The Winchester appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-04-05
Letter FROM Gen. ZolliCOner.

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following capital letter, from General
Zollicoiicr.
WASHINGTON, March 7, 1855.
Gentlemen: Your invitation TO be
present AT a Mass Meeting at Charles
ton, Va, on the 18th inst, oil the pco-
pie Of your and adjoining counties, for
The purpose Of ratilying the Philadel-
phia nominations, has been held under
consideration for several days, in the
ardent hope that ! coulddo myself that
pleasure. But reluctantly find that
nv public duties at Washington will
not properly allow me to be with you.
The nominations Of Willard Fill
more and Andrew J, Donelson have
produced thrill of patriotic enthusi-
asm among the national, conservative
masses, throughout the land. One is
the tried and trusted Chief, who, in the
memorable political tempest OF 1850,
which aroused the masses Of the peo-
pie, the honest men at the plough
handles and in the workshops, to an
anxious fear for the stability of the
Union, held the helm of State, and
rode down the storm amid the plaud-
its of his approving countrymen. The
other is the member Of the family, the
protegc, and the nearest friend ot"Old
Hickory" who has imbibed and ad-
hercd to his cardinal national senti-
ments, such as ever guided Jackson in
the crisis he encountered in enforcing
his great sentiment-"The Federal
Union-it must be preserved" In the
general breaking up Of old parties
which has taken place-growing out
of the great changes in public ques-
tons which time has brought about
what two names are better calculated
to inspire the confidence of the masses
OF national, constitution abiding, lovers
of their country, in both the old Demo-
cratic and old Wing ranks than these!
We are again amid dangerous shoals
and reefs, threatening destruction to
the ship of State. Party men, for per-
sonal prelerment, are deliberately dri-
wing us to a great geographical strug-
gle, the slave States against the free
States. If that contest is waged, and
the South is successful, we may sur
vivc to fight another batile---but if the
South loses in that fglt, 1t uiN be The
last fought under the Constitution,
there is an end to the FederM Union,
ind uro hostile republics, wiM their
standing armies, burdensome taration,
civH ,om', and strong military gorern-
ments. Mch as are necessary IN Europe.
will take place Of this glorious, pros
porous and happy American Cnlon!--
Should not all men that are nationals;
all men that would stand by those who
would guard the Constitutional rights
Of every section Of the Union; all men
who would save the country from Il
fearful struggle such as would cnsue
between two such parties rally at
once to The standard Of Fillmore and
Donclson? Rest assured, they will
The nominations at Philadelphia will
stand as a great hreak-water against
extreme and violent men and parties,
North and South, who in the struggle
for power and spols, resort 10 section
al hostility for political capital and
would sake the very existence the
republic upon the chances OF success.
A cause which has recently contrib
uted more, perhaps, than any other
to jostle the stability of the Govern
mr;,,, is the annual introduction Of
from three to FIVE hundred inorSand
foreigners, settling chiefly inthe Nogih
crn States, accustomed TO European
institutions Of government, knowing
but little Of our Constitutional guaran.
tees and compacts, prejudiced against
the slave institutions Of the South, as
is shown by their uniform settlement
in the North, and who are annually
swelling the political power OF the
North against the South, until the
Southern. country h is now as sec
ton almost politically powerlcss, at
the same time steadily increase that
unstable mass of popular suffrage
which has overthrown all the Republic
can or Democratic institutions Of the
Old World The Philadelphia nomi-
nations are presented by those who,
while they would give to these foreign
masses all the other blessings of our
free and benign government, would
arrest, before it is too late, so excess
sive sway of the ballot box as to en-
sure their fatal control Of the govern
ment. On this issue, Willard Fill
more and Andrew j. Donelson take
their stand, live or die, survive or per-
ishl Will Virginia raise her hand to
strike them down on that position!-
God forbid! To the yeomanry of the
land of Washington and Jefferson ]
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