Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-09-09

fession, that he occupies the precise position we
have assigned him. To the Catholics be desires
10 be regarded as a Catholc--to the Protestants
as Protestant. He desires in word, to carry
water on both shoulders, after the fashion of dem
agoguss all the world over.
We would direct the special attention of both
Catholics and Protestants to Colonel Fremont's
own statement as recorded above. II, after read
ing it. they do not errive at the conclusion that he
is utterly unworthy Of the confidence of either de-
nomination, they must be differently constituted
from the American people of the past generation
How, for instance, would candidate for the Pres
| idency have been regarded in 1872, who should
| have refused to state whether he was in favor of
or opposed to the then existing war with Great
| Britain? And who should have stated when re-
quested for his opinion, that if he declared him
self in favor of the war, he would lose New Eng
land-or if he declared himself opposed to it, that
he would lose the Middle and Southern States p
Would not such candidate, at that day, have
been booted from the field with the contempt of
the whole country?
| Is the present generation of Americans less
manly, less honorable, less hostile to political
Machavelsm than the last We are not willing
| to admit that it is. How then can ID regard the
disgracefui position which Fremont, By his oaon
confession, occupies in the Presidential canvass
with other feelings than those of disgust and alb
| horrences
STILL ASorHER.-The Union, is the name of
new daily, just started at Terre Haute, Indiana,
which supports Mr.. Fillmore and Union principles.
We wish it success.
| AND ANoTHER.--The American, is the title of
new weekly paper about to be published in Orange,
New Jersey. 1t will support Mr.. Fillmore.
CONE OvER.--A letter from Opeka, in Alat anna,
to the Montgomery Journal, dated Sept. 3, con-
tains the following statement
| 81 learn that three of the most prominent Bu-
| chanan men, who had subscribed largely to the
Democratic barbecue at Opelika, have turned over
for Fillmore to-day, and that the barbecue which
was to come off here on Saturday, is failure"
FILLMORE IN GEoRGIA.--The Macon Citizen says:
From meny letters recently received at this office,
we satisfied that nothing is wanting but an ac-
tive and determined effort the part of the friends
of Fillmore, to give him the vote of Georgia The
pcpPic VIC pohhOaLS III tniS COHtcSJ, dS
sure as you are born, reader. Let our speakers
go forth, and let our Fillmore clubs and Fillmore
men ofmeans, circulate the documents Let our
Executive Committee wake up to the Importance
of the OCCASION and let us all work from this time
till the day of election, and that day is ours
i
MAINE ELECTIoN.-The election for Governor,
members of Congress, and of the Legislature took
| Il. r. MI Il. =
election of Mr.. Hamlin, the Republican candidate,
by 1000 majority, it is supposed, over the Wing
and Democratic candidates.
The vote last year stood as follows
For Merrill, (Repub.) 52,4ss
| Wells (Dem.)- 4S373
" Reid, (Whig) lO,645
1t is probable that nearly the whole Congress
sional delegation and large majority of the Leg
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