Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-10-02

/ if not, we should have some consolation III
der our temporary defeat, in the consider.
tons we have mentioned
The advocates OF Buchanan in the Sout
have sought to intuse a horror into the put
lie mind at the bare idea of the election be
ing thrown into the House, assuming ths
the election OF Fremont might result fror
it. We have heretofore shown that Ere
mont's election by the House is impossible
Every man who understands the condition
of parties in the House, and who know
that each state has but one uote in the elec
tion of President by the House, AnoUs tha
the idea of FremUnt's election by tina, body
is simply ridiculous. The advocates o
Buc hanan, however, dread the House o
Representatives--they kno,o that he canno
be elected lhere--they know that the Fill
more states hold the balance of power, ant
that they could give the Republicans theil
choice, TO permit Breckinridge TO become til.
President, or to elect Fillmore to that position
The argument, then, which has been used
at the South, in favor of "a union upon Buch-
snan, to keep the election out of the House,
is deceptious and jesuitical.
"lt is more, it is dangerous in the ex-
treme. for if by such arguments the South
should be induced 20 unite upsn Buchanan,
the country would be at once arrsyed in a
sectional contest, purel, so, and were such
contest to be rendered by the South to the
North, and accepted by them, the result
would be the triumph OF a northern sectional
party. But the pretended danger, if the elec-
tion we're thrown into the House, is a tram
sParent bugbear--a phantom which would
not irighten half.grown children. We hope
that Fillmore may be elected by the electo-
raj colleges, but if not. we shall not despair
Of the republic if the election devoves upon
the House. Far from 1t s"
1t is we'll said, that none Of US kn W
To wiut base uses we may come at llst"
Mr. Fillmore, good easy man, in the limo.
cency Of his heart, supposes that he is nomi-
mated to be elected. No such thing; he is
only nominated to divide the North, to draw
off votes from Fremont, to help make John
c. Breckenridge Vice-President. The de-
clarations with which the development of
this plan is sweetened, that Dir. Fillmore
will "certainly'' be elected by the House, if
b. proper nanGlvres choice by the peo-
pie can be prevented, amount to nothing
The American party is feeble in the House
of Re presentatives and the Buchanan party
strong, and the compact and welldrilled
body who support the administration will
not come over TO the few and somewhat
vacillating and irresolute members ca ling
themselves Americans, and give them all
they ask by making Mr.. FILLMORE President.
It is absurd to suppose them willing to make
a losing bargain like this, when the Ameri-
can OrgaR assures :hem in the same brea ath
that it is willing to give them an infinitely
better one in comforting the Chief Magis-
tracy on one of their andidates--Brsckin-
ridge. The election of Fillmore by the
House IS, therefore, an mpossibillty.
Mr.. Fillmore must be exceedingly flat
tered when he discovers the object for which
he is set up The American Organ, it will
be seen, acknowledges that, if he were to
retire from the fela, the triumph of the
..tf,ss says-sh Ofaxh arhe South sbaald be
induced to unite upon Buchanan, the coun-
try would be at once arrayed in sectional
contest, purely so, and in such a contest,
rendered by the South to the North, and ac
cepted by them, the result will be the tri-
umph of a northern sectional party" That
is to say, Buchanan would be beaten in any
fair computation upon the ground which he
and his followers have taken, the extension
of slavery. Make that the point in dispute
AS it really is-withdraw all topics got
up for the purpose Of dist'acting the at,en-
ton of the people, extlnguish all false lights
and the Organ acknowledges that the
people would give their voice for Fremont.
We do not know what Buchanan may
say to this scheme Of setting hun aside, but
one thing, at least is clear, that if his friends
do no, enter into some understanding with
the Fillmore members of the House, Breck-
inridge cannot be elected. They will have
only to promise that the words Of the Organ
shall be duly fulfilled, that Breckenridge
shall "form his own associations" that is 20
say, reward in some manner those who
vote for him. Perhaps, while the negotia-
ton is in progress, means may be found to
persuade these plant members TO 90
step further and vote for Mr Buchanan
as President. We do not think that Mr..
Buchanan would be particularly impractical
ole in an arrangement like this. He is not
at all nice in his associations, as he has fully
proved, and would as readily lie in the same
truckle-bed with KnOw-Nothing as with
a democrat, provided there were any person
al advantage to be derived from it. 1t
would be quite as easy, we fancy, to make
the arrangement, to which the Organ allu-
des, with him, as with his Kentucky asso-
ciate on the ticket.
Mr. Fillmore may now see, if he will
open his eyes, the tate which is reserved
for him. He is put up to Le beaten, to
amuss the North while the South is accom-
pishing its ends, and then to be laid side
with Old lumber Of parties--with John Tyler
and Franklin Pierce, for neither of whom is
there anv further occasion. His pretended
friends no longer think Of him as the prcha-
bic President; the eyes Of those who man
age the American party at Washington are
turned to the prospect of coalition with
with the administration party, by which
Breckiuridge, under The name of Vice-Presi.
dent, can be placed on the Executive chair.
" Y. Eueaing Post.
A SENSIBLE WoRD Ag)Ur NEWSPAPERS.
Rev. Abel Ste phens, the Editor of the Nd
tional Magazine, says:
ave do not in our editorials hold our
selves responsible to the personal views Of