, 1860-11-30
IN INFLUENTIAL VOICE FOR TIT.
UNION.
Hon. James Guthrie in thc fsrancb-

tous question We have met 10 dscrss aud cOl,-
suit upon.
Thr election Of u sectional President l,y IL
sectional party Of one srctiun Of country vae
not tli'' :.rC:st grievance OF which We have to
culnrlalil-t was the organization Of section
n party 1T tl. North untriendly to the insiitu-
:lons ALT. Interests Of tic South. But what j.
tic election ut :, sectional President with al
antaxnnlstir Srlsatc aud House Of Representa-
lives IT.: ta1snot appoint I'LL otliccr without
the sanction vi s'.c, uur receive Al. appropria-
tion Of public moneys except through the
olllrr AMI by their ca1iscnt.
Shout! The election ot 4 sectional President
stul;ify the progress Of country like ours. :,
country wl',sr progress is without parallel in
EiSIOrys With the election Of Il single. man
what have we tn fear: A voice-" Every
thing."]
! say VIC have srcat deal to fear if VIC fai!
10 do our duty. but VIC have nothin. 10 fear
if we are tru: to ourselves aud to our couE-
Try, II wt arc actuated hy the same senti-
mcnts tliat Tiled the brla:ts OF ourl revolution
ary sires.
We have . strong minority Of friends in TIC
Free Staies-~a'1 array IF sy,nlathizers and al
lies, win llayr :;.lliutly fought our battles, aud
nnw stand in the breach with us.
While We ts..nouncc the aggrcss;ons Of the
Morrill, is ti1r South nothin, to bla,nc: Are
ctr skirts free: ir.M the CAUSES Of this impenG-
ing calamity: Has The South presented Ill ,n-
broken ti.nt with her Northern allies to tl,,.
people 10 rally TO tho support ota conservative
mill: We Lave mich to fear if divided, but
nothing tn far if We arc united Here, Oh The
.oath side Of the Ohio.a middle State, with the
free Sta.e$ u;nn the one side and the South
upon the otller, What have VIC to gain out Of
The lnitn. and shall We bc driven or forced
into ;snta.oniS.n with either section? We na-
turaliy take sides with those whose interests
are identical with aur own, but VIC will moi
t@lt the tat1:e- Of South Carolina while slla is
sa1. ut hshne III he'd. lChccrs.l
When We appeal to those border States, In.
diana, Illinois ani Pennsylvania, shall We sa:'
they will ln,t listtn that they will not rouseup,
:.s.d the conservative spirit rally and say to ia
;1aticis1n Suuth and lu Abolliolisrl North
Withdraw ynnr unconstitutional acts; wo will
| work Tor you with hcart and soul: and Tho
remedy for these evils is within and not out oi
The Union. Sllall that glorious covenant ot
our 1ihciiics. the Constitution, be- abandoned
| 1t LIE tirst alarm. Lincoln was elected ac-
| .ordinS 10 tllt: Constitutional forms by = SEC
tional minority, BECAUSE they were united aud
We were divided, anu shall we then pull down
this glorious 1ahric? Rather lit us say TO the
| Nurth-rrtr:rcc your steps; and TO tho Soulll
-s'ay your hand, the remedy fur your .riey-
anrc$ j. in. 61itl not cut Of the Union!
| The only n:au Of tue Revolution who was
| unl:i,hfuI was from the North. Bcnc6jct Ar.
nold rests ni,,lcr tic scorn III tue world rs =
traitor to hi~ country. Iht greatest III patri-
| OTIS. George Washington, was from Tic South.
II there ..'i1l- IL e lrslitrs to liberty, lts
them hc trsln the Nor1].-lct us >t1nd by tlr
;'rcrclis If Washington and lis tlotle cumlE
lriuts. and rc'u,lir erctiun:li=ul.
But let Us hc c:iint. temperate and discreet
in aclian. l.r1 not tl.is glorious nation, That.
in it- infancy, with but :',V00,U GOO people,
bearded tile ;;ritisl, Lion, be divided in i.r
greatness. with its 30O00000 people, and let
LIS no, he alarmed and fly, bcc:u>."f the elct~
iian uf sectional President, from the Consti-
md lsail".
Srwar.'s ,lo''trine Of the " irrcpressiAe con.
fict," u LH!t!e between Two systems vi labor.
was fAlac:t.,ss. There was no system af labor
so we'll aIa,,i:.d to the South rs ours. and thu:
argument a:.1ill>t slavery cannot stand.
The hcCoE>tl,1ton defined the rights Of States.
It did not sncan tfItt YOU sliall invade your
nci.llbors privileges and rights. Such WAS
not its language or intent ot it. 1ftl'e NORTH
will 1nlnd il: own bnainc:s, and tue South At
| tend to lt~ OWN concerns, VII OF tile Middle
States, We will make alt appeal and rise ut' ami
sfand hetrrcn them aud have the laws r..
| >prctttl. And Wc say to our Southern hreil.-
rem let there be 1o l1-blood, stay your l,aild-.
We have Il .rc.,t stake III this tnion and this
Constitution. We have marched together TN.
aud We will ever march under one Gag.
tn the s;atcring Of States. and war, and
n,urdt tr;n.. amt rlnndering Of eari other, is thc
feast ar. invited to. 20 we Fay to the North
rc1racc yvlir stcls; arise you ulcn Of conservi.
1isiu. auA t,ut down t:nalirism North and
South. VIA: VIC do let US do calmly. cooly
and deliberately, aud let our action be harnlo
niuus aud consistent.
Lcttcr from IS OccanIonal.,'
Correspondence OF the Philadelphia Iscss.]
WAsuixaTox, Sov. q.
There ser.ne to lie. III I'LL quarters, :: surrt1.-
der 10 tho idea that, ii Statc shall determine
to scccdc from the Federal union. She cannot
he compelled 10 return. This is the point th,'
will bc :lvr:.!.,! III President Duchanan's forth
con,iu: n.c>.::.e. IN, not disposed to e'aHi
| 1T fl,r construction which appears to 1lav.
been placed upon the relations ~ fEe SOUL
! 10 Tie Cuis,u-alikc by the Washington Can
at:1utin. Ill the New York Tribune, represent
IN. ultra Observation-Disclosures. 1llakc due al
iowanc.. lnr ali men III public position who
are obliged IN deliberate and decide upon the
:r:,e questions Ns,w ut Issue between the two
sections. Fit due- not this concurrence In tit
iic:, tA.t secession from the lninn cah bc
peacefully lnadc, inevitably and i,!cxo1sstly
prepare the way fur tho destruction Of tht
tn,rric:.. 2c,'libl;cs If South Carolina car
-ccc'lc. nlaliih::.her own grounds Of complaint,
Pennsylvania tan scccde. What course is lct'
US. Will. no 'uau TO raise his volce against !:
proposition which, in tue days of Jack
,.'n. Webster and Clay, would hare bccil
| secuted uut Of Congress, and rejected by al
parties o1' the great States nf New York, Penn
nylvana, ohio. Virginia. Kentucky. and Mis-
svuri:
Viii not these controlling Commonwealth
now look 4,,li fur themselves: Will they no
prepare to make combinations with each other
or will 1lny nut alltiGil ilsttc their relations Il
the future, a.litakc advantage of the new con
>truction wlicl, has been given hy our ne"
! ..lra.:cys in Israel ~ III tle Federal Constitu
ton: Ii tlli= theory Of peaceful secession i
right. or il it is not attacked. and Is gcntralt!
accepted, eclfprrstryation will compel Penn
sylv:'t,ia 10 !o"k out iur herself She has in
| calculahle advantages OVER all the nthcr State
Of the C,'ion: and will necessarily hccolne
| leader. sl,rulu any division take place. lie
railroads knit lcr 10 the conservative Sout
and 10 lllosc great iakcs for thc commerce q
| which New York has been culltcl1din.. nnt
until within latr years, has successfully cor
tcIt..! 1or. Ncrrcoplc are conservative Sh
and by Maryland aud Delaware On the south
AMI she can make Of hcrsclf all indcpcnden
empire, living upon her wheat and corn, an
| 1ecdiug, (ruIn lcr surplus, surrounding Con
u,ouwca1lls, Willie maintaining an im1,lensel
comrc,isa:ing trade by means Of her coal m
iron. If secession il right. and no tulnd is t
he raised IL enforce he Jefferson, Malls on all
Jackson doctrine; why should not Pcunsylys
uia link ont for Acr-clf!
We must meet these tissues whether or nj
and he il 4 poor leader who dncs not 1rankl
tell his followers tho dangers t'etorc and b.
Illu0 ltlEs:' A9.AHht Wall
cnsur. Iary have happened already: 1T
.. thcs. are only the lessons taught by Ut
versity. II j. soulrthir. to have this Erc:
I question settled. Every few years quiz
i ucn, who luke little Part in l'nllfies
r are dis! t,rl'cd. and frequently destroyed, i
+ their l>is.ss operations by the *'c:eTnal b':
! zou on t:le slavery question. Strange 10 III.
| ali our }r,uirs. with Il few exceptions, hay
grown uut Of the intcrmiuablc nr.Eo II wunl
| ic +f r.lst a:7ouut to the merchants Of th,i:
;: deli .i, AMI 1tlr manufacturers and artiza1s
!. renn>, ,'yaiia. if our exact relations to Il
!, slavery question could be defined and undo
ID s,oad. VIZ haze begged from the Sout
through ,,,;.,,y years. recognition Of the Int
ly rests .'f Pennsylvania We did SO under n
Ii aan Hsrrn. Mr.. Polk, Mr.. Pierce, and now n
r, fpcl'a':I'a. a1,d We have failed tn secure aI
IN l"r1ha'.,::' projection. In the ncanThil
at fennes l's''':s has stood firm totbc Democrat
is party Unless "hci, the parry Itself was dc
II ! tTQyfa ~ IFS own dikrHnrious No State has
Is hester right =" revolt OF srcele than Pcnns.
40 vallia. She docs not propose to d. 50: 1,ut
r. hone she will look uut fur heEsr}f Tn II
y. cofl,i:,: furry and strife, little will t,c lett
~ ~ her but the e.nse u scT own independent NJ
Ct sovereign pos si:ion, and trust e1c viii CT,
10 10 Else It cautiously aud cou5asesus1y.
" " OCCASIONAL.
Vote ofTennensce.
We have received the vote Of Ill thc count
ut in till, State, official and reported. which fe
Of up rs iHlln"-:
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