Daily American organ., 1856-09-05


home amongst the " "Free-soil Democrats" Of
Maine, and the !" Woolly Horse" and his keep
ers grooms riders, and hackers had better
take warning! Beaten in Iowa-distanccd in
Vcrmont-the old fellow will 20 upon the
track on Monday next in Maine, goaded by
madness, putting, snorting, pitching, and rear
ing, and the little "Woolly Horse" will do
well if he reaches the half mile pole by the
time "0ld Buck" passes the judges stand |!
We intend to watch the nags from the start
our curiosity will be intense.
Now, seriously, we have to say, that if Bu-
chanan does not beat Fremont in Maine as
many votes as Pierce beat Scott, il will furnish
clear, indsputable, irrefutable proof that Bu-
chanan has no personal strength a0hsteUer at
the North. Maine is Democratic State, a
Free-soil Democratic State" Buchanan was
nominated as " a concession to the Frce-soil
Democrats of the North" There is fair race
between Buchanan and Fremont there, with
out the interference of any third party; and
then no honest and sound-mindcd man in the
nation could pretend for moment that there
is the slightest chance for Buchanan in any
other free State in the North or West.
If the Buchanan ticket should beat the Ere
mont ticket on Monday next 5000 votes in
Maine, it would show that the Free-soil De-
mocrats" of that State maintain their former
ascendency; if the Buchanan ticket receives
even majority of votes, it would show that
Buchanan may carry that State in November.
But what if his ticket should be beaten on
Mondayp
What if the Republican ticket should sweep
Maine on Monday, where Frank Pierce beat
General Scott nine thousand votes? Would
any decent man-would eDeB "the faithless
phantom of Star" pretend for one moment
thereafter, that Buchanan could beat Fremont
in single Northern State? Most undoubtedly
not. we only regard the election in Maine on
Monday next, as important in one particular
in its bearings upon the Presidential contest,
contingency. If Buchanan carries Maine on
Monday, it will prove only that there is one
State in the North which he can carry. If he
should be defeated there, where " Free-soil De-
mocracy" has hitherto held sway, it will show
that his hope of carrying euen one State in the
North or West, is "clea9 gone forever"
We do not claim that either Vermont or
Maine would go for Fillmore, if Buchanan
should be withdrawn, but we 10 claim that
were the South to unite upon Fillmore, as it
doubtless WtW do when it is made clear that
Buchanan cannot himself defeat Fremont, then
that those States of the North, where conserva-
tism prevails, would give a decided majority for
Fillmore and elect him by most triumphant
majority.
The election in Maine therefore, on Mon
day next, may settle the question as to Buch-
anan's remaining before the people as a candi-
date. Defeated there, he would have no earthly
prospect of success; and if he has 1.-THE Of
the patriotism attributed to him, he would
withdraw from the contest, if the Fremont
ticket should beat his ticket in Maine on Mon
day. Hence, we look to the election in Maine
with the deepest interest," as we presume upon
the result of that election will depend Mr.. Bu-
chanan's Withdrawal Buchanan being out of
way, the election of Fillmore would be no
longer question about which men could diff
fer He would be elected with as much en-
thusiasm as was witnessed in 1910, and with
a greater majority over Fremont than was
given for General Harrison over Martin Van
Buren. The era of conservatism would be inau-
gurated, sectional contests would cease, har-
mony between the North and South would be
restored, and the good old ship Constitution
would glide smoothly over the political waters.
Mr.. BREcKrNEIDGE ON THE STUMP.-John G.
Breckenridge is now on an electioneering tour
through the Northwest. He commenced his la
bors at Cincinnati on Monday night. Where is
Buchanan? Has he abandoned the field to his
more youthful coadjutor?
We are informed that many of the Democrats
in Virginia are confident that Breckenridge will be
the next President and they declare that they
prefer him to Buchanan. How stands the game
in kentucky? Are there any Democrats there
who prefer Breckenridge to Buchanan? Will the
Louisville Journal inform us
Since the above was in type we received the
Louisville Journal of September 2nd which con-
tains the following statement;
A highly respectable gentleman of this city,
just returned from Washington, informs us that he
was told by some of the leading Democrats in
Washington that they had abandoned all hope Of
success in New York, and even in Pennsylvania,
and had no expectation of being able to carry q
single Northern State, unless John O. Breckin-
ridge, their candioate torhe Vice Presidency, could
sage Indiana or Illinois by making stump speeches
throughout these States.
Accordingly we find Mai Breckenridge, accept
ing invitations 20 address mass meetings in Ind
and Illinois. What a melancholy spectacle!
A party reduced to the pitch of degradation and,