Washington telegraph., 1856-04-16
THE POLITICAL REFLEX.

''oi Z 'ne idfOrite vi new 1Ofk. lie has
strength here Independent of. and above al
parties, and all party strength No dema
gogue In character, but in all respects tb.
reverse Of William Fl. Seward, he has vor
his way up from an humble position to tbt
Vice Presidency and Presidency of the U
States-and he has won tha. wav upwarf
without art. trickery or fraud-but by mere
strength of character, talent and brinciple
The people of New York will take care O
him, and they respect him now even more
than they did in lS4S-when even such /,
glorious man as Abbott Lawrence. of Mas
sachusetts, was laid aside for the Vice Presi.
dency. to strengthen the Taylor ticket in
New York, by the popularity and power o.
Fillmore here.-N. Y Express.
tennessee -Brownlow's Whig contains
letter from Bedford, Tenn, from which
We make the following extract:
We elected the entire American ticket in
this county on Saturday. We are gaining
ground here. Millard Fillmore is the man
for the people All say success to the
American TICKET put out at Philadelphia.
STILL LANoTHER.-White county, Tenn,
came out nobly the Democrats did their
best. but had to give in The Americans
elected their candidates by large majorities.
AND THIRD.-The election held las,
Saturday for county Offices, resulted in favor
of the American ticket
A CANDID EDIToR.-The editor of the
Greenville Is. C) Patriot, one of the most
uncompromlsing anti-American papers in
that State. pays the following deserved com-
pliment to MiIlard Fillmore
Ex-PREsIDENT FILLMoRE.-This distin-
guished statesman and pure patriot has been
nominated for the Presidency by the Ma
tional Know-Nothing Convention in Phila-
delphia- We rejoice at the nomination.
though we do not expect to support it. We
rejoice on the principle that an honorable
man likes to have gentleman for his oppo-
nent- There is another feeling which gives
us joy. and it is, If the Democratic party
should be defeated. there is not man in the
United States We would prefer to see head
ing the defeat, and enjoying the success of
such a victory. to Millard Fillmore. lie is
gentleman, patriot, and statesman of
ability, soaring above all sectional considera-
tions In the administration of the Govern
ment. In bis hands we should feel that the
Union, the Constitution, the rights of the
States, and the rights of the South we're
safe.
The Patriot, after expressing its deter
mination to support the Democratic candi-
date for the Presidency, proceeds -mark
its language
IF successful, we shall be proud of our sue
cess. and if defeated by President Fillmore,
we shall not mourn or grieve over our de-
feat. In regard to the Know -Nothings. we
begin to think that good may come out of
Nazareth. They have adopted, as part of
their creed. the principle that the people of
Territory have right to establish slavery
or not. as they may see proper. or find it
their interest to do Perhaps three fourths
of the people of the United States approve
this doctrine none deny it except the abo-
litionists. Why do we think, then, that
slavery is in any danger, or that the rights
of the South are endangered, when sustained
by three-fourths of the people of the United
States?
Would not every Democratic editor, and
every Democrat in the South say the same
thing, if they had the independence to give
utterance to their real sentiments
SIGNIFIcANT.-The Alabama State SEN
tinel comes out against the denomination of
Mr.. Pierce, and threatens that if he should
be the nominee Of the convention it Will
support Fillmore
Mr. FILLMORE IN New YoRK-The
George Law Association" of New York
city have resolved to acquiesce in the defeat
of their candidate, and to support Mr.. Fill
more cheerfully and heartily The CORES
pondent of the Charleston Courier (Dem.)
says that Mr.. Fillmore will carry the city
of New York By an unparalleled majority.
almost sufficient to carry the State under any
circumstances. Ex-Gov. Washington Hunt
of New York. an old line Whig. and poll
tician of the first ability. and of great popu-
larity. has announced his intention of using
his influence In behalf of the American
ticket.-N o. Bulletin.
NEW York ELEcTIoN-In Troy, the
Americans were triumphant, electing the
Mayor by over 800 majority, and large
majority of the Aldermen. Last year the
anti-Americans carried everything in Troy
Bingnamton, the residence of Daniel s.
Dickinson, elected the American ticket by
$50 majority Oswego has gone for the
Democrats Mr. Crocker is elected Mayor
by vote of two to one orer the Republican
candidate The American candidate polied
24O votes more tLan the Republican.
A BEAUTIFUL SENTIMENT.-Thec closing
sentence of the speech of Andrew Jackson
Donelson. delivered in New York a few
days since. and which We give below, is
worthy of being made one of the notices oi
the American party. 1t reads:
1--WE have left the old parties. who were
unable to tranquilize the land, and now stand
on platform national from beginning te
end. and American in every feature
Every genuine American will cheerfully
endorse the above, as motto for the Ameri
can party.
THE AMERICAN NoM1NATIoNs-The n
Y. Tribune and other Abolition paper:
charge that the nominees of the American
National convention, for President and Vice