Daily American organ., 1856-04-03
General zoIlicofrsr.

General Zolliconer.
We copy from an exchange paper the fol-
lowing forcible letter, written by General +. K.
Zollicoffer, of Tennessee, in answer to an invi-
tation to attend Mass Meeting at Charlestown,
Virginia held for the purpose of ratifying the
American nominations This gentleman is one
of the most able, jealous, and patriotic men in
the American ranks His letter will have its
due influence with all national men, North and
South:
WAsHIsGroE, March 4, 1856.
GENTLEMRN Your invitation to be present at
Mass Meeting at Charlestown, Virginia, on thel7th
instant, Of the people of your and adjoining coun-
ties for the purpose Of ratifying the Philadelphia
nominations, has been held under consideration for
some days, in the ardent hope that could do my
self that pleasure. But reluctantly find that my
public duties at Washington win not properly al
low me TO be with you.
The nominations of Millard Fillmore and Andrew
j. Donelson have produced thrill of patriotic en-
thusasm among the national, conservative masses
throughout the land. One Is the tried and trusted
chief who, In the memorable political tempest OF
1880 which aroused the masses of the people, the
honest men at the plough-handles and in the work
shops, 10 an anxious fear for the stability OF the
| Union held the helm Of State and rode down the
storm, amid the plaudits Of his approving country
| men, The other is a member OF the family, the
protege, and the nearest friend of sold Hickory"
who has imbbed and adhered to his cardinal ma
tional sentiments such as ever guided Jackson in
| the crises he encountered in enforcing his great
| sentiment-"The Federal Union it must be pre-.
served" In the general breaking up of old parties
which has taken place, growing out of the great
changes in public questions which time has brought
about, what two names are better calculated to in
4 6dan nf tha IF national
| stituton-abidng lovers Of their country in both
the old Democratic and old Wing ranks than these
| We are again amid dangerous shoals and reefs,
threatening destruction to the ship of State Party
men. for personal preferment, are deliberately dr
wing US into great geographical struggle, the
slave States against the free States. II that con-
test is waged, and the South is successful, We may
survive to fight another battle.
But if the South loses in that fight it will be the
last fought under the constitution there is an end
| to the Federal Union, and two hostile Republics
| with their standing armies, burdensome taxation,
civil war, and strong military governments, such as
are necessary in Europe viii take the place of this
now glorious, prosperous, and happy American
| Union Should not all men that are Datonal-all
| men that would stand by those who would guard
the constitutional rights of every section OF the
Union--all men who would save the country from
fearful struggle such as would ensue between two
such parties-rally at to the standard OF Fill
more and Donelson? Rest assured, they will The
4 nominations at Philadelphia will stand as great
break water against extreme and violent men and
parties North and South, who in the struggle for
power and spos resort to sctona hostility for po-
litical capital and would stake the very existence
of the Republic upon the chances of success.
| A cause which has recently contributed more
perhaps than any other to oste the stability of the
governments is the annual introduction of from
three to five hundred thousand foreigners settling
chiefly in the Northern States, accustomed to Eu-
ropean institutions of government, knowing but
little of our Constitutional guarantees and COM
pacts, prejudced against the slave institutions OF
the South, as is shown by their uniform settlement
in the North and who are annually swelling the
political power of the North against the South un-
til the South is now section almost politically
powerless, at the same time steadily increase that
unstable mass of popular suffrage which has over
thrown all Republican or Democratic institutions
in the Old World. The Philadelphia nominations
are presented By those who, while they would give
to these foreign masses all the other blessings of
our free and benign government, would arrest, be-
fore it is too late, excessive sway Of the ballot
box as to insure their fatal control of the govern
| ment. On this issue Mlard Fillmore and Andrew
j. Doneson take their stand, live or de, survive
or perish VIII Virginia raise her hard to strike
them down on that position? God forbid To
the yeomanry of the land of Washington and JEFF
ferson would trust this issue, though The demon
stration of the first trial last summer would imply
that they will not burst the party shackles which
bind them now, In accordance with the Executive
guillotine stroke in full play at Washington, to
down with Americans, that more room may be
made for the legions of foreignism.
Gentlemen, / had not intended to have written
so much, and you must pardon me-
Your obedient servant,