The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-26

Our columns have been filed during the past
couple of Days with accounts of the reception of
Mr.. Willard Fillmore by his enthusiastic friends
in this city: and Broadway has been somewhat
incommoded by the same event. II ought per-
haps 70 provoke little remark either way. For
on The one side there is nothing very singular in
the desire of members of the party whose candi-
date he is to get up little genial enthusiasm
about the old gentleman's return nor, on the
other, has any one, far or near such objections to
Fillmore as would render such ovations offensive
streets and the newspapers are to be filed with
professions and bands of brothers, and bands of
music, and large carts, and flags, and tawdry
masqueraders, whenever respectable old gentle
man, who has been President, and is asked to be
again, comes back to the bosom of his country,
there can be no objection whatever to so harmless
proceeding-at all events, until the police of
the streets is better managed than it is likely to
be under Mayor Wood.
But people living at distance must be careful
how they, understand the accounts of gatherings
and professions in New York. This is tolerant
and divided city; any one of the three candidates
for the Presidency could fill the streets with
banners and crowds, and music on the
shortest notice, and his enemies would quietly
stand aside. 1t must not be supposed for an in
slant that Mr. Fillmore would be likely to carry
this city because his followers filed Broadway If
the truth were known, many Of the very men who
swelled his cortege swelled the republican meet
ing last night, and will turn out with the demo-
Gratis. The demonstration signifies little or no
thing, politically.
1t may, however, have one peculiar signifca-
tion to which it is well that the attention of the
republicans should be drawn. The noise and cla-
Nor, and crowds, and gunpowder, andfags which
have been so busily engaged in the Fillmore ser
vice may indicate determination on the
part of the Fillmore men to make better terms
with the republicans on selling out This impress
sion is confirmed by reference to the speeches
made on Tuesday. One Of the speakers, pro-
mnent Know Nothing-Mr. Ullman-spoke of
Fillmore carrying this State. If such a remark
were made by a greenhorn it would only be re-
garded as a joke in the mouth of Mr.. Ullman,
who knows as well as any one how utterly i'm
possible it would be for Mr.. Fillmore to do any
thing of the kind, in the face Of the united demo-
cracy, it looks uncomnonly like an effort to raise
the market value of Know Nothing votes.
Mr.. Fillmore, we are aware, has declared his
determination to stand to the nomination SO long
as his friends desire it. And had Mr.. Fillmore
made no such declaration, no one who knows
him would suspect him Of being a party
to any corrupt bargain tor his own withdrawal.
But the thing can be managed without his know
ledge. He can be sold off behind his back. And
considering the position of parties-the absurdi-
ty of Mr.. Fillmores candidateship, the certainty
Of Mr.. Buchanans triumph if the Know Nothings
and republicans do not coalesce, and the tone and
attitude Of the Know Nothings here-we cannot
help thinking that that is the game which these
Tuesday speakers, and the American organ in
this city are playing Let Mr.. Fillmore look to
it that none Of their odium cling to his skirts.