American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-09-06
n9r. rrnnnroRn's PRospncrs,

II is an undeniablc fact, that, if Mr..
s. Buchanan were not candidate, Mr..
81 Fillmore would be elected without a
shadow Of "a doubt; and that, if Mr..
Fillmore were not candidate, Col.
Fremont would certainly be elected -
The only effect of bringing Buchanan
4 into the field win be to divide the
q strength of the South. Every South
ern man who votes for Buchanan is in
\ directly increasing the chances of Ere
4 lnont's election. The Free-soil party
at the North are eXerting all their in
fcrnal ingenuity and reckless falsehood
20 produce strictly sectional contest.
Y They know full we'll that in such a con-
rest and in none other there, will be a
! nope of electing their candidate, and
that unless they can bring on strictly
sectional contest they will be surely
defeated. They do not fear for Buch.
anan. They know that he has no
strength whatever in the North, and
they are now using cvcry means to in
duce the South to vote for Buchanan.
If they can make the Northern people
hclieye that the South is united upon
Buchanan, they will soon be able to
concentrate the North upon their Free
soil candidate, and thus the 176 North
ern electoral votes will certainly pre-
vail over the 100 electoral votes of the
Southern States.
The Buchanan mon in tho South
falsely lyrcprescnt that Mr.. Fillmore has
no strength in the North, and the Ere
mont organs in the North are trying
to produce the impression there that
Fillmore has no strength in.the South.
Both are stating what they know to be
false. Mr.. Fillmore has already sufli-
cicnt strength in the North to defeat
Fremont, unless the South should show
disposition to 60 for Buchanan, which
would Immediately be met by a move
ment in the North in favor of Fremont.
At present in the South VIC conf
IDENTIFY believe that Mr.. Fillmore is by
far the most popular candidate. We
took occasion, a few days ago, to allude
to Tie certainty that Virginia would
give him her electoral vote, and every
day confirms the conviction we then
entertained. 1t is we'll known. at least
to members of the American Order,
that the Southern American party con-
sists in great measure of those who
were formerly Democrats. We are in
formed that in kentucky alone there
are $4,000 members of the American
Order who formerly belonged to the
Democratic party. In Virginia the
Old Line Wings last year voted for
Wise to the number flo, 600 to 20, 900.
In Maryland the American candidates
Tor Congress were elected in the Dis
trlcts which were formerly Democratic
and were defeated in the old Whie
districts by Wings. In Tennessee q
vast number of Wings last year refused
to support Gentry, the American can
didate for Governor. In all those
States the whole body of Old Line
Wings, with very few and isolated cx-
ceptlons, have now declared themselves
IN favor of Fillmore & Donelson. The
scyerest scrutiny Of the chances in Ma
ryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennes-
see, and Louisiana presents nothing
that can authorize a Single shadow Of
doubt that their electoral votes will be
gwen by large flajoritics for the Amer
ican candidates. John nj. Clayton, of
delaware, while he IS determined to
take no part in the contest on account
OF a.personal misunderstanding with
MIR. Fillmore, sets down the ''blue hons
chickens as certain for him.
In Florida, Georgia, and Alabama,
there is strong reason to believe that
Mr. Fillmore will be the foremost can.
dictate, AMI even in North Carolina we
lllayc the assurance Of prudent and re-
liable calculators that the Old Line
Wings and Americans united will carry
the State for Fillmore and Donelson.
There is nothing in the recent State
elections to authorize the supposition
that Mr.. Fillmore Will nbt carry tri-
amphantly al the above named States.
The clai ms set up by the Buchanan
mon in the South are merely the result
of desperation They are striking
"wild,' as boxers who are exhausted &
-, not know where to plant their blows.
tl1Iey claim aimoos. all creation and they
cannot point to single nsaato that IS
certain for their candidate. They know
that he is unable to get a single North
crn clcctoro1 vote, and they are endea-
voring to cheat the South into his sup
port with tho hope Of throwing the g.
lection into the House Of Representa-
tives and having another chance there.
We say now in all serious earnest