The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-11-01
BEGGARED IN HOPE. BANKRUPT IN PRINCI
PIE THEY ARE THANKFUL FOR CRUMBS

sent TO cool ltS paTcncu tongue, lHah the shaucS
of the Wing Nnow Nothing party display over
the late declaration of Governor Floyd in
New York-that If he could be convinced FIRE.
mont could oniy be defeated by voting for
Fillmore, he vouM cote for poor Willard, with
Virginia at his back With the facility of The
French cook for making a savory ragom of so
cheap thing as an old glove picked up on the
Boulevards, they exuggerate charitable
hypothesis put out TO catch only gudgeons,
like themselves, into proof positive that Fill
more is strong in the North.
1t is a cruel thing to dash the infatuated
hopes of innocent aud harmless Substituted
stupids like these; but, as the hnmanest indi
vidual is often driven by the pertinacity of its
impertinenrc to catch and crush n fly that
persists in lighting on his nose, so must this in
sect pretension of the harmless Fillmore party
he annihated by fillep Of the finger Gov.
Floyd did not contemplate the contingency
he supposed MS among the range of rcmotcSt
possibilities; for near the same spot, n little
while afterwards, he said, in addressing the
working men Of New York
"Thc Democracy is aroused to the impor-
lance fthc issue. 1He elcction of Buchaaaa
Is as ineritobie as the coming of Mc frou. He
will ontstrip his competitors: for il is well
known that of all the animals conspicuous for
speed whether Oh the highlands or on the
lowlands, in the swamps or on the prairies.
there is none comparable to the glorious Old
Buck, whose figure you have emplazoned on
your banner"
No future contingency can be more positive
" certain than that Of old Bucks election by
the people-and none so utterly impossible as
the election Of Mr.. Fillmore, either BY the
people, or the House or other means whatever
That is evidently the opinion of Mr.. Floyd,
and his declaration in New York was equiva-
lent to saying that when the Fillmore party
convinced him that apples were hickory nuts,
or the moon large green cheese then he
and all Virginia at his back would vote for
their candidate
None even of the most infatuated class of
of Mr. Fillmore's stupids, believe that he will
be elected by the people. All the law and
prophets of their faith hang on the contingent
cy of his name going to the House of Repre-
sentatives.
Fillmores election by the House! The
world will bear witness that we have not had
n word to say from the beginning, of this
"last fond hope:" and the world will now have
to excuse MS for another act of uncharitabc-
ness: for we are under the painful necessity Of
crushing this little insect of an aspiration to
death rs ruthcssly as we did the other.
His party cannot by any possibility get Fill
morr's name before the House; lst, because
Mr. Buchanan will be elected by the people;
Cd, because, if Mr.. Buchanan fail of nm election
by the people, it will be by the vote for Ere
mont who will he elected instead--all the
t.s. ,l LII,
either for Buchanan or Fremont 3D., because
though Fillmore should get the vote of one or
, more States, and though the castine of such
States vote for him should as it will not like
ly do, defeat choice by the people, even then
he cannot get into the House, as we shall cru
; ely and concusivcly show.
Concrding, for the sake of argument, and
for TINT sake only, that Fillmore shall carry
Mlrylnnd-the only State North or South in
which his party makes even semblance Of
hopeful contest; the electoral vote of Mary
land, being hut eight, the electors of any single
Buchanan State having only aiae--Georgia,
for instance, with Ten votcs-mny prevent Fill
more's name getting before the House by east
Ing her poll for say ID. S. Dickinson For,
9 the Constitution requiring the House to choose
from the three who receive the highest vote in
: the electoral college, Mr.. Fillmore, being be.
. hind Buchanan, Fremont and Dickinson would
be dropped as (ourM rate.
But, using more violent suppostion, and
: assuming that Fillmore should by miracle re-
!. cciye as many as sixty electoral votes: even
u then his name would not get before the House
For no one pretcnds that Mr. Bnchanans vote
in the electoral college can be less than 1875 by
!, any possbility-which, if the Buchanan eIec
tors, by agreement, divide it equally bctwec,
Buchanan and say, Mr.. Dckinson--wll Civ,
! each larger vote than Fillmore, keep Fill
. more out of the House, and compel choice
s. by that body between Fremont and one or til,
other, Buchanan or Dickinson What be
Ne comes of all the twadde and gabble about til,
g certainty of Fillmorc's election? The hope o
II getting his name before the House, the onl,
hope on which it is based; the hope of gam
d bling him into the Presidency; is hope whicl
y the Democracy if they choose can as eas
e crush out as they can tread out the life of
lie worm.
If But specnlatons of this sort is useless ant
T. idle. The election will be made by the people
g. and Mr.. Buchanan will be chosen Presiden
as by the most decided popular vote that eve