Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-18

The result of the recent election in Pennsylvania
has not disheartened Mr.. Fllnores friends in that
State, though it has determined them TO repudiate
all fusion with opposite parties, and to pursue the
contest wholly upon the national ground which their
candidates occupies. At a large meeting held in
PHILADELPHIA ON Thursday night, this determination
was earnestly announced by Mr.. Granger, of New
York, and received the enthusiastic approval Of the
thousands who listened to him:
The Republican party, the speaker remarked, tes-
titied In the strongest terms In Mr. Fimores favor
when, 10 heighten the iniquity of those who have
brought the country TO its present state they urge
that enjoyed the highest prosperity when President
Pierce entered upon his administration. Whence had
that prosperity sprung but from the administration
Of Mr.. Eillmore2 Willard Fillmore the only man
who has filed the Executive chair for the last thirty
years that had come out oft with higher character
and q broader fame than he entered it. His admin
istraton was such as at its termination, to force,
even from antagonists, the highest eulogies. And
was he changed now from what he had been2
The speaker depicted the lamentable condition OF
the country, and asked who alay the difficulty,
who can stop this civil WARP No man now in nomi-
nation but Willard Fillmore. . II
The next question was, could he be elected? "a
general response Of "yes.'1 In the State of Penn
sylyana he had three times the strength that any
man would suppose who had not caovassed the State
and become intimate with all the voting districts.
The speaker referred TO the vaunting claims of the
Republicans as to their strength and asked what was
the relative force of the Fillmore men and Republi-
cans shown in the ballotboxes of Philadelphia. A
voice, three to one There were many Fillmore
men here who had not presented themselves at the
polls, and the speaker himself knew thousands Let
II be known that there stern integrity of pur-
pose In the Fillmore party to carry forward without
ainching, Willard Fillmore as the candidate of the
State of Pennsylvania, and we will see host come
up that will astonish everybody and lead on to GER
tain victory.
The speaker then referred to the strength of the
Fillmore party in New York, and declared the vote
of that State certain for him And as to the South
ern States, Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee Louisi-
ana, and Florida would come to the work with GER
tainty and he has strong hopes of both North Caro-
lima and Virginia. When it was seen that Mr.. Blu
chanans chance was gone and the Southern vote
could secure the election of Willard Fillmore could
be doubted that the Southern States would hesitate
for moment to settle down and cast their united
vote upon Willard Fillmore? No matter how men
might cr0ak, there had been time since his nomi-
nation when his prospect of success was so bright as
ii is to-day
Abiding to the state of affairs in our own State
Mr.. G. said
friend once remarked, when / had two nomina-
tons on my shoulders at the same time, that was
IN state of betweenity," laughter and your cleo
ton seems to stand very much in that way. But no
matter for that. You Fillmore men now know where
you are in the State and that take it you have
known before. A voice, "No fusionp'l No fusion.
say that too Great applause A voice, "No
fusion with the Woolly Horse" No fusion any
where, where principles are involved. Applause
No fusion of principles for it is a fusion that will
burn out all principle the face of the earth There
are here now, from other, States of the Union, men
urging fusion upon the people of Pennsylvania, who
have no thought of getting the vote of Pennsylvania
for Fremont. All that they want is the dampening
and chilling influence that fusion would have upon
other States 81
trust that there is a spirit among you that will
put down such attempt and the people understand
that when you sustain Willard Fillmore, you do it
upon broad principle, and that in general election
for President you will not affiliate with any body
whose principles not national as Willard Fill
more's There is no other safeguard for you to pur-
sue. What would be said at the South when you
should be found mingling here with those whose
principles are as adverse to yours the East is to
The West?
After abiding to the responsibility which rested
upon the voters of Pennsylvania and urging them to
be true to their principles Mr. Granger concluded his
address, amid much applause