Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-07-18
Fillmore's Prospects.

Fillmore's Prospects.
The political history of the United States
furnishes no parallel to that revolution in pub
lie sentiment which is now being manifested,
throughout the countryin relation to the Presi-
dency. Six months ago, the divisions which
existed in the ranks of the American party
threatened it's defeat, if not its humiliation
country from the evils Of demagoguism, for
eignism and Popery, sectional differences on
questions foreign to the purposes of this Ameri-
can organization were engendered, and these
differences seemed likely to entirely destroy
the harmony Of our action upon the cardinal
principles Of the party. tat e q
The Americans Of the North, and those of
the South, agreeing in sentiment upon those
cardinal American principles, differed, as wide.
ly as the poles are asunder, on questions con-
nected with slage,y in the Territories, and
through the fundamentally Of politicians, this
difference was kept alive, as a barrier to all
concert Of action, against the common enemy
A change in the phraseology Of the Ameri-
can platform in February last excluding the
word slaosry" therefrom, yet preserving in
full force those doctrines, the assertion Of
which was thought necessary to assure the
South Of an entire recognition Of all their
rights, had tendency to promote the harmony
Of the American party, among the conserva
tive porii ,ns Of the Americans of the North.
1t has recently been objected by prom-
nent gentleman of the South, that the present
American platform does not even mention
Slavery" in any Of its provisions. Does the
Federal Constitution contain the word "sla-
pery" in any Of its proyisionss Certainly it
does not, and yet we suppose no Southern
man-win affirm, that slavery is in any danger
from the omission Of this word in that instru-
ment The provisions of the Federal Consti-
tuition protect the rights Of the owners OF
slaues escaping from service, without the men
ton of this soord in that instrument, and SO
the American platform emphatically asserts
and maintains the rights of the South on this
question, and yet neither slaee nor slapery is
found in this platform. ao stus 4.
In like manner the word "CdtAo1ic," which
was used in the platform Of June, 1855, is
omitted in the present platform, and yet no
man can be so reckless as to assert, that the
fifth section Of the present platform does not
exclude from political station, all those who
recognise the supremacy of the Pope. 8
The rights Of each section of the Union being
distinctly recognised in the present platform,
without the use Of terms to which objections
were urged, the harmony Of the national and
conservative portions of the American party
was secured, and thus was this party material
ly strengthened, and enabled 70 present more
commanding front in the, presentation of its
candidates for tfe two highest offices in the
government. q ,t--l1 II st,
Still there were those who thought fit to
withdraw from this national organization and
to seek cooperation with men protesting no
sympathy with the American party, and agree
ing only with the seceders in their sectional
views upon the Territorial questions, The
union Of these elements of Republication, COM
posed as well Of Slavery Americans as
Of anti american Republicans, resulted in the
presentation Of the name of John @. Fremont
Tor the Presidency. Thus were the american
Republicans sold to Bishop Hughes, Belize
bub, and the Pope 4 49,. ae4f''ta I
The seceders from the National American
party now find themselves obliged to seceds
from the support of John, or to abjurs their
Americanism, and throw themselves at the
feet Of German infdels and Irish Catholics -
The question is thus presented to them.
sohethsr they will recant their Americon opin-
ions, and submit TO foreign influence and po
pisb supremacy, or whether they will lay aside
their sectional views, and vote for Fillmore, the
Constitution, the Union, and american su-
prsm0eyf II isa plsin and simple question,
and one that no American, with spark Of pa
triotism in his bosom, can hesitate promptly to
answer. ba
Can any man doubt for one moment, that
soery genuine "Am~ican in the country, be
he anti-slavsry or pro-slavsry, win unite upon
Willard Fillmore, rather than vote with the
German infdels and Irish Catholics for the