Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-06-11
Fillmore and DOnelsOn.

The Troy New York Wing makes the fol-
lowing sensible remarks upon the pending CON
test for the Presidency, which we endorse as
correct view of the prospects of the Ameri-
can candidates. The efforts of the Forney and
Pierce party, like those Of the Republican par
ty, have been chiefly directed, Of late, to create
the impression that the contest is between
these two parties, and that the American party
has but little strength anywhere at the North
This cunningly devised scheme, it was sup
posed, would drive the Southern Americans
into the anti-American ranks, and drive the
Northern Americans into the Republican
ranks, 80 that the contest would then be a
purely sectional contest, and lie wholly be-
tween the anti American or pseudo Democratic
party and the Republican party. The Troy
Wing, on this point says:
"No intelligent, cool-headed man can longer
doubt that either Willard Fillmore or James Blu
chanan is to be our next President. There is not
shadow of prospect for any third candidate.-
This fact is capable of arithmetical demonstration
The majority Of the delegates to the Republican
Convention will assemble at Philadelphia fully con-
vinced that whoever they nominate he is to be beat
en-that he is to be the third man in the race
that at the close of tho election he will stand rela
lively in no better condition than that occupied by
JAS G. Birney in 1874"
An intelligent gentleman of this city, who
had written to his friend in New York, has re-
ceived this morning, an answer to his commu-
nication, in which the writer, who is familiar
with politics and politicians, says, under date
Of the 9th instant, from the interior of that
State, as follows:
I" You have wrong notion of the effect Of the
nomination of Buchanan. We all look upon it
here as being the death-bloy Of the Republican
party, as that party would have had much more
vitality, if either Pierce or Douglas had received
the nomination. We rather feel encouraged for
Fillmore's prospects.
"The Democrats cannot carry this State or Penn
sylvana, as there too many Free-soilers in this
party, in eaob State, who will vote the Republican
ticket. But the Fillmore party is mited and
strong one, in these States, ! assure you. think
Fillmore will carry Massachusetts. You much un-
derrate FiImore's strength at the North. IF you
will but do something for him at the South he will
assuredly be elected"
From every quarter in the North we are re-
ceiving information of the same character as
that contained in the above editorial of the
Troy Wing, and in the extract above copied
With the whole conservative portion of the
North, Mr.. Fillmore is the strongest man that
can be presented, and every day adds to the
strength Of that class 1t is a mistake to sup
pose that the whole conservative element OF
the North will not unite in the support of the
American candidates. 1t is equally mistake
to suppose that Mr.. Buchanan has any strength
at the North beyond that which party drill can
give him. His popularity is altogether of q
character which forbids the idea of enthusiasm
in his behalf whilst the platform on which he
has been placed deprives him of much Of that
respect and confidence which his general anna
bility in politics had secured for him. He has
not single quality which can excite enthu.
siasm.
We happen to know that some Of the most
prominent men in the pseudo Democratic par.
ty despair Of Mr.. Buchanan's election. The
more prudent men of that party deprecate the
adoption Of the Cincinnati platform. Those
opposed to "squatter sovereignty" deprecate it
Those opposed to filibustering in the Gulf Of
Mexico and in Central America deprecate it.
Those opposed to alien suffrage in the Terrific
res deprecate 1t. There are other points in il
which are objected to by many of the members
Of that party. As whole, it is considered an
unwise and an unsafe platform, and It win not