The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-10-14
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SHALL NM hrt--TI TRY FEEMONT's AD:itN
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Fr,r, The Richmond Enquirer.

Fran, The Richmond Enquirer.
SI,nll v-c try Nj Frenonts alm;ai-tra-
ton and thereby give his party f,su time
To- prepare our dr~traCtnu ! shah sc wait
for overt act, when tho w"rh will be half
done before ihrv are v"Gturcd on. Shall
W., hook f"r -nt,.ty Ia thy senate and incur
tho, fate If tII'. man who remain. under hi~
r.."f when ru.tIifuuh" las FrGstr";"; all
the pillar, but u:p and that is lettering on
it, base! She'll wr ucquiesce in Mr.. Pre-
mont ,irctiun hccut>s. tie firm, at ths.
r-iiiuli"n are uh~rrvst? They "a"Hld Dc
equally observed il a." army were ia creased
{" II hruGr, 4 tl."u>nmd men und c"mCyn;re-
ted in the southern Staics: If SqGrdruus al
VAR steamer, were, stationed IN SnI:h"rn
ports and at tie months of S"uthcrr rivcr-
ii tia, forts ia the South were command
al hv Northern mon. mud every r"s>.-
hI,. Ir"rnrnti"n mud, 1" >sEiugltc us and
vet We should hardly b" adyisr~iturcIui"sG
in such tLi:ig- h"cruar they were F"ns;iru-
tiuHu!.
The question l. whether :hr possibility of
constitutional ADMINISTRATION T. Sir. fr"-
mont >houlG induce ~ 4" give hi. party ia"
Immense advantage that will accrue from
actual possession uf tn er0T"rnIncRt. If the:
determine t" pr,.@ccd with their eS-auii Oil
be- feather ia the balance whrp weighed
against The dangers 81 submission. Make
the estimate cu!i.!- ',.nsHlt tli" past history
and present trmrcr of ai5"litir,i>nI, cxanliI"
the character If its candidate. aud it seems
the cou>ummati"n If folly to sacrifice the
udvnntug,'s.nf prompt action 20 the hope that
action viii be unnecessary.
Ii secession be behaved until overt acts of
aggr s,iun are committed on the South, it
must be attended with bIoud>hed, for overt
nggres>iuns will not be attempted until pre-
;rarutiun is made To usc force. If Mr..
Frrmnnt'S election be accepted as n dccla-
ration of war. and the South sccrdr immc-
diHtciv, in all huInun probability the war
viii prucCcd no farther thun the declaration.
by prompt secession We shall close the
uvemuc, of federal corruption and save our
people from influences, to which no people,
however virtuou<, should be Subjected
Before those Influences can be brought to
bear we shall be- beyond their reach. BY
prompt secession We shall erect Govern
Incnt entitled Ia receive the allegiance of
all our citizcnS, aud 10 recall from the fed
crnl service such of them - remain in it.
AtlcnSt onc-Ea!f of the military officers Of
the present Government are nativcS of the
South, and will not carry arms against her.
But we must never permit them to be COM
manded by John Charles Fremont. He
must never possess the right to treat them
~ dcScrtcrS, hat on his accession to power
hc should find them already in tho service
at another Government, equally legitimate
with his own. Prompt secession will paral-
lie the military arm of the present Govern
mCnt by Withdrawing from it many of its
best officers. Delay will expose them to
the Perplc<itics of decision between the
orders Of their legally qualified commander
and the cause of their native States.
by prompt secession We check at once
the flow into tho present treasury of rcve-
nucs derived from Southern commerce, and
divert those revenues to a treasury which
will be used To defend, and not to destroy
tho South. We transfer Executive patron
age from Government which uses it to
weaken and divide the South, to one which
will use il to consolidate her power. We
protect our citizens from corruption, and
teach them that patriotism and fidelity to
Southern interests are the only avenues to
honor and Cmolumcnts in tho South
BY prompt secession we prepare for con-
hiCt, if ono hr iuvitable, and meet il as 4
natinn meets foreign war: by delay We in
vito attack and resist a. rebels. unorran-
lied, unproridcd, without Il trasurv, with
out military force, and relying wholly ur-
on the undi>ciPlincd valor of our citizens.
Even then we should triumph, but what
disasters, what bloodshcd shall we not avoid
by preparation.
II will be said that we shall be worse off
after secession than before; that now we
have the fugitive slave law, and then we
shall have noEP. We have now IL fugitive
slave law which brings back 10 slaves,
and is Source of everlasting outrage on
Southern citizens in pursuit of their prop
crty. As separate nation we shall have
revenue cutters and custom house officers
to prevent smuggling, who will also be re-
quirrd to capture fugitives. We shall have
prevention instead of sham cure Then,
as now, fugitive slaves who reach the North
will escape. Bat then measures will be
taken to prevent their escape which now
Hre impossible. Cut off from political con-
ncct!oa with hostile powers, slavery will be
under tie protection Of government derut-
I'd TO its preservation. No government but
ITS own viii have power within its limits, or
have access To it for mischicYouS purposes.
The everlasting din "f the slavery eontro-
NrrSy will be hanishcd from the land. and
we shall have time Ond opportunity to give