New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-08-02
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nations o large eonsefya
tys men present position df nasional af
fairs n scan acfg anil ante
cedents Of the eantsil og tlis Iogal
cries of party. taiana1iie atfoa to
the careful perusaI of a Il commences abruptly,
but u THE point
r helieyeWe are yer9ires Il crisis IN
salrs which demands eonsideta
#tion 0f every good citizen. The Union be This Re.
nnsan ii in imminent daiigef the
cSIssFtus b otT patriotic foTe-
aatss1s a tants q purchased by
e1eir bleed is ID II rs, then, Id
citizens, as Soas og to afs yssJr
eberate Judgment aiE Es thee naild~
1ng ealaInlfie a hazards, legaeeago
pEiss.ess and aasred; s
agalist each and we afe that fsasfuT
conaltaon mentioned ID Holy which
". l ss oHse divided against itself
every rue lover country III tie coming Prssf.
aSsal pI Il eg1sss, fhs we
ted sacred beIs A
tare awaits us ofie That III civil
Iaestic joy, letting loose Izs
ing most sacred ghts TO BE
the dust ALL these and more 5lsss
language to describe, are os
and disunlon Is not dinIy iia @ YssuIf
Of the coming political contest vissg
then, AZ Tnomentons above a and NEXT ID
higher consideration e2stin alone HatWeen nan a.iH
his maker, with reference to the unseen world.
I'd. Would the elevation of 1is reraoflt fs fhss
Chief MagistTacy of our country
above referred to and should hs he
ground IS Let ms see. IS the sectional eandid
OF a sectional party passio
South and its IONS, avoWedIy Get Tfed te
interfere with and down persona
righssa thing tint never can and never b
mitsed to- so long as chigalr #anmates and coinage
Gus, gallant blood courses through SoHthsrn veins
Himself and his adherents profess not to seeia I'll
pendent Of and 30 remain as Is make lie weaker
portion IdeTss If FeE
penfs 70 the stronger. or the free States
ing seeds Of diseord to germin and
war can comprehend no other result I'D pEsJ
Lar crisis, following the election of an
tional President such as Mr. Fremont would be
cessitg be- He could not expect
tent Southern gentlemen ho took no part hiss
promotion, to aid in maintaining his admfnistra
Tor hold ofice-hoHeger hftinbIea-at his If
suhordination must therefore q natural eonEe
quence, folioHofhc would be farfna cat bs
ing obnoxious persons from distant points NJ
Succeeding this must be interruption I'd the whole
machinery of Government therefore
and think jusy-such condition of afairs Il, 4
the event Of Mr. Fremont election, 1t becomes my
dnty peaeeloEing Unicn citizen ta opposs
him upon the grounds Of bis feaEfnL
81. Shall ME- alar be supports and elevated
to the Presidency he eouItrY knows his history,
and against him. personally my purpose To-
speak. If fully convinced that his eiecfien
avert the evils spoken of, and caEse pernnanes sub
sidance Of existing be should nnadeston-
/ ably have my snppQ Would this be the cases
find the party, at whose lead aff. BuehaE~
an, eonfassedly ARA taff more less Sec
toha attitude, against its alike powerful sectional
antagonist led BY Nj. Fremont. Il il asserted IL
Mr. Buehanan's friends that the issue rests entirely
between the Democratic and Republic parties They
even pretend To hich think IS poiteaIt trick
to intimidate the South and all
the free States, excepting Penn go for
Fremont !; hence Southern men sho9ld at once
in defence Of their candidate and That there
is danger in throwing suffrage away On fillmore,
asst must distract the solid phalaHx of Democracy
and eopardize our Union am an Old enoug
tician to know that, matter hat forgboding5.
there are men enough WHl admirers of Henry
i Clay-Who never can and neveEwi support g man
who suffered that Senefated patfotto sink into his
grave with the foul charge of 8 busgdts md
t1g'.e resting upon him. MI Buchanan gould hare
not; and therefore it is worse than presumption to
suppose honorable Wings will lick the hand that
/ slew them and their gallant leader
With almost any competent man other than 1Er,
Buchanan, as nominee of the Democracy at this
critical juncture, they might have hoped for liberal
support from Wings; but as it is such expectation
sinks into insignGcance. The obiectional platform
upon which he stands, and the radical tendencies Of
his party are serious obstacles to all conservative
men, and they will not support HIM Then, again, il
he should be elected this Fall the breach is still open
between Democracy and Repubhcanism, and the con
test between free and slave States must continue
rage vehemently until seetionasm eventually &fEi-
umphs, and the Union, probably is dissolved Lock-
ing, therefore, to the future, under saoll circu
Stances am unable to convince myself that itR would
be either just or prudent TO endaHger safety by
throwing my vote away on Mr.. cIlanan whilst We
have national man like MILLARp FILLMORE in the
| field. 85 ess 55ags
4th. AS before stated believe onr political coHdi-
ton at present Of peril and that well tried fully
competent and purely honest man IS wanted at the
| head of affairs. S
When about casting our fortunes upon a stormy
sea- we naturally wish to know the commander of the
bark in which we have taken passage If fully CON
4 vnced, by practical demonstrations, Of his being a
trustworthy, faithful officer we 50 on beard with fuL
confidence, willingly hazardng all dan Our lead
officer having made previous successful voyages, gain
inga renoWn worthy his skill, always mn port
in safety, we feel disposed to- try him again.
Millard Fillmore once comm tAe ship Of state
and proved himself d noble captain, He found hex
fully launched, with all sails spread in
straning every timber, iaboring amid C0nendDg bill
lows The sea was emphaticaly rough breakers were
ahead and danger portended from gathering clouds on
all sides, whilst storm and hurricane swept from hull
to hayards. He saw immediate peril in tile distance,
and, like good captain, prepared to meet i; The
ship oyerhaued, manned with competent oieers,
gallant crew. and braeed to the wind eye. She
rode the waves trump and after long voyage
made safe her moorngs TO the great Joy of all on
board. It became necessary, in due time that this
4 captain should retire from duty. He did so with
heartfelt thanks of his officers passengers and crew,
= for conveying them safely through many perilnus
hands,with a new, nntried commander, xperieneed
officers, and an insubordinate screw. She has since
been in storms on quicksands, amid buftetng waves
once or twice in the seas trough laboring oil the
time and nearly stranded Serious difficulties beset
her on foreign eoasts in consequence of the captain
being ambitious to elevate himself at the expense of
the owners. 5 s8Ss
Had it not been for the first mate she might, il all
probability have been wrecked and lost. hiist
sailing also within the limits Of her own 1ctipH
internal dssensons occurred are still tak
fearful to contemplate, and, as part for
replacing the former captain, MilaFd fillmore, SO
that confidence may again be restore 81
Leaving the igWatiye and coming to- plain facts
viewing this monentous subject in its most compre-
llensye aspectI believe il the duty OF every true
American citizen to pause, reflect and soemnly de.
iberate before voting at the
/ contest We want a condition of things that will
allay strifes, rising above and overwhelming scton
alism, which is national in its broadest sense.
!. , require Chief Magistrate who knowsno South, no
North no East, no West except in far as they are
bound together by the constitution, our most sacred
i i bond OF Union-a man who.will gather his people
togather as hen gathereth her brood, respecting all
alike having impartial paterna care over all
single and alone to ultimation Of universal good
Such qualifications believe are to be found n Mil.
a lard Fillmore. His anteeedents gave evidences OF
them, challenging dspntation, and as these despite
all opposition will gain for him Of the States,