The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-10-02

vital interest-to accomplish which, solemn
pledges have been violated, and means employ
ed In which the great principles of Democratic
government have been wholly condemned and
dlsregarded, and an actual coup detat attempt
ed, more abhorrent to freemen than anything
we have been from infancy taught to condemn
In the achievements of the Old World.
10 those who have been trained, as have
been from youth, in devotion to Democratic
principles, the measures 1 have thus cursorily
presented to view must cause additional pain,
as well as alarm, from being the exclusive de-
vices OF high public functionaries, placed in
power by, and reputed to represent the De-
mocracy of the United States We have cher
ished with ardent devotion the benevolent sen.
tlment embodied in the term that desiguates a
Government made by the people for their own
good; but how revolving to every sincere. ar
dent, patriotic Democrat, to be compelled to
see his tlme-honored patronymic prostituted.
not only to the destruction of sacred chartered
rights, but to the establishment of doctrines
subversive OF Democratic charter itself
mere are many examples Of corrupt men.
who, relying on the prestige of an Imposing
popular name, have used it as a mantle to pro.
tect them IN the preparation of diaboiical
crimes but who could have imagined that the
name of Democracy could be thus effectively
abused, before its model Republic, aboundinr
with everything necessary to human happiness,
was eighty years old
But all is not yet lost. If high officials have
prostituted our name, and by vile Vaccinations
betrayed us, we have our principles to stand
upon, from which We can make battle at the
oaiiotbox, and rebuke back the conspirators
to harmless retirement Of the candidates
before the people, l have little to say. The
great question to be decided is one of principle
only.
Mr. Buchanan stands upon the same platform
with Franklin Pierce, and is 50 pledged by his
supporters to carry out his measures, and es-
pecially the plot of the consprators TO use the
Constitution of the United States TO carry SIa
very into and drive settlers out of all their Ter
ritories, that unless he possess the heroic nature
OF Kegulus, he cannot respond to the demands
OF a free Democracy.
MI Fillmore is probably a well.disposed
gentleman; know nothing against him, EXCEPT
hts recognition of the right of certain States 70
revolt, If they should be defeated at the polls or
IL ne did not mean revolt, as he did not use the
words, he must have thought of a coup detat.
as mas SINCE been suggested by Chevalier Brooks.
Oh south Carolina. Some of his friends seen,
10 nave vague idea of his powers of comnro.
mise out has any one ventured to suggest the
Terms WIZ they give part of Kansas up for a
slave pasture and reserve the rest for Freedom
Neither side will concede one inch TO such
terms 1t is settled point, that Kansas must
be given up either to Slavery or Freedom and
who pretends to guess what Mr.. Fillmore would
do on such question?
vi Colonel Fremont have still less N sav
1t Is asserted that he is too young and inexneri.
enced. AS to the first objection, he is even he.
yond the age when the abest and most snccass-
ful men the world has ever seen began their
As to the second, he will ra-
quire only clear head, disciplined mind.
steady hand, an honest and stout heart. 10 do
all the work the nation can demand of him.
All these qualities have been accorded to him
oy impartial opponents. We have the fnU-
est assurance in his history of their reality
nus armed, and standing on a platform Of
simple construction, founded on q rock. unen.
numbered by any delusive architectural abstrac.
hons, and supported by an unfiinching pbalanx
he VIII be trinmphantIy elected, and as trium-
phantly lead this Republic onward to its glo-
rious destiny
With great consideration, am yours,
). ID. lNGHAN
The reading of Mr.. Ingham's letter was fire..
luently interrupted by applause; and, at its
close, three enthusiastic cheers were given for
he writer.