Washington telegraph., 1856-07-09
THE DIFFERENCE.

we pIOpOStJ III tuc
are about to write, to refer 10 tne oiner-
once hetveen the manner in which
NJ F,,,xoRE received the nomination
Of the National American Party for the
Presidency, and the manner in which Mr.
BUCHANAN received the nomination of
the Cincinnati Convention.
1t cannot have escaped the observation
of the most careless and Indifferent look
er-on upon the contest which has been'
for long time waged between the inter
ests of the South and the Northern enc
mics of those interests, that the South
has uniformly occupied defensive posi-
ton The Southern people have never
been the aggressors and they have, with
that forbearance and magnanimity, for
which they have ever been distinguished,
never demanded anything more than
recognition of their rights. They have
only asked of the representatives of
Northern opinions to make no overt at
tack upon their peculiar Institutions
In the discussion of the issue which We
propose to make, these questions arise: ::
On the one hand, did not the controlling
power in the February Convention of the
American Party, secure, without an appa-
rent effort, the recognition of the COnsti-
tutional rights of the South And was
not this recognition sanctioned by large
"a very large majority of the represent
atives of the American sentiment of the
North? On the other hand-did not the
Southern wing of the body known as the
Cincinnati Convention, go into that Con-
vention with the specific and avowed OBJ
ject of securing the nomination of Pierce
or Douglas, who were supposed to be the
representatives of Southern interests, feel
ings and rights? Was not the vote of
the South, for a number of successive
ballots, divided between Gen. Pierce and
Judge Douglas? Did not Mr.. Buchanan
favor with the South Did not Mr.. Bu-
chanan receive, from the first, the support
of the North? And lastly, was not the
nomination of Mr.. Buchanan the result
of the operation of that Northern Free
Soil Democratic influence, which is the
power of the Democratic party of the
North? These are the questions, and we
intend to press them home. We know
that the Democracy of the South will be
loath to admit that the latter query can
be answered in the affirmative, but the
evidences which go to prove that it can
be so answered, are incontestible-
trovertible. 1t is necessary, in order to
elicit a correct reply to our first inquiry
I-"Did not the controlling power in the
February Convention of the American
Party secure, without an apparent effort,
the recognition of the Constitutional
rights of the South ?''-to glance briefly
at the combination of circumstances which
led to the nomination of Mr. Fillmore
And we have here, occasion to do no
more than to use the language of the his
tory of the past six years.
Mr.. Fillmore went into the Presiden-
tial chair at time when every element of
fanaticism and treason had been evoked
to join in conspiracy against the mutual
rights of the confederate States, and the
perpetuity of the Republican form of
Government. How much, at that time,
was feared by all true men, and how ON
inous were the portents of the political
sky, the people have not forgotten 1t
needed the wisdom of the sage, the coun
sells of the patriot, the cooperation of all
lovers of their country, to provide means
to avert the impending calamity God
be thanked that in that hour tried and
true and faithful band were found, who
opposed moderation to madness, discre.
ton to intemperate and misguided, self
ish and treacherous chivalry. And in
that hour was needed man possessing
frmness, honesty, patriotism,-a man
fearless, truthful, just man "knowins
no North, no South, no East, no West
Ito preside over the destinies of the
nation-to hold in check the ruthless
invaders of the temple of our freedom
to obey, enforce and execute the laws of
the land-to. fulfill the high obligations
incumbent upon the President of a free
people
After protracted struggle with every
form Of opposition to right and justice,
the year eighteen hundred and fifty was
made memorable by truce between the
North and the South truce in which the
whole nation was restored oquiet-peace
being declared. There was quiet where
there had been turmoil-there was peace