The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-08-09


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He showed most conclusively that Mr.. Fill
more had no earthly chance of election, aud
for the sake of argument he would concede
him to be all that his friends claimed for him,
but said it was folly and madness for them toI
think of electing him, when he scarcely had
States That the most his friends could en-
pect, and, indeed all they did expect was to
throw the election into the House of Repre-
sentatives, where the President had to be
chosen from the three highest candidates, who
had been voted for in the electoral colleges
That in that event the probabilities would be
in favor Of the election of Fremont, the Black
Republican candidate, whose election would,
in all human probability, be signal for dis
solution of the Union. The speaker then, in
a most cmpntc terms, asked his Know Moth
ing friends if they were willing to risk the is
sue at stake by an election in the House of
Representatives, where, as parties IRE now di-
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chanan IL and Fillmore 4, the rest being equal
ly divided between Fremont and Buchanan
AS there was bnt one chance TO defeat the
Black Republicans, which was to support Mr.
Buchanan, Of whose election he had not
doubt yet it was prudent for all national
men to lay down their party prciudices and
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ted front in opposition TO those traitors at the
North, who would tear down this great and
glorious government, in order to destroy our
| legal aud constitutional right to our slaves
The moral effect of such course on our part
upon the public mind, would he great and sal
uiary, and would, no doubt, do more to pre-
serve the Union than anything else that could
be done
He showed that according to Know Moth
ing testimony the Democratic platform, was
such an one as all national men might stand
upon, where the issues involved in the contest
were nothing short of dissolution of the
Union. Mr. Buchanans claims to the conf.
were set forth in glowing terms That as an
American statesman he had no superior That
he might safely be trusted by all. He also
spoke of the eminent fitness of Mr. Breckn-
ridge, to Gil the Office of Vice Presidents
that the sound nationality Of the great Demo
cratic party was sure garanty that their can
didatcs for the Presidency and Vice Prcsden-
cy, were sound, conservative, and national, and
that the government would be fairly admins
tered, and the laws faithfully executed, should
they be elected to preside over the destnes Of
this country for the next four years.
Maj Heron was followed by Col Marks,
who made Il short but telling speech, in sup.
port of the ground previously so ably occu-
pied by the former. Both speakers were loud.
ly applauded at intervals during the delivery
of their speeches. These champions in the
cause of Democracy are always greeted with
delight by their friends in East Feciana, but
never on any previous OCCASION were they vel
coined more warmly than on this.
The Democracy of this parish are wide
awake, and will DO their whole duty ut the
election in November next We expect and
no doubt will receive many recruits from the
Old Line Wings Of this parish, and not few
Know Nothngs, who love their country better
than party, and are not so blind as not TO see
that the support Of Mr.. Buchanan is the only
chance for them to render any service to their
country in the next Presidential contest
SATURALlZATlOS OF BLACK FOREIGN ERs.
Mr. Fillmore, it appears, is very willing that
free negroes, from ST. Domingo or any where