The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-26
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of eli the political streal which spread Throughout
the country, have collapsed and lost their power
and influence for good or bad. The Union is dull,
heavy and stale, with no heart no energy and no
ambition the old hfeligneer Is as dumb as one Of
Gov. Wises tribute paying oysters; and the mos
quito feet, composed OF the Organ, Sentinel and
Star, are seldom heard OF, and never needed out
side the precincts of the capital.
The Richmond papers, with knives well sharpen.
ed stsbbing away at each other in true brigand
STYLE and giving some awful thrusts at the respective
parties to which they are opposed. The Enquirer
says the Fillmore detection in the South Is going on
to an extent which alarms the Know Nothings and
will soon place them hors du combat. The
Uaig on the other hand, takes up the
articlei OF the Enquirer, reading Che demo-
cratic members Of Congress who voted for
the passage of the river and harbor improvement
bills out of the party, and says that the profgacy
of the niger driving democracy is thereby admit
ted and denounced, that the Cincinnati platform is
already confessed to be ppudiated and that demo
cracy is nothing but cheat and humbug The
struggle is becoming desperate In Virginia.
The campaign in the South is beginning to show
some pretty hard fighting, and is carried on be-
tween the Know Nothings and the niger driving
democracy, while the real friends Of Fremont in
mat section are at present compelled 10 do battle
under the banner of Fillmore. In the North and
East the war is waged between the Fremont and
Buchanan forces, with here and there a Nnow
Nothing encampment made up of followers in q
transition state for the Northwest. There is no
opposition the ranks Of the Constitutional Fremont
party presenting too formidable appearance to
Justify an attack.
The Philadelphia Know Nothing Convention
which nominated Willard Fillmore and Andrew ].
Donelson, with a full representation, should have
been composed OF two hundred and nnetysix mem
bers; but there were five Southern and ten Northern
States which were not represented, and the total
number Of Northern delegates in the convention
when the nominations were made amounted 10 only
forty-nne. Who ia the sectional candidate for the
Presidency
At spontaneous gathering Of the voters Of the
village of Thompson, Long Island, last week, vote
for Presidential preferences was taken, and the
whole company, numbering thirty, declared in favor
of Fremont. There are but thirty legal voters in the
village.
The Mayor of Buffalo has beea requested TO re-
sign his Office, by vote Of fifteen members Of the
Common Council, because he has expressed his pre-
ference for Fremont for the Presidency.
The hard delegate from Washington county to
the State Convention is instructed to vote for Hon.
David L. Seymour the candidate for Governor.
II said that both the hard and the soft delegates
to the State Conventions from Kings county are in
favor Of Hon. John Vanderbilt, Of Brooklyn, for
Governor.
The Columbian South Caro,inian d rejoiced that
the South is at last united. II says
By reference 10 the the resolution relating
Fon P s Brooks will be that il is the united
sectisa vote on the part OF the South evs efven-but
land and Cullen Of Delaware voting against Mr. Brooks.
We GLAD to something has occurred TO unite the
Souin and hope they will continue 80
A fesr has been expressed that there will not be
democrats enough left in Vermont for seed after the
Presidential election.
There is great enthusiasm and earnestness for
Fremont and Dayton among the Germans Of Boston,
The An-efgsr dss Nsrdens, the German paper pub
ished there, paper which has heretofore supported
Se Pierce administration come out in support
oft the Philadelphia nominations ard platform
The democratic papers having circulated report
that Hon. Elisha Whittlesey had boldly and frankly
come out In favor of the Niger driving democracy,
that gentleman writes as follows
Permit me to say that, since have held once. has
been practice most rgidy what professed
20 the doctrine by the democrats 10 ls25 by
the whgs ii 1910 that subordinate officer any de-
pamen should interfere in the State or the Presidential
elections
The call for a convention of the constitutional
Fremont party Of Connecticut to be held at Hart
ford on the sth of August, has over seven hundred
signatures. More than onehalf Of the twenty sign
ing in one town were formerly members of the de-
mocrxtic party. and all prominent men. I, is EN-
phaticaIly movement of the people.
The Hartford Prss says bookselling house in
that city few days since, sent out specimen
copy Of the Life of Buchanan" by Mr.. Horton, to
q regular customer In a manufacturing village Of
that State. II was returned the next day with the
following message:-"There Is no demand for this
here, but If you have the Life Of Fremont OF any
edition, send On as many copies as you choose
The New Orleans Delta independent says
We doub, much the Sou h gill consent 70 be a pas
sve instrument the hands of thee who fore
snadov,ng anu tracing ovt tns p1ley q NJ
heard upon this vital question: and her influence soundy
ieii lnes proper guarantees D. giyen L1 zoe mon
dated
The Philadelphia Bulletin Independently says
the public IL very much interested 70 know whether
Mr. Buchanan will withdraw. The Presidential
contest Il narrowing down very materially only
four candidates remaining in the field, viz
MessTs Fillmore, Fremont, Buchanan and Gsritt
Smith. or these four only two seem to excite any
enthusiasm and these are Messrs. Fremon. and Fill
more. There Is a singular dulness. among the sup
porters Of Mr. Buchanan. They carry on the can
vass a. mere work OF partisan drill, the rank and
fle saying nothing, while the leaders give the or
ders. which are obeyed with little ascrity. The
truth Is that the cold, selfish, calculating oharsc
Ter Of Mr. Buchanan Is the last in the world to
excite enthusiasm A man without impulse, ener.
gy, Independence or warmth, can never stimulate
personal interest; and there can be no enthusiasm
for who has little Of the magnetism that tells
upon popular feeling.
1.-The Herkiner county Observation-Disclosures Know
Nothing puts up the names Of Buchanan and Breck.
inrdge.
One Of the signs in favor Of Fremont's election
ia that since the retiring OF Andrew Jackson no