The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-07-16

ne ing, notwithstanding the efforts made BY til
ut great leaders, to heal the breach, and restor
ch order and discipline. The New York Eyenin
rs Post-the Oldest as well as the ablest esmocrati
al paper in the Union, edited by the veteran Bry
On ant-devotes a lengthy leader to the subject
ne and undertakes to explain the position now oc
n cupied by the Germans in the northern State
e. in regard to the presidency. Itstates that Their
Mt seems to be prevailing disposition among til,
a. German voters to join the black republican
re ranksin the approaching campaign, and that The
I."Germans poll formidable vote in New York
II Pennsylvania, and especially in Ohio, Wiscon
sin, Missouri and other western States, and this
- large vote has heretofore been invariably cast
T., for the nominees of the democratic party; but
i will in November next be given in favor Of the
a black republican ticket" The very first paper
u which advocated the reputation Of the regular
J democratic nominee for the presidency, and
!, came out in favor of running Fremont, was the
e St. Charles Demokrat German sheet publish
ed in Missouri Der Anzeger des Westerns
the organ of the Germans of st. Louis-imme-
diately followed suit, and 3ts course has been mi
tated by Der Courier, of Pittsburg, Der Stats
Demokrat, Der AbendZeitung, and Pioneer,
of New York-all prominent German papers,
and all of them ultra-democratic. The Post
quotes largely from these papers to prove that
''the German vote will be given almost en- masse
for Fremont and states that they will now be |
still more inclined to sustain the black republ- |
can ticket, since the last resolution of theAplat
form put forth by the freesoil convention, in
imitation of its democratic predecessor at Gin
cinnati, contains fling at the principles advo-
Gated by the American party Of course, the
remarks of the Post are in no VS. applicable to
the Germans residing at the south-t is speak .
ing only of the German vote in the free States,
where the black republican ticket will be run {
Missouri being the only slave State in which a 7
freesoil vote will be cast The Washington cor I
respondent of the n. 0. Bee, writes that the i
votes given by the Germans TO Fremont will 5
be serious substract:on from the strength of d
Mr. Buchanan in New York, Ohio, Michigan, a
Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri and Iowa
There can be no doubt of this and without the :
'unterri6ed" speedily reclaim the truants be
cannot carry either one Of the States named :
n all previous contests the German vote has
'een G ven almost unanimously to the demo-
ratio nominee. The German vote carried
Pennsylvania for Polk, in l844, and combined
tl,o Trc tln 49, O..
riumph in New York. The reversion of this
eavy vote to the black republicans will make
n parable crevasse in Mr. Buchanan's pros '''
ects, and take all the strength out OF the de-
locracy. The writer adds, "Mr Buchanan .
oes not appear to be gaining ground. Every
ay we hear of assertions from his ranks-the
offers usually going into the black republican =.
arty." 1t looks as if the rank and file of north
n democracy intended to follow their ancient
aders, Blair, Van Buren, & Co., and Join the ~ r.
eeso forces u'>
AS 'sign of the tines we extract the fol- DO
wing from the New York Daily News, the -
fetal organ in that city of the Pierce admin '''(
ration, and an ardent supporter of Mr.. Buch-
ian. In reporting the proceedings of the
ack republican convention, after the nomina-
n of Fremont, it says: pat
"Mr, Schneider, editor of German demoa tina
tic paper in Chicago, obtained the floor and day
he could pledge the whole German popu- non
ION Of the west for the ticket. Most of their e.
oers had already declared their intention to
,port Fremont The platform 1gas German M
yorm-in tavor Of protectingtr labor against Trl
ne labor! Cheers. He could pledge Hi low
S for 90, 900 majority. Cheers. y i.
We will casse wi Il the following item from sue
Poughkeepsie IL. ~ Eagle Mr..
Ten German editors, issuing seventy thou i'ea
d papers weekly. met at Cincinnati on Mon any
Cast, 18th June, and resolved to act with nee
republican party against the extension of ~ III {
cry" Ii
uch is the present condition of the harmo- tha
Is democracy" at the north. the,
,pB,,,,r,,o ..O, -, M, D,,r, resc
-. ruff
public, one of the leading organs of Pierce's that
v York softshell democracy, repudiates the and
llnatlon of Buchanan, and concludes a long mort
Gle on the subject as follows: 'But we have P
her leisure nor space to pursue this subject hav'
ay. Enough that we now declare that, The
er no circumstances (although always act Mr..
with the democratic organisation, and ar r.
sIy attached toit by lifelong association, d..
we support the nominees Of the Cincinnati -
'ention upon the platform which that body 1870
adopted" The most singular part Of the 80 -,
ness is that Mr.. WEIGH, the editor of the
ublic, was a delegate to the Cincinnati con- .'
ion, and was in attendance during its whole =,
on. Has he, too, gone over TO the black -,.:.l
blicans?
Chicago Democrat, edited 49,
he hon. John Wentworth, formerly demo r. g,
c member of congress, repudates Buchan- ;ne2r
nd comes out in favor of Fremont for the
dency, and declares that Illinois will give anaa
ge ma jority for the black republicans. r. 20