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and virtue Of the North do not mediate any inter

and virtue of the North do not mediate any inter
ference with slavery in the South
In like manner, the southern candidate Is certain
of defeat unless he will pledge himself V stand by
the rights 70 prvate property at all hazards even
II the risk Of the Union, Notwithstanding the wis
dom and patriotism of the South would cleave 70
the Union as indispensable to Per welfare and ,n
North and the South into false positions.
If an Aboltionist or Free Seller puts to the
question whether we would dissolve this Union IL
the Wilmot proviso or the abolition OF slavery In
the District be enacted by Congress, would say
70 him, YOU have right 10 ask such 2 question.
You are agitator and an aggressor. You seek to
monopolize all the territorial possessions Of this
Union against the laws Of fairness and justice and
you know that you will make free States of Califor
MIA and New Mexico, which are the only practical
subjects of your pretended claim. The people Of
the District of Columbia, for whose advantage you
propose to abolish slavery, beg you to desis from
your purpose. The South does not ask to force
slavery into your States. and you should not de-
spoil the people of the South Of their property You
are dsturber of the peace and wrong doer. You
are destroying that amty 80 necessary to this
Union. You are insulting the feelings and invad-
ing the property and rights OF the South, and un
less you come with clean hands and honest hearts
you have no claim to come into our company and
ask US questions about the value OF this glorious
Union.
If a Southern disunionst, in the excitement and
anger Of real or supposed aggression ON his proper
~, puts TO us the question whether we would live
our rightful property, We would say to him: The
conduct Of the North is unauthorized and aggres-
sivc, but consider calmly Of the remedy you
threaten. We would not allude to the numerical
strength of the North to persuade you to suffer
force to reduce you to dishonor oppression,
but as sensible men you must know that disunion
would entail aggravated dangers on your institu-
tons, and would destroy the last hope of repub-
lican government. Your Kentucky brethren would
be the greatest sufferers by dsunion and her peace
and happiness staed on the preservation Of the
Union.
The people of Kentucky deeply imbued
with sense of the necessity of union, that to pro-
tect it, she will even wage against that party
which would destroy it. If the Union is dissolved,
angry, interminable wars the necessary consc-
quence; and, if we must fight lethe first strugglebe
the side ofhe Union against those who would assail
it. As Kentuckans, we say to you that the rights
Of the slave States and the rights to slave property
shall not be violated if prevent it, and if the
North or the South assals the Union we will oppose
| even to the wrong doer. We would say fur
Their, that you should be cool, patient, and firm.
The Congress of the United States have not abol-
ished slavery in the District or excluded you from
participation in the territories If they do so, there
is still another department of the government that
has the power judicaly to settle the constitutional
question which you raise. Let every hope of re-
dress be exhausted before you think of violent
remedy, and let your last remedy for the most in
| supportablc evils be that of disunion.