New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-07-11

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Can MIR. Fillmore be Elected F# l7555 s.
The New York Commercial Advertiser in reply to
a" Wing correspondent, who prefers Mr. Fillmore
but doubts the possibility of electing him. makes the
following pertinent and well considered observations
Inc time seems not yet to have arrived for forming
snch decided opinions as { Whg and other friends
seem already to have assumed The political horizon
Is not yet sufficiently clear for any individual conf
dently to predict which candidate cannot lie elected
Events may transpires are transpiring, which may
very materially change the prospects Of eithe Of the
candidates. The vote in the House Of Representa-
tlves yesterday elsewhere illustrates
tins. No intelligent politician will need to be told
that different vote on the admission Of Kansas with
u us Topeka constitution would have materially affected
the prospects Of the Republican candidate The suc-
cess Or otherwise Of Mr. Douglas bill id tie Senate
to be voted on tomorrow will be another element IN
troduced into the campaign. And yet other causes
may arise before November, materially to change tie
aspects of the campaign and its results.
We think, therefore, that gentlemen who already
have concluded that this that candidate cannot
be elected have arrived prematurely at decision,
which, If persisted in, may do much to bring about
the very result which they deprecate IT would. We
conceive, be rather difficult for the above correspOn
dent to give good and sufficient reasons WHY Mr..
Fillmore cannot be elected" There is nothing in the
man that should initiate against his election Every
honest man comedies the purity of his personal char
acter, his genuine, practical patriotism his experience
as statesman, an administrator and an executive
and his remarkable success while filling the Presiden-
tial chair. All must concede that he spoke the truth
when, on recent occasion he briefly reminded his
hearers that when he took the helm Of public affairs
he found the country agitated with the slavery aue
tlon and disturbed in other respects and that he
left Office with that agitation queed and the country
happy, prosperous, and at peace with all nations
Why, then cannot he be elected again to that Office
II every citizen who processes to believe in Mr Fill
more's qualifications for the Presidency, gives him
bis vote, he will be triumphartly elected.
Nor is there anything in Mr.. Fillmores political
relations that should prevent his election He is the
candidate of party that has confessedy great nu1ne
rical strength and perfect organization. A party,
toe that IS national, conservative and patriotic in
sentiment. This we conceive, must be granted even
by those Who like ourselves, totally dissent from its
eHclusiveness in the matters of citizens nativity
and religion AT the head of this party yet in its
youthful visor Mr. Fillmore stands, as their acknoW
edged and trusted representative. The strength OF
the attachment between the American party and Mr.
Fillmore has been made abundantly apparent by the
utter failure of the determined efforts made by the
disaffected to withdraw of the party from him
and place another representative of American prin
cples in competition with him. They are lost gone
swallowed up in sectional party which had not only
srenuousy opposed their principles but treated their
overtures for fusion with cold contempt But Mr.
Fillmore remains, stronger to-day than ever he was
in the affections of his party adherents. While Mr.
Fillmore has such party support there does not seem
to be shadow of reason for despairing of his cleo
tion much less for Deliberately concluding that his
election is an impossibility.
1t would not be difficult to turn the tables upon our
Wing friend, and adduce some good reasons not only
why Mr. Fillmore ought to be elected but why he can
be. Add to the fact that the party which has nomi-
mated him has more than once given evidence Of its
power the encouraging truth that he will lecevealso
the support of large body of conservative men OF
both parties-men who will revolt alike, from the
sentiments of that Ostend concave and from ticket
nominated purposey to represent only onehalf ofthe
Union Add further, there are large number Of
Wings scattered through the country the large ma
jority of whom will throw their influence to his sup
port. They probably all would bnt for the unjustable
conclusion that he" cannot be elected" Add further
that Congress may at any time, knock from under
the Republican candidate the only plank which his
party have allowed him. Add again the evidences Of
popularity which during the brief time that has clap
sed since Mr. Fillmore returned home the hearty re.
sponse made to bis noble and patriotic sentiments,
and we think our Whg friend must see that he has
much too hastily jumped to dscouraging conclu-
sion. ~.
But yet further proof that Mr. Flmore's prospects
of election are good, and are rapidly and nanifestly
improving is given in the violent abuse and nIisrenre
sentation to which his opponents are compelled to re-
sort We could not desire fuller proof that the Re-
pubcans alarmed at the hold Millard Fillmore is
getting upon the hearts of his couutrymen than the
following from the Tribune this morning }'53fs Y
"That Mr.. Fillmore's solemn declaration of hoslitl
to the Constitution, and of readiness to Join il, its
oUerthyoau accidental outburst of feeling, but
deliberate and mature expression of his permanent
and established sentiments is proved by tile fact Tint
he not only uttered it at Albany but took several
casions to repeatt and enforce it with new phrases
and forms of rhetoric at other paces-at Rochester
LOckport, and elsewhere, on his way home. These
detestabe opinions antTed up as acnh ho0li
of 10 fboT IoJk
and menaced ,oith destruction must suffice to oper
the eyes OF all honest persons who had any intention
OF throwing away their votes upon this nuMfyuae
candidate. -5--',a}51
"lt is high time that this foolish talk about the de
structon of the Union to be effected by Fillmore
Butler, Brooks, Humphrey Marshall Atchison
Strngellow and the others in case of Col Fremont's
election were stopped. We warn Mr.. Fillmore and
all others who entertain his reasonable ideas and
purposes to beware to what length they proceed.n
| The exasperation on the part of the Republican
journals born of despair of making headway against
Mr.. Fillmore. There can be no mistaking its parent
age; and happily there can be mistake about its
effect. The mislepresentatons-tou use mild word
of Mr. Fimore's sentiments accompanied as it is by
eptlcts that indicate malignant purpose Of pcrse
cuton, will strike innocuouSly against him. and in the
| rebound will damage those who hurled it at him. MFR
Fillmore, in that noble speech at Albany, which has
appeared in our columns and spoke to the American
heart everywhere, showed conclusvey that the elec
tion OF President, put in nomination by ouehalfthe
bouoll uuiy, Wohlu perm te Union ald his uilall
swerable argument, accompanied as it was by Ferven
aspirations for the perpeuty of that Union, is un
bllshingly characterized as Il solemn declaration o
hostility to the constitution and of readiness to Join il
its overthrow;n y and Mr.. Fillmore is classed witt
Stringfellow, Atchson, Brooks & Co. We think on
Wing friend will see that the Tribune aud the part,
it represents arc very far from thinking with him tha
Mr. Fillmore "caunot be elected"
Our advice, therefore, to our friend. and those VIII
think with him. to bapsh at once all such evii-pre
dieting thoughts and take hold in earnest with Mi
Flimores friends in placing his election beyond cor
tiDgency. That it is his duty and ours. 1t is Til
| duty of everything. Work ior him, not with drooI
ing energies and dark misgivings, hut with yyacit
and confidence. There are yet four months for labo
just spend three Of them levotedy in Mr., Fillmore
behalf, and there will yet remain one month for naE
ing final decision, Butwe very confidently antic
pate that when the three months have tfanspired yo
will abandon all fear Of throwing away yonr5 vote &
casting it for Millard Fillmore. and viii not dream
il supporting at the baothox any otherman than hil
Al Try it. Letus all try it. The election of Mr.. FIJI
more is an object worth earnestly and hopefully stri,
A ing for. In snch . matter cannot y should not
found in natriot's