Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1860-09-27

lines and throwing aside all minor considerations,
must band together for the triple purpose of pre-
venting any attempt to break up the Union
checking the Republican party whssin the as
cendant and expelling them from power at the
next election. Let the toast of Gen. Jackson,
"The Federal Union-It must be preserved"
become the motto of the party, while strict con-
strEcton of the Constitution and Jealous regard
for the rights of the States shall be its distinguish
ing principle and unwavering practice. Let the
constitutional principle be adopted Of no legis-
lation by Congress over the Territories, or throw
aside altogether the miscellaneous issues in rela-
ton to them, Of no practical utility, ,ttcn up
by demagogues and disunionists, as means of
accomplishing their own selfish ends. Let them
inf1exibly refuse to support for any Federal or
State offices, any man who talks Of disuli n on
the one hand or "irrepressble conflict between
Freedom and Slavery on the other. Throw
aside all party leaders except such as 'keep step
bate for State rights under S banner
Be this your ''plattorm :" let the South rally
upon it as one man, and | would pledge all but
my life that at least one-half Of the North will
join you in driving from power the reckless as
sailants of your rights and institutions. But
whether the united South come up to the rescue
or not, foresee that in the natural progress of
events the central States, from the Atlantic to
the far West, will band together on this ground,
leaving the Abolitonists of New England and
the Dsunionists of the South to the harmless
pastime of belching fire and fury at each other
at safe distance, protected by the patriotism
and good sense of nine-tenths of their country
men against the evils they would bring on them
selves.
Can you doubt the success Of such reunion :?
Not an advocate of disunion under any probable
circumstances can be found among the candi-
dates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency.
The supporters of Bell to a man, thcsupport-
crs of Douglas to man, and more than three
fourths of the supporters of Breckenridge, are
staunch friends of the Union. and staunch adj
versaries to Northern interference with Southern
institutions. When, convinced of the folly and
madness of their warfare on each other, as they
will be after the election if not BEFORE they band
together in common cause, and that cause the
preservation of our glorious Union and its in
valuable constitution with their attendant bless
ings, will they not be irresistible?
How much more hopeful and cheering is a
prospect like this than the contemplation Of
standing armies, grinding taxes, ruined agricul-
ture, PROSTATE commerce, bloody battles, ravaged
countries and sacked cities. This Continent,
like the Eastern world, is destined to have its
s'Northern hive" Shall its swarms be repressed
by the strong hand of the States United, or are
they, by dissolution of the Union, to be let
loose upon our South, like the Cloths and Van
dals upon Southern Europe? True, their blood
might, in that event, fertise your desolated
fields, but your institutions, like those of the
Roman Empire, would sink to rise no more.
These are the thoughts of an old man whose
only aspirations are that when he dies he may
leave his country united, happy and free.
With sincere regard,
AMOS KENDALL