New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-22

Few men pass through forty year ol "cu'' W
without leaning that 10 struggle for the sudden ~
In, yledgmen Of abstract truths is TO lose ones ue
II has ever been, and perhaps VIII always De, $40"
work TO pull truth bodily up from the bottom OF ner
well. Anmosties peryerse, hearburniDgs endless
d;s,ppoinments often fatal are the almost inevitable
,.xart Of sny such endeavor. Men must be content,
!, this IRON or braEen age of ous, with bare plecemea
,seogrors of truth. Be patient and You viii get your
;ps,sIm.nts with tolerable regularity hope ever anu
Won Ill ultimately be paid in full
acknowledge that shall vote for John l. Fremont
,tbout knowing or caring to know very much about
him beyond the fact which Is repeatedly Vouched 'o'
,b., he is honest and trustworthy. lvote Tor him as
the representative of principle which REGARD as
.oerej and which further look upon as means to
an end-that end being the ultimate extnguishment Oh
n.r.e nal bondage in the United states OF amerlca'
shall vote for John C. Fremont, because undef
stand him not to be an AbOitionst, or IN favor OF
,be .udden emancipation of the slaves against the WI"
Of the people in the Southern States am content 70
wait for the truth, and 10 take il by instruments as
can get them.
shall vote for John c. Fremont because am
given 70 understand by hs pledges that he VIII mann
tain the existing rights of the Southern States without
sacrificing to them any Of the nights OF the Northern
States.
7 sbal vote for John c. Fremont because | UNDER
tasd him to be solemny pledged to uphold and carry
ont by every constitutional means at his command
the views expressed by Washington, and Jefferson,
ard CLAW. and Webster against the introduction oil
Slavery into any territory Of the United States in which
il does not now exist.
And finally, shall vote for John L. Fremont De-
sou.e upon the grounds above stated regard him as
the only national candidate now before the people,
and therefore the only one of the three Candidates
10 whom il would be safe to confide " the Union in
"the present crisis Witness that ne is So this SIM
pie fact:
Neither M Fremont nor his supporters have threat
ened the Union, but Mr.. Fillmore has aud Mr. Bu-
chanans supporters have.
And ON what grounds Solely that inasmuch as the
South do not de.ire the election OF Mr.. Fremont they
would be perfectly justified in seeding from the
Union, if the North elected him.
Now, feIow-conntrymen there is one important fact
TO be borne in mind in this connection, namely, that
neither Mr. Fillmore nor the supporters OF Mr.. Bu-
chauan can prove that the South does not desire the
election of Mr. Fremont. 1t must be remembered
that in the oligarchy which reigns supreme IN that
lmJtrsm imperO, free speech not beng permitted
there are means of asceUanng how many IN the
South desire aud how many do not desire the cleo
ton Of Mr.. Fremont | admit that the majority IN
in the South against him; but that there are many
Soutbeners who ardently dcsire his election, though
in that portion of this free country lueus non they
dare say So there are many reasons for believing
and for absolutely denying until some expression
Of the will of all can be arrived at l, therefore, do
not choose TO accept the mere ipse dtrtt of Mr. Fill
more a. sufficient proof that the election of Mr. Free
mont would dissolve the Union.
Nor, indeed is there any ground whatever for fear
on this head. | do not aIrogite to the North any
superiority over the South either in industry, wealth
ar intelligence. The world knows all about this branch
Of the story and It is needless TO indulge in nvidous
comparisons. But matter how much certsia South
ern gentlemen and Mr.. Fillmore may vapor about dis
union the branch of the story is very wen
known TO and understood by Souheners, and they are
quite as well aware as Yankees are Of the side on
which their bread il buttered.
But supposng, for the sake of argument that we
admit Mr. FlIinores threat TO be well founded. Sup
posing even that Mr.. Fillmore himself were to be tho
Adiuant- General of the forces under Lieut. General
Brooks Of the Carolina Horse Marines, who are to
march on Washington and plumber the national chest.
What then Is this menace to scare us from the ad-
yocacy Of a sacred principle Are we to abandon a
cause which We believe to be just and right before
God, merely because few crackbrained, avaricious
politicians threaten to shoot if we dare speak out as
freemen Men of the North do you not feel that be-
cause they cannot meet you in argument or conquer
you with truth they have menaced you with danger
IL this the which is to alright freemen Is this
bighwaymans clamor Your conscience or your life,
to coerce into submission Are men-the solid
American men Of the Norh-to be bulied by weak
bugbear threat, after these Brooks people have failed
to cane us into compliance Fie, for shame on US
and our children, if this should be
can respect the man who votes for Mr.. Buchanan
because he wishes that Slavery should be extended
he enterains sincere opinion and he acts accordingly
But the man who believes that Slavery ought not to
be extended, but who votes for Mr.. Buchanan be-
he fears to offend the South is little else than
coward
Would il not be Just as reasonable for Us TO say:
I'VE disapprove Of Slavery, and il you elect Mr.
Buchanan who pledged to extend that evil we,
Of the North, viii not submit to your dictation We
viii march on Washington and seize the Treasury
This surely would not be one whit absurd than
the actual treason preached by Mr.. Fillmore and the
others of the dsunion gang before referred TO. But
should such cry arise in the North, what dia-
tribes we would read in Southern papers What de-
clam iions from Southern men What patriotic pro-
testatens from South Carolina and the Old Dominion.
But this is style of argument which do not like,
and in which care not TO indulge. The example is so
freely set in the South and at Buffalo, that one apt
to fail into he strain. But hate to geographical
denominations in speaking of Country when mat
ter Of general poity are to be discussed.
Twill have nothing 10 do with q sectional party or
sectional candidate. Mr.. Fremont, the SOutherner,
a. the representative Of the conservative sentiment
-. - oa,ntrxy "a the advocate Of