The true Democrat., 1856-10-28

bursted by the vigorous limbs of the yet un- shorn Nazarite. Tremendous cheers.) I be- | heve, and here proclaim 1t to you in the cap- l tai of the State over which 1 am constituted Governor, that the most conservative, the most patriotic thing you can do to preserve this | Union, with all it's blessings-and they are m- measurable and nnumerable is, to convince. l in some stern strong form of expresson-so- berly, seriously, calmly, with the purpose of men who know their rights and dare maintain them-convince these northern demons and the traitors In your midst, that you will not bear hshonor; that you will no. submit to be sub- dued that you will not submit to be degraded by being provincalized. Enthusiastic ap- pause0 Convince them of this and your pro- perty Is safe, your peace Is safe your country is safe. (Cheers.) How will you convince them /? l am waiting for your orders. Loud cheers Iwant you to ask yourselves first, what you will do. Ii Buchanan is elected President of the United States there will be no aggression upon us by the government, and you will have nothing to do. You have only to go on and keep the peace-sit still under your own vine and fig tree, and all will remain happy and unlted, and your besslngs-so far as govern. ment protection and executive action are con- cerned-wlil be left unmarred. At all events we shall have respite. Enthusiastic ap plause)
 But the fearful alternative is what will you do if the black republican candidate is elected? If Buchanan Is not to be elected, God grant that Fillmore, as he is man of patriotism and principle--for 1 have great pleasure in testify ing to his being good man, though on the subject of slavery an abolitionist, as 1 know him to be from nearly eleven years service with him in Congress--I say God grant that he may bo o.la f Rurbop,p l., Rut cir b.; out of sight in this race He will serve to dis tract and divide neghbor ftom neigllbo in the south, and to fuse foes in the north. His name will serve to shield some bad men who really do not mean an honest, bona .fde support to him. Cloud cheerS) It will serve to keep of some good men and divide them from the de- mocracy, though 1 am glad to see that the best of them arc beginning to concede that demo- cracy is the only hope Of safety. But, if Fre- mont Is elected, Is 1t wrong, they will ask, that one man is elected instead of another?- Never will say that that is a wrong. Fremont is nothing. (Cheers.) He is less than nothing in my estimation Enthusiastic cheers) The question will not be, shall Fremont reign over you and me? but it will be, shall the black flag be erected, shall the higher law be execut. cd by the President of the United States over the reign of the constitution and the laws?- Sudil property ut lnNdtcCt WlJu l1npunltN = Yes, you will find hundreds that will say--they begin already to say, 70! wait!-wait for some overt act-wait for him to do some wrong!''- Tell me, will any person entertaining feelings of self-reSpect having the spirit and courage of man, wait to prepare for war whilst its clouds is in the horizon, until after the declaration of war is made? Tell me Ii the hosting of the black republican flag in the hands of an adven- turer, born lllegltmately Ill a aneighboring State if not i'll begotten in this very city-tell me if the hoisting of the black flag over you by Frenchmau's bastard, whilst the arms of civil war are already clashing, is not to be deemed an over act and a declaration of war? We'll, sir, you will not only hear the cry, wait. wait and that too in the sacred name of the Union that can only be saved by action now-thev will say wall, wait. not only ill the sacred name of conservatism, which they are crushing; but they will go further.
 My friend (Mr ScotD asked this evening what southern man would dare to take office under Fremont? 1 tell him. man after man-I can lay my finger upon them, that will say, "Oh, you will allow us to take office, because we will go in to protect your rghts!" They will have us wait that they may have the privilege of holding office. If you submit to the cleo tun of Fremont, you will prove what Seward and Burllngame have said, to be true-that the south cannot be kicked out of the Union.-- There will be no limit to aggression. There will be an unlimited, degrading submission- In this state of things what do we see? The farce of legerdemaln played by parties, pretend. ing to be opposed to each other every day, at every convention, and every meeting of the people--pretending to quarrel and then fusing --those that style themselves old-line whigs calling themselves the "other' party, and the Know Nothings calling themselves the "tother'' party. Laughter and cheers) The whigs hold convention and you see it full of Know Nothings; and the Know Nothngs hold a con- venton, and you see it full of whigs; and they claim to be the " other'' party or the tother'' party, according to the circumstances while they are all fusing in the north and distracting the south. How long are you southern peo- pie, to be honey -fuggled, caoled, and cheated out of your rights and peace and social safety, by this sor. of legerdeman? 1 believe, confi- denty believe, that the God of nations has an eye over the destinles of this land, and that the eyes of the people will be opened before the day of election, and that they will not be al- lowed to strike the blows of blind giants upon the constitution, and thereby involve all in one indiscriminate ruin. Loud cheers.) 1 hope and trust in God that we shall be saved from such calamity. (Cheers) He is deadly enemy to his country; he Is dastard he is demon he IS guilty of the sin of Cain; he is the worst of ofmurderers- fratrcide, ,who would, without sufficient cause, light the flames of civil war. But,
 Rather than wear dishonored chains
 Or follow captives at the trophcd car,
 Give us again the wildness of your woods,
 And the fierce freedom of our great forefathers
 Tremendous cheering) would preach peace. I WOuIu VOta
 (Cheers) Look up to heaven, or, turning, look down upon the earth of our native land, and ask yourselves, tell yourselves the answer to the question, which is everlastingly occurring to me--what will you do if this proclamation of war is made? Do you ask me what 1 will do? say to you that reserve my answer for the present. Considering the question delibe- rately, calmly, and being we'll fortified in the thought, deliberately say to you, that will do whatever you will back me in, to save or to die. Tremendous applause.) I am making no threats. will remember the oath have taken to preserve the constitution and defend the right of the people, will fight for them. if 1 must fight to save, not to destroy (En- thusastic applause.) War is terrible thing, and We all have to remember, that if it begins, 1t will aot only be the north against the south 1t will be a civil war of neighborhoods for lib- erty against tdespotism-for right against power. (Cheers.) Our enemies will remem Der, that if they have minority in Virginia we have a minority in New England, New York and Ohio, and everywhere north If they have their fifty or sixty thousand left them in the State of Vir- gnia, in every northern State we have hundreds of thousands of arms that are with us. Gre. mendous cheers.) You have more than your own power at home. The saddest reflection to me is that in such a crisis there will be fonnd many traitors among us. But if we may have enough to do with these few at home, the black republicans have enough to do with the thou sands that are still left in the northern States. to battle for tine Union and the rights of all.- (Tremendous cheers.) Virginia has not depo- pulated herself without some return of the bread she has cast on the waters There is