Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-09-12

9,ef ttaB ENTHUSIASTICALLY ---4ou' Jun
O. Breckenridge Declares IN favor
Of Dissolution Of the Union. He
is sustained By the Democratic
Convention on the Tippecanoe
Battle Groundl
The most startling declaration In IA
vor Of dissolution Of the Union that we
have yet seer or heard, IL that made by
Hon. John G. Breckenridge, the south
ern candidate for Vice President, at the
Tippccanoe Battle Ground, on the sri
inst. That many of the leaders of that
party intend to dissolve the Union. un-
less successful, we have long known,
bat we were not prepared to heuf such
an avow al, by the candidate for Vice
President, especially on that hallowed
Battle Ground. where the blood OF brave
men from north and south had been
pourd out In defence OF common coun-
try. Here 10 an extract from his dis
union speech. taken from the cincin-
Il Enquirer Of the 5Ih. It's authenticity
Is unquestionable. After abiding to
the danger Of dissolution, In ease Of the
success OF the Republicans, he asks:
"If the Eastern States were to unite
In solid phalanx against the West, or
the Southern against the Northern. they
happening 10 have majority, would you
submit (cries Of no.") am sure
you would not, for know you TO be
men. And. should they further. accom-
psny every act OF their triumph with ev-
cry expression OF contumely and con-
tempt, would you not believe Revolu-
ton solemn duiyl You need not re-
spone-I know your manly sentiments"
Here is the most startling announce
ment OF the "SOLEMN Duty to re-
volt that we have any where seen. ex-
cept in the editorials OF the ENQUIRER.
But that W as without authority is
by aleader, and il Is endorsed by a con.
vention, said to number 10000. We
ask every lover of his counlry-every
lover OF the Union to weigh this decla-
ration, and join the disunion party IL he
fsyors their schemes, but not otherwise.
What is il that makes revolution
SOLEMN DUTY, In the eyes OF this
nulliferl II one section Of the county
out-votes another, "happening to have a
majority" it is the SOLEMN DUTY OF
the minority to rebel! He does no t
limit the question at issue to the mig
ger question:" but il the east out-vote
the west. "would you submitl" To
this. the patriotic multitude cry "so!''
A thousand issues may arise, in the
course OF time that will make one can.
didate carry all the seaboard states, and
another the interior or western. Here
is inculcated. for the first time, the
SOLEMN DUTY OF Revolution, on the
part OF the minority!
Who, in this canvass. accompany
their remarks 'with every expression oil
contumely and contempt" Who call
their opponents. Black Republicans
Abolitionists. Woody Heads. Disunlon-
lists. Niger worshipers, Niger Steal
ers. AmaIgamationists. Sam hoes and
similar respectful and fraternal ap.
pelIationsi Not the freemen Of this m
ton. The most opprobrious epithet'
that we have heard are Pro-Slavery and
Old liners. True, such declarations as
the above does require them to be call.
ed nullifers or disunionists.
Freemen. lovers Of your country, low
ers OF the Union which was formed by
your fathers, and which has been cher
ished by you as dearer than life itself.
can you hear such multiplying sentiment.
avowed. without manly effort to re.
buke the nullifersl Let this sent'menl
be endorsed, and our nation is divided
not into north and south. but into innu'
merabie fragments. In most of tn,
New England states negroes are voters
-citizens in oil respects. Let the sIz
New England states determine to carr,
out the provision Of he National Con
s,itution which srys: THE citizens o
each state shall be entitled to all tho
privileges and immupities Of citizens il
the several states".--a provision nov
utterly null and void; for the colored CT I
izens of New England. going south. are
sold into slavery-coming into Indiana
can not hire even as boot blacks. Blu
let those six states consider this such Al
inIraction OF their rights that they agree
as now in the south, to merge all othe
issues in this one. aud select candidates
pledged to favss their cause. one livinl
within. the other without their borders
Let them, as now In the south. not al
low the formation OF an electoral ticket
in their states, opposed to their schemes
so as to denominate their opponents a
sectional, and let the issue terminate a
It certainly would, "Would you not be
lieve Revolution n SOLEMN DUTY
You need net respond" Breckinridg
"knows your manly sentiments" Ii
the states on the Pacific do the SAINT
on any ofthe thousand questions ths
may arise, and being out voted by tn
majority, 1t is their s SOLEMN DUTY I
revolt.
II this union is worth any thing,
becomes the imperious duty Of ever
lover Of II "to unite In solid phalanx
against those who, upon the sacred Br
tie Ground, as well as elsewhere, pro