Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-10-17

Indicate that Ohio has gone Republic
ian and Pennsylvania Democratic.
Brooks for Buchanan and Dissolu-
ton.
Brooks is going the whole hog for
Buchanan, though he preferred Pierce
Dr.. Douglas; but he plays his game on
The true Southern principle-If you
win. take; IL you lose. fight. II Blu.
shanan is elected. he is willing to 40
m while; II not, he Is for rebellion at
once. lie says;
Nov. fellow-cllixens. ] want the
South to come up to Mr.. Buchanan.
Let us do our whole duty. Let US
test the experiment OF our friends.
and II II fails, then we can with the
more grace ask them TO adopt our
counsels for The future. l tell you
that the issue must be made. I am
By no means eonfdsne Of Me election Of
Mr.. buchanan. l think il probable
that John @. Fremont may be the next
President. With the platform upon
which he goes into power, with $780,
900. 900 at bis control. with the Army
and Navy at his command. what Is
to be done to you when all these ele.
ments Of power are in the hands Of a
dangerous. bad mani Now. fellow
citizens. say this In justice TO myself
and my friends. Ihave got friends be-
tween whose opinions on politscs there
10 a shade OF difference. aid u decid.
ed shade. am not going TO commit
hem. am not going to commit the
State Of South Carolina. | am not
going to commit my Congressional
District. | speak as q man--as a pri
vate gen,leman--as Shareholder: and
tell you that our hope Is alone In the
South. and the only mode Of making
that hope available Is for the South by
some act 10 effect = dissolution Of the
American Union. And | say this,
that II John @. Fremont Is elected
President Of the United States, ouI
people ough, to have sense enough u
know that the issue Il upon them, and
cannot be avoided. When that din
Guilty IL upon you-and | believe YOU
will avoid It to the very verge Of you'
honor-and you are compelled e
meet II. take the philosophy OF Shake
sperre, and. from the netll'. danger
pluck the flower. uafeiy.' Go ant
meet Il half way .iand you rob Il Of III
lcrrors. And. as this dissolution Is L
CONF. | think you ought. as sensibl'
men. TO take running start. and hi
the iirs, blow. Now. fullow-citlzens
| | do not care what may be the eiiec
At the North. we have good friend
there. There arc good men Their
whom I love and respeot-men VIII
ARE patriots; but | tell you they mr.
but white spot on the pavements 0
black-but an oasis In the desert.
speak on my individual responsibility
II Fremont be elected President Of th
United States. l am for the people !
their majesty rising above the law:an
leaders. taking tha power into thvl
own hands. going by concert or not b
concert. and laying tho strong arm {
Southern freemen upon the Treasur
and Archives Of the Government Al
plause1. speak for myself; do n.
!. say phaf lido NOT intend 10 do II you
people Of the fourth Congression'
Distric,. 90. 100. 500. or 1000 Of 20
intimate to ms that you want me TO <
. with you my life. my fortune. my rel
/ utation, shall be at your service.
have even now men In my eye VIII
are soldiers, and who have been trie,
| see here Col. GLADDEN. and Majs
McCullom. and | tell you that the
i. patriotism will rise superior TO the
: pride. II you say you want me TO {
humble as am and superior As the
are to me. l am ready. and kno
their patriotism will call upon them
' take Il II Il must DO q subordina
= command in doing their duty, Lou
: applause.
From the following from the san
speech. IL will be seen that the form
lion Of the Republican party and Il
: nomination Of Fremont, so far fro
: being the cause OF the disunion sent
ments now so freely avowed at Il
South. were only occasion improve
for attempting to carry into execute
Q a design long since formed to dissol'
. the Union. Were the dsunionisls d
}. prived. by the disbandmeat Of Il
. Republicans and withdrawal Of FIR
; mont. Of this pretense. they won
no, belong in finding another:
i I'm 1880 | told my friends---and
!. was the only prophecy Of mine tn
= ever was fuIiled--that they need NJ
> bc alarmed about an issue: that issu,
would come rs fast as blackberrles
: sprinytime. and stronger ones than v
= had then. Ib
y lievs il on my responsibility to you I
> your honorcd representative, that Il
only hope Of the South Is In the Sou,l
and that the only available means I
b making that hope effective Is TO o,
A asunder the bonds that tic Us togett
/, .s aud take our separate position
the family Of nations. These al
my opinions. They have always bee
my opinions. IAavs been o disnnio,
D isi from the time Ieouid Minkf" s.
J However. Bully Brooks 10 not a ma
. that likes to 60 alone and run he"
: into danger. He must have others
stand by him and back him up an
help him out He Is a "co-operatior
list" South Carolina can't dissolv