The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-11

The echoes of the late heavy thunder irom
Maine have SO startled and COMPOUNDED the old
party hacks and organs of the country, that their
contortions are at once ludicrous and painful TO
behold. The venerable old ladies of the Com
paerclal Adretiser, who support Mr.. Fillmore not
altogether because he is Know Nothing, but
because he was once whig, are of the opinion
that the popular deluge which has swept over
Maine is mot so much Of a shower, after all !"
and they say that the great Protestant principle
which underlies popular sentiment in all the New
England States, was not brought into play in
this election in Maine" but that we shall hear of
it in November. The exclusive Fillmore scaven-
ger organ is much of the same opinion; for it
declares that the result night have been different
had there been Know Nothing ticket in the field.
This i about the sum and substance Of the COM
fort which we can extract for Mr. Fillmore from
his organs, In reference to this terrible Maine
election. 1t is like naked bone to hungry
dog but it is the best they have to give.
Our Buchanan contemporaries are still more
ably perplexed and puzzled at this sudden aud
violent change in the weather. The Washington
thinks it is too late in the season for thunder
and that it can't be thunder. 1t says
We recei.ed despatch at late hour last evening IRE
pared the associated press announcing tha' tae ns
rnaao gains last years vote 10 Port
land, Bath, Bangor and Aug isa--the despatch wnalos
Il IN lie s,ata would b. Twelve thousand We atta,h
very little credl 10 tns iu, nation predctonplrtcu
lay in The fac a. tic met nat the democratic strong
holds lad been beard fo. Our friends should bear
in mind that oy come nysteri ars dispensatoa o. r.
cement in the various state elections Aa Eave htncr
TO been held the telegraphc agents generally manage 70
make the frat re.uIns unavorable TO the dsmocra..
Generally manage to make the first returns
unfavorable 10 the democrats Comfortable
suggestion. But We presume that ere this "the de-
mocratic strongholdsr that had not been heard
from" al the White House, have been duly re-
ported as sacrificed to the enemy from too much
confidence in such old line wings as Rufus Choate,
George Evans and Caleb Cushing
The Journal If Commerce takes another view Of
the subject, more closely squared to the actual
returns; but still an exceedingly foggy, painful,
spasmodic and unsatisfactory apology Of inno-
cence. 1t tells Us that
The black republicans are in eestaces accoun, OF
the Of their candidates In Maine. Tney appear
10 think the election 3. Fremont is no longer doubtful
Bet advise them 70 wait little. II Is lot even Ger
tain thai Maine viii give her electoral ycie for him Bal
II Il does there no probability that y win aiect the
general result. In way III least this little furry
Will help Buchanan. Ii will show the south that the reai
contest is between Buchanan and Ere mont ami there
fore that the way prevent the election Of the
latter Will Re 10 vote for the former and not for Fillmore
who u not yet sure Of single state
Curious coincidence. this; for the badly fright
eAed exclusive Know Nothing organ gets of the
same idea only reversing the respective positions
Of the principal characters in the tableaux Il
says -
If Buchanan men South could have their way b.
chanar would get all The Southern vote, aud 81 course,
fremont al the Northern vote and 50 be elected rhe
Fillmore party steps in between both, and saves the
country from hts alarming seconalism Now the b
chanan men Of the North especially in New York, mus,
see that 70 saye certain States they aEt vote the FIJI
ticket
Here we have q common agreement that there
is not sufficient elbow room at the Presidential
feast for both Buchanan and Fillmore, and that
one should withdraw or both win be excluded
rom the table. This is great point settled in
favor Of Fremont. and justiles our impression
that Fillmore, instead of injurng him, serves
him good purpose in confusing and distractng
the movements of the enemy; for even Jack
oIantern may sometimes lead awhole army into
bog.
Al the beginning Of the last session of Con-
gress. the first principle of the democratic plat
form was declared to be inlexible hostility 10
Know nottingham. How remarkable. therefore,
il must now appear to the prosecuted Irish Catho-
lies. who have rushed into the democratic camp
for safety. to find the cause Of Mr.. Buchanan re-
duccd 20 low that. in addition to secessionists.
Glibusters and border ruitians, the Know Nothings
are piteously beseoched to come to the rescue,
inasmuch as the old line wings have proved to
be nothing but old line humbugs. Why not try
the experiment of a deputaton of Irish Catholics
from Tammany Hall to Buffalo, to wait upon
Brigadicr General Gustavus Adolphus Scroggs,
and pray that Mr. Fillmore may be dropped, and
that Mr. buchanan be adopted as the Know No
thing candidate?
such are the ridiculous, yet painful founder
ings squirmngs and contortions Of the Fillmore
and Buchanan organs over the crushing results
Of this Maine election. In their confused apollo
GIGS and explanations. however, they eoafess
everything. There are not votes enough to spare
TO give Fillmore even few blank cartridges
without hazarding the defeat Of Buchanan: aud
Fillmore can do nothing while Buchanan blocks
the way. We apprehend that il is teo late for
bargain aud that could bargain he made II
would defeat itself With sir Lucius 0'Trigger,
we think it "a very pretty quarrel as it stands
and that il were pity to spoil it.
Fremont, in a general view. occupies the iden-
teal position to which we have labored to bring
the opposition forces, from the first decisive
symptoms Of an approaching popular revolution
three years ago. Selling upon the first crude
shape OF Know Nothingism. into which the debris
Of the two old parties began to eoalesce we labored
industriously to mould this .incongruous and
motley party into a practical working shape
But they would have the Pope and the Irish
Catholics as their most dangerous enemies, and
we could not reduce this so called American
Order TO the common sense policy Of a