Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-09-13

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proper to select one from the same quartz
as one of his Cabinet council, or to represen
tie nation II foreign country? Or, indeed
to collect The revenue or administer the law
IF the United States ? If not, what new
rule Is the President to adopt in selecting
men for Office
''These are serious but practical questions
and in order to appreciate them fully it is only
necessary to turn the tables upon ourselves
Suppose that tie South, having majority
of the electoral votes, should declare that
they would only have Shareholders for Pres
ident and Vice President, and should elect
such by their exclusive suffrages to rule oven
us at the North do 20 think we would sub
init to it? No. not for moment. Gap
plause) And do you believe that youl
Southern brethren are less sensitive on this
subject than we are, or less jealous of their
rights? Tremendous cheering.) If you do
let me tell you that you are mistaken And
| therefore you must see that if this sectional
party succeeds, it leads inevitably to the de-
structicn of this beautiful fabric reared by
our forsfathers, connected by their blood, and
bequeathed to us a priceless Inheritance.
II tell you, my friends, that Ispeak Farm
ly on this subject, for l feel that we are in
danger. | am determined to make a clean
breat of it. l will wash my hands of thecon-
sequences, whatever they may be; aud / tell
you that we are treading upon the brink of a
volcano that is liable at any moment to burst
forth ard cverwhelm the nation ! might
by soft words hold out delusive hopes, and
thereby win votes, but never can consent
to be one thing to the North and another to
the South. ] should desrise myself if I
cotld be guilty of such evasioii."
believe every word that Mr.. Fillmore
says. As surely as the sun shines the coun-
try is in danger. have a high respect for
Mr. Fillmore, and if he stood precisely where
he did in 1850, l should prefer him to any
man for the Presidency. Even as it is, per-
sonally prefer him to either of the other
candidates. But, fellow-citzens, there is no
living man love so we'll as l do that great
union of States-my country-for which my
father gave his life. Mr. Fillmore has Civ
en- us good advice-advice which aecords
with my own judgment; be tells us that the
Union is in imminent danger; lie leads us
to believe that the probabilities are that, if
Mr.. Fremont is elected; the Union will be
dissolved, and not into two parts; but shiv-
! cred into fragments Uld-Eine Wings, what
IS our duty? 1t lies with us to save the
| Union. The candidates, of the Black Re-
publican party must be defeated, else as Mr.
| Fillmose tells us-as we have been told by
Che greatest statesman since 1920-the Union
$ in dire and imminent peril. For me, i am
for the preservation Of the Union Destroy
| al the parties in existence, but for God5>
sake-for the sake of human lberty-saye
| the Union. / have no faith in the sincerity
Of that man who, with his mouth full of pro-
testations of love for his country; and for
the memory of my dead father, cannot lay
his personal rrejudices and predictions up
on the alter, willing sacrifice for tie saliva
ton of his country.
How are we to defeat Fremont? We
cannot elect both of his opponents Meth
er of them--neitIer Mr.. Fillmore nor Buch-
anan-is presented for the suffrage of Old
Line Wings upon. pure Wing platform =
There are principles ayowed and maintained
by both the parties of which they are repre-
sentatives which we do not approve. 1t is ne
cessary for us to chose betweeen whichever
is most likel- td defeat the. Black Republican
candidate and making the choice it is not
necessary for us to endorse or to give in oul
adhesion to the principles which either rep
resent. I believe that the Union would be
safe with either, and it is our duty 20 save
the Union if we can. The question for us
is resolved into mere question of chances
which is the most likely to succeed aecor-
ding to our best light, Mr., Fillmore or Mr..
Buchanan.
Fellow citizens, have made my choice
Looking over the whole country, not confn-
ing my view to my own locality mot suffer-
ing myself to be influenced by partisan
journals or by portisan orators-I am dclib-
erately convinced that Mr.. Fillmore has not
the least chance of success; and if it be at
all possible to defeat Fremont the demo-
cratic party, with their candidates. Buch-
anan and Breckenridge, with the aid of the
Union-loving Old Line Wings, is the only
party which has the least chance to do so. =
Show me a State certain Or nearly for Fill
more, and / will show you two for Buchan-
an, | hold in my hand authentic results of
the last elections, from which alone we can
form reliable conclusions From these it
appears that while twelve of the Southern
States are almost certain for Bucharan Mr..
Fillmore has, at the best, bit doubtful
chances fer the remaining three Thus
Mr.. Buchanan presents himself with almost
the whole South in solid phalanx; AT the
North his count of States is to the full as
good, and in my opinion much better than
Mr.. Fillmore's; besides we Wings know
well, and to our cost, the wonderful tenaci-
ty of the Democratic party-how it has held
together ard had success when we most
confidently expected It's defeat,
know, fellow Wings, it is for you to get
rid Of old prejudioos, either of attraction OF
repulsion have not forgotten, however,
that dpor question Of merely availability,
the Wings of Kentucky were able, through
their delegates at Philadelphia, in 1913, to
give up their idol, the man whom they lov-
ed, and who loved them, and who Had dore
so much for the honor of Kentucky, that
whenever Kentuckys name was mention
ed, at home or abroad, his name at once
arose before the minds eye, and whenever
his name was mentioned Kentucky appear
ed. Fellow Wings do you love Mr.. Fill
more so much better than you did Henry
Clay that you cannot make the same sacrifice
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