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The Tide Rapidly Turning in Favor Of Fillmore.

turning In favor Of Fillmore there is not the shadow
OF doubt No matter in what direction may
cast eyes the pleasing and suspicious act stares
ms in the face that the sober second thought OF
the people is fully aroused and that the chances OF
Filmores election increasing with every passing
hour and minute. These cheering evidences Of tn.
great and tremendous reaction in public sentiment
are, repeat confined to no particular section or
State, but visible throughout the length and
breadth Of the country And We hail them with unaf
fected delight, the certain auguries Of returning
permanent peace to distracted and endangered Re
public Let the spirit and activity which now pre-
vail among the ranks Of the Fillmore men be kept
up till the day Of election, and we have full, IN
doubling assurance that his elevation to the Presi
dency by the popular voice will be fact of
history.
Several causes have lately combined to produce
marked and satisfactory change in favor Of Mr. Fill
more's success. In the first place, the conviction
has been rapidly gaining ground, in all portions of
the Union, for weeks and perhaps months past that
Mr. Buchanan is practically out OF the question in
the present contest-that he has not one tolerably
wel-srounded hope of an election-and that, if the
candidate of the Black Republican faction is to be
defeated which conservative and patriotic men of all
parties profess 10 anxously desire, it can alone be
effected by thorough and hearty concentration OF
the votes Of conservative and patriotic men of all
parties and all sections upon Willard Fillmore. lie
alone--not Buchsnan--s able to obtain a sufficient
Northern electoral vote to be of any service in the
accomplishment of this great and important end !;
and it is the conviction of this fact operating unver
sally upon the public mind, that is causing the PEG
pie to pause and reflect, aud determining them to
abandon Buchanan, and, for the sake Of threaten
ed Constitution and trembling Union TO unite upon
Fillmore Ever since the Maine and Iowa elections,
which resulted in such sad disaster To the Democra-
cy, and in complete and unexpected triumph Of
the Black Republicans the faith of the people-es-
pecially of the Southern people-in the soundness
OF the Northern Democracy in their willingness and
ability to stem the tide of Abolition fanatcism, and
oppose themselves bulwark in defence of the Union
and the constitutional rights of the South, has been
profoundly shaken-almost utterly Overthrown.-
Nor is this unnatural Ii is exactly what might have
been anticipated of all men whose devotion to coun-
try is stronger than their attachment to party. We
recognize in this altered condition Of the public mind
a deliberate, set purpose on the part of the masses
Of the people no longer to be led by the by wi
ly aud INSCRIPTIONS partisan leaders but to think,
determine, and act for themselves, having only in
view, not the mere triumph oil faction party, but
the success of sound, constitutional, Union principles
and the permanent restoration of the country To
peace, harmony, and sectional goodwill
We repeat that the utter hopeessness of Buchan-
ans prospects throughout the entire Northern States
has given an impetus to the great popular
in behalf of Fillmore, which no subsequent events
are likely TO check restrain. On the contrary,
unless are terribly deceived in the signs of the
times, the result of the elections in Pennsylvania
next week will cause the selfish and interested
leaders of the Democracy to exclaim-"Al is lost =!
And they, we trust will then be among the first t.
advise Mr.. Buchanans prompt withdrawal, as tn,
surest and perhaps the only of defeating Ere
mont before the people This done, Mr. Fillmore
will be waited into the Presidency by large majori-
ty Of the electoral vote. But whether they conclude
to withdrIw Buchanan not, the people themselves
the rank and file Of the Democr acy-seeing that
his ooh State has gone against him, will nitARrd,o
from hin, and rally, patriots aud honest men
should, around the standard Of Willard Fillmore
Why should they not What will then be the US.
OF adhering to candidate repudiated by his own
State and almost, if not wholly by his own section,
What possible chance, under such circumstances
wOull he left him of elections And why should
Virginia or any Southern State stulti(y itself by
sticking to who has strength at the North
and who, therefore, eHnhOt be eIeetedl Certain il
is, il the leaders OF the Democracy here in Virginia
and the South still insist after Pennsylvania has de-
clared against him, upon continuing Buchanan in
the field thereby expressing purpose to aid in the
election Of Fremont, the bone and sinew OF the DE
mocracy will give in to no such iactious conduct
but will, boldly aud with one voice proclaim them.
selves lreemen, and cast their votes for Fillmore
Such will he the course they will pursue; aud we
warn the leaders Of the party Of the fact IN time in
order to save them stern and whitening rebuke.
Apart from the acknowledged hopelessness Of Mr..
Buchanans chances, another circumstance has great
ly contributed to swell the movement in b half OF
Fillmore here at the South. II is the explicit ANIL
emphatic declaration Of his oppositioa 10 am and
all agitation haoing in ciew the restoration Of the
Missouri Compromise A fact, by the way. which
the Democratic press, with here and there an excep
tion have kept studiously concealed from their rem
ders. The announcement Of his purpose in resper,
TO this subject has satisfied candid and lust men
all parties at the South that Mr. Pllmores nosi,;o
on the sectional issue is proper safe patriotic and
commanding one, emitting him to the unlimited com
hience and the cordial enthusiastic support oe Tho
whole Southern people, without distinction of mart,
And this confidence aud this support he will assur
edly receive, il the popular heart Of the South is not
entirely lost TO patriotism and to gratitude
Thus The skies are indeed bright and brighten
ing This Is mere flash phrase which vve on,
ploy At present for political effect But IL express
the deliberate and honest conviction Of our ind,
ment We believe, sincerely and firmly that with
earnest energetic aud persistent effort on the part Of
his friends in all sections from this time till the ds
Of election, NJ. Fillmore will run ahead Of MI com
Petitors, aud be triumphantly elected President Of
Che United States. This, we repeat is our fixed and
conscientious opinion, within less than four week.
OF the decisive tralay, and after as calm and tho.
rough survey Of the battlefield as we have bcqt
possibly able 10 make. Our admonition then To on,
friends eveTywherc is-take fresh cournge-organiz.
your forces speedily aud effcientiy-and then WorL
pOrh constantly with willing hearts and hand snd
the day will undoubtedly be yoursi "Once NOR,
unto the breach" and then comes the shout of vic
tory and the song Of rejoicing "Onco more an,
the country Is redeemed its institutions preserved
us prosperity, its honor, its peace rc-estabshed up
on an inpregnabe sDd lasting foundation.