The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-18
From The Providence Post.
A SPLENDID RESULT.


The Importance of the glorious victory recently achieved
by the democracy of the county appreciated trust
by every lover of the Union Yet few presume, taxi
into consideration the disadvantages under which the dem
ocrac party aboed in the campaign, and the shrewdnes
of management by which the opposition hoped and
pected to compass its defeat 5a~A
In regarding this subject the important fact to be born'
in mind is that the democracy have had to meet and van
quish tco pareseach with It's separate candidate-and
each candidate nominated with special reference to h'
feelings and preferences Of particular section of tn,
country Mr. Fillmore was nominated for the South Mr.
Fremont for the North And while it well under
stood twelve months ago that neither of these cand
dates alone could possibly succeed against any man WHIT
might be nominated by the democrats il was hoped tina
display of their united strength might dshearen h'
friends of liberal principles and either secure the election
of one of Them throw the election OF President into tn,
present House of Representatives, where the democrats
could not have counted with certainty upon the support
more than ten States. 1..a..
The movement to which we refer--the willy and unprin
cped scheme by which the democrats to be cheated
out of President for the next four yearswas oreseen by
many, and amongst others, by ourselves Ten months
age aud long before the scheme had shown itself in any
organized action warned democrats of its existence
and predicted its speedy development If the reader will
take the trouble refer the Daily Post of January
s56nore than month"; it win be recolleced before The
meeting of the convention which nominated Mr. Fillmore
he win find lengthy editorial under the caption, Elec
ton of PresidentA Word TO Democratic in which is the
following prophetic" paragraph We copy it precisely
it was written and published at the time:
"They 1.-THE opposition) areintending, have doubt
to run least candidates for the presidency Out
tile know nothing caadidate) will be selected with The
view of carrying the South. The other 1.-THE republicar
canddate will be northern man. with show Of north.
sentiment and will be expected 10 carry such States
Ohio Maine, Vermont &c In the South no effort will b.
In thnaa
ern States where republication stands the better chanc
but very little after the first flourish Of trumpet will be don,
for the know nothing candidate Here fusion will be tn
word action the avowed purpose 10 tht
South the watch word will be Sam and the people will be
told what glorious victory the interests OF slavery viii
if large class Of northern aborers be PLACED
on the footing with southern slaves They will be
assured also that they have only to stop the importation
foreigners in order to make slave States Of all the pres
Territories II the game Is successful, North and
South and the people fail to elect President the Houst
can elect one Of candidates and the spos be d.
vided between the victors.'
These were our words-tbs our prediction-ten mont
ago All that said has been verified Two candidate
we're nominated know-nothng candidate for tn,
South a republican candidate for the North No eHorl
made for the republican candidate south OF Mason and
Dixons line and in the North afer the first flourish
trumpes" "but very little done for the knownothup
candidate In the South the argument precisely wba
said It would be- with this addition that the demo
cratic policy by leaving the question Of slavery be
tied by the people OF the Territories, would the
new States to freedom-the North controlling II must
the chief currents Of emigration At the North the argu
almost precisely the opposite and the anti
slavery sentiments and preudices of the people court
ed by the assurance that the democratic policy would
tend slavery TO all the Territories which II applied
Is remarkable fact that q single document issued BY
the opposition North during the late campaign could b,
used south Of Mason and DIons line while pub
shed south of the line could be used any advantage
north At the North the charge was the demo.
Gratis wanted extend slavery. At the South il was
that policy would most assuredly give all the new
States to freedom.
Does the reader perceive the advantage which thi.
Of management gave TO oppouens1 They had
in their candidates remedy for every evil whether actual
or threatened Sectionnlsm South could be invited 10
support Mr. Fillmore sectonasm North could be invited
to support Mr.. Fremont. Thus standing different snd
antagonstc platforms, they could assail the demo
cratic partyhe only truly conservative party Of the
countryon the right and the left They did so assai
IT. earnestly, zeaiousy, vehementy, bittey with appeal
sectional and religious prejudices with vuperation
with for suffering Kansas with cunning misrepresen
aton with open falsehood through the press in prvat,
conversation, on the stump and in the pulpit
Aud over all this the democracy have triumpbed We
have broken the power Of sectonssm at the North and
crushed the monster Mt the South We have vanouished
Fremontism and driven know-nohingsm the wall and
through H. Mr. Buchanan's majority over Fremont viii
fall not much short Of HALF A MILLION OF VOTES
represented by majority Of SIXTY in the electoral col
eee His majority Mr.. Fillmore will he infinitely
larger Is not this, we ask, splendid resuhp