The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-11-01
The Tsane in the States.

dates, and the policywhich viii probably
govern their administration if elected.
Mr.. Fillmore was nominated by the
Know Nothings in February last at
Philadelphia, and by the Wings at
Baltimore in September. His support
will come principally from those pro-
fessedly conservative politicians who
have formerly acted with the Wing
party, and the few disafected Demo-
Gratis who are not willing to sustain
Buchanan, because of some personal
dislike and who will not support Col.
Fremont, because of the hostility of
those who sustain him to slavery ex-
tension, A strong desire is ord
by the leading journals which advocate
his interests to form coalition ticket
with the Democrats, the latter drop
ping Buchanan, while the Know Moth
ing party and its Wing ally drops
Donaldson, their candidate for the Vice
Presidency. making the new ticket
to consist of Fillmore and Brecken-
ridge The election is too near for
this movement to succeed.
Were coalition to be effected we
have no idea that it would secure the
electoral vote ola single northern State
The peoples ticket is too popu-
lar for union of such discordant
elements as the Know-Nothing, Dem
ooratic and fossiiized Wing parties to
work together harmoniously and tri-
umph. Of the leading Presidential
candidates, Fillmore is the weakest
and will not probably secures tte<tss-
toral vote of single State. esaa
Mr.. Buchanan's prospects are favor
able for carrying every southern State
He was nominated at Cincinnati on a
platform which endorsed the admins
tration of Frank Pierce. It is but
reasonable to suppose that if elected
the same policy will be protracted for
another four years. The leading fire.
eaters of the South, who are anxious
for dissolution of the Union, are sus-
tanning him. Such men as David r.
/
Atchison, B. f. Stringfellow and their
synpathisers, are his most ardent sup
porter:. So far as our knowledge
extends there is not apro-slavery man
in the. country, North or South, who
has been cooperating with the Border
Ruffians, in their warfare upon freedom
in Kansas, who is not laboring to secure
the election of James Buchanan q the
Presidency; whilst there is not man
in Kansas, who is not an office holder,
belonging to what party he may in
the past-who wishes to see Kansas a
Free State, who is not opposed to him
and desires his defeat. They consider
the triumph of the Democratic nominee
the triumph of border rufianism, and,
consequently, are watching the move
ments of the people with the deepest
interest. They feel that not only their
all, but the fate of civil and religious
liberty on the American continent is
involved in the issue.
Col. Fremont is the nominee of the
PEOPLE, Independent of old party issues.
He is sustained by that portion of the
American freemen who are opposed to
those armed forays from Missouri and
the South, upon Kansas, with the.ob-
ject of controlling the legislation Of the
Territory, in opposition to the will OF
the actual settlers. He is the strongest
man on the course, and embraces o
!. greater amount of the elements of sue
cess than any other candidate. In ia
vor of the ertension Of FREEnoN. not
slavery !; in favor of doing justice to
the people of Kansas, and in bringing
back the government to that condition
in which it was left by its founders, in
nationalizing liberty and sectionalizing
slavery, it seems to us he must succeed.
Casting our eye over the country in
February last, and taking in view the
many good men qualified by education
for the post of Chief Executive. our
mind settled in favor OF Col. Fremont,
believing him the best man who could
be brought forward in the crisis. We
so expressed it in the Herald aEsee-
dom. On the first of April last we had
the pleasure of nominating him for the
Presidency, and placed his name at the
head of our editorial columns as our
| first choice for that Office, where it con
tinued to float until press and office
were destroyed by those who are now
active in their support of james Bu-
ehsnan, on the 2lst of May last. From
present observation, we are confident ii
the independent voters of the North
shall attend the polls next Tuesday. and
discharge their duties as freemea, as
they should do, Col. Fremont viii be
elected our next President by a popular
vote unparalleled in numbers IN the his
tory Of this country. Every Northern
Stats, save California, is almost sure to
give him It's electoral vote. PenHsgI-
vania has been considered doubtful by
many, bat sach persons eanaoszkasreIl
posted in the politics of the Keystone
State, else they would not entertain !
doubt for moment. :. The sace q.
Wheatland" and ssPennsylvaaisss fa.
vorite sen, 2 are ciap-trap terns. per.
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