New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-30

We often meet in SOuth-American journals pub
lishcd at distance and sometimes in the more
reckless of those issued quite near us, assertions
that THE TRIBUNE is warning on Mr.. Fillmore,
accusing him Of all manner of turptude, assaing
his private character, &c, when in fact we have
hardly spoken Of him once week during the can
yass. We do not regard him as Il real candidate for
the Presidency, but only as inake-weight thrown
in to obscure and conceal the main issue. In no
possible contingency can he receive onethird of the
Electoral Votes, and the notion that he can be
elected by the House is preposterous. In case of
Il failure to choose by the People, the Senate will.
ON the first ballot, elect Mr. Breckenridge Vice
President by nearly two-thirds of its entire votes.
The House will proceed to ballot frutlessly for
President until the 4th of March, when Mr..
Breckenridge will be msugurate aS President in
fact He who does not that this is the obvious
course must be blind indeed The Slavery Propa-
ganda will naturally prefer President who helped
f. rec through the Nebraska bill TO one who did not
even raise his voice iii favor OF the measure until its
triumph was accomplished. and who is too face
and full Of professions to be- heartily trusted The
Propaganda agree with all whose hearts are in this
contest 10 matter on which side, in prcferrng
stakeholder to doughiace; and this preference will
be gratifcd by the choice of Breckenridge if the eec
tion should pass from the People. But it will not
so pas, simply because the Electoral Vote will all
be cast for Fremont or Buchanan. There is bare
chance of Fillmores carrying two or three States,
but it is not so good as Van Buren's was on
the LIST of October, 1S4s.
For Mr. Fillmore as man, we have not and
never had an unkind feeling. We formerly re-
garded him as friend, and never had the least
personal difference with him. Having never sought
any favor at his hands, we have no private grieis
to cherish or ayenge in opposing him. In fact we
have a great mind TO ash the Fremoners Of Della
ware, in case they cannot carry their State for
| Free Labor and Free Territory, TO throw their
votes for the Fillmore Electors ST. as not TO let
old compatrot be absolutely distanced in the race.
| For the countrys sake, for his own sake, for the
sake OF the Free principles we once held in com.
mon, and to which THE TRIBu Ne still adheres, we
regret that he ia candidate for the Presidency;
but since he is, would prefer To see him credi-
| tably out of the canvass. But we cannot abandon
the cause of Free Labor in the Territories for the
| sake of cOmpaissncc.
Every few days, some supporter of Fillmore
creets us with the assumption that We oppose hun
because of his signing the Fugitive Slave bill, or
| because Of his inclining to Pro-Slayery. Union.
| saving and negro-catching, while President. We
| bcg leave 10 assure them that il is no such thing
| II is not our custom to quarrel about bygones.
Let the dead bury their dead " If Mr.. Fill.
more stood to-day on the Free-Scil platfOrm-if be
were the candidate of the party of Freedom-we
should support him right heartily, notwithstanding
his past short -cOmings. But he stands on the op-
poste principle of letting Slavery egalze itself IN
! every Terrier, where il can obtain fo9.hold-