Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-10-29
AN ELECTION BY CONGRESS, Is THE ELECTION
OF FREMONT.

Every national patriot in the land, no matter to
what party organization he may belong, should
bear in mind the fact, that if the people do not
elect President in the present contest, the House
of Representatives will elect John @. Fremont. 1t
is idle for sane men to caoe themselves into snoth-
belief, with all the facts spread out before them
Even the Nashville Patriot, breaking loose from
the shackles of its party tactics, warns the south
Of the danger to be spprehended should the present
election be decided by q corrupt and debssed
House Of Representatives, in the following Ian
gusge:
SNOW the question arises, should not the South
30 cast its vote as to determine the election in the
electoral colleges, and avod contest in the House
of Representatives s0ere the election eugM never TO
be carried If 1t can be prevented"
When we look at the completion and history of
the present House of Representatives southern
people, and national men, may well be alarmed,
in view of the possibility of contingency, which
would confer upon that body the privilege Of
sIecting the President. No man familiar with the
events Of the past session of this Congress- can en-.
Fremont if such calamitous contingency should
bsfall the country.
In the election for Speaker, it will be remember.
ed, that the smalgamationist Banks, received the
votes of thirteen States Delaware is not counted
in this number, although the Representative from
this State, Elisha D. Cullen, indirectly supported
Banks, by Withholding his vote from Aiken. He
is black republican at heast, and is regarded by
all as corrupt, unreliable and unsafe politician, of
the lowest order of capacity. His vote would un-
doubtedly be cast for Fremont. In Illinois, it will
be remembered, that Allen was deprived of his
seat, for no other purpose than to ensbe the black
republicans, to have majority in that State. In
Iowa the seat OF Mr.. Hall was contested, and the
question was left undecided, no doubt for the pur-
pose of awaiting the result of the Presidential
election before the people. If the election should
go into the House, his seat will be declared vacant
and thus the black republicans will go into the con-
test for the Presidency with sixteen States favor.
abba to the election of Fremont, which will, OF
course, elect him President.
If Tennessee and Kentucky vote for Mr.. b
chansn, of which no reasonable doubt can be en-.
terained his election by the people is absolutely GER
tain. But every national patriot in these States
should remember, that if the electoral votes of
Tennessee and Kentucky should be cast agaiDs
Mr. Buchanan, there is great danger that the
election will be thrown into the House, in which
event the election of Fremont is placed hey ond
reasonable doubt.
Freemen of Tennessee, bear in mind these facts,
and you who vote against the democratic candi
dates, remember while you are doing 50, that if
your votes carry Tennessee for Fillmore, the i'm
mediate and only effect will be, the probable cleo
ton of John Charles Fremont to the Presidency
of the United States. Every intelligent observer
knows that these are undeniable truths, and our
only purpose in presenting them before the public
is, that each voter may have spread before him
the consequences which must inevitably result, if
the election should in evil hour, be transferred
by the people from themselves into the hands of
depraved, debssed, and corrupt Congress.