The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-11-01
HON. y. T. KENNERS POSITION

Duncan +. kennrr, III the present IreSIucillal
contest, induce me TO lay before you Tor pnbll-
cation the following extracts from letter OF
his, which has been placed ut my service by
the friend to whom ii was addressed. The
great political sagacity Of Mr. Kcnncr, the M
usual facilities which he possesses of learning
the position aud course of parties over the
whole country; the many ties Ivy which his own
interest is connected with that OF his native
State, all contribute to lend additional weight
to the cogcnt reasons which have cndnced him
to throw aside all political prejudice and old
party associations, and unite with the Dcmoc-
racy in the support Of uchnnan and Brcckin.
ridge. Your obcdcnt servant. j. :. NJ.
ASHLAND, Oct. %, 1886.
The result Of the Pennsylvania and Indiana
elections having destroyed all possibility Of sup
port and assistance from the Democrats, ! have
lost all hope of Mr. Fillmorc'S election by the
people. | cannot therefore come to any other
conclusion than that further support Of him
by us will only tend to divide the South, and
thus throw thu election into the House of Rep
rcscnntiyps. And what is to be gained by
that policy any Assurance Of success? think
not. 10 send the election to the House i sim
ply and absolutely to gre FremOM 0noiher
o"Hcc. by casting II united vote the South
have il in their power TO beat the woolly mus
tang. Shall we divide and run dic race over
in the ilouse and give him another chance TO
win? To you and myself, to whom the defeat
Of Fremont is the paramount object in the
election, it would seem that we ought to say,
No-ccrtainly not. The political excitement
incidental 70 an election by the House, in or
binary times, is trying enough; how much more
50 would IT DC u, present. No one can desire
to witness IA election BY the House who thinks
Of the intrigue, bargain and corruption, and
consequent moral and political degradation
which ever viii attend such IN election, when
the prize is 100 900 Offices and the annual dis
burscmcnt of $4,000 900!
Twice has the House of Representatives
been called upon to decide Presidential con
tests, and each time has ii given rise to com
bnat'onS which we're unexpected and were
ultimately lisapprovcd by the people. The
rsC time Aaron B1rr, though not even can
ddatc for the prosiirnc5, came near defeating
Jcicr1on--lIaying ted him for J think, twenty
five or twcnty-SiX ballots The second time
was in 1924, in the election Of Adams, OYER
Jackson and Crawford These Two instances
show what strange aud wonderful cunbna-
.
the prize. Eat yon say. I'm the sruilic Mr.
Fillmore mGy be elected Yes he may, but
how! The flct that THE Democrat. have
Breckenridge to fill hncs upon u the :'cnatc
prrcludcs any probability anu nny ny, pos
sibllty Of lhelr uniting 70 = cri VIZ Fillmore
Mr., Fillmore my succeed ~ compromising
and tru'lirk ~ w,llthn free.SoiIcr~ by prom
iSng chem the Offices II tar North rs the re-
, ward of hi. election. Ion certainly cannot
: desire such eco Hilton 81 things as wonld place
the federal patronage in tie Nortllcrn States
ut the disposal o'th"se Northern Frre-SOil YAM
pires. Give them the federal blood to suck
l for the next tonr years and they will be upon
us in 1860 like strong man refreshed By
sleep. | believe Al. Fillmore incapable Of ans
such bargaining II, This and therefor believe
, his election by tn House SO great IN improba-
biliy, that for one am unwilling to contrib
{ ute to any such possibility, accompanied, IA
: it must he, by another cEanre for Fremont.
, You tell me fremont rarmot be elected by the
House. Why not! lie has already thirteen
States certain--iowa diyided-onc Black Re
: publican and one Democratic representative.
), Can You doubt how Iowa will vote at the last
Q pinch iowa will east her vote in November
, for Fremont by eight or ten thousand MAORI
. ~. How natural for her Democratic repre-.
4 sentative to obey tho voice of his constituents
and join his Republican colicngc and cast the
! vote Of the State for Fremont! He will do It
: as certainly as he lives This will give him
;, fourteen States. There are two vacancies in
!, Illinois If these vacancies be filled by Black
y Republicans in November next, Illinois will
V also be added to the list, making fifteen States
>. for Fremont, and requiring only one more to
y elect Inn. For this one more he has the
y chances Of the lone Representative Of Delaware
!. (who represents Il State only nominally slave
"a holding) and California know nothing Of
. Of the California members; but see some YER,
q. hard things said OF one Of them by his owl
"a constituents, three thousand of whom hay,
# signed n petlioa to him to leave the State fol-
v his countrys good, which petition--backed Il.
=. it is by the Vigilance ommittec-sounds
il nightly like a command for him to do so.
w 1ou see there is a chance for Fremont il
:, the House, which is so much greater than an,
for Mr.. Fillmore, TINT | cannot help thinkin.
n that we have more to lose than to gain b,
q taking the chances of an election by the House
# The South as too much ut stake to run an,
er unnecessary risks in this election. Better b,