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to our peace as sham Democracy?
Black Republicanism cannot recon
Gle our difficulties, because it is as Sec
tional as sham Democracy, and quite
as corrupt and dangerous. Like the
sham Democracy, too, its extremists
advocate DISUNION, and separate
Republic, as q cure for our difficulties.
In forming their ticket, the Black Re-
publicans have overlooked and repudi-
ated the whole SOUTH, by nominal
ing both its candidates from the Nor tn,
thus tending to increase excitement as
its success began to seem probable
Black Republicanism cannot be trust
ed, then, because, like sham Democra-
cy, its success would be sectional tri-
umph, dangerous and distracting to the
peace of the country.
Where, then, can the Union lovin g
and conservative engo? weanswer
conscientiously and truly, to the stan
dard of WILLARD FILLMORE
He is the man whMgIAs BEEN TRIED
before when DISTINGUISHES assail-
cd the citadel of our Liberties, and HE
it was of whom our nation was proud.
as the universal acclaim went forth, at
his retirement from office, from CRATE
full people, "WELL DONE, GOOD AND
FAITHFUL SERVANT" He was true
to the Constitution and the Union be-
tore-he says now that in the admins
tration of the government that no
would "know no North, no South, no
East no West, nothing but his coun-
try Such man is certainly THE
NAN for the crisis, for in his abilities of
craftsmanship, wisdom, prudence, fore
cast and patriotism, the whole country
has implicit confidence.
American citizens, who value the
Union as above price. and it's continu-
ance as an object of patriotic desire,
should put their heel upon the first
lnsldlous attempts of disunionists, in
their efforts to ALLEVIATE one section a.
gainst another. We have such das-
tard attempts now-open, outrageous,
helnous and unconcealcd! We have
them in the Democratic party! We
have them in the Black Republican
party. A venal and corrupt party
press IS poisoning public sentiment dali
ly by incendiary appeals to the preju-
dices, passions, pride and interest of
one section to the exclusion of anoth-
or. The Richmond Enquirer and Ex-
amncr in bitterness and recklessness
of geographical sentiment are only e.
qualled, in the damnable hercsies they
enunciatc, by the New York Tribune,
or the pulpit political ministrations of
Henry Ward Beecher, of Sharp's Rifle
notoriety! All! we have disunionists
among us, even now leading the hon
est masses of Virginia Democracy to
the vortex of dissolution-and Henry
a. Wise stands ready to place a mus
ket and a cartridge-box at the disposal
of the misled and blinded masses In
such times of evil omen, men should
THINK and ACT for the country, and
let corrupt leaders see and feel that
the people will not follow them wher-
ever they choose to lead them. Can it
be possible that there is not patriotism
enough left among the people to de-
feat the wild schemes of mad and excl
ted factionists, whether of the South
ern Democratic or Northern Republi-
can school? The result of this Presi-
Dental canvass will show who is for
the whole Union, and who is for only
half of it,
Who can object to WILLARD FILL
MORE! The whole country honors,
reveres, and loves him. They know
that he is as true to the whole Union
as the needle to the pole. Will the
PEopLE-dare they in view of the con-
dition of danger in which Democracy
has placcd-can they, dare they, we
ask, repudiate FILLMORE for a SEC
TIoNAL candidate? Answer the ques-
ton at the Polls, on the 18th of Novem-
Der, and satisfy your conscience as a
patriot and freeman, responsible to the
country of your birth and pride.
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