Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-07-09
The Man for the Crisis.

The glorious reception awarded to Mr.. Fill
mnre,on his return to his native country, speaks
well for the gratitude and patriotism of the Re-
public. The blessings he conferred upon all sec
tons of tho land during his administration offer
wide n contrast to TIM, Of his succe ssor. Mr..
Pierce, that even the least thoughtful are com.
PEELED to reflect upon tho change. Peace and
prosperity. good will 10 all men aud in return
cordial respect from every foreign government
were the result of Mr. Fmore's integrity to the
Constitution. Civil strife and sectional hatred, i'll
feeling among all men at home, and contempt and
disdain from aboard have been The unhappy
fruits of Mr.. PlERCE's misrule. rALLEYRANDs
maxim hat a political hlunder is "A crime was nev-
rmore completely verified. 1t was political blum.
der eleoting Mr.. Pierce 10 officen order to propi.
tate tho foreign revolutionary democracy. 1t was
political blundcr in permitting Messrs. Buch-
nnnn, Mason and Sonle to remain one hour longer
representatives of the United States after they
had brought discredit ON their country and
themselves, by signing the Ostend document:
finally, it was a blunder to accept the nomination
Of MIR. Buchanan man whose name can excite
no enthusiasm, sud who, If it were possible that
he could be raised to the presidency, would be
totally unenqnal 70 grapple with the dangers that
surround the cnuniry.
great nation never repeats great blunder
therefore il requires no prophet to tell Us that
JAMES BUCHANAN can never be President of the
United States. In swallowing the PIERCE plat
form he sealed his doom. Day by day follow
ers of Democracy will be found deserving his
standard. until the fact becomes patent to the
blindest Democrat that the next President must
be an anti PIERCE man. The contest will be be
tween WILLARD FILLMORE, the true statesman
and faithful friend of the Union, and Col FIRE.
MONT, the Black Republican would be disuuon
IA e.
ism means no more Slave States, the destruction
of the balance of power between the North and
South,a and the gradual overthrow of Southern in
situations The Seath would be woong death aS
we'll os dshonor in permitting the election Of
| Col. FREMONT.
1t becomes, then, question of alarming i'm
| port whether it is probable, in the present as
pect of parties. that the Black Republican can
| didate can succeed. The electoral college Of the
| United States consists of 296 votes of which
| l76 belong 10 the Free State and 100 to the
! Slave States, The successful candidate. if cleo
| ted by the people must consequently obtain 10
votes. When we dispassinnately regard the
fierce opposition to the Kansas Nebraska bill in
the North; when we find the Germans and Irish
in the Free States declaring their aversion to the
| South,a repudiating Buchanan almost en- n,asSe;
when we witness the unscrupulous spirit display
ed by the leaders and journals of the Black Re
| pubcan.. and witness The number of converts
they continue to make it would be weakness on
our part to deny that Col. Fremont is q most
formidable opponent. To thwart the nefarious
designs of this party 1t is absolutely necessary
that Mr.. Fillmore should be supported by every
lover of the Constitution.
Let not his appeal to conservative Wings and
Democrats fall dead upon he car In his res
ponse to the Wing General Committee in New
York city, on the cath inst, he allude, 10 the in
debtedness of his country and himself to the con
sentative portion of the two great parties which
rallied round his administration in 1850. and ba
looks forward tn arenewa of their confidence and
support. lie is so unquestionably the man for
the crisis, his an,ecedents are truly great and
noble. that we can but hope that party tactic.
will be forgotten in consideration of the common
danger that threatens ", and that every patriot
&c man will rally To the STANDARD of WILLARD FIJI
LMORE.- Agustid Geo ] Chronicle