Daily American organ., 1856-08-14


there is an immense, nay, an overwhelming
majority in the North and West, determined
TO ro5uks, by pOics and vote, the recklessness
of those politicians, who, for selfish political
partisan purposes and objects, "reopened sec
tional agitation"
Awaiting themselves Of this state Of public
feeling at the North, men of purely sectional
views and sentiments, have created a party,
denominated Republican, but composed, as TO
It's leaders, of the elements of Foreignism,
Romanism, and Jacobinism, and which party
has drawn into its ranks thousands upon
thousands of patriotic men, who viii remain
with it no longer than to defeat those dena.
gogues who "re-opened sectional agitation, !"
in 1864 to advance their own selfish ends
This sham Republican party will dissolve
within the next twelve mon his unless, indeed,
the South shall take up the gauntlet thrown
down by them, and openly accept the issue.
they have proposed
The honest and patriotic men of the North,
who have temporarily Joined the Jacobinic
forces, under Seward, Greeley, and | John
Hughes, for the mere purpose Of smashing into
pieces the sham Democracy, will withdraw
from their present association the very mo-
ment this original purpose shall be effected,
but not before. Hence it is, that 81 Old Squat
ter Sovereign, " the leader of this sham Democ-
racy will not be sustained by any n0n-slave-
holding State; but it must not be thence in
ferred that Foreignism, Romanism, and Jaco-
binism will prevail among the masses Of the
North. Far from it, they are conservative,
and they are prepared, at this very moment,
to unite soith the conservatives of the South,
and inaug,rate on American conservative
administration
We should be false to the American party,
to the South, to the country, and to ourself, if
we did not plainly and truly present what we
knoaC to be the present condition of the polit-
ical matters in the North. Weeks ago we pro-
claimed to the South-our readers cannot fail
to remember it-our columns bear witness to
it-that this contest must be decided By tile
.SoutA--it is left to the South to decide by the
voluntary action Of the conservative Ameri-
cans of the North. The Southern Americans,
with the aid and consent OF the Northern con-
servatives, selected the American candidates,
and the North stands ready to redeem their
pledge, by uniting with their Southern friends,
to support and to elect those candidates,
The American candidates, both favorites of
the South, are yet entirely acceptable to the
Northern conservatives they are men in
whom both sections of the country have conf
dence-1aot one Southern american has taken
any exception to the nominees - and tie
question is presented to the South, Viii yOu
support tie candidates aohom ace hace jointly
selecteds The Northern Americans say to
their Southern brethren, that if the South qoiI
rally upon those nominees, the North wiU
sustain and elect them but they say at the
same time to them, if you of the South repudi-
ate the candidates of our mutual selection, and
go over to the "squatter sovereignty candi
dates, we cannot and DiU not follow you into
the ranks of the sham Democracy.
We repeat, then, this contest must be dec-
dcd by the South herself, and upon her re-
sponsibility, for the consequences to the coun-
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Fillmore and Donelson, but she cannot insure
the election of Buchanan and Breckinridge-
An avowal by the South, of her purpose to
adhere to the American nominations, will in.
crease their strength in the North, whilst an
avowal by her, of purpose to throw her vote
upon Buchanan, whom the North will, under
no circumstances, support, could do nothing
less than create sectional issue, and drive
every non-slaveholding State into the support
of Fremont.
We do not mean to say, that any North
ern Conservative American, who n0so stands
pledged to the support of the American can
didate would, in such an event, throw himself
into the arms of Seward, Greeley, and I John
Hughes-but we do mean to express the opin-
ion, that the conservative Americans of the
North, as a body, will not, at the present time,
or under any state of circumstances likely
soon to arise by word or deed, knowingly and
purposely promote the success of either Bu-
chanan or Fremont They are ready to do
all in their power to defeat both, and both can
be defeated if the South so will it--but so far
aS we are auNiseu, they "oulu JAKE no part
in sectional contest the result of which, if
brought upon the country, must be disastrous
in the highest degree, no matter which of these
sectional parties should succeed.
We might ourself have a choice between
these evils, but we have no opinion to express
ao'c upon a contingency, which, we trust in
God, may never happen. Our purpose is to
prevent such a calamity as this sectional con-
test would produce-and we believe it can and
aciU be prevented. We believe the South will