Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-10-29

How Willard was Elected Governor !! /!
The Jeffersonville Republican, one Of the ORR
ginal Fillmore papers of Indiana, appeared on
Friday morning with the Fremont and Dayton
banner floating at its masthead. The Repubii.
can gives various good reasons for the change
the substance OF which is simply that it re.
CARDS the contest between Fremont and Buch-
anan, and between freedo and slavery, the re-
cent election having consincedit that there is
no chance for Nj. Fillmore, and that the leaders
OF the Fillmore party in lidiana have been sold
to the Bachamers We make the following ex-
tract from the Republicans recantation arti-
Giles
We are now fully satisfied in our own mind
that the Southern leaders are using Buchanan
and his party with the avowed purpose Of dis
solving this Union. We are forced to the con-
clus. on because they tell us so. What then are
we to do in order to defea; this disunion party ?
As we said in former issue, when the question
assumes shape that places Fremont and Bn-
chanan before the people as the representatives
Of those principles, our position is already
known. We are for Freedom and Fremont
We hoisted the name of Willard Fillmore four
months before he was nominated, and kept his
name at the head OF our paper in living capitals
until the present issue, and would have contin-
old line bogus democracy Every freeman should
then unite upon the man that will be the most
likely to defeat Buchanan, the disunionist, and
we conceive that man to be Mr. Fremont.
We have carefully looked over the Fillmore
counties in this state, and by the assistance of
private letters have summed up the aggregate
vote in the state to be fifty thousand A large
majority of these votes have been cast in the
recent state election for the old line ticket
This addition to the bogus democracy has ena-
bled them to carry the state election. We do
not pretend to question the right, even at the
sacrifice Of principle, but if they are sincere in
their devotion to Mr. Fillmore, and desire to
see him elected, they have, in our humble opin-
ion, pursued the wrong course. We are told
now by the old liners, that Fillmore will not car
ry single state in the Union. This cry is
made for the purpose of causing the Fillmore
men to extend their support on the 4th of No
vember, to MIR. Buchanan. 1t is very clear now
to our mind that the Fillmore party in the state
hold the balance of power and if that power
is properly employed, they may yet secure
his election. This however cannot be done
by giving the state to Buchanan, but it may be
done by giving the state to Fremont. If Buch-
anan receives the support which his party are
claiming for him in the South he can be elected
by the people, by the addition of PENNSYLVANIA
and Indiana. But if he fails TO receive the vote
of Indiana, the election will be thrown into the
House, where the Fillmore party must still hold
the balance; and with this power and influence
his chance Tor election is as secure as that of
Buchanan or Fremont. In the choice of
President we had first and second choice;
Fillmore was our first choice, and Fremont our
second. Fillmore cannot receive the vote of
Indiana, but Fremont can, and therefore we
support Fremont, hoping that he may not only
show consistent course, but also secure one
of our candidates. We do not, however, offer
this in the spirit of concession, or as PROPOSE
ton to the Fillmore men. They are all of age
and can choose for themselves We, as an in.
dependent voter, beg to be excused from giving
aid and comfort to the Buchanan party. We
have given Mr.. Fillmore our direct support as
long rs we could render him any aid We are
not willing to lend HIM indirect support but we
do not intend to aid the Buchanan party, either
directly or indirectly, if We know it, Those
men who prefer the election of Buchanan to
that of Fillmore, by this mode, of course will
join his ranks and fight under his banner; for
our own part, we would rather have a con
seriousness of knowing that we belong to the
right side, than to be victorious with party
that we know to be in the wrong
The Fillmore party in Indiana were pledged
by every principle Of honor, to the support Of
the Peoples State Ticket, and by their refusal
to support it, have placed themselves in such a
doubtful condition, that the opposition faction
would sooner rely upon their own strength than
ask them for aid For one, we say to the FIRE.
monters, that they had better cut loose from all
parties and rely solely upon their own strength
for success. We believe that Buchanan will be
defeated if this policy is carried out, and also
believe that Fremont will carry Indiana if the
official vote should finally prove that Willard
had carried the state by five thousand votes.-
There is a tail to the vote just cast that is not
generally known; few men know it, and the
only way by which it can be successfully exhib-
tied is Tor the lovers of freedom to stand firm
in the defence of their principles, and let all
who are disposed to join the pro-slaveryites do
so on their own responsibility, and not hide be-
hind any other party, as the recent election has
clearly and definitely shown, many thousands
to have done. The old line party cannot exhib-
it single voter to-day more than they did in
1854. They are indebted entirely to the Fill
more party for the present victory, and some of
these very men now sick over it as the
Fremonters seem to be. They doubtless inten-
ded to defeat the peoples ticket, but in their
hot haste, unfortunately set their coulter little
deeper than what they intended.