The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-10

Address Of the American Members Of Con-
gIess 10 the People or the United states.
TElLow ,lTzKNS-There circumstances which call
the appeal we make to yodr most earnest attention.
lie iimes appear startling and critical There
asrecs the pending contest for the Presidency which
very unusual and important We cannot therefore
icfbear freely TO communicate some Of app -enen
sons before separate here, and u call upon you at
once 70 look fuli in tie face any dangers which mas
10 impend over the greatest popular government
c4rih.
TWO Of the political parties In the country hare
pitched Presidential battle upon sectioral issues,
and OF so fearful character rs - stir the deepest
PASSIONS Of tie American people. Though In
.e,mlng coLaict, II cannot be disguised that those
tsiies have IN such sort co-operated 10 press
upon ihe country one exciiog issue after another,
via, by 0nl Of ccntn Jed exaspera lot they have
treeceded IN array ing Ia hostile columns one-f alt Of
the state. Ct the CIicn against e other. fheJ appear
mutually 10 have employ cd all the energies OF party
power 10 epgent er teconal ds;r1s prejudice Ard crm
tail and now, for tue hTsi time the history or the
government we lind uuly formidable party fully or
sanized and using every tort In their power combine
be non sayGbodipf against tae savehocsng States OF
he Union, IN struggle for the executive power OF the
coDdefacy. In that organization included men who
supposed 10 be conservative and NATIONAL but who
are believed 20 he led by excl i instrumentation
iaio movements which, in heir cooler moments, they
rarnu' but recoN rom, as they would from rcstilCnce
nnd famine.
IL management has been essentially controlled by
leaders who under all circumsauOcs have stesly
seIt IN an active uGceasing and mplacabe warfare
upon The institutions Of the slsveholdng states should
.uch party unfortunately succeed ia the present ds
trBctec siafe Of tue pubic mInG Ia eecttng eeconal
lftsden, supported alone by the voters u tho non.
tbcoing States, too much reason 10 appre
bend that there might instantly tPrng into existence
movement Of resistance the consequence " whcn no
human Weldon can foresee, and Of his country
y friend Of popular government anywhere could fail in
all coming time, sadly 10 teplore.
We co not believe they can succeed bu, VIC nav be
really treadng upon the brink Of a volcano ,na ~
liable Al any moment to burst forL and overwheln tue
Bot the republican party not alone responsible for
those APPALLING issues. nor - the only DANGER
70 the stability OF the government Ia lis present form
TIE afNftFatc party has rn4tty
ttcse ntmenfous ssus and welded tho az the thun
ser bolts q party waia-e hey have strisen madden
he south ana TO southern votes upop their
Candidates. as the ab0Cnisis have srvcn 10 madiea
ne North to concentrate Northern votes upon Their can
ddaies.
When their extreme measures are resisted they taunt
natiora men 10 the South "gubni sogists or worse
tan submission SITS a. the abotonlst taunt national
msn u The North as aou ghfaces worse than dough
faces.
The lave apparently struggled 10 bring about The for
nation Of geographical parties such a. ne Father OF hs
Counuy so en- Ihacally warned Us agasst based upon
qlcs ms Immediately tending 10 spit the Jnou a.under
ahd ih'y have seemingly done this Tor the petty pur
poe OF securing temporary party triumph The
union-in form II essi-se link would survive the
.ucees q tueh party for tho present bot ia triumph
red bot and ultimately, and may be Al no distant day
rs rash errors would engender storm oi ssctiona
eohh'' penean ~nch the goyertmen, would sink into
But we believe Tie time has come when the
CONNER safety requires that the raging sectional
beats OF those parties should be cooled Toe time
bss come when national. conservative men re-
rpeoiHR the construction true 10 their whole
cctLtIy. and indignantly frownipg upon the nrst
dawnng q 6lsunon should stand shouae- 10 shoulder
and unite IN placing AZ the head OF The govern merit
chief msgttra'e IN whose capaciy honesty and patrio.
~ m, all could cornde The national American party
have now pfesentet slch mar-one who has been
ultd and found faithful 70 every trust-whc being sud.
ceLy called upon 10 take tue helm Of government 4,
tine when NE heavens were 'luril with the angry
tst n lsip50 80 successfully rode out that storm 40
faithfully and CALAMITY secured the safety Of the noble
ship Of state as % win from on aduiTing people tho
meet heartfelt, plaudi's, Wen done thou good aud
fsrhful SER ant"
We poio, you 70 another fearful cancer on The body
fohf-'hc humiaing struggle row going on between
The Generate and republican parties for the foreign
vote and 10 the t mnops apprehsnsons expressed for
the late Of the other Of thoee parties the unccr
ain movements Of the Germans Irish osca,e between
tL,m. We you that the fate Of this great govern
may be equally dependent upon the unstable
movements Of those mighty masses freah from toe
marches Of Europe. large portions OF our Union are
cir aoy overflow ing with foreign population popuIa
ton such has shown itself Utterly Incapable az sus
tsripg popular governments in the Old World. SO i'm
ntnse s now the influx that can scarcely be 70
earded the same, the descendants OF the same
people twenty years ago Where and in VIVA,
is This 10 ends Willard Fillmore alone OF the candidates
for the lrdEdency has TefuSt0 to cour. this gigantic
and growing element of power. While he has no hos
ity 10 ioreieners, he iraoky warns his couutrymeu
tniss Of America Having Witnessed their deplorable
condition in their own iatherlands, be would share
With them all the privileges and blessing, Of ours
save The single privilege o selling the reins o govern.
nsnt and overturning the Of State In which we are
all passengers We beseech you see the dsngers we
have briefly glanced at and 10 shun them before il ia too
late ofever.
We urge you TO unite with US in the support OF The
patriot statesman who has always fearessly ouspoken
bis sentHens-who has ever made the constitution bis