Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-12-18

tHlo ~ Hou Out all tltneS on all occasions In
public and in private, they have avowed their
devotion to the Union, and their intention to
maintain and defend it.
Let me say further, that the men in this
country, who avow themselves to be disunion.
lists, that squad which, during the last thirty
years, on all fit and unfit occasions, in moments
OF excitement and moments of calm, have
avowed themselI es disunionists have, as a bo-
dy, en- masSe supported the Democratic party.
The whole southern heavens have been darken-
ed during the last four months by the black
banners of disunion that have foated in the
breeze. Public men, members of the Congress
of the United States, who had sworn to sup
port the Constitution of our common country,
have made the declaration, that if John c..
Fremont were elected President the Union
would be, and ought to be, dissolved The
Senator from Virginia has to-day expressed his
hope that class of men in the free States, in
the future as in the present will SO act in CO.
operation with the South as to preserve the
policy which he supports, and thus preserve
the unity OF the States ; | remember reading
during the canvass a letter from that honora-
ble gentleman in which there was bold de-
claratlon for dissolution of the Union imme-
dlate, absolute, and eternal, III certain contin-
gencies. That is not all the Senator from
Georgia, not now present, Mr. TooMBs, and
the Senator from Louisiana, Mr. SIIDELL,
have united in these declarations and leading
men, Governors Of States, have made the same
avowal. The men who threaten dissolution
are supporters of this Administration, and of
Mr.. Buchanan but yet the Chief Magistrate
i'll this document arraigns the members of the
ann ,l,1I ,fY i,
to a dissolution of the Union ! say these
charges against US are not only unjust, but they
are libel upon the intelligent freemen Of the
United States
Ii has been claimed here to-day that the
people of New-Jcrscy, PENNSYLVANIA, Indiana.
lIlinois-central States-haye voted in this
election upon the square issue of the power to
prohibit slavery in the Territories. Let me
say here, what | know to be true that in some
portions of these very States public meetings
were called of persons in favor of Buchanan.
Breckenridge, and free Kansas | have read
these calls. have in my possession one of
them, which was issued in the State of Penn
Syivania. There are others in the possession
OF members of this house or the other Through
out the whole canvass in these very States the
issue was bliukcd and not only that, but it
was claimed that those members of the House
OF Representatives who voted for Mr.. DUNN' :
bill were pro-slayery men and men have been
elected to the next House Of Representatives
under professions of stronger hostility to sla-
very than those very Republican members
Sir, the President claims, in this message,
that the country.has pronounced its verdict in
favor of his policy. | admit that the issue was
more clearly and distinctly made than at any
other period in our history. 1t was made, but
the Democracy Of the North in hundreds of
localities denied that issue, and tens of thou-
sands of men voted for Mr. Buchanan who
agree with us in principle but who would not
admit that this great question was an issue i'll
the canvass. hold in my hand an extract
from the Detroit FIRE. Press, one of the lead
ing Democratic journals of the country, in
which the doctrine is distinctly laid down, that
the President cannot justly claim the result of
the present election as any justification of the
policy ne has pursued. Let me read a few
words from this article. Speaking of the Pre-
sidcnt, it says -
Had General Pierce at the outset and at ever sue.
ceeing step, discarded The idea Of Sccosd tr,t, think
he ,rOud hare pursued different policy touching Nc,c-
York politics, the Kansas question, the improvement of
y
almost universal paud of well done, instead of hav-
ing to go out unhOnOred, unwcpt, and unsung by
of thousands who aided his election The ore,rreenipg
desire Of second term has been fatal to him and il seem
ed at one time that his bundcrstO employ term not
olensve-might be fatal to tic Democratic partv
He must not-he will make great mistake if he does
regard the election of Mr. buchanan an Endorsement of
that part of the conduct of his Administration which
particularly refer Had that been The issue. or
had General Pierce been the cadaiP neither Pennsra-
MIA Ne,rJersey, Indiana, Illinois, Dela-
trars, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri.
Louisiana, cOud hare been SaUed and Mr. John Charles
Fremont would have walked into the presidential
sion by electoral majority nearly large that given
to General Pierce four years ago. 1t i unpleasant
truth to tell but it is truth of which everybody in the
North is that the late peril of the Democratic par
ty chiefly from the untoward policy of the Admins
tration rega ding affairs in Kansas. Had Mr. Fremont
been elected the failure of General Pierce to do his plain
duty towards Kansas would have been the of it,
Before the President makes this claim that
the people have endorsed his policy it would be
we'll for him TO contemplate his own position.
He went before the country as a candidate for
the nomination at Cincinnati. lie brought to
bear, as every man in the Senate, supporter or
opponent Of this Administration knows, the
whole power and patronage of the Government
to secure that nomination. The AdmniStra-
ton went so far as to turn out of Office men
in this very city, because they were known TO
be in favor of Mr. Buchanan The Presidents
name went before the Cincinnati Convention
He was rejected by the Democratic party for
they dared not run him, because he was the
exponent of the principles which they now
claim has been sanctioned by the country
They nominated Mr.. Buchanan. They lodged
the great issue in thousands of localities in the
free States and now, when the people have
been deceived, the President claims the result
the Senator from Virginia claims it, as a
verdict in favor of his policy. The Senator
from Virginia says the country will thank the
President for what he has done. think the
President would have been more thankful to
the Commonwealth of Virginia, if she had
bs6n so thankful to him at the Cincinnati Con
vcnticn as to give him her support, and thus