Daily American organ., 1856-08-16

IN the contest where should be found the 1.,ols
Inc venerable Democracy doubtless will rally 10 h
Sapppp. SSapport many good snd true man. The Repub
many, out battling as both these parties are abou,
local ana sectional question alone making no Other
issue under all the excitement and bitterness which
arise IN such hight and with all the fearful
consequences destined inevitably to grow out OF ts
termination, whatever may be the result and which
ever may DC the victor, the masses the bone and
sihsW tne great conservative element of the country
Senoa 70 ake position on either sideS That pr-
usence' and wisdom, and patriotism should deter
.nein, no one can doubt That every influence viii
DC exerted, every stimulus applied and all means
70 ior ,he purpose Of compelling every man
W enroii himself on one side or the other In this
sectional fight, lis already too apparent The notan,
cry OF dough face in the North and "Ahotitionn
IA the south, Is already freely used to force men into
:. poslton Ut which their very nature revolts And
soa ,elnans 20 ne seen OF what kind of st,f the
gt0ps W tnIs country is made to determine whether
,ne % enort now being attempted shall be successfl
nateyer apology or eScuGe eau be offered by men
~ the NORTH who have heretofore resisted the temptn
@ uns aug allurements to enter into fight which may
even promise so much for their more powerful arm,
yeb sir mere IL not one Of them who will fer sim
8e instant pause In his and consult thai sent
inonitor within him. who will not stand aDDoDeJ AZ
and sa abyss which he so rapidly approaches
nna YET SIT, IKE madmen, they rush heedtessy on
se5ng upon everyone who interposes in their fight
ana dragging him with them to the VORTEX o'
MT. chairman, for one, shall be neither int;,o;n
tsm Hor aaagsa into choice between two such con-
tehains deadly foes. Ii the time shall ever come
when such fight shall be iaepitaJr shall not bas;
Ate 10 take position; but, sir no man-no party-n,
promise OF successno gittering reward Of Office or
other tmng-no combination of circums stances-can
ever induce me to engage in any enterprise that shall
tend TO Precipitate the country into sectional war
such as Is contemplated for the first time in the
government. Nor shall / ever fail to raise nv voice
however IeeDie IL may be, wherever, whenever and
by whomsoever such proposition is made against
-agalnst those who originate it-at its yery fncep
oht every step OF its progress and until an hon
est insuited and indignant people shall rise mn in
sher might and crush the monster Let no man say,
SIR that the Democratic party ihas already arrave3
itself as sectional party and that Aerefore thare a
iss necessity for its counterpart No excuse can be
made IN my Judgment for much that has been done |
oy .ne communication, aud am the last to pallaie
or come 10 ts defence but however much it has done
Oh wrong, however indefensible it NAV be- however
rapidly u may be tending sectionalism or eager 10
engage IN a sectional contest, nothing has vet oc
70 lusm'y the building up of party purely
sect'0adt IN all its eleneuts-sectional in ifs incen
uon-sectionai In its locaton--sectiopaI in ali It's
endences and preeminenty sectional in all ito con-
sequences There is offence which in all the dark
oi crimes charged against the Democracy,
or winch they cannot be held to strict accountability
ana Dc adequately punished by party in no wise
sectional There is no grievance for which there is
not complete redress, and wrong perpetrated by
,nen ior Wnich mere s not an adequate remedy
without resort to the creation of that last of ali eno
mities-a sectional party " wv
And now, Mr. Chairman, one word more and |
am done shall fight under no banner and keen
step to no music but the Union" This motto givep
py one OF the most eloquent men, and the purcst
statesman OF the country, is now de,ded md scofs
Gt by the party who has for its leader Col Fremont
shall adopt as my motto in this fight. and enlist
under the flag Of Alilard Fillmore His life ia ths
most eloquent euogy that could be pronounced upon
MN, ana u anything could be added to render the
encomlum more complete, il has long since been
written written 9y those who now oppose him. His Presi-
aenai administration is the highest guarantee Of
ms future course, and neither declaration of princ
PIE nor promise Of performance should be asked or
expected lie entered upon the discharge of Presi |
dental duties once without them and the patriotism
and brilliancy of his Administration show that none
are needed now to satisfy any one who oou Be sats
ned with anything that he could say Under such |
man. standing, as he will, between two such con- |
tending parties, craving to his support from each
OF them-eyery man who has no heart for sncb a
battle there will rally to his support such an armv
so pure in patriotism so enlarged in conservative
sentiment, SO devoted to the government in Ali is
length and breadth, as to strike terror and nsnir
awe IN the bosom of all who oppose IT,. The sub
lime spectacle of party built up in the very midst
OF revolution, bloodless as yet but terrible and
menaciDg on every side, peaceful and concatory in
every movement, with no weapons of warfare but
the cherished principles of our fathers and their sa
cred memores-no defence but the shield of the
Constltution-no promise but undivided people
and an unbroken national faith, with the God Of
battle to guide our steps, what power on earth shall
overcome us?