Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-10-27
The Danger Of the Union.

ma, the national minded men, VINO love the
Union and stand by the compromises Of the
constitution, are undertaking the conse-
quences Of Fremont's elevation to the Pres.
idency. No man of eminence from any
southern State, would 60 into his cabinet,
without being repudiated and scorned by
his fellow citizens. Did it ever occur to our
fellow citizens, that Fremont would not be
able to find men in some of the Southern
States to discharge the duties OF Offices to be
filled by his appointment. Fremont Post
Masters. in the Southern States, would be
the objects of the scorn and contempt of The
community in which they lived if indeed
men could be found to accept of his apoInt-
lou be dissolved, and the only free govern
Ment on earth, and ourlinheritarce frem
the heroes of '16, would be thrown into an
archy and confusion This would be disso.
htioD, indeed, for southern States would be
obliged to organize system of government
to meet their wants and requirements, or
" chothiHibS OIL uu-
ministration forced upon them by the north
ern States. The wheels of government once
stopped, as they most assuredly would be
in the Southern States, and the work of dis
solution is already accomplished. The ar
my end navy, under the command of a
sectional President. cannot compel south
ern men to discharge the duties imposed
upon them by blacka Republican admins
tration.
The fslowing is an extract from the
speech of General Cass, delivered at n late
democratic meeting at the Tippecanoe bat
t,eground. Indiana:
81 am ad old man, having passed the age
Of three score years and ten. and / tell you,
aye, and repeat il again and'again, that the
Union is in danger! Let me entreat you by
ths Blood of your forefathers, shed on this
and on scores of other battle fel1s-by your
present prosperity--by all your hopes for
the iuture-by all that you hold most sa.
cred and dear--holion to the UniOn-hold
on to it in life, and almost in death. 1t has
made up prosperous,and happy, and placed
Jul NouHAiJ NHS
Of the earth II the Union is lost all is
lost. Anarchy first will ensue and then
despotism. Oh, my friends, beware, beware!
Think, pause and again think, before gi wing
countenance to those whose patriotism en-
b. tsbut segment Of the country. We
have here to-day n son Of Henry Clay, who
now sleeps in his grave. The son reminds
me of his father, my friend, and as noble
patriot as ever breathed 1t is to us a great
source of consolation, that though we diff
tered on almost every political question,
never in my life spoke n disrespecttul word
of him, lie was my friend at his death. /
attended his dying couch, and caught al
most the last accents that fell from his lips.
lie said that Mr.. Fillmore was his first
choice for the Presidency, but if he could not
be elected, he preferred to see the Wings
unite upon a Union Democrat. These were
almost his words, my friends, and most ear
ucstly would commend them to your con-
sideraton.p
thousands If old line wings now occupy
the ground marked out by the immortal
Clay. They prefer "Union Democrat to
disunion. So saya. Choate and Davis, OF
Massachusetts,, so says Clay, af Kentucky,
JONES'. Of Tennessee, Gisr, of Missouri,
Pearce, of Maryland, and thousands Of pat.
iotic wings in the Atlantic States In our
own State such wings as Judge Shattuck,
Senator Hawks, JOS. Beard, an6 host of
Others, to mention whom would mora than
fill our little sheet Let those who love the
Union, pause and think II is notthe time
to cast an Intellectual vote. The war-cry If
the national democracy. is heard in every
precinct of the country-and that ,s for the
"Constitution and the Union