The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-07-02

party endeavor to caoe their readers, old lin
wings IN particular, into the support of .latte
day democracy. is that Mr.. Fillmore is wea
among the fanatics ofthe north, and TIKI, there
fore 1t would be a useless investment Of electo
"A raj capital for southerners to vote for him
that 1t will be throwing their votes away sine
hefeannet carry the north-and without til
north, according to these government OF gans
he 'does not stand the slightest chance of be
ing elected" This declaration is like a goo
many other democratic assertions-it must b
taken for what it is worth, and with due allow
anee for that trait, SO prominent among the Of
e-holders' organs, of swearing that thing
SO, simply because they would like to have
turn out SO. They hatter themselves that TIL
southern people and old southern wings ar
right easily gulled, and make use of this clums,
attempt to throw salt on their tails Even sup
posing that it were true that Mr. Fillmore i
unpopular at the north, tha; ofitself would b,
an additional reason why all true southerners
fold. wings in particular, should support him
Besides being man who has proved himsg
true to bis party and true to the south, the op
position of the northern freesoilers and aboli
tionlsts to him grows out Of the fact that it was
he who approved and first executed the fugitive
slave law. IT, then, he is unpopular among
northern fanatics, it is because he counted his
personal popularity as nothing in comparison
with his obligations to sustain the rights of the
southern States. The very opposition he meets
with from the northern agitators and fanatics
Is an evidence of his pure patriotism and lofty
conservatism of character; and the sophistry of
the government organs merely demonstrates
that they would impress upon their readers
the 4act that northern fanatics look Upon the
southern democrats with more favor, and view
them with greater partially, than they do the
Americans. II unpopular with the enemies of
the south, it is because he overthrow the free
soil party, in 1850, held themin subsection till
president Pierce nursed them into renewed life
and strength by his executive favor and the pub
Jig patronage. II weak among the black re-
publieans and softshell democrats, his very
weakness With them, arising as it does from his
successful opposition to their unhoy schemes,
is an argument that should command for him
the undivided support Of the south; because he |
made himself unpopular at the north that he
might defend the south in the full ENJOYMENT of
her guaranteed rights, protect her equality, and .
sustain thehonor of her sovereignty against the
assaults Of her northern enemies. And because
lie has done this, because his lofty conserva-
ism of character and public acts have arrayed
he whole ana slavery sentiment of the coun-
ry against lin, southerners and old Wigs to
us'ain whose rights he has thus rendered him
elf thesobjeet of abolition hatred and softshel
1alice, are solicited by southern democrats to :
mite with them and their northern allies in the ,
Ito the south work of destroying +
emily man who has proved himself q
-ue anG faithful to southern institutions. Be y
ause Willard Fillmore sacrificed himself at the :;
orth, that he might shield the rights of the :;
outh, southern wings are asked by the Office +
oiers' organs not only to abandon him, but Il
fento stoop to an ingratitude that belongs to +
MY unblushing treachery, and help now to
llke down tho very man, who that their rights q
ight be preserved untarnished, gave up all h
; had but the integrity of his own proud char &,
ter, and give their suffrage to James Buchan- 8
|, a man who. during the whole course of his r.
e, has never displayed the slightest friendship o.
wards the sont1-has never openly opposed A
e fanatics Of the north. If weakness at the
nth can be a plausible reason for old wings to
'andon Fillmore, then the democracy of the
nth may with great propriety be appealed to. 0
once, to cut loose from their old party and IL
tie the American ticket; for their party is in o
helpless condition, and so extremely weak 6
at It cannot stand upon its own legs without 7,
anlng against the softshell freesoiers of New u
ork and being aided by the abolitionists ofthe I
nth and west. The Charleston Mercury, the "
aiding democratic journal at the south, and N
e very highest authority to be found in the g
nks Of that party, only few days ago, while 81
vorlng the denomination Of president Pierce, u
mitted tlatit considers the democracy sort u
badly used-up concern, and added:
THE democratic party has been overwhelm- rs
at the north by abolltionism, and is power r
IS, either for its own national ends or the pro-
,tlon ofthe south. The party is aboltiou;sed, ''
and prostratet" pl
The democratic party, by the confession of to
e ofits most influential journals, being in such n
miserable plight-as was proven BY the Gin tie
matt national convention declaring that the al
stshell freesoil delegates from New York were tie
titled to seats and votes in that assembly, and n
Guiding the hards-cuts rather an awkward y
ure while asking the old wings of the south va
desert Fillmore and unite with their bitter tn
ponents forthe purpose ofeIeyating the nom
re OF that convention to the presidency. If to
: democracy are earnest IN their solicitude De
the rights Of the south, let the party de- tv
'nstrate it by uniting with the Americans and By
ting for Fillmore He has already shown n