New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-01
POLITICS AT THE SOUTH.
Cor.spondsnse of Pho N. Y. Tribune.

ATLANTA Ga Saturday, July %, 1856.
Intelligent and observing men here already begin to
express the opinion that Fremont will be the next
President of the United States. month ago the
partisans of Mr.. Buchanan dis played the braggart
assurance and brazen assumptions 20 well BETTING the
selfish and reckless character Of the devotees Of an
evil cause. They were willing and anxious to bet
everything on which they could lay their hands,
that their fsvorte would get all Of the Southern and
thre efourths if not all of the Northern States. They
called him the for the times; pronounced Amer-
cansm deunct, and declared that Black Republican
ism had overleaped itself and fallen on toher side"
They were confident of success and were mpudent
and overbearipg as very tyrants. They lived in ina
ginson through the next four years. and saw the des
TIMES of the country continued in their hands. In
partial Freedom was crushed out of the Territories,
ard ont of the hearts and thoughts of men. The
pride of the Northern people was humbled their ex
pansion arrested their power and influence weakened
ana their opposition to Slavery forced ana
out of them. Kansas admitted as Slave state,
and other Slave States were forming IN the giess
West. Slavery rampant, and the ieanihg epnS
Of Southern Democracy were the governing power IN
the land But these dreams ended-as dreams DO
alwsys Almost all Of Mr.. Buchanan's friends herea-
bout new sdmit that election is very unceItani some
of that it is impossible.
MIR. FilmoIe's prospects nave realy ilmProvea CON
hope of his election by the people. They wish if pos
sble TO prevent a popular election-hopiDg that, by
some hocus pocus, the House, if the election goes
there will take up and elect their chieftan, or at least
that some of the spoils viii be distributed among
themselves They expect and think with reason, to
carry four or five of the Southern States They hope
$50, affect to do so to get sufficient number OF
Northern States to prevent the election of Fremont
Mr Fillmore is claimed by his friends in this section
as better Southern than MIR. Buchanan. Each
of these candidates is urged upon the attention OF
southern people expressly and only the ground Of
his devotlo n to Slavery. MIR. Fllmores record ap-
peas to he somewhat clearer than that Of kis bachelor
opponent and his acts more significant; and for this
~ sson only has a reaction begun in his favor in the
South. But the p dges of Mr.. Buchanan distinct
and ge neray satisfactory whe his recent career
particular his paternity of the Ostend Manifesto
commebds him TO the fibusteriOg disposition OF the
propsgaLds. The prn cipe of South Americanism, so
far this concerned is identical with that
Of Southern Democracy. Both parties aim at the
extension and strer gthenDg Of Slavery aud cannot
zee that they differ much, If at all in their views OF
the by which this object is to be attained Their
opposton to each other attributable entirely topaiy
spirit ard on the part Of their leaders to de,ne h III
of ce superadded One is the party OF the nGsbl I
other of the Outs. The two could coalesce ni-nV I
the sacrifice Of single principle Of any Practca vS,a1
at the pref ent time Possibly they would 40 a. .ach
thought the interests Of Slavery denhahoe- 80.
union l think they would, although Pas Pnrs SfonnaJ
already highly excited. But If Fillmore VIZ VIZ.
at the South be would of course be oIoPped a. ene
Moth. and then the election of Fremont would be oe
,opd doubt A. it IT, observing men ol ooen alues
here clearly ace and fre ely admit that proOaoties a
set toward the election Of the kepunhcsn nominee
and corcede that his elfron vscb 4 \.
% ,nI Tbe Southern mind is accusto ming
;,ssV Sc contemplate his election, and when
~ ,vS,t occurs, it will be acqriesced in
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