The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-08-16
"The UnkinGcst Cut Of ALP

SIlAhLLo ID. CAl4h Ell.
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"The Unkindcst Cut of ALL"
We had heard repeated rumors of the in
,cnllon OF Senator Pcarcc, to publish dcclar-
alton to support MIR. Buchanan for the PrcSi-
dcncy, but knowing the anteccdcnts of the
Senator, we had vcuturcd to discrclit and
contradict the report. 1t now appears that
we presumed too much, and the predicted
| publication Of determination to vote for Mr.
| buchanan. has been made in the shane of
several columns in the National IntclHgencer.
| This to us, and the many friends of MIR. F.,
IS matter Of deep regret, not because of any
apprchended consequences to the American
candidates in our State, but because it inn
PAIRS the long cherished f elings of confidence
of 50 many, in the political stability and
sound judcious Judgment of the Senator
Mr.. p. comedies to Mr.. Fillmore, wisdom,
prudence, patriotism, in his administration,
and at present, national, conservative, union
| position butt dlstrustS his chances Of an
election, because the sectionists of the North
have abandoned his standard, and united
with abolltonists i'll supporting Mr.. Fremont,
| and hence his conclusions to support Mr..
Buchanan
We viii examine dispassionatcly the rca-
sons OF Senator p, and show the natural
consequence Of his course, if followed by
others. Because of President Fillmore's sup
port OF national interests, the Compromise
measures, the faithful execution of the Fugi-
1--WE Slave Law IN Boston, and Of fair, Just,
patriotic course, in reference to all sections of
the country, in the hour of her darkness and
peril, when the heart of the Union loving in
every portion, beat with emotions of apprc-
| SIny tn, ~ (
loss OF sectional voters in the North, WHY we
OF the South, who love our Union, and de-
mand the protection of our peculiar institu-
tons, should abandon this wcl-t!ied. faith.
inl friend, who, for our sakcs, peIllcd his
popularity, TO support another an untried
candidate, who, if faithful and true to the
| Union and the South, must cndanccr his
popularity in the North, and diminish, ifnot
destroy, all prospects of a reelection 1.-THE
South abandon her best friends in the North,
because Of their fidelity and consequent loss
OF interest there, will it be long that we can
expect any Northern man, to imperil his
political prospects for us! Is it character
Islc OF the South, to desert her friends in the
hour of danger! On the contrary, is not
gratitude and an ardent devotion to our
friends, distinguishing trait of southern
character and is not Southcrncr bound to
his friend by cribs of iron and hooks of
steel g. Should not the reasons assigned
bind us more closely and unltcdly to Mr..
Fillmore, tried man, true honest ard lust Z?
Mr. p. calls upon his old Wing friends not
attached to an other party, to vote for Mr.
b., because ne thinks Mr.. +. will not obtain
the vote of any northern State But is there
| not lIalpabie defect III the argument of the
two Maryland Senator's They assume the
fact that Mr. +. will not obtain a single
electoral vote in the North. and consequently
they should vote for Mr.. Buchanan QuDi
erM dcmoaNrHld"m! But is the conclusion
legitimate one from the premises! Can
Mr.. buchanan vbtain n Northern electoral
vote Can he obtain Southern votes sufficient
if added to a Northern vote to elect him.
IL is not asserted by the Senator that Mr.
b. can obtain Northern votes, nor is any
estimate made Of his strength, North or South
No table Of votes, as basis, for others to
vote for Mr. b. is given Try the Senator
| argument III this form: If Mr.. b. is friendly
and true to the Union and the South, can he
obtain northern electoral votes! If he can
not, then let the friends of Mr.. Buchanan vote
for Mr.. Fillmore! Is not the argument as
good for MIR. F. as for Mr.. b? 1t is conccd.
cd by Mr.. p. that Mr.. F.. will get several
Southern States. lie does not say SO much
for Mr.. b., and yet, without any reasonable
data Of chances, on which to base vote for
Mr.. b., of any material strength, call Is
made is on us to vote for him
But the Senator attempts to vndicate Mr.
B. against the 'bargain and corruption"
charge, i'll reference to Mr.. Clay, by quoting
a part Of Mr.. BIS letter. But is there not
another part, which goes to implicatc Mr..
Clay, the publication OF Mr.. b. bting design
cd to be taken for or against, as might suit
the tastes Of the reader, like the productions
OF Mr.. Van Buren,, who, through y Frccsoil
candidate i'll 1918, is NOW q supporter of Mr..
Buchanan! Bat is not the fact notorious
that EXGov. Lctcher, of kentucky, has
letter olNlr Buchanan's and is the depository
of confidence, which. if disclosed, would
materially injurc, if not blight Mr.. B., and
that Mr. b. vii! not remove the seal which
he placed upon the lips of Ex-Gov l.! We
regret that Mr.. p. has thought fit to defend
Mr.. b., because it was not necessary to
illustrate the point, of who has the best
chances ofsuccess, Mr.. b. or Mr.. f., and the
opinion of MIR. F., as frankly expressed
heretofore. in reference to the two gentlemen,
has been decidedly and eminently in favor of
Mr.. Fillmore.
We regret Mr.. P's course because he has
gone counter to the judgment and wishes Of
nncteen-twcnteths of his former political
and personal friel DIS, and because he must be
aware that the course of Maryland is fixed,
and the effect of his letter must, therefore, be
to prejudice the claims and prospects Of Mr..
+. elsewhere. AS the vote Of any Maryland
or can count only in his own State, why
should an effort DC made to affect the chances
abroad of Mr. F., a man of whom Mr.. p. is
constrained to say that his election would be
a qualification TO him
Should the election TO the House of Repre-.
| scnlatives, the probabilities are that MIR.
Fillmore or Mr.. buchanan would be elected,
although VIC deprccate an election 10y the
House.
I The American party is composed alike Of
those who were formerly Democrats e.: T.;