Daily American organ., 1856-08-14
Fiilmore's Prospects Northern Conse
tism.


We are receiving the most cheeril &C.
counts from the North and West of the rapid
progress of conservatism in those sections of
the country A Southern gentleman, sojourn-
ing during the summer at the North, and who
has taken great pains to ascertain the true
position Of parties there, with view to pre-
sent the truth to his Southern brethren, has
addressed letter to one Of his friends in this
city, from New York, and from which we are
authorized to make the following extracts,
showing the result Of his observation and in
quiries:
After giving his reasons for believing the
opinions he entertains to be correct, he says
"I therefore have the vanity to think myself
well posted as to the prospects. ] doubt whether
Fillmore will carry any of the Eastern States ex-
cept Connecticut-there are, nevertheless great
changes going on in his favor in massachusetts and
Rhode Island Neto York loW 60 for Fillmore,
and so .ciH Ne,o Jersey. Pennsylvania is doubt
ful-each claim it (the Fillmore and Fremont men,
Ohio looks better than it did two months since"
- "a man who is said to be
the best posted on that State oho) says it will go
Fillmore by 10000 majority"
The omitted portions in the above letter, in
dicated thus = refer to distinguished
gentleman of that State, whom we do not feel
authorized to refer to by name. His position
and purposes will doubtless soon be made
known by his own potential voice-till then
we deem it improper to say what position he
will assume. The writer then proceeds thus:
"The changes for Fillmore in this State (New
York; are astonishing. / have been present when
at least one hundred votes have been taken in this
State, on steamboats,, railroads, and chance gath
erngs, amongst all classes, and have yet to see
the first place where Fillmore did not get the
largest vote, and very often he gets more votes
than both Fremont and Buchanan"
"a vote is taken almost every day on the Hud-
son River Railroad. You would be perfectly az
tonished to see how rapid the changes are in Fill
more's favor.
CA Kentuckian informs me that the elections
in that State on the 4th instant, afford no criterion
to Judge of the result in November next"
The writer of the above letter has spent
several weeks travelling in the North and
West, for the purpose of ascertaining and
making known the true condition of things at
the North, and we have copied his letter lite
rally, in order to give his opinions in has o,on
words. The letter is in the hands of gen
tleman in this city, to whom it was addressed,
and who will exhibit it to such as may desire
TO see it, with any proper purpose.
1t will be observed that the writer of that
letter "dou6ts" whether Massachusetts, or
Rhode Island will vote for Fillmore, though
he says great changes are going on in those
States in favor of Fillmore" our oaona cor
respondents in Massachusetts, assure us that
Fillmore aoiU carry Massachusetts, They have
no hope of Vermont, New Hampshire, or of
Maine, all of which will cast their votes for
Fremont. Rhode Island is debstable ground
Connecticut may be fairly claimed for Fill
more New York and New Jersey are set
down as safe for Fillmore. Ohio win, in oil
probability, go for Fillmore. Indiana and
Illinois may possibly so far change as to vote
for Fillmore. At this time they are for Fre-
mont
Iowa, Wisconsin, and Michigan, unless
great changes shall be wrought between this
time and November, will probably go for FIRE.
mont. These are our frank and candid opin-
ions of the North and West We may be
asked ,ohat States we assign to Buchanan p
Not single Northern State. He will be
beaten as badly in the whole Northwest, as he
has just been beaten in Iowa, and for the very
same reason, to-toit: that he represents that
party which "reopened sectional agitation" +"
II is not that the Northwest expect the resto-
ration Of the missouri Compromise line" that
they will oppose "Old Squatter Sovereign" I"
bat it is their intent to manifest their condem-
nation Of the purposes and acts Of those who
recklessly involved the Nerth and South in
purely sectional contest, without benefit or ad.
vantage to any portion of the country.
The National American party stands pledged
to the doctrines distinctly and emphatically
laid down in the 7th section Of the American
platform, on the Territorial questions, and to
those doctrines the North and Northwest win
finally yield an unqualified assent There is
nOc no portion Of the country, nor any party