Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-10-01

,randizement, one single order from Secretary
Davis, written on piece of paper not larger
Fhan my hand, would have kept the peace and
restored quiet throughout the whole land. A
most excellent friend of mine, Mr. Crittenden.of
Kentucky, moved to send out Gen. Scott, to
,acify the country there, but the administration
would not send him. An honorable gentleman
and myself were talking last night and he seem.
I'd really to think that the affair was very i'm
l'ortant one. and that it was to be supposed that
they were going there to kin some hundreds ard
thousands on side. But assured him It was
like certain game ut cards.
do not know much about those games, but
TO me it appeared to be from beginning to end
perfect game of brag. each one threatening the
'ther very violently, striving to look very fero-
iousy at his adversary. and at the same time
hoping very anxously that his adversary would
run away. Bu. it was like two bullies who have
oeen arrayed against each other, and with threa-
enng gesture and loud voices are endeavoring
10 frghten each the other; sometimes the hand
will slip and blow is given, and then each gets
much more than he bargained for. That was
the condition OF affairs then. There was no need
If Major Generator even Brigader General,
ut there. so
| give it as my deliberate opinion, from my
knowledge of the frontier, from my knowledge
If the facts in the case, so far as was nble to
tbtain that knowledge. that the time never has
5een in Kansas, when a prudent, respectable,
linking Major Of a battalion,with well armed
battalion under his command, could not have
enforced the peace perfectly against the whole
multitude there. There never has been time
when, if major had said TO the different armed
factions threatening each other SO violently
there; Now. men. beg of you to go away, do
not force upon ME the painful duty Of compell-
ing you to dsperse, which certainly shall do
anless yOu obey me,r-there never has been Q
time when that would not have been entirely
sufficient. Let him have said this to then-let
him have said-"I know you are rot emigrsnts,
but bodies ofarmed rien, commanded by coionels
and captains, and that is not the way the Wild
erness is subdued and made to blossom like the
rose. You are nothing more nor less than an
armed mob, and you must go away. and II you
do not go away, will make you do it" Let
him have said this to them, and my wordfor it,
it would have been sufficient. ~
am man believing in authority, believing
in making laws, and then whether the law Is
exactly to my liking or not, for enforcing it,
(eheers) whether it be to catch q runaway ne
gro and bring him back to his master,or to quell
riot in disordered territory, and the govern
lnent that has not the power, or having the
power has not the will to do that, does not de-
serve to be continued in power. / think that is
common sense. am sure it is the part OF truth
and safety and justice. If lived under King
might not think so; if lived under monarchy
that had the right to govern me without law, l
might not think so might submit only till
could get the MEANS power and opportunity to
right myself, but that is not the right course in
this country. When we have laws here, let them
be executed.
Gentlemen, tell you there is not party in
the United States but the Wing party, who take
the law for their guide. The Republicans at
the North do not do so, for they say the fligi-
tive slaye law is not to be executed. The Dem
ocrats at the South do not. for they said at one
time the tariff was not to be executed, and they
now say that Congress has no power to legs-
late about slavery in the territories, and that
the people OF the territories have no power to
.egislate upon the NATTER and thus it may be
left in abeyance for fifty years. But the Wing
party, the true, just honest, home-loving and
law abiding Wing party, is the only party that
can guarantee the good and quiet of this coun-
try. And shall this party die thought it was
indeed very low, and when came here, little
expected to see what have seen. | did not
think to find here men Of high character. Of
long public service, men of name and property,
with the aspiring, noble hearted young men, who
are to be the leaders OF our party when We their
seniors have passed away. did not expect to
see them here. 1t is q promise, a glorious pro-
mise OF hope for the country.
But said would not deta;n you, and will
not (Cries of Go on-gO on) have q thou
sand things could say 10 you; but | will not
say them. am too much exhausted now. hard
| lv able to stand Let me close in few words.
Let me remind you again that in coming here
we have Just marked our the task before us
We have not begun 10 do the work We have TO
do Let every man 60 home. and each rs it t'e
thought that the success or dffeat in this elec-
ton of his party ar his candidates depended on
his own individual exertions. 1t has been said
T! by a wise man, away y0nder in the East, VIM
tirop, believe, and reapeated by others, that II
every man who preferred Millard Fillmore for
President would say so beforehand honestly,
and would vote for him, there would be no diff
ficuty in electing him.
| And besides that, there is no man but who
can exert some influence on those around him,
on his neighbor, his brother and his son, and il
every man who loves the right and is willing to
work for it, who honors the law and is willing
to sustain it, who wishes to see his country en-
riched and blessed by a peaceful, home-loving
administration of man purely Wing, If every
such man will fall to with will to accomplish
that-it will be done. have chosen Nard
Fillmore not because was under personal obli-
cations, certainly not because he belongs to the
| American party. But | have chosen him be-
cause as long az have known him in public
| life. have found him Wing without taint or
reproach.
If he is anything else than Wing he has
learned it since he left office. And yet know
that his own honest mind has no conception
that he has done anything since he has come out
of Office to conflict in the slightest degree with
his former political character and condition. And
here is the proof In the very act of accepting
the nomination OF the American party he refers
with honest pride to his old Wing Administers
ton (cheers,) and tells them with the frankness
that caracterizes that man more than any 9th.
err man in the high station that | have ever
known-he tells them in plain English-iny
former administration will be true index Of
the one that is to come if should be elected
Can you make u better Wing Administration
than that was3 (Applause)
Are you so unreasonable. my brethren Of the
Whig party, az to expect better Wing admin
i.tration than was that of Millard Fimore2 I
think you are not such Utopians rs that When
he pledges himself, in the very act of accepting
the nomination of another party, that that tor.
mer administration OF his shall be his standard
and guide for a new one, what can it be but a
Wing administration
tank you, gentlemen, thousand times I
thank you, for the honor you have done me by
calling upon me to preside over your deibera-
tons here. ! have never been before the coun-
try. and did not suppose that had a name that
could grace the position occupy, nor do sup
pose so now. Gu home and ut heart deserve
success. We can do that. 1t is not in the ma.
ture of things always to command success, but
we can always deserve it.