The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-26

Fremont NOVeAmchSs
The disclosures which have been made by Mr..
Gibbons, of the Philadelphia Fremont State Com
mittee, and by Mr.. Sanderson, OF the Fillmore
State Committee, touching the treachery Of some
of the Fillmore leaders and hucksters in the late
Pennsylvania election, show very clearly that
he union opposition State ticket was defeated by
the treachery of many Of its prcfessed friends
That they were bought up or sold out is the gene
al impression; yet there may have been few Of
these scheming Fillmore men who supported the
Buchanan cause in Pennsylvania under the delu-
sive idea that by strengthening him in the North
they would weaken him in the South and thus
increase the chances of giving Southern State
or two to Fillmore.
The treacherous conduct charged against Dir.
Sanderson and others of the Fillmore Philadel
phia State Committee, is not the only thing which
has operated to give the State ticket TO the demo
cracy by the skin of their teeth. The very con-
venton which nominated Fremont abounded with
the elements of treachery and Indifference.
Seward and his clique in consentingto surrender to
Fremont snomination did 50 without any intention
of working to elect him. Their object was simply
to use Fremont as a pathfinder for the great OPP
position party in 1850, or as snow plough to
clear the track. Then there was the George
Law and William r. johnston North American
faction, holding off in sort OF Independent half
and-half Fremont movement for several months,
negotiating for Cabinet offices and spoils in the
event of Fremonts election, as the price of their
undivided support OF the republican Philadelphia
ticket
We seriously entertain the opinion that ", II.
Seward has been al least Indifferent to the success
of the Fremont movement. 1t is not according 10
his programme interfercs with his plans, aud,
if successful it may defeat his ultimate celcular
tons as completely as il viii defeat the schemes
of the disunion democracy. This view of the
matter will probably account for the peculiar
speeches which Seward has been making here
and there, complicating, dstracting and confusing
the simple constitutional issues Of the canvass,
and embarrassing the public mind with false
issues. We also charge upon Thurlow Weed, Mr.
Stewards right hand man, something Of schenl-
ing indifference 10 the Fremont movement. noisy
as he is in the support of Fremont. At the Phila-
delphia Convention he would have defeated the
nomination Of Fremont il he could have done il;
and for the all. sufficient reason that Fremont and
his constitutional and national platform would
put Seward in the background, among the
waste lumber Of by-gone days.
In a word, what with buying and selling be-
tween the Buchanan democracy and the Fillmore
Know Nothings what from bribery outside the
opposition camps, ard from corruption. treache-
ny and indifference within the results Of the late
elections are really surprising as Indications Of
the strength of the unbought and uncorruptci
popular sentiment Of The country in favor Of o
new order Of things at Washington. The inde-
pendent newspaper press, and the Independent
masses Of the people have worked faithfully
together, against a combination Of open enemies,
faitbless allies, and trcacherous party Leaders.
and If the Independent people and their organs
have not achieved an absolute victory, they have
shown that. in spite OF bribery and corruption,
ballot stuffng, perurcd voters, trcacherous LEAH
ers and faithless allies, an absolute victory may
lc won