The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-09-16

ne nun. Grey Vhthci, iNPteseh
tative in Congress. from the Mobile
(Alas) District, is in fair way to be-
come lion among lions. lie has
come out" and says he supports Mr..
Buchanan for the Presidency, when he
was elected ~ the nominee Of the 9th
or side. Upon the strength Of bis dec
lnraton, the American party in Mo-
bile have held me. ting, requesting
him 10 resign his seat. What Mr..
P@cy Walker will do, under tho cir
cumstauces, remains to be seen. The
g,nloman took active part in the Pull
adolphia Convention ard our fellow
aitznn, James N. Elan, rfn,nde him
IL tho following letter IT some Ut the
interesting incidents Of that occasion
The letter Of Mr. E'am is from the
Nobie E'peninq News il is ply
a great pity, indeed, that the Hon
Perry was not nominated for the Vice
Presidency
Baron Rouef, Sept 4, 1856
Sin The anti American party triumh
sntly gloat over your with rawl from the
support Of Nj Fillmore for President of
the United States and your svowal to vote
for Mr. Buchanan.
Your letter to committee Of your con-
stituepts rendering a vindieation and justi-
fca'on Of your conduct, is looked to by the
friends Of Mr. Buchanan not only as an
event which is to extermnate. politically,
Dr. Henry S LeVelt and others Of the
committee, but is to extinguish Nh Fill
more's prospects in the dstfic' which hon
orel You with seat in Congress YEA
further, it is expected that the develop
menis you may make, considered in con-
neclion with a willingness on your part to
sever political Ties and preferment for the
good Of the Sonh ~ will induce an aban-
donment If Mr. Fillmore for the support Of
Mr.. Buchanan. Therefore the American
party should be prepared Tor the change
and the awful shock which awaits it by
knowing some Of your political anteeedents
and devot on that came under my own
observation
had the honor Of seat with you in
G nventicn, Veterinary last in the city Of
Phiadelpb was on the Committee Of
Organization, and when il was agreed TO
name a Vite President for each State re-
presented. distii guished member Of Con
gress mot from Alabaua) whispered TO me
that he would name, when Alabama was
called Hon. Percy Walker, in order to de-
tfrmne his position with the American
party, for in Congress ycUr sfead,astness
was doubted You recolect when your
name was called in the Convention, as Vice
President for Alabama, you rose in YOU
place and refused 10 G. You afterwards
and after being listened to wi marked at
attention, IT, a speech OF some length, on
a subject you did not touch. formally with
drew from the Convention. Before the
nominations were male, on motion Of Mr.
Brownlow, Of Tennessee. you and 9th rs
who hal withdrawn, were requested to re-
sumo yonr seats IN The Convention and
partake IN Inc nominations Of President and
Vice President You did 50, aud cast the
vote of Alabama tor Mr. Fillmore You
cannot have forgotten, my dear sir, that
YOU were tut in nominal for Vice PresI-
dent OF the United states, to which you did
lot object Alabama cast no vote for plg
PresIem You were too modest 10 vote
Tor yourself--too patriotic to vote for any
one else. cast the Vote Of Louisiana for
you, as compliment, when. finding you
stood no chance for the nomination, wi h.
drew it and voted for A. J. Doneson, as
did others.
How far you may succeed in convincing
Others TO the contrary, yet believe and
will ever believe that, if you had secured
the nomination of Vice-PresIdent Of the
United States, you would have zen foftn-
nate enough, to escape the detection Of
any objection to the American party OF It's
nominees
FOR pRFeToFHT
WILLARD FILLMORE. Of New York.