Butte record., 1856-11-01
The Danger of the Union

The Danger of the Union.
1t is sadly apparent that here in Califor-
MIA, the national minded men, who love the
Union and stand by the compromises Of the
constitution, are undertaking the coDse-
quences of Fremont's elevation to the Pres
idency No man of eminence from any
southern State, would go into hi, cabinet,
without being repudiated and scorned by
his fellow citizens. Did it ever occur to our
fellow citizens, that Fremont would not be
able to find men in some of the Southern
States to discharge the duties of offices to be
filled by his appointment. Fremont Post
Masters. in the Southern States, would be
the objects of the scorn and contempt of the
community in which they lived, if indeed
men could be found to accept Of his apoInt-
meDts. If not, then indeed, would the I'm
ion be dissolved, and the only free govern
ment On earth, and our,iDheritarc from
the heroes of 70, would be thrown into an
archy and confusion. This would be disso-
ltion, indeed, for southern States would be
obi ged TO organize a system Of government
to meet their wants and requirements, or
humiliate themselves by sustaining an ad-
ministration forced upon them by the north i
stopped, as they most assuredly would be
in the Southern States, and the work Of dis
solution is already accomplished. The ar
my end navy, under the command of a
sectional President. cannot compel south
ern men to discharge the duties imposed
upon them by blacka Republican admins
tration.
The fsllowing is an extract from the
speech of General Cass, delivered at late
democratic meeting at the Tippecanoe bat
tleground, Indiana:
Il am ad old man, having passed the age
of three score years and ten. and | tell you,
aye, and repeat it again and again, that the
Union is in danger! Let me entreat you by
the blood of your forefathsrs, shed on thi:
and on scores of other battIe- ields-by your
present prosperity-by oil your hopes fOr
the future-by all tha, you hold most sa
cred and dear--hold on to the Union-holt
on to it in life, and almost in death. 1t ha.
made up prosl erous and happy, and place.
our coun, ry's fame high among the nation!
of the earth. Ii the Union is lost, all il
lost. Anarchy first will ensue and theI
despotism. Oh, my friends, beware, beware
Think, pause and again think, before givin;
countenance to those whose patriotism en-
braces but segment of the country. W
have here to-day son of Henry Clay, VIII
now sleeps in his grave. The son remind
me of his father, my friend, and as noble
t patriot as ever breathed. 1t is to us grea
source of consolation, that though we dit
fered on almost every political question,
ne, er in my life spoke disrespectful wor'
! of him He was my friend at his death
attended his dying couch, and caught al
most the last accents that fell from his lips
lie said that Mr.. Fillmore was his frs
choice for the Presidency, bug if he could no
4 be elected, he preferred to see the Whig
unite upon a Union Democrat. These er
almost his words, my friends, and most ear
nestly woLll commend them TO your con
sderation."
Thousands of old line wings now occup,
the ground marked out by the immorta
Clay. They prefer Union Democrat" t
disunion. So says Choate and Davis, Q
Massachusetts, SO says Clay, af Kentuck y
mes, of Tennessee, Gier, of Missouri
Pearce, of Maryland, and thousands Of pat
riotic wings in the Atlantic States. In ou
own State such wings as Judge Shattuck
Senator Hawks, Jos. Beard, and host Q
Others, to mention whom would more tha
, fill our little sheet. Let those who love th
Union, pause and think 1t is not the tim
to cast an Intellectual vote The war-cry q
the national democracy is heard in ever
precinct of the country ry-and that is for tn
Constitution and the Union