New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-09-19
Address of Thomas EEnrt 6,Inx, President Of
American GourcM Of Kentucky.
10 MY i c,i;ol.UsTRY YHEN.

QuaELGEN De-
leve that an address, put byIas, as the eldest
son Of the foundef gf the w hig party in the Unsei
States, would be productive Of good, and might tend
to induce many. sthat an ref the
present political condition of our beloved country
which it SO imperatiYely demands, tllstandiHg
the objections which present themselves to me- and
which, are many and grave, Il have determined
asense of duty. to comply with their wishes to aP
peal to the patriotism of my fellow aRds
itmy warning voice may be heard in this m6nentous
crisis TO urge upon them the selection Of sueh cand
dates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency Of tllea
United States can alone give perfnanence Id or
Institutions and bring peace to distracted
Content to remain in the situation in which Pravf
denee has placed me, have never aspired any
an acquaintance with the public men of the United
States and their political histories, which few other
wise situated, could have attained. il
h We are called upon to select between James Bu-S
chanan and Millard Fillmore and Col John g. Ere
mont for the next AS for the last named
of these gentlemen. have been unable ef ta
upon what considerations his friends base
It is but the madness Of party spirit and secsiona
the high office to which he aspires.
My father thought Nh. Buchanan weak and coz
rupt; wanting. as General jackson has it. moral
firmness. have seen reason to vary my opinion
from his Mixed up. as he is, in the old Bargain
and Corruption q plot, his card to the Telegraph
newspaper in July, Z, in which he says attempt
not to give the words hut the substance, Ar. d-
ans has been elected to the Presidency hE CaE1s
agency Mr.. Clay has been appointed Secretary of
State BY Mr. Adams the people Will draw their avn
interences his attempts to prove inpnbe speeches
in 1874, in Pennsylvania, that Mr.. Polk was better
tariff man than Mr.. Clay, furnish such daTaning re-
cord of his weakness and corruption, that Ieannot
conceive how even any Democrat OF the old line, Z
mean Jackson Democrat, could give him bis support,
Who could believe, then. that any old line any
friend of my father, would be found enlisted his
cause sE75sSE5ss58ss8 s8Is5sss
Whetheras author orsigner Of the 0stend Manifesto
he has shown utter want Of those statesrnanlike
n1a n
United States 5s;# 855@
The time has come when every lover Of his country
should speak ont boldly and fearlessF. shall not
shrink from the duty. Too much at stake to tolerate
silence in any who is informed as to the political
histories of either Mr. Fillmore Or Buchanan Col.
Fremont has none p;
Turn we now to sMilard Fillmore. hyperion to 8
Satyr BY the act Of Providence, called to the Pres
dency of the United States, see him national and
conservative in all respects upholdng the e5istitu
tion carrying out its comp attending W the
abroad. On the completion ofs his term hailed by
honest Wings and Democrats everywhere with sselL
done, thou good and faithful seryant,i n etc.
I Can an American public halt in its opinion be-
| tween such men2 Is slavery agitation neEeE to be
put to rest Is sqnatter sovereignty and dnsteris
10 be tolerated by free and enlightened hmericans
Esaulike, are we ready to sell our births for
mess Of pottage? Forbid it, Almighty God s.
Away with the Wretehed plea of availability. Let,
us do what is right and look to God with honest
conscences for the result. $tss
To the old line M h1g5 0t the tASnianh 5llstFiet
take leave to say, honor them TOR their course 10
their own approving consciences they already feel
their reward, They want no Offices, they acted for
the good Of their country and they have come nobly
up to the work. Nocry Of availahf could ssHerSe
them. In pledgng their support to NE;
/ they do only what their old leader would do, Flth
all his might, could he now once more ADDRESS MS
country 5==z ~ &
the crisis through which we are about to pass be-
eye the slirits OF the just made perfect they ase
ever pettted to look down upon the aifaiTs OF Ahl
earth are now bending their approving glanees upon
the efforts of the friends of Fillmore and Uonelson
to elevate to the high Office of President and VICE
President those distinguished and trustWortny eltie
| zens. s;,5$zit,ssss,3; ;55t-z..
I Look at Kansas; what has produced the sfates of
thinns now being enacted there? Is not the weak
n Imbeciie administration Of Franklin Pfereef Has
not James Buchanan adopted the acts his adnins-
traton as part of his platform And our abused
country submit to such another administration for
four years longer . slt s84 s5s54z
Away with such miserable abortions. III NEfllard
Fillmore we have statesman calm aud wise aaa fear
less who still the element Of discord and ayanee
the best interests of our country. 5e
Brothecs of the American party stand b your arms
Z, and be of good eheeri National aud csuseryatlFe
men throughout the land are gathering 10 oar stand
ard. Jew weeks trust. will prosaes such results
as shall forever put to rest sectiona libnsters
squatter severe! and every thing that saa Esna
to mar the integrity and psaeas Of TINS gio
rous eSnfederacy. $ " ss \. $55
4 Respectfully, your obt seryt
- Grand President of the Council OF Ks>
I m CpptEi e :