Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-08-04

Buchanan is that man. OF course, no man can
get q majority of the North, without at least
getting some Of these SoutA-punishing votes
Mr.. Pearce thinks that Mr.. Buchanan can get
them, and that Mr. Fillmore cannot. They
kaoto they cannot punish the South with Mr..
Fillmore, for they have tried him. They think
they can do it with Mr.. Buchanan, and there
fore they prefer him. And because, from such
source, Mr.. Pearce thinks Mr.. Buchanan can
get strength which Mr.. Fillmore cannot OBJ
tain, he will vote for him. The whole argument
of his letter is based upon the ground that Mr..
Buchanan can get votes at the North which
would not be cast for Mr.. Fillmore, because Of
Mr.. FillmOre's derotion to the rights Of the
South.
ls not this splendid argument for South
ern man to present for the consideration Of the
South9 The North mont take Fillmore (says
Mr.. Pearce, substantially because he is ma
tiOnal man. He administered the government
on national principles. The North cannot
punish the South qoith Mr.. Fillmore but they
knoW Mr.. Buchanan, and they will take him,
"squatter sovereignty" " filibusterism," " Os-
tend Conference" "ten cents a day." with
Forneyism" superadded, and so Mr.. Pearce
casts aside the national candidate, and advises
the South to swallow this compound, prescribed
by the learned doctors at Cincinr att, and unite
with the Cochranes, Fowlers, Van Burens,
Forneys, and Bentons, in perpetuating this
present dynasty
Mr.. Pearce's letter is certainly full of argu-
ment, full of powerful reasons, but if we un-
derstand and comprehend the force Of his po-
sitions, his conclusions are illogical, and his
whole letter is warning to the South not to
touch James Buchanan--on the contrary, the
"reasons" which operate upon Mr.. Pearce to
sustain Mr.. Buchanan should induce every
other Southern man, and indeed all conserva-
tive men everywhere, without distinction of
section, or of party, to support Willard Fill
more for President, and thus inaugurate an
administration that will kno0 no North, no
South, nothing but' the country, and the ,ohole
cOuntryl
We suggest one uie1 which seems not to
have occurred to Mr.. Pearce-it is this: If
those who prefer Mr.. Fillmore, can elect Mr..
Buchanan as second choice by uniting on
him, then those who prefer Mr.. Buchanan can
elect Mr.. Fillmore rs a second choice, by uni
ting on him. We suppose Mr. Pearce will
hardly deny so plain proposition. We make
another suggestion If the Buchanan men,
like Mr.. Pearce, admit that Mr.. Fillmore is a
safe man, Gas he does why do they not unite
on him, rather than on Mr.. Buchanan, when
they knob and admit that Mr.. Buchanan's
Northern supporters design to use him as an
instrument with which to punish the South2
Another suggestion to Mr.. Pearce. Mr..
Pcarce takes the selEsame position as the
Fremont men and the Buchanan men every
where take, to wit, that "Mr Fillmore has no
chance" He plays into their hands. He has
fallen into the trap set by the leaders of those
two parties, headed by Fremont and Buchan-
an. The moderate and conservative men (such
as Mr.. Pearce assumes to beg all tell the same
tale: eve would support Fillmore if we
thought he had any chance-we know he is
national man-that he is no sectionalist-and
we prefer him to anybody else" This is their
suggestion is this:
If those men who make these professions,
will 60 to work and demonstrate the sincerity
of their professions, the election of Fillmore
would be readily accomplished Indeed, it
soiU be accomplished not only without the aid
of such men, but despite their efforts to the
contrary We have no confidence in men,
"who know the right,
And yet the wrong pursue"
There is wide difference between patriots
and politicians between statesmen and sche-
mers. Show us n patriot and statesman, and
you show us man who takes his position for
has country--battles for her rights and inter-
ests, without regard to personal consequences
Show us a scheming politician, and you show
us man, who assumes no responsibility, and
takes no distinct position, till lie finds mhat
position as to be the popular one!
five are asked to further illustrate our def
milton of patriot and a statesman, we would
say that he is q man who, when called upon to
be the standard bearer Of party that seeks to
enancipate the country from the tyranny Of
foreignism, Romanism, and demagoguism, re.
spends:
"Approring, as 1 do, tie general objects of tie
party which has honored me Nth its confidence, I
cheerfuliy accept its nomination. WITHOUT WAITING
TO INQUIRE OF ITS PROSPECT OF SUCCESS OR DR.
PEAT"
Such sentiments manifest the patriotic states
man.
If we are asked to define a politician, we
would do it thus, without intending any per-
sonal application Of our definition) to wit lie
is one who, unwilling to be found upon the
soedker side, even in defence Of PRINCIPLES