The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-03
HON. JAMES GUTHRIE ON THE STATE OF
THE COUNTRY.

On the 16th ult large meeting held In Louifvil
Ky, at which Mr. Guthrie spoke as follows
FuIow CrrnRss-we have been called here 70 take Into
consideration the alarming condition OF our country,
North and south Now for the first time In the history
Of America has political panic arisens panic that
atrk down the fortunes OF the frat and deprvng
The leborer OF his wages No consideration OF the
ter Of the individual presdog this meeting shoad
weigh 10 the entous question have
and consult upon The election OF sectional President
by seconsl party OF section OF country not
the great grievance Of which we have 10 complain IL
the orgenzA Aton OF section party at the North
feId to the institutions and interests Of tue South
But what Ia the election Of sectional President With
Anlagonisc Senate and House Of Representatives
He car appoint officer without the sanction OF
one, DOR receive an appr priaton Of public moneys
except through the other and by ner consent Should
the eeciion OF sectional President stuy the progress
OF country like ours country whose progress 10 with
out parallel in history With tho election Of single
man, what have we 70 fear "a voice, Every thing y
say have great deal 10 fear fall 10 duty
But we have nothing 10 fear true to ourselves
and 10 our country We sctusted oy the same ssnt
ments that nlsd the breasts of revolutionary ses
We have strung minority oil friends In the s,ses
an array OF sym aahzen and sef, who have CALAMITY
fought battles and staud IA the breach with
While we depounoe the aggresaions OF the North Is the
South nothing 10 blame2 skirts free from the
prsented an unoroker from. with her Nor,acra
allies 10 the enemesS Have we allowed the oon-
servative people to rally 70 the support Of c,n-
servative man. We have much " fear IL diglded,
but nothing 10 dread n unied Here on so,
south side OF the Ohio, middle state with the free
States the side, and The SJuth upon Ctncr
what have 10 gain out OF the Union, aud shall
be driven or forced into artagonsm with ether secton
We naturally take sices with thoee whose Interests
identical with own, but will not nght the battles
Of south Carolina while she Is safe ut home In oed
(Cneers When we appeal 70 those border states, Ind
ana Illinois and Prnnsyvanis, shall say they will
not listen, that they viii not up, and the
conservative spirit rally and say 20 'alcism soutn.
and abolitionism North, withdraw your unconstitu
tiou a acts will work for you with heart and soul;
and the remedy for tnere evils within aud not out OF
the Upon" Shall that glorious Of liberties
the constitution be Abandoned .. the drst aarmi Lin
coin elected according 70 the constitutional forms by
sectional minority, because they united and
divided, and shall then pud this glorious IA
and TO the South stay your hand the remedy your
grievances IL In and not out OF the Union The only
man OF The Revolution who unssthul was from the
North Benedict Arnold resR under the scors OF the
world q traitor 10 his country The greatest u pa
triots-George washing lon-was from The South. II
there going 70 be traitors TO liberty let them be from
the North let stand BY the precepts OF Washington
and his noble pa lots and reb section Asm But
let be calm temperate ard dscreet action Let
n eoo nasn a Rss w 1ansy s STs
its srsatness with 90 600 600 people; ana let be
alarmed AMI ny, because of the election OF sectional
President from the constitution uncer which we have
been prosperous and happy. sesari's doctrine Of
the "rrepressibe connlct,n battle between
two systems Of labor, Was fAlAcioos There was
no syttem OF labor so well adapted TO the
South ours and that argument against slavery oanoot
stand The Constitution defined the rights OF states II
aid not mean that you should invade your neighbors
privileges and rishp Such vas mot s language or in
tent IL the North win mind It's business. and the
South attend TO It's Of the middle States,
will make appeal, and rise Up and stand between
them and have the laws respected, and say 70 our
Southern brethren let there be NJ blood stsy your
hands we have great STAKE 10 this mon and this COO.
stitution. We have marched together under the
and sipss, the flag Of Usion, aud will march
dag To the sunocripg OF States and war and
murder log and pundering OF each other the feast
are invited too we say 70 the North r.race you steps
arise, You OF conservatism and put down fADAtcsm
North and South. What do let do calmly, cooly,
and delioerstsy and lot our action be harmonious and