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pie an honest man, man who reveres the irsti-
buttons which we have derived from onr fathers

] pie an honest man, man who reyeres the inst.
tutions which we have derived from our fathers
and who stands as the representative of that ma.
tional liberty which was conferred upon us by
the Constitution which is the work of their
hands. [Applause.l Yes, fellow. citizens, and
I tell my Northern countrylnen generally that
there is time enough yet to repair the evil, the
blunder they have committed. There is time e.
nough yet for them to come to the rescue of the
Constitution, to come to the rescue of the Union,
to come to the rescue of the whole country, by
the election of Willard Fillmore Loud ap.
plause. Yes, fellow-citizens, it is now rendered
absolutely certain that Mr.. Fremont, the candi-
date of the extreme Northern section, cannot be
elected. [Renewed applause 1t is as plain as
any proposition in Euclid and why? Why
neither Mr.. Fremont nor the most sanguine
friend he has can expect to obtain the vote of a.
ny one of the Southern States, because he stands
distinctly arrayed in opposition to Southern sem
timent, Southern feelings, and Southern inter-
terests. There are one hundred and twenty G.
lectoral votes against him. lie certainly cannot
expect to carry Pennsylvania in the face of the
recent election there. That makes one hundred
and forty-seven against him. He certainly can
not expect to carry Indiana with her twelve e.
lectoral votes. There them is majority and
ten to spare against Fremont, showing that he
can under no possibility be elected. Then | APP
peal to all men who desire to rebuke the Demo-
cratic party for their inisdeeds whilst they held
dominion in this country; appeal to every man
of moderate and conservative views throughout
the North; appeal to every Union-loving man
to surrender his preferences for Col. Fremont,
and come forward and record his vote in favor
of Willard Fillmore. AppauSe.l
Why, fellow. citizens, if you do not adopt this
course what will be the result9 The object of
all parties is to rebuke the misdeeds of the adj
ministration, to express the sentiment OF the
people in opposition to the repeal of the Missou-
ri Compromise But what is the result of this
dividing of the forces of the opposition9 What
is the result ofthis tendency to extreme opinion
The result is to secure the triumph ofJames Blu
chanan. And | appeal to every conservative
man, to every man who values the Union, to re-
pudiate these extreme sentiments, and to come
up and take his stand under the banner of his
country, with its stars and stripes blazing over
it. Cheers
Fellow citizens, am told that some of you
are disheartened at the result Of the Pennsylya-
MIA election. Let me say one word to you on
that subject l tell you that, though we did
not achieve triumph in Pennsylvania, we GER
tanly achieved success. We showed the
greatness of our strength. We showed that
Buchanan, aided by all the power of the Govern
ment aided by all the power Of his party, aided,
rs it is said, by ten thousand fraudulent votes in
the city of Philadelphia alone, was barely able
10 secure meagre majority. But our friends
who are there tell us that at November that
majority VIII be reversed. But what if it is
not? Shall we cease to do our duty, shall We
prove recreant to the cause in which we are en-
gaged2 No, fellow-citizens; Washington never
deSponded even during the period in which he
was retreatug through Jersey Washington new
er dispaired amidst all the privations of Valley
Forge; aud why should you despond because
temporary failure to secure a triumph occurs in
the course of your patriotic struggle. I urge
you to go on, fellow-citizens Go on manfuly
and stand by your flag Do battle to the ex-
tent of your power, and give them Saratoga, in
New York, and we will try to give them York
town, in Virginia. Loud applause and cheer
ing.]