The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-09-19
Disunion-why Disavow it7

ual canvass IN many of the States, is that
he and the party with whom he is associa-
ted are disunionists, and that they are Pied
gcd to dissolve the Union if Lincoln is ell.
ected. These charges are denied by Mr..
Breckenridge himself. and they are denied
by his friends in all Of the States The
Charleston Courier says, ",he Breckenridge
party is not pledged as party TO the dis
solution of the Union under any contingent
cy, although many of the Southern sup
porters of Douglas as well as Of Breckin
ridge have advocated disuuion for suniy
causes. John c. Breckenridge is the last
man of the South that would be selected
rs the standard bearer of any Southern dis.
union party, for we do not believe there is
more thorough going unionis. anywhere,
not excepting our friend Col. b. +. Perry,
who prefers and supports Breckinridge."
Mr. Yancey, who is regarded as the lead
er of the State Rights and Secession party
of the South, likewise dsclaims in his
speeches, both for himself and for his par
ty, any desire or intention to divide the
Union.
1t would seem from the promptness and
earnestness with which these charges are
contradicted by the Breckenridge party,
which party embraces all the hope Of the
South, that they are really afraid TO utto
threats in the face of the large mass of ~
people who go for the Union at al
or that they are ashamed to avo,v w no',, ,
have ever uttered aught agp an,hIip
and stability of this gloricn, nspu'.,o. ~ i%'
If The South, or any r for ,bsir ",.n nro
intends to take n p3Ssntingcncv ~. r.n so.
lection in a certai ''","se"'y' we can sec
no GOOD reoso |hy they should hesitate
~ evou 'e"s& ese intentions known. We
=" 1'''" snarm that could result from its
h.;. >nblicly proclaimed, acknowledged
- 1eieved, from one end Of the country
The other, that there is n settled purpose
at the South to dissolve the Union on the
first tangible issue that presents itself. It
might possibly occasion the loss of few
votes to Brec.inridge and Lane, but what
does that signify What, in fact, does il
signify whether Breckinridge is elected or
defeated p? This election involves nothing
but question Of four years, for if the Re- |
pnblIcans do not succeed now in electing
their man, they certainly will succeed four
Years hence, if we may measure the future |
growth Of the party by that Of the past
The South need not anticipate any perma. |
ncnt advantage to be gained by the election |
Of constitutional President she should |
not hug this delnsive hope to her BOSOM |
Tor the rapid developments that are being |
daily made around u.s. the progress Of events
Ior the last thirty years OF our countrys |
history, taken in connection with the hs,c-
~ OF governments in general, all admonish |
US, in terms too plain to 3e misunderstood, !
that there are but two alternatives, one of !
which the South must adopt: either dis
solve the Union, or exist at the mercy OF a |
dominant sectional majority. There is no !
lodging the issue ; it may be DELAYED, but |
,ome it must, and we are perhaps as well |
prepared to meet it now as we will be ut !
my time. We would all like TO see Mr. |
Breckenridge, who is a general favorite at !
the South, elevated to The Presidential |
chair, bun not by smOthering sentiment
which should be boldly reiterated and pro-
claimed wherever 1t is designed that it shall /
De acted upon. We are all ULiOnists in |
'ne sense-we are for the Union under the |
Constitution; but the present Union will !
oon progress unencumbered with the Con |
'tituiion, or this sacred instrument will De |
moulded to suit the purposes of sectional
majority in either event, the South can |
,ave no wish respec ting the Union but to
'e independent of it,
We can see no hope for the cotton States |
n the Union; the Presidential election |
s with them a matter Of comparatively
title consequence, and the important is
ue which they must take up, sooner or
nter, should be discussed without reference
0 ita effect upon the pre- sent campaign, or
he success of any Of the candidates. The
Black Republicans openly announce their
nteptions in the event Of success, and why
honld we be Less bold aDd determined than
hey in proclaiming our intentions. The
glorious Seward in speech delivered at
ansipg, Michigan, as late as the 9th inst,
ses THE broad and unmistakable language
All of US who have enlisted 10 this great
vii contest (the abolition Of slavery,) on
bich the eyes Of the whole world are set
III find that all we have to do is TO take
re that zoe do not suffer differences among
rseirss or any other cause 70 diride us, and