan
imous nomination Of the Wing Convention, but HI
was defeated by politicians, who misrepresented thu
wishes Of their constituents because he had been TIL
President of the Union and not Of their party.
In referring to Senator Pratts letter, Mr., Calver
says:
He declares that the election of the Republican
candidate will be destruction to the South and TIL
Union, and then advises Southern men to desert MI
Fillmore, wko has always stood nobly by the South
and sacrificed his popularity at the North by hi
noble stand in favor of Southern rights and h
would have us discard an old and true friend to talk
up one who has always stood in rather an equivoca
position. He argues that Mr.. Fillmore is not tn
strongest man, because in his opinion he cannot carr
one Northern State but he does not say that Bucl
anan can do any better, and if there is any reanc
to be placed in the signs of the times, he might hay
further said that Buchanan cannot certainly carry
| single Southern State.
i These, however, are the mere opinions of indi
yiduas, and should not have the weight Of feathe
| in making up our judgment. 4 much safer guide i
for every man TO gioe his support to that party avhic
approaches nearest to his standard Of excellence
i tcithoat being gouerned By any Other influences. II
4 the words of Crockett, sls see you are right, thel
/ go ahead.n Gov Pratt admits that all the Freesoi
and Abolition Americans have left Mr.. Fillmore, AM
the American party, and still he asks Southern mel
to unite upon party supported by the Softs as the
are called in New York, with Martin Van Buren, 9TH
candidate of the Abolitionists in lS4S at their head
MIR. Fillmore has been tried and proved himself
national and conservative man, not only by his act
when President, but in his speeches since his retur
from Europe. His manly independence in qualifyin
his acceptance of the American platform stands on
IN bold relief, when contrasted with the subservenc
of the acceptance ef his competitor.
Mr.. Calvert closes his letter with the following
After full examination of the claims of these tw
parties and their candidates, cannot for a momen
hesitate to yield my support to Mr. Fillmore hav
not assigned these as reasons to influence Others br
/ simply to justify myself in the eyes of my old assc
sicates and all that could or would ask is, tina
Q each member of the old Wing party shall dispa
sonately weigh these candidates in his own scales an
support the one who comes nearest to his ideas of be
a lection. -
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