Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1856-09-24

ceases to be useful, lets Mr.. Fillmore slide, !"
he must console himself, as did Cardinal Wool
sey, with the reflection that, if he had served
freedom with half the zeal he had given to sla-
very, he would not new be left naked to his
enemies" Nor is this poetic truth only, for
while serving freedom, no man was more hon.
ored and prospered than Willard Fillmore; ri
sing, as he did, from station to station, higher
and higher, in the State and National G ogern-
ments, and enjoying, until tempered by ambi-
ton to abandon his principles and party, uni
versal regard and confidence
Shall we of the North, then be required to
adhere to a nomination which has been delib.
erately abandoned by the South Shall We
cling to Mr. Fillmore after those most earnest
for his nomination are supporting Mr. sBuchan-
an
This is the most practical question Let us
therefore look it practically i'll the face
Even in the present state of the canvas, all
but one or two of the Southern States are not
only sure to vote for Buchanan, but are made
sure by the votes of Southern Americans who
were pledged to Mr. Fillmore. AS the canvass
progresses, and the Northern sentiment deyel
opes and concentrates in favor of Colonel Ere.
mont, the remaining one or two Southern
states will declare Enthusiastically for Mr.. Blu
chanan, on whom the whole South will be uni
ted. 8 So sfAI
On the other hand the free states with the
exception of New Jersey and Pennsylvania
haye,or in the progress of the canvass will de.
clare for Fremont The nominee of the Amer.
lean party, abandoned by the South, though
espousng its principles and repudiated by the
North because" of his subscribing to the
South, is driven into New Jersey and Penn.
sylFania, two states upon which his friends
hang a forlornJ hope.p But does Mr.. Fill
more, or any same man, suppose or pretend
that he can carry either of these states, AS
suredly not.
1t is certain however, and it is conceded, that
a union of the Americans and Republicans in
both states, would take them from Buchanan,
and carry them where they belong into broth
erhood and fraternity with Freedom.
May not, then relying upon the patriotism
OF my American friends appeal to them with
confidence In favor of UNION here in my own
state, aud in our sister state of PENNSYLVANIA,
for the sake of that glorious UNION which we
all love and cherish, as all inheritance more
precious than any other gift, though encunl-
bered as portions of it necessarily was. with
slavery? Does any one tell me in reply that
our American principles forbid this union p
vi such let me inquire what has been done or
sought to be done by Southern Americans in
Congress to carry out our principles Have
they passed, or attempted to,pass any laws al-
on the American question. Or have their
voices or their votes been given constantly in
favor OF slavery extension In refusing 10
unite with other friends of Free Kansas (the
only issue involved in the contest, Americans
In New Jersey and Pennsylvania are, with
their eyes open to the inevitable result, aiding
Mr.. Buchanan whose National and State
Platforms contain open denuncation Of the
American party, to carry these states. Yes.
nothing is more certain than that New
Jersey and Pennsylvania can elect or defeat
Mr. Buchanan. The responsibility either way
rests with Americans. We can beat or be
beaten by the party that is avowedly hostile to
Freedom and to Americanism We cannot
elect Mr. Fillmore, and for one, after the
course pursued in Congress by his immediate
representatives, after his own disloyal declara-
lions in favor of dissolution of the Union, in
the event of Col. Fremonts election. I am free
to say do not desire his success.
| have beard but two tangible reasons urg-
ed againsttCol. Fremont The first is that he
is sectional candidate This is neither his
fault nor the fault-of those who support him.
The repeal of The Missouri Compromise was a
national question and national wrong.
Fhe extension of slavery beyond its cohsti-
tutional boundary, is national question. IT.,
as in the repeal Of that compromise, national
compacts were violated, may not the people
seek national redress In what way, or by
what means can that wrong be righted but in
a constitutional manner, throug the ballot box
es The freedom of Kansas and Nebraska
was violated by the action of the executive and
legislative departments of the government
May we not without mourning the reproach of
sectlonalisn, endeavor to re-establish freedom
in those territories by reforming the executive
and legislative departments
Who set up the cry Of sectionaIism when
Gen. jackson from Tennessee, and Mr.. CAL
houn, from South Carolina, were President
and Vice President Why Mr.. Fillmore him
self, who now counsels dissolution of the I'm
ion If Fremont and Dayton should be elected
supported sectional candidates for President,
and Vice President in 1928 and 1884. Tile
idea of dissolYing the Union for such cause
is, l am happy to see, denounced by eulighten-
ed and patriotic Southern men. 0
Gen. Houston, the distinguished Senator
from Texas, in his closing speech in the Sen
ate, said" They tell me if Fremont is elected
forty thousand bayonets viii brstle about the
Capltol--that the South. in fact, will secede
Mr.. President, sc0rn the suggestion There
will be neither briStlinMbayO nor secesnon