Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-08-01

HoS. E. c. CABELL. Of Florida, has written
letter 10 the Electors Of both parties in that Stat.
urging upon them the propriety Of agreeing to
ex rc-e the discretion given them by the con
stituin-and casting the vote Of the State foi
which soever candidate IL shall appear. after the
resul, Of the popular vote is known. has the
| greater strength aud can most certainly defeat
1 the Black Republican candidate. His PROPOSE.
ton is that if it should appear tina, Mr.. Fillmore
has carried larger number of States and Elee-
! tors than Mr.. Buchanan, then the vote of Flor-
ia shall be cast for Fillmore, though Buchanan
! Electors may have been chosen by The people.
and rice rer,a. This arrangement he recommends
throughout the South, and closes his letter by
put,iug the question TO the Florida Electors
VIII, th~r or not they are willing To abide it
Sich AN understanding Mr.. Cabell thinks would
have good fleet in many ways, but especially
for the reasons that
Pen ling the election = effect will be to re-
Iiaye thu canvass 1T TINT bitterness, which
has sally characterized previous Presidential
.lectiun> aud prevent the erlrlnailon, aud
recrninnion. and indulgence in offensive per
.nnalites which have heretofore prevailed. -
After The election IN November. aud be
II
eos. there will be time for communion and full
understanding among the different electors who
concur IN the paramount object Of determination
to d. feat the Aboliionis;s. BY this means con
csntrn,on Of strength and practical union may
he Eff .cied among those who would oppose n sec
,ionnI administration fatal to our inst tulionsand
who ar, willing to combine together In ensure
an administration of our Government resting up.
ON n,tional grounds. and 10 be conducted upon
sound constitutional principles.
Ofihy candidates Mr.. Cabell says.
Nv preference for Mr. Fillmore Is well known to
this community In the House of Representatives and
On ,ll proper occasions elsewhere, have nyowed my
n mirstion have frequently declared and still be-
licYe he has peculiar claims 10 he support ofthe Tn
ion men where and that hels especially entitled to
the gratitude and support o the people oil the South
crn Stacs His administration ITO the principles aud
measures Of which he is still pledged gave assurance
TO the world that he had sympathy with radical
ism nor sectional fnnatcism. Mr.. Buchanan Is known
to be an equally sound, conservative, constitutional u
Mon man. IN the hands Of either OF these gentlemen
the Constitution will be saie and the people will be
assured of a wise administration of the government.
Unless Democracy in Florida is made Of dit
fcrcnt stuff from the material of which it is com
posed in Virginia elsewhere, Mr. Cabelfs we'll
meant proposition will fail. As II general thing.
Democracy is too niolerant, too lustfnl of pow
or, and too greedy for spoils to enter into any
sort of compromises with the opposition. We
had lameninbe evidence of this in tho election
of Speal of the House Of Representatives last
winter. As then they preferred the election of
Banks'n that of Fuller. so now, we fear, that the
madness ofparty hatred aud frenzy would drive
them to- prefer that of Fremont 10 Fillmore. -
Some. we know. 10 Mt hesitate even now To
avow such preference.