The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-10-01


from the free States alone with the ayowsd purpose Of elect
ing these candidates by suage Of part Of the Union
only 70 rule the whole United States Can il be posi-
BILE that those who engaged In such measure have
seriously reelected upon the consequences which must ney
tably follow in Of tGheers Can they have
the madness the folly to believe that southern breth
would submit be governed by such Chief Magratea
Cheers Would he be required follow the rule pre-
scbed BY those who elected him In making his apponmens
II man living south Of Mason and Dixons line be not wor
thy 10 be President and Vice President would IL be proper
70 select from the quarter OF his cabinet coun
Gill TO represent the nation In foreign country in
deed TO collect the administer the laws OF the
United States II not what rule s the President TO
adopt in selecting for Office that the people themselves
discard in selecting him These serious but practical
questions and order appreciate them fully only
cesay to turn the tables ourselves Suppose that the
South, having majority Of the electoral votes, should de-
clare that they would only have shareholders for President
and Vice President and should elect such by their exclusive
suages rule at the North do you think you
would submit to ii No. not for moment. [Applause.
And do you believe that your southern brethren less
ye this subject than you less jealous OF their
rights Tremendous cheeringl you do let me tell you
that you mistaken and therefore, you must that II
this sectional party succeeds leads inevitably to the de-
this beautiful fabric reared by foretahes
by their blood and bequeahed priceless
inheritance.
al tell you my friends, that speak warmly this sub
make clean breast of it. will wash my hands of the con
sequences whatever they may be and tell you that We
reading upon the brink of Volcano that Is liable at
any to burst forth and overwhem the nation.
might by soft words hold deuve hopes, and thereby
win votes but never consent be thing to the
North and another to the South should despe myself il
could be guilty Of such evasion Tremendous applause
For my conscience would still ask with the dramatic poet
"sIs there not some secret curse
Some hidden thunder, red with immortal wrath
To blast the wretch who owes his greatness
To his countrys ruin 2
In the language of the amented, immortal Cay'I had
rather be right than be President Enthusiastic and pro-
longed cheers.
at seems to me impossible that those engaged this
contemplated the awful consequences of If 1t
aunder the bonds of Unon and spreads
and civil through the land, what 1t less than moral
treason Law and sensenod responsible for
the natural consequences of his acts and must not those
whose tend the destruction Of the government be
equally held responsble2 IApplause. And let me also
add that when this Union is dissolved it will not be divided
into republics monarches but broken into frag
ments and at with each other"
We beg our neighbors to observe that Mr.. Fillmore
scouts the idea that southern brethren would submit 10
governed By such Chi Magistrate" "MADSEss" and
"FoLY" They will notice. too that he appealed to his
hearers to say whether under similar circumstances the
North would submit and he gave the emphatic answer,
!" No! NOT FOR A MoMESTp and that the answer
ceved with shouts of applause We would not too
hard upon the patience of justiceovng and Union
worshpping neighbors, but must ask them to weigh
well these words of their candidate for the presidency T
SUCCEEDS IT LEADS INEVITABLY TO THE
DESTRUCTION BEAUTIFUL REARED BY our FORE
FATHERS" What more, we beg to know, did certain
democrats" say in their "dsunon resou-
tons !" what does the leading democratic journal
in Virginia" say in the quoted by the Itgencer
what does he democratic paper of Alabama or the
southern democratic SENATOR" "the eloquent southern
member of the House what does any all of them
say than respond to the declarations Of Mr. Fillmore
Yet the editors Of Legcr quote those extracts
evidence of spirit of dsunionm in the supporters of Mr.
Buchanan-nduge in abored of the declarations
and are still supporting with much zeal and energy
they ever support anybody candidate who enterains
and declares exactly the sentiments.
There passages in Mr. Fllmores remarks which we
profit especially that noble declaration in which he says
al might by soft words hold out deusive hopes and
thereby win votes but to be thing
the North and another to the South and that other
equally noble remark: "Law and common hold a
responsible for the natural consequences OF his acts
and must not those whose tend the destruction of
the government De hed equally Responsible lmpeied
by such sentiments Mr. Fillmore gave the highest evidence
Of his patriotism by fcarlesy warning his countymen OF
their danger These warnings the Integeacv condemns
in when repeated by democrats but has
fault find with them when coming from Mr. Fillmore
That journal thinks II would be better for the democrats
to follow the rule Sufficient the day Is the evil there
and TO have declared In advance what ought to be
done in the event Of Fremonts election Unfortunately,
however the Itegencr makes bad Of Scripture
many others who quote II with facility but fail to follow
Its teachings Upon this rule why could not the editors
wait until the contingency should happen and then come
forward with their ponderous counselsH If they yo-
late the scpura rule by declaring in advance that they
,pH submit, reason why others may not with
equal proprety their determination not TO submit
The only difference is that the Integeneer, by making
proclamation to the sectonalisB that they will have its
influence sustain them gives them encouragement go
on whilst those who them Of the danger may cause
them to pause in their mad career.
THE DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETINGS IN PENESYL-
VANIA.
At period in the history Of State says the Penn