Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1856-09-26
For tie Nongomery Comfy Sentinel.
TO THE FILLMORE MEN.

Do you-not know that abolitionism
never had firm loothold in the Halls of
Congress, until know-nothingism stalked
throughout the North and East. Who
did it?
Do you not know that in the late cleo
tons in the Northwest, Maine and Yer
mont, that the haow-nothiags and Ere
monitors lrerc allies? In fact they conde-
scended to play the background for the
dark picture.
DO you not know that even now there
is coalition ia the States of Pennsylva-
MIA and Indiana.--that the two parties
have but one electoral ticket, to be sup
ported "pari pasSu," for the benefit of
the whole alliance?
If you can, in view of these facts, as
Southern national men, support any such
unholy alliance, then has not the Lord
placed a Northern stomach in Southern
carcass CLARKSBURG.
Re- Let every honest man, every true
patriot, every sincere friend Of the Con-
stitution and the Union, read calmly and
atteutiyely the following article, which
we take from the Memphis Appeal, a
paper always strictly conservative. 1t
is not written as threat or to alarm.
but it is simply plain, earnest, ungar-
nished statement Of the real aspects Of
the case:
"CAN THE UNION SURVIVE FREMoNr's
ELECTION THAT is the question. Can
candidate whose election shall be due
to geographical faction, having its or
igin in hostility to fifteen States of the
Union, and directing all its aims to the
degradation of their citizens and insti-
buttons, ever nationalize himself? In
the platform Of the party whose nomi-
nee Col. Fremont is, there is but one
idea, and this is the destruction of the
equality of the South in the common
domain of all the States. The institu-
ton of slavery isreprobated, denounced,
defed, and maligned, and the Southern
people are held up as tyrants and sava-
ges. Upon this single idea the Black
Republican party has staked its fortunes
and its eXistence--upon this plank must
it sink or swim. 1t has staked its all
upon carrying the sixteen non-slayehold-
ing States, or throwing the election into
the House of Representatives, where by
intrigue and bribery it may control the
strength to elect its candidate.
Read the daily ebullitions Of its sub
sidized press, read the speeches of its
orators, and there is but one idea in all
these disgusting nifestoes-hatred,
hostility, and envy of the South and
Southern institutions, We again ask
: the question, can the candidate of such
a reasonable faction ever nationalize
himself? because the argument is some
times used, with some little FEASIBILITY
that when a man is elevated to the high
Office of President he will naturally be-
come national and conservative in his
sentiments will look to posterity.
rather than his party, for the verdict OF
approval.
" As well might you expect the SER
pent which has crawled up to the eagles
eyrie to become an eagle, as to look for
the candidate of such faction to respect
the rights and interests of the people
whom he has pledged himself to ostra-
else and humiliate. AS well might you
expect justice from Jcfi.res, or mercy
from Caligula. as to look for national
ity and conservatism from the man who
has sold his conscience and his right OF
thought to malignant and malicious
party whose only aim is the degradation
of the South, and whose chief fugleman
boldly proclaims that it were better that
the Capitol itself should blaze by the
torch of the incendiary, or fall aad bury
all its inmates beneath its crunbling
ruins, than that this porfdy and wrong
the Kansas bill should be finally ac-
complished' Can Southern man ac-
cept Office under the administration OF
such a eandidatc--the creature Of such
a party-without branding upon his
brow the burning infamv Of treason to
his kindred, his family his friends, and
his country? Can the South pay tribute
to Government controlled by enemies
who openly adopt as their watchword,
AN anti-slavery Constitution, an anti
slavery Bible, an anti-slavery God p
Can Southern patriotism behold the altar
of the Constitution thus invaded, and
the sanctuary of our rights thus desc
Grated, and lick the hand that smites it,
and that tears down with ruthless hand
the mighty column Of State rights which
supports this imposing political structure
of the Union 1t is for the South to
choose whether she viii adopt the bitter,
but yet honorable, alternative of form
ing new political ties, and proudly lean
ing upon her independence and her hon
or: or that other intolerable and deera-
ding course of submitting to yoke
more calling than slavery bitter
than death-systematic insult, degrade
ton, and inferiority, laid on by the hand
OF traitors infidels, and enemies"