The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-10-30
WASHINGTON, d. G..
POLL I C A L.
A REMARKABLs Pol .TlcAL HIscoRY-FILL-
MoRgIsG AND BUCHANANIsM IN PENN
sYLVAEIA.
Address Of the Republican State Executive Com
mittee.


IT, lie Pso,,le Of Pennsylvania:
FELLOW CITIzExs: The Republican State
Executive Committee, appointed by the State
c nvection which assembled in Philadelphia
Ia June last. was charged with the duty of
nomis-a'ing candidates for Electors o: President
and Vice President Of the United Ststes.
The COMMITTEES, always DESTROYS of securing
a far and honorable alliance with other parties
In hrs State, who are hostile to the forcible ex
tens 90 of Slavery into free territory, considered
tina, Is duties would be- discharged with greater
satisfaction To its constituency, by casting no
obstacles IN the way Of such An alliance. A
larse number of our feIlow-citizens had express
I'd their preferences for Mr.. Fillmore as a can
didate 10: the Presidency, although their opin-
ious on the question Of Slavery Extension were
concurrent with those entertained by the Re
publican party. Already, the Republicans and
Americans were united in support Of the same
Candidates for certain State offices. In every
county OF the Commonwealth, a fra,ernal feeling
EXISTED between the masses of the two parties.
la every county, with but one or two exceptions,
gress and the State Leg islature, and general
desire WAS expressed from all quarters Of the
State for q union or one electoral ticket
a bout the middle of August. a verbal coamu-
nicstion was made by Mr. Sanderson. Chair
man of the American State Central Committee.
TO the Chairman of the Republican State Com
Initiee, expressive Of anxiety m unite the
two parties, and requesting that the Rspubiicdas
shoaLd postpone their i,sation Of electors, IN
order 10 secure that object. Several members
of the American Committee made the same re-
quest founding il on the assurance that the
friends of Mr.. Fillmore, throughout the State
genei ally, considered his election hopeless, and
Earnestly desired to secure the defeat of Mr..
Buchanan.
Soon after Me-. Ssnderson's frasernal commu-.
nication TO the Chairman Of the Republican
Committee, he visited The city of Washington.
and Immediately on his return, letter was re-
ceved from him, as follows:
ParLaDELPHIA, Aug. 81, 1856.
SIR: la obedience TO the instructions of the
Fillmore and Donelson State Committee, ! sub
NIT TO you, for the consideration and action of
the Republican State Committee of which you
are Chairman, the following proposition:
That the Chairman of the Democratic, Re-
publican, and American State Committees,
unite in issuing call for such number of meet
ings, to be held at such times and places as
may be agreed upon by them, at which the
issues involved in the present Presidential can
vass shall be discussed by an equal number of
speakers of each party, and that the Chairman
of each Committee shall have the exclusive
right of selecting the speakers for his party. nj
such meetings, but that their names shall be
announced in the call for the meeting.
You will oblige by giving answer to this
proposition, in behalf OF your Committee. at
your earliest convenience.
| am, sir, very respectfully, yours,
J. p. SANDEEsoS,
Chairman american State Committee
Charles Gibbons, Esq.
This proposition, submitted by Mr.. Sander.
son, seemed TO cont+ plate enmi;y instead of
peace-open war, instead of fraternity, with the
friends of Fremont and Dayton. II was so in
consistent with his verbal communication, made
but short time before to the Chairman of the
Republican Committee, as 10 require some ex
PLANTATION, which was sought by the following
letter:
PHILADELPHIA, Aag. 90, 1856.
SIR: ! received your letter of the 9th in
slant, by which you submit, Tor the considera-
ton and action of the Republican State Com
mittee, the following proposition:
"That the Chairman of the Democratic, Re-
publican, and American Safe Committees,
unite In issuing call for such number of meet
ings, TO be held az such times and places as
may be agreed upon by them, at which the
ISSUES involved IN the present canvass shall be
discussed by al equal number of speakers of
each party, and that the Chairman of each
Committee shall have the exclusive right of
selecting the speakers for his party at such
meetings, but that the names shall be announced
IN the call for the meeting"
This resolution seems 10 require some tx
plantation, before 1t can be finally acted upon
by our Committee. A few days ago, had the
honor to receive from you, through the Hon.
James Cooper, a very distinct ntimatiou that
the Committee Of which you are Chairman de-
sired to unite with the Republican State Com
mittee in the formation of an elect~al ticket.
to be supported by all citizens of Pennsylvania
who are opposed TO the Cincinnati Platform
and to the election of Mr.. Buchanan. On that
ground, You requested, through Mr.. Cooper,
that the Republican Committee should not
form an electoral ticket at their meeting, which
had been called for yesterday, the 18th instant.
Several members of your Committee subse-
quently waited upon ME, and stated as their
opinou that our fellow-citizeus in the interior
of the State, who preferred Mr.. Fillmore as a
candidate for The Presidency, were very general
ly in favor of such a course. ] expressed 70
quiescence in the suggestion, and ! am now in
struc.ed by the Republican State Committee
10 say that the proposition for Union Elec;o-
ra' Ticket meets with their hearty and unani-
NOUS approval. According to your request,
and for the purpose indicated by you, they have
deferred the formation of an electoral ticket
and have named the 18th proximo AS a suitable
time for finai action in the matter
lf the proposition embraced in your letter be
intended TO take effect after a union ticket shall
have been formed, and the Americans and II q
publicans are To meet as allies To resist the ex.
tension OF Slavery TO territory which was sol
emu. d-dica'ed TO Freedom, we cannot hest
tSte TO accept it. Ga that issue, which stands
paramount an the contest, we ready to give
You hand and heart IN an earnest struggle with
that common foe ~hich seeks, in the disgu-s
OF Dem, cracy, Ia degrade the white lab ring
man to the level of y negro slave.
As aeon az / receive your reply. will furnish
you with a more definite answer 10 the propo
sition ,ntsined 10 your letter.
/ AN, very respectable. vours, &c,
CHARLES GshsaXa.
Cs.irman Republican .&ate Ccmmiaee
To John T. .SdsderSon, Esq,
Chairman of Ana. State Committee, DE.
The explanation tbus ght was never given
Mr.. Sanderson refused 10 define his position
but personally solicited he Chairman of til
Republican Committee TO pjtadrur ms iette,
on the ground that he Mr. Sandersonj had ex
pected comnQnicstion from Colonel Forney
the Chairman OF tie Democratic State Con-
lnittee, but had received none. and it wa
therefore unnecessary TO p,essI re the correspond
ence His request was not coHpiied with. Oh
the 18th Of September, he renewed it ia persor
aud pressed IT with much earnestness, bat Siii
out success "a the same dsy, lac sought