The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-24

Kansas slave State by force of arms, all the
Northern States, including the solid masses of
their conservative people, will vote for Fremont
upon constitutional, conservative, moral and re-
ligious principles 1t is a new revolution, and
it must run its course. We leave our democratic
politicians freely to draw what comfort they can
from our election tables.
Which OF the Presidential Candidates IL for
the UnioMs
There has been some talk lately among the peo-
pie as to which of the candidates is really the
Union candidate, and which are opposed to the per-
petuation of the confederacy. AL Of them have
banners which have an agonizing cry-the Union
must and shall be preserved: but the people
would like better security than canvass and
paint. Having been addressed on the subject, we
are of opinion that the only way to decide this
question is to examine the conduct, character,
and speeches Of each of the three candidates, to
test the language and expressions of their sup
porters, and to ascertain which Of these has
shown most clearly readiness to dissolve the
Union, and which has abstained, by himself and
his friends the most carefully from anything
which might favor disunion.
Let us take Mr. Fillmore first. Mr.. Fillmore,
on his return from Rome, finding himself in the
arms Of the people who want to put down the
Pope, first declared that he had all along been
Know Nothing real feelings having always
leaned the other way: then deliberately, and in
public speech, advised the South mot to sub
mitn in the event of Fremont's election. We
believe that the whole political history of
this country may be ransacked for single
expression which, for atrocity of treason and
depth of meanness, can vie with this. We
declare that there have been times in our past
history when a man would have been locked up
or mobbed for saying as much. We do not think
Burr ever said anything half SO cold-blooded
and UNANIMOUSLY treacherous. Yet these were the
words uttered by Mr.. Fillmore on opening the
canvass He struck at the root Of our govern
ment and our institutions, by intimating that
there were cases when the majority should not
govern. He openly aEowed the principle which
has been the secret of all the French failures for
the last sxty-fve years-namely, that the men
who are defeated at the ballot box may appeal to
the hasricade. And he threw into the heated,
seething, explosive South hand grenade, which
kinded fame Of which we have not yet seen
the end. He called on them not to submit-to
reverse tie plan of this government, and not
only to insist on having their own way when
they were in the majority, but when they were in
the minority also. Otherwise, not to submit. To
split, divide, secede, make war, join England or
Cuba, or anything else they pleased but not to
submit. Non-submission-tha is to say, disunion
was the only noticeable feature of his speech
He then is not the Union candidate.
If we turn to Mr.. Buchanan, we find
him opening the campaign with an asscr-
ton only second in atrocity to this He
openly charged that the republican party |
desired 10 ostracse fifteen States of the coRfede-
racy. Mark you, like Mr.. Fillmore, he did not
believe this far from it !: he has sense but he
said it because he knew that the idea would irri
tate the South, that simpletons like Kett would
go about, bowling that the North wanted to claim
superiority over the South, and that he might |
gain votes. He has succeeded. The South is |
mostly for him but on what terms? Senator |
Slidcll goes into this canvass as supporter Of |
Buchanan with the understanding that unless he |
elects his candidate, he goes for dsunion. Sena-
tor Toombe dssolves the Union on the first We'd
nesday in November unless everybody agrees to |
what he wants. Governor Wise will only take a !
share in the election on the condition that If buck
niggers cannot be raised to $4,000 ahead, vr- |
ginia viii have disunion. Mr.. Brooks will stump |
the State for Buchanan and make disunion
speeches at every step, promising TO march on
Washington if his man is not elected Every
one Of these Quattlebums has sworn to dissolve |
the Union If he doesn't get exactly what he |
wants. and at the right time; and they are the |
leading supporters Of James Buchanan. Can he |
then be considered q Union candidates
We now call upon the advcrsaries Of Colonel |
Fremont to show single passage or line either |
in his speeches or writings, or in those Of any Of
bis supporters which, directly or indirectly, In
any shape or way, could justify the impression
that he would under any circumstances, abet or
tolerate dissolution of the Union.
We defy them TO find single one such. The
disunion abotionists, Garrison Parker, and their
clique are against him and for Buchanan, who |
they believe viii help their cause. They laid
down this course at their last meeting. Aud
hVuEh anc en'"so 10 "h" hNie' nov h"a VI
any character or a sheet Of any circulation has |
ever once limited that in the event Of Buchanans or
Fillmores election, they would go for disuniou.
Colonel Fremont is the true, the only Union |
candidate in the present canvass: every sensible
friend Of the Union will vote for him
A SfTfr IL THE STATE TfCKEr,-0ur colaborer
Parson Jo Scoyillc, Who in pieiy and politics, is
fast eclinsino parSon peecher saws that n split