Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-11-06

The DISADVANTAGES OF SEoEss1oN.-Hon.
Jere. Clemens recently made speech at Hunts
vile, Alabama, in which he spoke of the disad-
vantages of secession in the following terms
'sThere would be long line of frontier ex-
tending from the Atlantic ocean to the Western
limit of Missouri, and from Rio Grade, which
it would be necessary to stud with military posts,
and every lie of which would require to be
secured by armed patrols, for the double purpose
of enforcing the revenue laws and preventing the
escape of fugitive slaves. Every harbor along
the vast extent of seacoast, from Delaware bay
to the mouth of the Rio Grande, would require
an appropriation of millions for its ratification
The people would be ground down by taxes, and
demoralized by the constant presence of troops
among them who acknowledge no restraints but
those of military law. Incessant quarrels would
grow up between you and your Nothern neigh
bors, and bloody wars would desolate your from
tiers, if they did not spread destruction through
every portion OF your territory. The
dream of Southern Oonfederacy is the widest
vision that ever troubled the brain of q moon
struck enthusiasts dream interrupted by
bloody conflicts with your neighbors, and vile
dependence on foreign powers"
The DUTIES OF AN AMERICAN STATESMAN
Many years ago, the Hon. John Bell, in speech
in the House OF Representatives, thus defined
the duties of American Statesmen:
ITO calm the rising elements of discomfort, to
assuage the feyersh symptoms of the body poll
tic, is the business of every American statesman
An American statesman Who and what are
the attributes of an American Statesman at this
daya They are, or ought to account themselves
the high-priests OF Liberty, administering her
rights for the benefit of her disciples in every
country; for this favored people frst and then
for all nations. Such is the high and noble call
ing of an American statesman. What is the first
great care of an American statesman To pre-
serve our institutions. will not go into an ar
gument to show that the only effective mode of
dscharging this great trust is to preserve and
cherish the Union. That is an axiom in Ameri-
can politics, trust, too firmly established to be
overtbrown by the theories of any new profess
sors in the science, however distinguished for ge
MUS and tslents. What is the next great duty
of American statesmeng So to administer their
offices as to secure comfort and happiness to the
greatest possible number of the citizens of this
free country. These are the whole law and the
prophets for the guidance Of American states
men. These are the sum of all the command
ments in the book of our political faith"
LET THE PEOPLE REMRMBRR Let the honest
and patriotic people of Virginia remember that
if Virginia casts her vote for Breckenridge, the
Cotton States will at ONCE precipitate the South
into fearful and bloody revolution, But if
Virgicia casts her vote against Breckenridge,
and by decisive majority, the Gulf States will
forthwith pause in their mad career, and will
fpslly abandon their disastrous Disunion pro-
jects.
How important then,--how overwhelmingly
and infinitely important-that Virginia, end all
the other border States, should cast their votes
against Breckenridge, the Yancey-Disunion can
didate! We call upon the voters of oil parties
to consider well their duty, and then resolve, for
the sake Of the hallowed Union of the States,
and for the sake of their awn peace and their
own interests, to vote, unitedly and epthpsiasti-
cally, for Bell and Everett. That is the only
means whereby revolution and civil war can be
certainly prevented, and let the people choose
between revolution and civil war on che one
hand, aud domestic peace, happiness and pros
perity on the Other.
In one word, let the honest yeomanry of Nir-
GINA vote en- nadsse for Bell and Everett Rich.
Wing.