The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-08-08

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man means to say or ever has said, that the mer,
fact OF the candidates for President and Vice Pres
dent on ticket, being from section of the conn
Try, makes party sectional or geographical. Oul
Politcal history shows this is not so--and it may
admit oil some question, (Alr. Fremont's residence
| being rather ambulatory,) whether his is in this
4 sense sectional party now. No one knows exactly
where the Vice President is TO hail from. But that
when makes party sectional and geographical, is
the principle which uuderlays it, the influence that
controls 1.-THE aggregate that compose it; the
i flags that are flying over it, and looking at them
now, whenT was there party intensely ard ma
lgnanty section al, Extensively geogra psical
than that which III the last coinage OF connterfets,
dares 10 call Itself Republican. have time, nor
is the work congenial 10 my taste, TO point TO the
proof OF this, far individuals are concerned.
There is not leading Abolition agitaior in Penn
syvanla who Is aot enrolled in the Republican ranks.
You know II IN your own neighborhood. ! see ii in
mine. The campaign is conducted purely Aboli-
tion principles, and those principles are avowed 10
be- hostility to Southern interests and Insult South
ern feelings Nay, furher so confessed IS this sec
tonaiism, that this Republican party does not pre-
tend TO ask single electoral vote or venture 10 cir
culatr an electoral ticket south OF Pennsylvania.
1t IS meant 10 be absolute triumph of the North
over the South Nothing less viii satisfy those who
control 1t.
Now when il is said or fofetold that TO this the
South cannot submit, and that in this refusal the T.
mon breaks asnnder, appeal 10 candid and conser-
vatve in the North. is there not reason in il /?
II The conver-e OF the proposition could be stated,
would the North submit? Certainly not. and that
which is called dlsorganZing rebellion and treason
now, would be honorable resistance then. II is
painful to write talk about such things, but we
cannot shut onr eyes TO them. An Executive ad-
mlplsIration elected on The principles Of the Repub
ican party, and Influenced by lis spirit, could not
organize Itsell-and when the hour of distraction
and lsunion comes, il will require wiser and calm
er intelligence than ianaticism furnish TO com
pose the sorm-a hand stronger than that OF an adj
venturer TO hold the helm.
The danger IS before and around US. As cit
zen OF the North, have sought 10 conceal il my
self, but ltFwIil not down at my bidding. | do not
draw this inference from the language Of extreme
men; hut when hear Senator from kentucky-a
Wing Sfnator--a moderate and conservative man,
within this month, in his place in the Senate say
81 bave paid much attention the talk about
dissolution OF The Union; but have often thought
on the subject and my conviction is that the cleo
ttDn Of Fremont, any of thgt ly4rty. is the
%pe/fof ne LHi0Al' {speerb of Thompson, NaffouaE
I"teiifgeRrer, July ~ When such words as these
are uttered, not by the heated South bat By the
temperate and loyal West, we have right TO say
there Is danger and very great danger too The
South this subject ot the Presidency, is not vio-
ent Or ioni but ITS silence is very ominous and most
impressive.
M- Buchanan stands before the nation-and this
is the ground over which conservative men should
come 10 his snpport-as the representative OF the
PflHclP!e winch alone avert their evils, that Of
repression and eXtiTpatiou OF all agitation on the
subject Of slavery, let it come from what quarter it
NAV. Va has said in simple and earnest language
that this VIII be his aim. 1t must Tor the good 6f
the nation, come TO an end. II only be put an
end 90, by the strong moral power which national
man can exercise, and at time when the relations
OF the Union not disturbed but haruonispd and
reconciled by the expression OF the popular Will,
TebuhIng decsiYev laHaticism of any sort :xand
this rebuke the Northern and Middle States are
hound TO give Without this cooperation, Mr.. Bu-
chanan may strive and strive successfully TO stay
this noisy current Of political agitation With il,
his Is easy and the peace Of the nation is Sc
cured. II Is the conviction 81 this-aside altogether
from personal regard that has brought and thous-
ands like 10 his support.
For Pennsylvania man-for one whose earliest
lesson was reverence for the great pTiaciple which
William Penn epuneiated, ard whose habits or
thought and education make him adverse TO secret or
intoieFant political organization, there other
path open. That into which some nconsiderate I
people are now spdGceH. OF what is known The /
''Amerran' organization, have no attraction for
me or any conservative man. Believing as | do. (
that Mr. Fillmore took more than ntiatory
oath IN Know Nothing Lodge, by which he bound
himself 10 prescribe politically his fellow-c'tizens
who prorssed one form Of Christian faith, and those
v ho happened to have been born abroad, and 10 con
form his opinions and regulate his political action by
the decision OF a secret oath bound, political cub
cannot vote for him. Nv aniipathy 10 this secret
and unconstitutional organization is no new feel (
ihg spoke II ON long ago; 1 snail never change
II. As of the leaders of this party of intoer-
ance, "a who gave 10 il the authority of his
and past position hold Mr.. Fillmore respon-
sIble for deep wound to the of political mo-
Tatity. If there is thing about which the peo-
pie OF this country and ought 10 be sensitive it
IS their right 10 worship God as they please They
claimto worship God under such forms OF ecclesas-
tica discipline they choose enforce upon them
splveS,-Wilh such ceremonial, simple or elaborate
as they please, such days aud in such places as
they choose Tor themselves and this great privilege
of religious duty the Constu ION guards and protects
II is equally the privilege of all. There is not Prot
estant who Is not much interested IN guarding this
constitutional right the Catholic Christians whom
Mr.. Fillmore. and his coniederates, have +
sworn to prescribe. 1t was, repeat. the worst
wound ever inflicted political morality in this I
couary when the secret oath bound associations of
religion intolerance created. II was sad .
spectacle when statesman like Mr.. Fillmore, Join
ed them.
Regretting that am unable to be with .
you, and Ia say what have thus written,
am very respectfully, your friend,