American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-10-11
GOV. FLOYD roR. rIILnUonn!

On the I'd instant, Ex-Gov. FLOYD,
of Virginia, made speech in Wall st.
New York, from which we take the
following paragraphs:
81 am emboldened, therefore, to
speak the faith of democracy wherever
| am. | spoke it in Lynchburg; I
speak it here. But l have got one
word of explanation to make. When
l spoke in Lynchburg and when came
out OF the counties in Virginia, where
1 was carrying on the canvass, speak
ing from every peak that 1 couldreach,
from every green valley, and from the
borders of every mountain stream
where there were free citizens to speak
to, | believed that the dangers to de-
mocracy were in the American party.
That was my judgment; | singled out
my adversary; and singled him out
not because | thought he was the weak
est, but because | thought him the most
stalworth and the most formidable. /
did so in Lynchburg. l said that the
array of democracy should be against
the array of the American party.
have no word to retract. But have
this explanation to make. [ findfrom
a sojourn of one week in New York
that the enemy of democracy is not the
American party. There are bonds of
at'eion bet0een tie Democracy andthe
american party. tell you what these
bonds are. They are the bonds of
justice, of truth, of patriotism, and of
right. They are the bonds Of the con-
stitution and of the Union" ... ..
BG" Gov. Floyd had been stump
ing it in Virginia, disappearing the
American party, and traducing it's
principles, according to the pattern set
him by Gov. Wise; but trip to the
Nowh-to New York where his party
associates are deserving the Buchanan
standard, and uniting with the Fill
more men to defeat suffices
to disclose to his view 'bond Of union
between the Democracy and the Anne
ricans !! And on closer inspection,
there in Wall street, New York, our
Ex-Governor ascertains that the bond
of union aforesaid is made Of the strong
strands of "justice, truth, patriotism
and right yea more, "of the consti-
tuition and the Union" We we're a
little surprised at this truthful eulogy
of the American party, by Virginia
Democratic Electoral candidate; but
we knew he was greasing his plank for
a slide in some direction, or providing
beforehand for. threatened contin-
gency-so we read on, and come to the
sequel, in the following words:
But say this to you now--such
is the change in the aspect of political
affairs, that has fastened itself on my
conscience since / came here North,
that THE head and front of Of
fence against all who offend against de-
mocracy--I who stand by it against all
corners and all goers, in my small and
insignificant way--I, as to whom there
is not q man in the State of Virginia or
in the South who would say that there
is any ground Of suspicion against his
faith to the democratic party tell
you here, now, that | am an elector of
tho State of Virginia, and going TO be
chosen--tho world of oppression and
obloquy could not prevent mol tell
you, fellow-citizens, Fillmore men and
Republicans, if you can show me that
the candidate of the Black Republican
party can only be beaten by my vote
being cast for Mr.. Fillmore, that wty
gire my cote 10 Mr.. Fillmore, II the |