The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-07-12

| NV 'SItIICo biOllt, WIFI TIC dNpWtu
purpose Of electing these candidates
ny the suffrages of one part of the IN
ion onl y, to rule over the whole United
States. Can it be possible that those
who are engaged in such a measure
can have seriously reflected upon the
consequences which must inevitably
follow, in case of success? Cheers
Can they have the madness, or the fol-
y to believe that our Southern breth-
rem would submit to be governed by
such a Chief Magistrate2 (Cheers.)
Would he be required to follow the
same rule prescribed by those who
elected him, in making his appoint
ments! If a man living South of Ma
son and Dixon's line be not worthy to
be President or Vice President, would
it be proper to select one from the
same quarter, as one of his Cabinet
Council or to represent the nation in q
foreign country? Or, indeed, to col
lect the revenue, or administer the
laws Of the United States! IF not,
what new rule is the President to
adopt in selecting men for office, that
the people themselves discard in Sc
Letting him?
These are serious, but practical
questions, and in order to appreciate
them fully, it is only necessary to
turn the tables upon ourselves. Sup
pose that the South, having a MAORI
ty ofthe Electoral votes, should de-
clare that they would only have slave
holders for President and Vice Presi-
ident; and should elect such by their
exclusive suflrages to rule over us at
the North. Do you think we would
submit to it? No, not for a moment.
(Applause) And do you believe that
your Southern brethren are less sensi-
tive on this subject than you are, or less
jealous Of their rights tremendous
cheering) If you do, let me tell you
that you are mistaken. And, there
fore, you see that if this sectional par
ty succeeds, it leads inevitably to the
destruction OF this beautiful fabric
reared by our forefathers, cemented
by their blood, and bequeathed to us
as a priceless Inheritance.
tell you, my friends, that speak
warmly on this subject, for | feel that
we arc in danger. lam determined to
make clean breast Of it. ! will wash
my hands OF the consequences, what
ever they may be; and ! tell you we
are treading on the brink of a volca-
no, that is liable at any moment to
burst forth and overwhelm the nation.
| might by soft ,COrdS, hold oM delus'0e
hopes, and thereby Oin U0teS. But l
can never consent 10 be one thing to the
North and another to tie South. l
should deSplse myself # | c0uld be gull
~ Of SuCh eUaSion. tremendous ap-
plause) For ny conscience ,could still
ask, NTH the dramatic poet
SIS there not some secret curse
Some hidden thunder red win Immortal
IT. ,I %aa, ,ho .o,,h nbo owos his cro,tnos.
To his country's uin!"
hthe langudrc Of the Iamented, i'm
mortal Clav-"I had rather be right
than President" Enthusiastic and
prolonged cbeers.)
1t seems to me impossible that those
engaged in this. can have contempla-
ted the awful consequences of success.
lit breaks asunder the bonds of our
Union, and spreads anarchy and civil
war through the land, what is it less
than moral treason! Law and COM
mon sense hold man responsible for
the natural consequences of his act,
and must not those whose acts tend to
the destruction of the government, be
eonallv held responsible! applause
I nma r is J;Ssolved if will not he divi.
Ja m1i into 10 two RennbIics or two Monar.
cbies bnt broken into fragments, and
t 4,.nn ,,,;th oaob other
uI "'i WIN