New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-09
FILLMORE RALLY IN PHILADELPHIA.


SoueepoLcence OF nc ~. L. AHSuA3
PHILADELPHIA, July T. 1856.
Have YOU heard of "a very large and enthu-
siastic Fillmore Ratification Meeting" held IN
this city on lat "wednesday evening" The par
ticulsrs are worth knowing. The meeting rds q
large one; and il ia equally true that it was COM
posed - of the friends of Fillmore and Donrlson,
(. gerhtr with very many of IKE especial friends OF
Buchanan and Breckenridge IL was grand
union or reunion (call il whichever you please) OF
the opponents of FREMONT and DAYTON. 1t was
a rally ON the baeis Of the one We have Just wit
messed in the House of Representatives at Wash
iDgtOn. Party ties were, for the time ignored,
that the Union might be saved (O by the joint
Efforts of those who are always ready, when ONCE
or profit is in view, 70 become subservient to the
only curse that threatens the stability OF the
Union. The dictation OF the Slave Power has ever
been potent at the North and at the South; and,
though it is now being fast repealed from Pennsyl-
vsnia, regret to say there are many IN Phlladel.
pbia ho yet clI to it the ark of their moneyed
safety. This accounts for the arrangement which
was so happily effected. Men who have hereto
fore widely differed from each other in opinion on
general political questions find some difficulty in
c, ming together Except il is the love OF freedom
that uuites tben) without resorting to a little
management. And, therefore, nice expedent
wss adopted
Seeing how things were going, and how matters
are like to 90; seeing that han the Democrats
aid tire e.fOurths of the Americans of this state
arc determined t. vote for men pledged to defend
and support Freedom, grand "pow.wow was
agreed upon by the leaders among those who have
differed politically, as before stated, in which it
was resolved that some concert OF actiOEwOuld be
needed in order to change the current OF popular
feeling, which is so rapidly setting toward the
non ipees of the Republican Convention. After an
esrpest consultation il was finally concluded that
it would be most polite 10 keep Mr. Fillmore 10
the field; for said they one aid all, we are quite
sure he NAV get some votes that might otherwise
be cast for Fremont, and, though the votes
should be but few in number, 1t may result In Sc
curing plurality in the State tor Buchanan.
But, see here" said q knowing eDe, what's
the use of keeping Fillmore in the field without
1--WE can make demonstration ~ "True," said
another. land there's the rub-h0w shall we
make it, If We call mass meeting OF the
friends of Fillmore and Donelson, just at this
time, fear there will not be q general turn
"Cut." III see to that" said one of the mum
Der, who is rtputed to be almost as well skilled
in Cutton.. hou.e business as b. lie in political feats
that's cary fixed. You Americans call the meet
ling AID get the speakers, We'll find the men,
Cdpitalr was the response, and thereupon the
pow WOW " stood adjourned.
HE enthusiastic meeting was the result
You may rely upon it, the men were there; the
real material, whose burrahs for Fillmore and
Icnelsob were but trife weaker than the cheers
they 70 recently offered up in behalf OF the nom-
nees aBoiDted at Cincinnati
The speeches were of course. all for Is Fill
more aid the UniOn," save one delivered by an
absent minded gentleman from Georgia, who un-
Willingly exposed the secret by declaring, Against
mir. buchanan he Che speaker) had nothing TO
"ssy. He was a national man. and if he did not
intend to support Mr.. Fillmore he would vote
"tor Mr.. Buchanan"
so much for tie Qualifications But for tell
tale. and the mistake ref rr.d to, it might have
worked ike a charm. As it ia, give due credit to
the wire pullers" in Philadelphia, for verify
they deserved il. 4.