Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-09-27
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has been fastening itself upon the minds oil cahuid
and rejecting Of all parties, both ut the North
so and the South, that Buchanan stands no earthly
chance Of carrying the electoral vote OF single
Northern State, and, consequently has not the pos
sibility OF hope Of being elected President Such
being the case what is the great question to be
decided by atives and patriots in all sections
Of the Union Is il not this to wit upon whom
should we unite in order defeat Fremont, the
Constitution, aud uphold the equal rights of all the
States2
Such we take it, is the vast and solemn question:
which national everywhere, and which South
ern men especially, and IN defiance of all party con-
alterations are called upon to meet and determine
on the 4th OF November. What course then is i.
their binding duty TO pursue in the light oil existing
facts and circumstances For what candidate should
they cast their votes with the exclus' view TO the
election Of a SAFE conservative, reliable President
and the prostraton of the foul and pernicous here
sizes of Black RepublicanismH Admitting Mr.. Blu
ci,snan to be everything his Southern friends claim
for him. the question still recurs-can he, under any
probabIe combination Of circumstances, be elected
even though the united Of the South should be
thrown for hmf We have endeavored in numerous
articles heretofore show that his chances OF cleo
tion in view OF the deserton of him by large pro-
portion of his party in the Northern States, are en-
trely and utterly hopeless. This has been our SIN
cercly entertained opinion for weeks and months
mast and recent and now Transporting events but
serve to strengthen and confirm it Nor are we
alone in such opinion; but il is also maintained by
numbers of the calmest and most sagacious men OF
both parties in both extremes of the Union In
word il has at last come to be considered liked
fact" not as we have said by ourselves alone, but
by hundreds and thousands of others thoroughly in
formed on the subject that Mr. Buchanan is practi-
T,ha in he %
Presidency.
What are the evidences which exist in support OF
this assertion? As we have often asked before do
not the recent elections speak out trumpet-tongued
on this subject and prove incontestaby that there
is no longer a hope for James Buchanan in the free
States Have these elections really signiGcancer
Do they nothing at all =! When the Democra-
tic party is beaten down and overwhelmed in States
that have always been Democratic to the core-De
mocratic by maorities of many thousands-Demo-
cratic without, until nOr, either variabeness OF
shadow Of turning when this is the present state
of things repeat, in all the Democratic States at
the North that have yet held elections, to be
told that the Democracy in such States still have the
. power elect their candidates. Having been just
overthrown in Maine, for example, by majority of
nearly twenty thousand against them, what earthly
chance exists for their obtaining the vote of
that State in November; Do they themselves en-
terrain even the rsmoest expectation that Buchanan
will carry Maine: Do they expect, either, that he
will be able to carry Iowa? And suppose on the
Nth Of October, that Pennsylvania, Illinois and ln-
diana should follow in the track of Name and Iowa.
and should roll up large and decisive majOrities
against the Democracy, shall still be told that
80 Pennsylvania Indiana and Illinois all safe for
Buchanan Just two weeks afterwards Now, the
election in the three States have named comes oil
only weeks hence and SO confident we in
the belief that each one of them will pronounce
overwhelmingly against the Democracy, that are
almost willing to enter into agreement for the
withdrawal of Mr. Fillmore in the of either OF
them giving Democratic majority the 14th day
OF October.
What possible hope is there then, for the election
OF James Buchanan? Where is he to get his vote
fromg Not from the North, we believe all frank
men of all parties will readily admit. Nor would
the entire of the South suffice to elect him. if
he could by any possibility get its entire vote But
this he can never do; for Mr. Fillmore is absolutely
certain we think of at least five Southern States,
with equal chances with Buchanan, at this moment
for some four or five others. Aud Ell
tertains n solitary doubt of his carrying New York.
And with New York and the united vote Of the
South can he not be- and will he not be- the next
President of the United States2 And will not Free
"crushed out" efFectualy and oreverY And is not
this alleged TO be the first and highest aud only OBJ
ject in the present canvass Of the Democratic par
ty Of the Southr Aud if it he, why do they not At
once abandon their own candidate, whose prospects
Of success are all dead and unite with us upon Mil
lard Fillmore who be elected beyond the possi-
biliiy of n doubt, if they will just say sOY With
their aid here at the South, he would be elected tri-
umphantly by the popular vote, and thus choice
by the House Of Representatives be avoided Let
them do this, md all will be we'll
In addition to the evidences We have heretofore
adduced in support of the conclusion that Buchanan
Is out of tho question in the free States, we here
transfer to columns the reasonings on this point
OF Democratic correspondent Of the Savannah
Fetos, which is itself paper Of Democratic sympa
thes. Let Southern Democrats read and ponder it
well and then say whether it is not their sacred du-
ty patriots and lovers Of the South to give up
Paryism for this canvass, aud go for their country
by aiding in the election Of Willard Fillmore
amidst the chaos Of political excitement and the bias
sed hopes aud Tears aud contradictions Of political par
san - !, not an easy matter To judge Of probabilities
s ~ the TINE Of he election apprOlchcs fact after
ae' becomes developed the truth begins ~ break upon
The Democrats VI the North promise themselves And
promise ter trends the South victory here and veto
there snd they meet with defeat in their strong
able manner IN which democratic sdmioistrsassn b
humbled foreign enemies, and placed our country IL
elevated position before the eyes Of tho world and t
glorious defeat Of the black republican truito in Conrres
by the wisdom aud frmncss Of democratic Presidcn
and Senate would have rallied the masses 70 the demo
cratic standard bit aa deceived The ship Of democrs
cy. aud which BE- the present crises ay call the ship
constitute Quality and naiiOnhhty, y tossed about by h
IL faction, and threatened with destruction b.
10 has good anchorage ground w. the ofscons
A< people e(me North The people have been co,tupte
Ia their sentiments by fsuatca teachers Sectional ho
thty aud the pride Of the poser Of numbers have d
The uwao a fho I IA uufa
gro question the question OF sectional potey-
During this contest of The presidency least there vi
be no fayng the Of che Northern people 10 the d
rnOcrauc party and " NJ. Buchanan should fortunate
be elected, will be By the barss possible naorify re
kouing that al the Southern States 60 tor him mu
couf,s- that suce ny SRI 81 North havo fear
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