Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-06-11

THH following remarkable confession was made
by the Hon. Mat Ward. U. $. Senator from Tex
tss Z. ~ recent 0absrnasorial Conversion 10 that
NMks t3s
/ non. Matt Ward was then called upon for q
speech and responded. Speaking 70 the impor-
tsaoe Of harmony in the Democratic party. u sus
tain IL principles as the only means Of pcrpetua-
tinx lie Union, he said he bad seen the people
notth They we're anti slavery by education.--
Thsrs were hnatics among them. but II was not
the dssire Of tho North to dissolve the Union. lie
said Be was In Philadelphia in the campsisn 81
1850. While there, some aoqaaintances VI his, In
politics Black Republicans, were in conversation.
whcs. oae Of them incidentally remarked, that
they bad raised ten tlousapd dollars the evening
before b I'D in BuchanAns election" He said
he astsd. for An explanation. They replied that
"Althmsh they held the sams political views with
lrsssopt yet they wsre AFRAID II he should DO
Slssssd the people Of the South might he fools
enough 10 dissolve the Union"
s.Ths shove confirms what we have frequently
hsard. spd what we have several times alluded to
Ia these columns. The people Of tho NORTH and
particularly those Of Pennsy lvania. were frghtsu
cd into the belief in 1855. that the election Of
Fremont would result In q dissolution of the
Union.
Now, we have no doubt there were people In
the South who were ready for dissolution Of tho
Union had Fremont been elected. But We can
not believe and do not believe, that the grcnt
body Of the Southern people would have resisted
the election Of President according to the forms
Of the Constitution. II any overt wrong upon tho
South had been committed by President thus
elected, the people Of the South without disinc-
ton Of persons or parties would unquesiionably
have been rife for resistance. This would have
not been revolution - whereas II could hare been
revolution IL the people had rcbelled against the
fair working Of the Constitution ITSELF
But those who really intended resistance, in tho
event Of Fremonrs election. were not those who
threatened it. Those who really intended It kept
silent. Those who threatened dissolution were.
in the general. the very last persons who would
haso executed the threat
II was simply game to dragon the North into
the support Ut Buchanan instead of Fremont. II
WAS merely an advantage taken Of the deep love
for tho Union which actuates all the Northern
people, to accomplish n desperate political pur-
pose.
The people Of the North are sincerely attached
to the Union--as well they may be. We have
often shown that in all material respects THAT is
so far as dollars are concerncd) the Union is Of
much more advantage 10 tho North than the South
The slightest whisper Of danger 10 the Union
alarms the Whole Northern mind Southern Dem
ocratic politicians disco, cred this--and they took
advantage OF it to compel the support of Buchan-
an in the North BY persons who were otherwise
ayersc to it, 10 this game they were seconded by
the Democratic politicians OF the North, and it
proved to be a winning card
We have frequently said before that this was
the scheme--and tho declaration ot Mr.. Ward
above quoted, proves it. 1t is only another in
stance OF the trckcry and dishonesty Of most of
tho professional politicians who infes the country