The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-08-13


would submit to be governed by such Chief
Magistrate? Cheers Would he be required
to follow the rule prescribed by those who cleo
ted him in making his appointments? Ii
man living South of Mason and Dixons line,
be not worthy to be Presidentor Vice President
would it be proper to select one from the same
quarter as one of his Cabinet Council, or to rep
resent the nation in q foreign country? Or, in
deed, to collect 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?
"These are serious, but practical questions,
and in order to appreciate them fully, it is only
necessary to turn the tables upon ourselves
Suppose that the South, having majority Of ttA
electoral votes, should declare that they would
only have Shareholders for President and Vice
President, and should elect such by their exclu-
sive suffrages 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 sensitive
on this subject than you are, or less jealous of
their rights? Tremendous cheering.] Ifyou
do, let me tell you that you are mistaken. And,
therefore you must see that if this sectional
party succeeds, it leads inevitably to the de-
struction of this beautiful fabric reared by our
forelathers, cemented by their blood, and be-
queathed to us as priceless Inheritance
81 tell you, my friends, that speak warmly
on this subject, for feel that we are in danger.
| am determined to make clean breast of it.
I will wash my hands ofthe consequences, what
ever they may be; and | tell you that we are
treading upon the brink of volcano that is la
bic at any momant to burst forth and oyerwhelm
the nation. might by soft words hold out d.
lusiye hopes, and thereby win votes, but never
can consent to be one thing to the North and ar
other to the South. l should despise myself if
could be guilty of such evasion" au
l believe every word that Mr.. Fillmore says.
As surely as tie san sbj"es, the country is in daa-
ger. have high respect for Mr.. Fillmore,
and if he stood precisely where he stood in 49,
so should prefer him to any man for the Pres
idency. Even as it is, personally prefer him
to either Of the other candidates. But fellow
citizens there is no living man whom | love SO
we'll as | do that great union of States-my
country--tor which my father gave his life
Mr.. Fillmore has given us good adyice-adyice
which accords with my own judgment; he tells
us that the Union is in imminent danger; he
leads us to believe that the probabiliho5arc that
if Mr.. Fremont is elected, the Union will be
dissolved; and not into two parts, but shivered
into fragments! Old Line Wings what is our
duty? 1t lies with us to save the Union. The
candidates of the Black Republican party must
be defeated, else, as Mr. Fillmore tells us-as
we have been told by the wisest statesman since
l820-the Union IS in dire and imminent peril
For me, l am for the preservation of the Union.
Destroy all the parties no. in existence, but for
Gods sake--for the sake Of human liberty
save the Union. | have no faith in the snceri-
ty of that man who, with his mouth full of pro-
testatons of his love for his country and for the
memory of my dead father, cannot lay his per-
sonal prejudices and predictions upon the al
country.
How are we to defeat Fremont? We can
not elect both his opponents Neither of them
neither Mr.. Fillmore nor Mr.. Buchanan-is
presented for the suffiages of the old line whigs
upon pure whig platform, There are princi
pies avowed and maintained by both the parties
Of which they are representatives, of which We
do not approve. 1t is necessary for us to choose
between them, which ever is most likely to de
feat the black republican ticket; and in making
the choice it is not necessary for us to indorse o.
give in our adhesion to the principles which Ell
. ther represent believe that the Union woul(
, be safe with either, and it is our duty to save
: the Union if we can. The question for us is re
solved in to a mere question ofchances which
is most likely to succeed according to our bcs
y light, Mr.. Fillmore and Mr. Buchanan?
!. Fellow citizens, Ihayo made my choice
q Looking over the whole country, not confininI
my view to my own State, or to my own local.
ty--not suffering myself to be influenced b,
partisan journals or partisan orators-I am de
, lberately convinced that Mr.. Fillmore has no
;, the least chance of success and that if it be q
all possible to defeat Fremont, the Democrat
/. party, with their candidates Buchanan an
!, Breckenridge, with the aid ofthe Union lovin
) ole. line wings, is the only party which has tn
y least chance to do so. Show me State certai
q or nearly certain for Fillmore, and will shoy
> you two for Buchanan. hold in my hand au
q thentic results ofthe last elections, from whic
. alone we can form reliable conclusions Fror
/ these it appears that, while twelve Souther
!. States are almost certain for Buchanan, MrFill
: more has, at the best, but doubtful chances fc
J the remaining three. Thus, Mr.. Buchanan pre-
Z sents himself almost the entire South in soil
/ phalanx. At the North his, count Of States
S full as good, and in my opinion is much better
o than Mr.. Fillmore's; BESIDES we wings knov
y well, and to our cost, the wonderful tenacity
! the Democratic party--how it has held togcth
,f or and had success where we most confidential
il ly expected its defeata H HA sis o.
Y know, fellowwhigs, how diflcultit.is to q
e rid of old preudices, either of attraction or rt
h pulsion. / have not forgotten, however, tha
S, upon question of mere availability, the Wing
Y of Kentucky were able through their delegate
at Philadelphia in 1848, to give up their idol, til
Al man whom they loved and one who had don
y 50 much for the honor ofKentucky, thatwher
le ever Kentuckys name was mentioned, at HON
d or abroad. his name at once arose before til