The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-08-12

instrument TO punish the South for whi
thew fancy or pretend to be the aggression
cf the "slave power" upon the North. Mr.
Fillmore is too national for this purpose,
and he must indeed be credulous or san
guine in tho extreme who suPposes that the
politicians who have misguided and inHam-
ed Il Q No. tho IN majority w. II abandon Il e.r
designs, and renounce the spOils for winch
they hunger and thirst, just at the moment
when, for the first time, they are eonhdent
of the success of the one and the enjoyment
of the other. Mr. Fillmore's strength lies
in the Wing States Of the South. If all the
Southern States should give him their votes
he @ouyd fail In the election without such
assistance from Tire free States as it would
be vain TO look for. The choice, then, is
between Mr. Buchanan and Mr.. Fremont,
and what Maryland Wing, believing as do
can hesitatel"
Mr. .Pearce proceeds then to a review Of
the current objection to the Democratic
party, and to Mr.. Buchanan as its repre-
sentative, some of which he disproved and
TO the possibility of the success of Mr.. Fro
mont. lie concludes as follows:
AT present the prospect is that the con-
servative Wing vote will be SO divided as
to defeat a popular election and throw the
decision upon the House Of Representatives
at all times an event to be deprecated.
but at this period peculiarly pernicious and
dangerous, and threatening the ruGest shock
to our system. What the result will be /
will not venture to predict, Tut | will say
that do not see the least probability OF
Mr.. FilImores election by the House OF
Representatives. | think, therefore, ii
would be the part OF wisdom and patriotism
In the Wings lby which mean those who
affiliated with no other partly to throw their
votes for Mr.. Buchanan. as the strongest
of the candidates opposed to the Northern
sectional party, This they may do with
out renOuncing their old political faith,
without stain of honor or suspicion of apos-
tacy. The motive being the integrity of
the Union, the defeat of n party which is
founded on geographical determinations
and bound together by dangerous sectional
schemes, the act will be vindicated by dis.
interested patriotism,
"For my part, I shall not abjure my po-
litical creed, and, having in view but the
ono object which have stated, shall hold
myself ready to take any other course,
which may be necessary to effect that OBJ
ject. Should the hopes of Mr.. FillmOre's
friends be realized should it appear that he
is more likely TO carry the great body Of the
patriotic, but quiet people, who generally
como to the rescue in times of public per-
Il that he is, in short, the best able to sub
due this storm of sectional passion and pre-
judco, l shall rejoice to see him again fill
ing the chair of State. But will not af-
feet an unalloyed qualification for l can
not forget that he is the candidate Of party
which has prescribed wings who were not
members of ''the order''-of party which
boosted that it had risen on the ruins of the
Wing and Democratic parties, and which
has pronounced both of them corrupt.
Whatever the result, ! shall be content
if the dangerous excitement which threatens
our peace and union can be GAINED down
SO that the extreme opinions which have
their roots in prejudice and passion may
withor away. Then liberal forbearanct
and kindly tolerston of different sentiments
may resume their influence. If this cannot
be done, if the South and the North are tc
regard one another as enemies, the sooner
OF later one ':house, divided against itself, y
must fall. Then we shall have to say, with
Pantheus-
TIenit sUmma dies ct imcluctabile tempus
Dardania.
But ours will be sadder fate than thai
of Priam's empire, for it was not the Oar
danian people by whom the inevitable doom
of Troy was fixed. 4 foreign foe beat
down her lofty walls and destroyed the high
renown of Teucer's race, but we shall fall
by our own suicidal hands; we will kindle
the flames which shall destroy the edifce o.
our constitutional Union ourselves vii
break the bonds of harmonious interest anC
fraternal concord which have held us to-
gether as one people. May Heaven inspire
us with wisdom to avert so sad a catastro.
phe
Very truly, my dear sir, your friend,
JAS. ALFRED PEARCE.
To the Hon. J. R. Franklin, Snow Hill
Md.