Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-07-10

therefore, the subjoined powerfully written arti-
Gle, we submit it to their judgment upon its own
merits, without deeming it necessary at the pres
ent time to state how far the opinions of the wri-
ter accord with our own upon the important ques-
tion which he discusses.
THE DUTY OF THE WINGS.
1t is now subject of grave Importance
for the Wings to decide what course they
shall pursue during this Presidential cam
paign. The Democrats, fully aware Of the
great influence which we will exercise, are
endeavoring every where to create the i'm
preston that the coming election will be
entirely an issue between Democracy and
+'Republicanism. They would persuade
us that Mr.. FILLMORE will receive so small
a support that every vote given to him will
either be thro1cn away, or else will indirect
ly contribute to the election of Mr.. FIRE.
MONT.
Is this proper view Of the case? It
seems to me that the question for every one
to decide is, not achose chances for election
are best, but which of the candidates now
before the people represents the principles
that he should best like to see prevail in the
administ ration of the Government. It is
evident that the great question now before
the people is, How can ne put an end to the
dangerous agitation ofthe subject of slaveay !?
This agitation threatens to destroy the Gov
eminent. No subject can be touched upon
in Congress, no public meeting can be any
where held, but slavery is made the promi-
nent subject of discussion. We even find it
invading the Legislative assemblies of our
churches, and tending there, as in politics,
to produce disunion and destruction.
Shall these things continue? This is the
question that presents itself to the earnest
consideration Of every lover of his country.
This appeals to every Conservative in the
land, and calls upon him to exert his whole
influence to check this fell spirit and bring
back our people, if possible, to harmony
and brotherly love. How can this be done?
go accomplish this what candidate must we
sustain? In this latitude, ofcourse, <'Repub-
Ecanism'' is out of question. But even in
the North it seems to me that no lover Of
his country should sustain any party whose
ton. "Republicanism" presents 40 other
issue Deprive it of this, and the party
must sink Hence, put an end to slavery
agitation and ''Republicanism'' disappears
sustain ''Republicanism'' and agitation must
and will continue. Such being the alterna-
tive, it seems to me that no Conservative of
arg party, and especially no Wing, either
Nerth or South, can hesitate as to his duty
lie cannot sustain the REPUBLICAN" nomi-
hee.
But, say the Democrats, ''vote for Mr.
BUCHANAN and thus put an end to agitation. :"
such reasons Will his elevation to the
Presidency accomplish any such end? His
friends, it is true, say SO but where is the
proof of any such position? We need not
refer to his anteccdents, for he himself re-
ouliates them; and well he might, for they
are too contradictory to avail much in proof
of anything except most lamentable want
of firmness and consistency. In his speech
to the keystone Club he says: CHOW,
since am the representative of the great
Democratic party, [ am no longer simply
James Buchanan, but must square my con-
duct by the platform upon which [ have
been placed platform which he so hear
tily approves that he is not willing to change
it in the slightest degree he will neither
add one plank to it, nor take one from it. :"
The plain English of all which is, that
whatever opinions he may heretofore have
entertained, he now renounces them all and
adopts and means Gf elected) to carry out
to the fullest extent every principle and
doctrine of the Cincinnati platform He
must be sincere in his pledge; otherwise he
makes pledge which he means never to
fulfil. We are thus forced to believe that
he really is sincere, and intends to carry out
the platform upon which he has thus solemn
ly placed himself
Can, then, Wing, can any Conservative
support man who is pledged to that plat
form It seems to me that there has new
or been presented to the American people
platform so pregnant with evil, SO danger
Gus to the honor and welfare of our country
Il Is the essence Of 1fllibusterisn,-looking
evidently to the acquisition of more terrific
ry in the Gulf of Mexico; determined at all
hazards to assert and maintain the Monroe
doctrine, the assertion of which must inevi-
tably involve us continually in war. Is the
country ready to sustain any such policy
Can the Wings hazard the peace and pros
perity of the country upon any such issue ?
If not, how can we sustain, either directly
or indirectly, the party that advocates such
doctrines And especially, how can we
support Mr.. Buchanan, whose celebrated
Ostend manifesto has committed him to an
extent even transcending the limits of the
Cincinnati platform? In that manifesto he
docs not hesitate to say that we must hare
Lgba at all risks. He advises our govern
ment to offer to purchase it !; and, if Spain