Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-05-22
NOTICE TO THE FRIENDS OF NIB. FILL
MORE

In behalf Of numerous friends Of Mr Fillmore we
cs! upon h!s friends throughout: The country 10 pro.
eei wifhoE' further delay 10 organize Tor the osm
pa'sn nf 1861 Tae d'-msntled condition Of the Ds
1nc-.tic end Republican forces .nd IN. grsat i-su-s
rt;rh are operating to divide the p-opls Of tbs
Cnlnn into two absorbing sectional parties. call
tor the immediate organization OF national Cnion
conservative party to ainnf a, dlator between Inc
rnrth and thu south n fhr next Pr--deniia election
Many friends Ct Mr. Fillm"r- 6-ilevs that in the
;yht hundred thousand votes which hs received last
November from all part. # the Union, therr is .f'l
existing ths nurlrus upon which to ou'lh conqHerlnx
osrry In 1860 To this end |; is d-srahlo, not only
that Mr. Fillmore adherens should pr"cerd In every
state county, CITY. town and hamr','o reorgan's-or
active servic-, but that from every q1arer .unh an
impulse shall be gwen 10 The American National
Convention OF ths second OF Jdn', al L'usvlIl.'
Kentucky ~ shall result 10 the enthusiastic recon
truc,ion Of the party upon tbs ganuns broad and IL.
oeral principles of the constitution and m Uni'n
~. J. Hraa
Th,, paragraph appeared in conspicuous place in
the columns OF the New YYrk Herald of Tuesday,
accompanied With editorial appeal in another part
of thar paoer to the friend- Of Fillmore to rally TO
the rs,cue of their nte candidate and their cause. II
i,I h. observed that thsrs Is no other authenticity
attached 10 ,h. '.up,os ths rlen is OF Mr. Fill
more" than that Il appeared, and for me nfs'
time % far as We have seen, without slSnaure or en
dor,ement 10 the journsl TO whoh We have accreait-
ID II. The astute editor Of the HerdLt 1t will be re-
rasmbered, has already flung the flag OF Fremont
"a The breeze again, fr the CONTEST OF isoo' and
hence, he says "ths proclamation which We publish
i'll, morning. calling upon the whole Fillmore party
- n,ocesd ct once to an sctve aud universal re organ
;x,,ion for the gree. campaign OF l55o Tne Ht-
,alA hold. that ;ui,s passbe Coll Fremont may
~ srnerseded iu ths North through The schemes and
,,,;yu-s of ths Ssusrd nsnagers." Il asserts that
.uh;is tbs Dam ,crscy of the North are hopele.-ly
5-osso up and demorazsd, ths Democracy OF the
so1,n are steadily drifting into purely see''ona
s3.:asrn organisation"
;.:bnks, or rather says, also, thst "in onth SEQ
tjous of the Union there isa large margin OF e"oou'
scemsut TO Mr.. FiIlm,rs .npPorters" This Is an
.r,isos too transparent fr .6,o:. It may serve To
s1o,ts ridcul but Il ic.roslY oonn'n1 tne con-
a,d.-.,,on Of s,ut h,rn man. The Democratic psrfy
1, ,,;,;no ground in the North, and In the South
,,a,a ara Is vet no Indication, to induce
1,,h, that we .hal be able to n'in;ain our
...end.ncy. Had the saveholding States dv.
ssd THAR vote ir tho late election. as thHy
,svs heretofore done. when the contests "e's n''
,o,,l not sectional Fremont, the especial profege OF
tho Nav York Herald, and cho'en champion OF aoo-
,,,,,;.u rouId have won tho victory and the peo-
81. - .,s United States would nn~ De known a. a
rr,..--sc,.d nation. In 1861 the s'rugg!e Il tn be
-..,,.d And anle., there !, division in the South
=. .h. Nor,bsrn Democracy are unable TO save those
..a.. which they now hold. the result will se such
;, ,,lm The apprehension, and qaet the fears and
s,-.aodiues of I'll. which now common to patriots
=, -, n,rtes and in every portion OF the country -
~. Wv York Herald still chehshes hops that IL
t.xo,I,. Fremont may be enabled TO succeed in 1884,
h,d;, !, vel. aware that unless there is sehlsm In
~. son,b, Or dirsful defeat Of the Democracy In
~. No,,b Il 10 "hop;ng against hope"
i And hence With an eye to the alienation OF those
.on,.,,s,ive Southern men who, though opposed &c
- nav Of the political principles of the Democratic
,s-.y, still xood BY the banner OF Buchanan an'
s..t,,rdee ia the late election, as the only alter
80. os,rsd 10 those who would save the South
v,.bout a separation Of the Union the New Yor1
E.-,H .nie.vors to encourage re-orRaniza
,;o, Of NJ. Fiilmore's followers. Bat the came
,.r.. Of unity Of the Southern peopls which e1;see
49,, o,;,,snow. And our people are not 50 open 4
.,,;scs q, h be dsud-d n:o division by the II rod
go, ,ona The Argus eyed observer of even;a, wit
,,ro,, tia course of that Journal hs1 doubtless dis
oovsr,d TN. tho Northern Democracy are pushing Oh
,h.r column vigorously and ravsiyi and that NOR
,.., a,ry.nd NUT b. dIssrmsd 10 tSe Sonth, 20 -