Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-07-17
WARRINGTON NEws AND GOSSIP

The Mask Dropping OFF is now under
stood to be reduced to certainty that the
friends Of Fillmore in Pennsylvania design
uniting with those of Fremont in the support
Of single electoral ticket, whose votes, as an
electoral college, ars to be pledged to be given
for Fremont, if that may be the best policy by
way of occurring the defeat of Buchanan. The
scheme was arranged in this city by the spec
ulating etiquette dealers in Maraposa claim
stock, in special treasury favors, &c, &c
who are the chief managers of the Presiden-
tial campaign on the part of that enterpris-
ing young man" 1t has been accedsd to
with great alacrity, we hear, by the Fillmore
leaders Of Pennsylvania, and will doubtless
be carried out with equal zeal by the Fill
more masses of the State-it being against the
constitution and regulations of 60 the ORDER
for subordinates in the lodges to disobey the
determinations of their chief authorities.
The question Of interest in this connection
il, however, how will the friends of Fillmore
In Maryland and other Southern States relish
the announcement of this news? Are they.
too, willing to aid in the election of Fremont
with all his odious political surroundings in
order to defeat Buchanan, The fact that
they continue to countenance the idea of Civ
Ing Mr.. Fillmore the votes of Southern States
by way of defeating the choice of Mr. Buch-
snsn under such circumstances, will amount
to making them practically, co conspirators
with their Pennsylvania brethren in this mat
ter. We warned them not long since that the
union between the Northern Fillmore force.
In the House and the Republican party men,
bers on all questions of practical import,
against the rights and interests of the South,
was complete. To be sure, some Of them
voted against the Topeka constitution of L an.
sas; but had there been the slightest hope
that their unanimous support of it would have
given that measure triumph in the Senate,
it is well known here that they would have
voted for it with as much alacrity as on the
day before yesterday they voted to carry out
the behests Of abolitionism in expelling Mr.
Brooks and censuriDg Mr.. Keitt
What hope, after those votes, can sane men at
the South have, that they-the peculiar friends
and immediate representatives of Mr. Fill
more-will not, in all issues so vitality affecting
the rights, interests and honor Of the South.
psrsistently court the favor and succumb to
the demands of the fell spirit of aboIitionism
They talk fairly enough to the South in their
speeches designed to cheat the Southern Know
Nothing masses into aiding in the election of
Fremont in the belief that they are really
aiding to elect Mr.. Fillmore. But whenever
they can strengthen the cause of Freedom
in Kansas" by acting heart and soul with the
Republicans, in their votes, they hesitate not
20 TO do.
1t is almost time that the very blindest
Know Nothing partizan in all the Southern
States should see through the fimsy veil of
pretended nationalism worn in the House ball
by Mr. Fillmore's Northern friends, only by
way Of inducing them (the Southern Know
No,hipgs) to aid in the consumm alton of the
schemes Of abolitionism with reference to Kan
sas, even if in SO doing they (of the South
shall at the same time submit themselves to
be used in electing John c. Fremont to the
Presidency of the United States.
The Victory.-We yesterday remarked in
cidentally that the victory in the fnaI dispo-
sition of :bs report of the Select Committee on
the Brooks and Sumner fracas was re alIy with
Preston s. Brooks. One must see behind the
curtain here to comprehend the full force of
that averment. He must also have been wit.
ness Of the scene in the Hall during the delivery
OF the three great speeches Of Messers. Ed.
nundson, Brooks, and Keitt-than which no
other three as Intellectual and as high.toped
oratorical efforts ever before consecutiyelv
marked the proceedings of the House of Repre-.
sentatives. The South may well be proud of
them, and take them as cherished exponent.
Of southern principles, southern views on
the question Of the union of the States. on that
of the integrity and honor Of the South, and
also on that Of individual duty, and right and
wrong in the acts Of individuals in ordinary
Affairs; for they are replete with sentiments
and ideas that will be hailed throughout the
whole South Is those which should form the
rule Of the conduct of honorable men in pr.
vste as we'll as public affairs.
Every point made by these three distin.
guished gentlemen in the course Of their re.
marks fell with tremendous effect on the
cause Of their adverssries because they car.
risd with them conviction Of the superior po-
litcal morality (integrity.) devotion to the con.
ssitution and sense Of the obligations of JUS
tcs' honesty, and sound patriotism on the
part OF the South, as compared with the North,
which throughout the session has been mani
testing In the conduct of those claiming to be
her peculiar champions, first determination
70 carry through her purposes against, around
and over law and solemnly guaranteed rights,
and, second determination, to seek simsv,
bsreless excuses for so doing, so weak and
bar>faced as that on the exposure of hi,
utter fs'nty and shameless mandacity, those
who had bss-a engaged in urging them turned