New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-10-07

Il unhappily exist among the people. We sincerely
trust such will not be the result No matter how the
question might terminate III the House of Represent
4 atiyes the@intIuences that would inevitably flow
A from its determination by that body could not
4 e otherwise than disastrous. But we shall not stop
4 to- discuss this branch Of the question: having too
much reliance upon the intelligence and patriotism
Of the masses ofhe people to believe that they will
50 vote as to put it out of their power to choose
President, anddeyove that majestic prerogatye upon
a legislative body of two hundred and thirty-tour
1 men, among whom are many open, avowed and re-
morseless enemies of the Union the Constitution and
4 the South. As d possibility, however, we, have
deemed itaworthy d passing notice. IN strange and
fearful times like those uponu posslpllltles as
welas probabilities should be taken into conslderai
| ton by'al lovers Of their country. ,.-1s.,
/ This canvass has been attended with so many dis
I agreeable and extraordinary circumstances that we
4 shall be- heartily reoicedWhen it is over The poll
teal history of the country furnishes no parallel to
the present struggles and it is to be fervently hoped
that one precedent set by twill be regarded with
loathing disgust and adherence, by all classes Of
electors South North, West and East. OF course the
sectional, triangular contest now going on, which is
shaking the matchless edfce Of our glorious Union
to its very foundations, and which threatens it with
destruction in the FUTURE is the precedent alluded to-
From the Of our souls we eXec1ate it,
ands should and SO altlen who love their country
more than they do tlter party who wish to pepet.
uate and transmit from generation to generation, the
inestimable blessings Of civil and religious liberty
conferred by our free institutions until the last
syllable of recorded time"
For the first time since the adoption Of the Federal
on purely geographical grounds. For the first time
au important party in the North has arrayed itself
under sectional banners and is striving to elevate
man to the Presidency on the one simple. exclusive
distinct idea Of hostility to the South This partyis
truly formidable in numbers; is much strongerevery
where North than are the supporters Of the candidate
! put forward by the Cincinnati Convention and is
marshaled by leaders possessing great intellect, in
fuence and industry Those leaders putting forth
gigantic ehorts-are laborng witha zeal which would
truly admirable in a good cause-and whether
they succeed or not, will have nstilled treasonous
poison into vast bodies Of people hitherto uncontam-
mated, and effected combination it Will take truly
naturalization administration as was that which
Immediately preceded Franklin Pierce least four
years to put downand thoroughly eradicate. t
Under circumstances like these, well may every
atspicous but alarming, and commence casting about
for the suret means Of averting the great evil chat :
impending with an eyesngle the pellanence of the
Union. Ne other consideration should be thought of
for an instant. Parry ties, fealties and interests
should not he>regarded as of a feathers weight in
this connection. W. ,g r.
| 1t Is true we arenot Of those who think an nnle
diate dissolution of the Union would follow the cleo.
40 kali
terngb would be given that its existence could
not be maintained for any great length of time; and
while was maintained it would be Union of forms
more than anything else. The sprit-tlle erlob';ng
vitality which erstwhile animated it-woud have de-
parted never to return. The election Of Fleesoil
President by a Freeso Moth, would at once and for
ever crush out from the hearts of the Southern
people the last vestge of attachment to the Union
made by our foreathers Of the literal truth of these
propositions no sane man. possessed of ordinary nor
nation, can entertain doubt.
It being admitted on oil sides that the preservation
Of the Union at least in spirit and patriotic DEVOTION
Edetends to momentons extent on the overthrow Of
Fremont the question at once resolves itself into
interrogatory: With which Of the two other cand
dates Fillmore and Buchanan, can we the people the
more certainly defeat the FreesoileIs2 a.,,
strongest man Of the two, and rally to his support
without distinction party Such has been dfpch
will be our course. We would as readily advocate
Buchanan as we now: do Fillmore, if we thoushthis
strength presented mightier barrier to the suTgng
waves of Freesoilism in the North than does Fillmore
But does Buchanan really possess any strength at
the North? If he does, we would thank any Of his
friends to point ont where it is We not aware of
its locality In the hitherto impregnable Democratic
States of Iowa and Maine, his party has been almost
| annhlated and wherever else the Northern people
| have spoken, he has been shown to he the very en-
| bodment Of weakness And there is hardly loop
to hang doubt upon but the Buchanan State tickets
will be sgnally discounted in the elections which
will take place in Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania
| next week. ..
Where, then is Ruchanan:s strength? On what
| can his friends base well grounded hope that he
stands even remote chance to carry single North
| ern State
Turn We now to Fillmore and his strength and
chances. That has strength North is admitted by
all eXceptthe unscrupuously reckless partisan
presses New York src for him beyond the smallest
petadventure. This is given up. Senator Brown on
his way home from Washington, freely and frequently
admitted it. We regard New jersey as equally
safe. In that State, Commodore Stockton heads the
Fillmore electoral ticket, which renders " assurance
douby sure. Massachusetts,, firmly believe, will
vote for Fillmore. In the CID Bay State, the CONNER
cial, manufacturing maritime interests are becom
ing aroused to the dangerous tendencies of Freesos
and are rapidly concentrating upon Fillmore He will
beat Buchanan out of sight in Connecticut even if he
does mt beat Fremont. In Indiana we view the strug
gle as being between Fillmore and Fremont and have
strong hopes that the former will obtain handsome
1 pluraltyk s
|. But, leaving all debatabe States out of the ques
ton, we have shown above that it is in the power o.
the South, by presenting an united front in behalf Of
that true patriot, national statesman and a mode
| President''-AIiard Fnore-to secure his election
and the overthrow Of Freesoism at one and the same
time, which would bring harmony and peace upon the
land Add the thirtyiVe votes of New York to tn,
one hundred and twenty votes of the South and the
noble work is accomplished.
A LOUISIANA CoNGREssMAN.-The Columbus (Ga.,
Times and Sentinel, Of the 3D. inst, says
On Wednesday last we had the pleasure of meet
ing the Hon. John NJ. Sandidge, of Louisiana. He il
on his return from Washington City to his Westerl
constituency. louisiana he says, will give Buchanan
a considerable majority
Mr.. Sandidge should have waited until he got home
and looked around a little, before he hazarded al
rnir;n, ras,lIt If W.