Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1859-12-23
who are the Disunionists1

who are the Disunionists1
Disunion has for moro than n quarter of
century been the cry Of distress sent up
by the southern portion of the confcderacy
at every session Of Congress, and with this
raw head and bloody bones exhibition they
have succeeded in carrying the points they
sought. This sicrcotyped and worn out
subject has at last we think, ceased to be-
nm object of terror to the North, who are
the true friends Of the Constitution and
the Union. In the present Congress it is
manifest to every observer who are the
friends of the Union and who are the ones
who talk Of dissoying it forthwith, proyi-
ded Republican Speaker to the House is
elected.
Immediately after the call of the roll on
the assembling of the House on the 5th,
Clark, of Mo-, put forth his disunion views,
declaring that 'Ghc Union could not exist "
Mr.. Stewart, of Nd, said that sit was by
the act of kind Providence that the African
had been brought to this country and en-
shaved, and that the South would never sub
NIT to the election of Republican Speak
er or President" Curry, Of Ala, said "the
election OF Republican To the Presidency
was to be resisted hy the South to the dis
ruption of every tie which binds together
this great confederacy." Crawford, Of Ga,
in furious speech, declared that he was
not only in favor of revolution, and dsSolu-
lion of the Union if his party should be out
voted in next years election, but that he
wds in favor of it now." NOEL of Mo-,
McRae, of Miss, Pryor, and Smith OF Va,
Ashmore, of S. c., Cobb, and Houston OF
Ala, Regan, of Texas, and Braduer, Of
Tenn, all joined in expressing the same
sentiments, and some of themin very strong
language.
Thus for moro than two weeks has the
House of Representatives been the theatre
where these Southern Hotspurs have alone
been declaring that disunion was the only
alternative for the South, and that they
would advocate it to the bitter end. There
have been few rare exceptions Of South
ern members asserting that they would mol
support the disunion sentiment, neither did
they believe the Southern States would up
hold their representatives in such declara-
tions. Mr.. Nelson, of Tenn, told his South
ern brethren that they were getting little
too fast, he would not go for dissolution
neither did he believe the South would.
Every threat of dissolution of the Union
and resistance of Constitutional authority
in case of the election of a Republican
Speaker or President, has come from the
Southrons and their allies, the dough-faced
democrats Of the North. The only poiili
cal eomnuniiies who have ever threatened
10 dissolve the Union, or secede from it, are
the slave States The only State that evel
threatened and undertook rebellion against
Federal authority, was South Carolina
slave State. The only party ia Congress
who now talk about breaking up the Union
is the Pro-SIavery party. The members Of
that party, the party that claims to be the
Democratic party. now, every day, put forth
the most disorganzing and traitorous senti-
ments. These threats of disuuion are daily
renewed and avowed by them. They are
supported and upheld in it by the President
and cabinet and by every administration
man and ofIice-holder in the land. Tho
only true and loyal Union loving organiza
ton in the country now is the Republican
party, and they only can save it from dis
memberment and ruin. Any one whoreads
the proceedings of Congress knows that
what we state Is the true aspect of affairs
now presented at Washington.