The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-15
Would Fremont's Election Dissolve the
Union

We took occasion yesterday to review the
threats of disunion with which Messrs. Fillmore
and buchanan have undertaken to bully the
weaker citizens Of the North into their support !;
and we showed that these gentlemen, farseeing
and sagacious as they are, are not likely 10 make
much by that motion. A few words to another
class Of people, who also talk much about FIRE.
mont's election dissolving the Union, may no:
be wholly thrown away. The class in question is
made up Of old politicians, who say what they do,
well knowing it TO be false, but calculating upon
its due effect, and of merchants and others who
are not very strong in the back or the purse and
really tr,mblc at the very thought Of any such
CONFUSION az might shake the pillars Of credit
and topplc over insecure inancers. These latter
are stupid but honest ignorant but sincere dread
ing everything that betokens inquiry or change
they dread Fremont's election among the rest and
in a vague. confused way argue that If there b.
any doubt Of the effect Of that event. they had
best get On the safe side.
These WORTHLESS viii probably admit that
Union. The people Of Pennsylvania, and
New York. and Ohio. and Massachusetts, are
not going at this period Of their history to
cut themselves adrift from Georgia and the
Csrolnas and Kentucky and Louisiana. Al
least, no word Of such project has yet been
uttered. No public man has ever proposed Snch
a thing no public press has intimated a willing
ness to support any scheme Of the kind On the
contrary every public man. every political body.
and every newspaper, have, lately a. ever. pro-
tested in the most energetic manner that they
we're opposed TO any design against the integrity
Of the Union. And Of course, If the opposition
party should succeed in electing its candidate,
John C. Fremont, II would have no reason to
desire any change The dagger Of disunion, in
the event Of Fremonts election, cannot, there
fore, come from the North.
Ii must. then. either proceed from the South, or
from the President himself
Mr. Fillmore intimates that II is 70 be appre-
hended from the South He il informed that
| the South will not submit 10 Fremont Let
" try TO avoid confusion arising from vague
terms If II IL meant that the South WILL on the
bare fact Of the election Of John c. Fremont
and before his administration has commenced
ia carry out Its policy, separate itself from
| the Union, and erect itself into a sepa-
rate confederacy, then We apprehend
hat the assertion is pure nonsense. There Is no.
| thing in the platform on which Mr.. Fremont reet
which would render his election null and void:
| and no vice in his candidateship short Of this.
would jugtify the South in refusing TO acknow-
ledge him II elected lie Is a Southern man
born In ono Southern State, educated in another
| an ex-senator Of the United States--on what
ground could the South presume to consider
votes given to him as void and Of no effect? Oh.
| yiously none; and were The South even disposed
to attempt such Acknowledgement Of the North,
they are al this moment estopping themselves
from having recourse to this policy by cleo
pioneering and making speeches and canyassing
against Fremont. Their opposition has already
recognized the validity Of his csndidateship
II i therefore absurd to say that the South
Wal secsde % The strength Of the bare fact of