Gazette and sentinel., 1860-10-20
An Extraxt from Gov. Moore's
Letter.
from the Courier:

II i. Eabftlaily charged by Southern men
/ that the Breck inridse party.IS a sectional par
n. II appears to me that th,S charge Is very
unjust. aud made without proper relect'oh'
: Tn. Republican party j. sectional, because
/ i is composed exclusively Of Northern men
,h,s. object = to contru, III. Federal Govern
! mrut m order To make war upon the Nouth'
il Is aggressive upon the right OF the 'IaVe'o'u
m, Sites. The Breckenridge party aNSa"S
tho rights Of 10 Syctou-uor t"">r "' any
state OF person. 1t - purely GeiGl>lV'. II
seek, To protect tnc Sautn nom WioN2' '""
would urotect the North with the same eager
ne-s. Ifthc Norlh needed protection. ltwou'd
/ hc a cross abuse of language 10 cal ne a sell
ssh man because | resented an insult 10 my
urrsun. or expelled violence from my u"d>e~
hold. The charge of >eCt"na''Sm CONES WIN
a Questionable grace from our Southern lr"'"-
( ]citzguS whose destiny is identified with our
own and whom, with ourselves, we are en-
dravogug to Surid from m"dtatcl wrong oy
al the resources a. our command. Our pur
pose, aye national, for W. ave striving To place
Every STATE IN the Coui'.~racy on precisely
the sane equality. We have >"a,h' ana Sun
4 seek {, enlarge the circle OF our party friends
in every State OF the Union, a"l i "r i"I to
do SD. tie ftu't is not with u, but with our
8 pHflt'IE'l'-. hbl ltlN III VA "''N 'N' 'ttN
n,nt- u.rr at the South, who refuse to CO.
orcra;. with IL ia a cause in winch they are
/, A. deeply concerned a, ourselves.
II D., I'D, however, that the Breckenridge
partr favor a dissolution Of the Union, aud
, hat the Constitutional Cn.on party was or.
,an,ycd for the purpose OF saving the Union
, from the danger that Mr.. Brcckinrldge's cleo
ton would supcruducc. 1t Is a sufficient
: -.,.. .. tIt- .s,t.t,rp fn site that the [ on
20 s,itutiouiI Union party nominated MIR. Bell
! on the 10th oil Nav, 1860, aud MIR. Brcckin
. rirc was lot nominated until the @Sth OF
, June loiowiug-neariy seven wecN> alter
L wards.
e tn certainly true that Mr. BrrckIuridseS
~ friends believe that the election of Mr.. Lin
coin will greatly hazard the Union Of these
states. ! certainly think SO myself; but, in
NV Judgment, the danger to the anon comes
mona another quarter, aud that quarter Is
. In, Constitutional Union party.
The progress OF autI.,Irycry at the North
: has been rapid aud overwhelming. 1t Is no"
IS crushing out all opposition. Ia the Congress
ct the United States 1t exhibits Itself IN the
most offensive mauner-denOurcIug, haunting
u al! rey,luE Us and ouT Save lnS.tut uTS, auu
- lsr.atcnu. us with their numerical super %
- NV. H. Maine, New llamp>h.r", vermont
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
- N,calg.4, l>cIn~u, Iowa aud OHIO, law
- have been passed for the purpose OF rendering
y. imperative '.c Fugitive Slave ava law @
such Clear and paramount constitutional oa.i
u CATION ti.at Mr. Webster, devoted AZ he wa
30 t. the Union, SAID ~ 10 not hesitate to say
IS. and repeat, mat ID the Northern States ret">,
wIGIily aud deliberately to carry into ellcc
that pant ui the Constitution which respects
10 the restoration Of iu.luSr slaves, the SMUT
'e rouH 40 LoDger BE- Jound 10 0bserce The con,
If. rict. 1 bargain broken on one ,als is broker
~ al sri,r.' The Object oGtne iitPublcaI
'e party Is to destroy the institution of slavery
nc /, matters not hoT iuGiy they may profess
.- what some ale pleased Il call cons rvatISm
. t..- md - the utter ann;hl.a,:on of slavery
L. their vast accessions Of power the Policl
Of cou.ea.ment becomes no longer essential
,r. the mask is remoyrd, and their real pnrpoS
., not umidty limited, bnt fcarless'y pressed M
on tae people - the proud obj 1t ~ tlel
-rp,t struggle.
! do not cxa.scrate their des IN. Mr.. Lin
., coin, the ReYual can card;late for the Presi
ueucy, has declared dist nctly that the otJec
70 Of tue opponents Of slavery Is TO aries
the further spread of it, and lace it wher
the public mind shall rest ~ the belief tina
II Is n Lie course Of ultimate extinction. III
:" Seward, The most daring, rs we'll as the mos
y Intellectual leader of the Republican party
,, long since said that slavery has no coEstltt
O.. toual galrautee which may not be retedse
III aud opght not TO be re'iRguisbei;' and.
st added, "vhenevcr the public mind shalr7ct
,l the abolition Of slavery, tie rag rH cPt
" for ii.' These are the cardinal principles
Republicans. They mean the absolute abo
jtOn Of slavery everywhere within the tcde
al Union. Ia order to accomplish the end
Va view, they have formed 4 patty exclusive
by composed Of citizens OF the Northern sectir
10 OF the COnIcderacy, so a. to obtain p~oSScssiC
Of the Executive Department Of tine Cover
ment. The Senate and the House ct Rcpr
nat sentatiVeS are now under the control o! Il
- non Nlayeho.ding States. and if Lincoln
. Of elected. the next step will he to rcor.anz re q
Supreme Court OF the United Sta.cs-a'
re- they have declared this lptentIon-so as
,ity nave unlimited pOScr over the three DepaI
rer ments ofthe Federal Government. With the
purposes openly professed, it woGld seem
luy a plain man that the duty of the South won
BE- Ia resist their accomplishment. 1t is t
duty o; the SOnth to drive back the invade
AL to tell these enemies of US, and Of our instIt
tons, that we will not submit to be ruled
IN them: but at ali hazards we are determine
ell to stand by our constitutional rights. Bnt t
Constitutions Union party has gwen aid a
'o" comfort to the men, vho, under the forms
The law, are working for our destruction: for t
hat authorized exp nent OF their opinions-th
National Committee at Washington-in tn
PIE, address to the people, have said that
BOD "Under any POSSIBLE combination ofc
4 of tnmstdnces we can not conceive ola dissoluti
-, Of the Union. Come rhdi riH, we shall sta
by the Union As the H.st precious jewel of G
nts. sonlsn