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

issues in the canvass, and il the contest were
to be narrowed down to Buchanan and Free
mont The Post ana all other sham Republic
can presses together with the Washington
Union, and all other sham Democratic presses,
may not only repeat this as our admission, and
make the most of it. but they take il as our
assertion, and dwell upon it to their hearts
content. 1t is melancholy truth-we regret
that it is so, that fanaticism and demagoguism
have so infamed the people of the North, they
are ready to accept this sectional issue, if the
South shall see fit to tender it, Our purpose
Is and WiU be TO Prevent any such sectional
conflict.
The South has been appealed to and infiam-
ed against the North, by the advocates Of Blu
chanan, in the hope of uniting the South, and
the North is daily appealed to, by such reck
less presses as the Post, to unite against the
South in the Presidential contest this union
Of sectional elements, North and South, is the
only hope of both Fremont and Buchanan,
and yet the latter feeds himself upon the fan
cy that, in such sectional contest, he could
carry enough Of Northern suffrage to elect
him Now, we frankly say, that were such
sectional issue created, the Rocky mountain
youth ao0uld saoeep tie North but, we say,
that he would not receive one vote as tribute
to any merit claimed for him, but he would be
voted for as the antagonist of the Southern
sectional candidate. So in the South-Buch-
anan would be voted for simply as a sectional
candidate, and not on any ground of merit.
Those who are ready for such sectional
contest, with the certainty before them that
sooner or later the predictions of George Wash
ington would become a part of our nations
history, as the consequence Of such a contest,
may engage in it,-aoe aoiU not,-but we will
protest against it to the last There are thou
sands upon thousands of men, both in the
North and in the South, who will decline such
contest, and who will use their utmost exer-
tons to prevent it. These men are the con-
servatives of the countryside friends of the
Union-the supporters of Fillmore and Donel-
son in this conflict. 1t was for the purpose of
uniting such men, in defence of the Union,
that we presented the .facts-the relations Of
parties-the strength of parties in the House
of Representatives, and the probable result of
| throwing the election into the House! 1t was
to show that no such disaster as the election
of either Fremont or Buchanan need be appre-
hended from throwing the election into the
Housed
The editor of the New York Evening Post,
Judging of us by knowledge of himself-not
approaching frank and independent declara-
ton of editorial opinion-imagining perhaps,
that some "plan" had been concocted by which
the "Woolly Horse" was to be blown "sky
high"-not realizing the truth, that we would
venture to affirm, that the election of Brock
inridge would be lesser calamity than that
of Buchanan" unless paid for it-seeing
things through corrupt political atmosphere,
by which he has always himself been sur
rounded the grovelling, huckstering wretch
intimates, that if Breckenridge "woula re-
ward in some manner those who vote for him"
perhaps Mr. Buchanan might not be "imprac-
ticable" touching a similar arrangement"
We have heard of men who were "as stupid
as post"-but we know of none so stupid as
that "Post!" Why, sir, by aohose ootes would
Breckenridge be elsctedP Who could Mr..
Breckenridge "reward" for their votes9 Dem
ocratic Senators9 We apprehend that if the
opportunity should be afforded them, the Dem
ocratic Senators would elect Mr.. Breckenridge
Vice President with pleasure, and without
"reward!"
But we ask the Posts attention to another
-, 10 hoxv ,,pn, anbo.,, xuould yact tho ra
sponsibility of Mr.. Breckinridge's accession to
the Presidency, if such an event should hap
pen. The Republican States in the House
would number either thirteen or fourteen, de-
pending upon the result of the elections in IL
linois to supply two vacancies. The Democrat
ten or eleven, depending on the above cleo
tons in Illinois. There are three divided
States, and four Fillmore States. Sixteen
States are required to make an election. If
election should be made by the House, then
Breckenridge, if previously elected Vice Presi-
dent would become the President. The Re-
publican States, whether thirteen or fourteen)
added to the Fillmore States would elect him
or il added to the Democratic States would
elect Buchanan. The Republican States by
refusing to change from Fremont would bring
Breckenridge into the Presidency: they only
would have the power, either to select between
Buchanan and Fillmore, or to let Mr.. Breckin-
ridge become President The friends of the
Post mag perhaps try to make arrangements
1t is thus clear that the Republican States,
if tho alact;op 10 throun into Hanoraoc unrId
have to decide between Buchanan, Fillmore
and Breckenridge
The Post, in its article, says