The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-10-29

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free nations of antiquity have tumbled
l believe Mr.. Harrison spoke the trutl
in regard to this matter. The breakin,
up of that compromise of 1850, tina
brought peace to the troubled country
as it would again if renewed, was an ac
of iniquity, of madness. of folly
Does any man here suppose that th'
1-American- people are SO contracted fol
lard that their enterprise must stant
still unless the gates of Kansas wer'
| opened to them. l would be the las
man to cast unjust cebsure on anybody
and would rather forget the past thar
remember it 10 inculpate those who have
offended. But, gentlemen, that act wa.
done for the purpose of clecting a Pres.
ident. Did you not see hoso gladly the
occasion a0aS seized by those striving tc
make a Northern 71ayty-how, the mo-
ment the Nebrasks bill passed, the CRY
was set up from one cod Of the North tc
the other. Yet this was done by mer
who had denounced that Missouri Com
promise as an Infringement of the rights
of the freemen of the country. GCheers.
THE OATH OF. AN ABoLlTIoNIsT.
1 heard liberty loving young gen
tleman say that "Mr. Fillmore might
have pandered little to the, spirit Of
liberty in the North; he might wink
and let the niggers run away; that sure
ly he might have delayed sending troops
in the case 1 have alluded to. True, he
had sworn the law should be faithfully
executed, but let him put by his OATH
In relation to the property of the South
ern man, guaranteed by the laws of his
own State, and for the recovery of which
the sovereign power of the United States
also furnishes guarantee, let the great
executive of this Republic lie. and say
although he is sworn to see the law ex.
ecuted, he would not do so! Wher
Mr.. Fillmore refuse to act in this man
ner, they denounce him.
| oPIEIoN OF THE CANDIDATES.
I do not wish to say Mr.. buchanan
would not be an able President. All
say is that I would belle the doctrine
of my whole life were to agree to hi
political antecedents. He disagrees will
me in regard to your domestic as vel
as to your foreign policy I do no
mean to say he would maks the wors
President of any man you eorld select
(Laughter.) AS to Col. Fremont, all
have to say of him is that he has nc
antecedents. ca laugh I believe h
is an intelligent man, gentleman in hi
manners, and 1 would be willing, urdel
| other circumstances, to see him electet
to the Office but he is not the man
want in these times of peril, so eloquent
ly described by Mr.. Harrison. do ne
want a man who has never been at tn,
helm, and tried the motion of the ship
I want mau who has navigated the
same ship amid the shoals and breakers
and brought her safe and proud and higl
into haven. 1 do not pretend to say
Mr.. Fillmore is a man of as much talent
as some I see before me; but he is 6
prudent, discreet man, we'll informet
gentleman, and always has executed
every public trust reposed in him will
fidelity and acceptation to everybody
The North has determined to set up
barrier against the South; the Soutl
has determined to make war on tn
North. Now, as both North and Soutl
declare Mr.. Fillmore would do justice
to all, why not take him, and pull dowl
those hostile flags that are arr,yet
against each other? Why not trampl
them in the dust, as disturbers of th
common peace of the country ? VIII.
not take a man that will hold the scales
of constitutional justice with untremb
ling and unbiased hand, exactly bal
anced? r<
| WILL THE SOUTH RESIST.