Gazette and sentinel., 1860-09-29
Which is the Disunion Candidate

and Everett party aud their allies, against Mr..
Breckenridge ard the party which supports
him-almost their whole stock 10 trade dur,
ing the canvass-in consequence of the very
prevalent opinion described By our opponents
however TO those who favor Mr.. B'eck
inridge FOR the Presidency that unless oar
constitutional rights ore secured to us-un-
less their Is perfect political equality among
| the Siatcs-ur'eSs the maddencd determine.
t on Of the Northern Black Republican party
to abolish slavery where it exist, by m.ans
high handed and unconstitutional is put o
stop to-aGd many other C ~utingencies that
we might meution-the Union isa failure and
an imposition, Only r~edounling to the pecuni.
airy and political advantage of iha. mistaken
and fanatic majority North who hold in their
bands the Congressional power, and who il
seems, if their owa declarations are to be be.
lisvcd, are determined to use it TO the de-
,tructlon Of the South increasing their i'm
positions and outTaees upon our section, dis
polling Us Of cur property and violating the
Constitution in the name Of humanity! till
Southerners become either mere pensioners
upon black Republican generosity for the
sake Of the glorious Union!") or resort
to that last method for redress, in defence not
only of their homes and their birthrights, but
OF their manhood and their pos;erity-Rev.
olulion. And while every good man and sin.
cere patriot would deplore a dissolution OF
this Union, as one of the grsatest evils that
could befail us Ss o people, yet we are not
prepared II say that human nature could or
would. for any present or prospective blessing
under the sun, tamHly submit to the wrongs,
Insults and lndiGniiies threatened by the Black
Republicans when they get into their hands
the Administrative as well as the Represen.
tative power Of the Government. A Union
IN name and not in spirit, is a valueless Union.
And it seems that Mr.. Bel, the Union" can
d'date par excellence, is Of The SAM. opinion.
Read what be says OF this subject:
Sir no man who loves his country. no
man who has any just pride III the re-
Lection that he Is an American citizen.
but most desire that these ~dissensious
should cease. For, sir, it is not a mere
question whether we shall preserve the
Union; for that may be and yet prove
no great boom either to ourselves or
posterity. The question is not whether
the states shall continue united accord
ing to the letter of the covenant by which
they are bound together. 1t is, wheth-
er they shall continue to be practically
and efficiently cooperative ia carving
out the great ends of the association,
The question is whether mutual trus;
and confidence shall continue and en-
courage mutual efforts in promoting
and multiplying common benefits; or
whether mutual hatred and distrust
shall step in to check all progress; to
distract and confOund all Joint e~ndeavors
for the common welfare: in fine, to en-
tail upon the country all the evils of
endless discord. That is the question.
And when You present that issue to me,
l say give me separation; give me disu-
Mon; give me anything in preference to
a Union sustained only Empower, by Con-
stitutional and legal ties, without re-
ciprocal trust and confidence. If our
future career is to be one of eternal dis
cord, OF angry elimination and recrimin-
alton, give me rather separation with all
its consequences. If / am to be al
peace let 1t be peace and if | am to be
at war, let M have it at once. that |
may put my house liz order, and be
ready to meet the consequences.
lApp. to Cong. Globe, LIST SEES. 3Ist Con.
Now we should like to see anything that
The most intense Southern Democrat has ever
said that savers more of Disunionism-if in
Iced these sentiments ere worthy to be thus
.ermed-ihan the above remarks Of the uni.
IN candidate himself! He is not willing. or
with him It Is net necessary to wait for any
act. He prefers Disunion in place of
angry feelings that prevail between the
If Yancey and others who as TO.
er' have uttered such sentiments, and are
ermed Disunionists, that it msy reflect upon
he Democratic party. how much more severe
'houid 1t rest upon John Bell the candidate
nd the party which supports him If the
constitutional Democratic party is a Disuni.
IN party because some members of that party
given expression TO sentiments ~antapo.
''stIcal to the Union under certain circum.
'tanees' how much more of a Disunion party
S the self-styled Union" party which John
representative chief himself b,virs