Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-09-05
pan doubts but I would be elected "

man uouotS out Hohia oe erected Whv 4,
ne keeping the track, unless it is that L1 in, Iae
be elected Then the first time placed nv ! b.,
Virginia soil during this canvass, l am asked ISoA
head man on the Electoral ticket-the u, oy&
leads the ticket-whether in the evont man vth
being elected, the Southern States wonld u, VI Lnel
in dssolving the Union; and whether 7 " lStfa
for enforcing the law in the event of tbo you'd
States seeding? A good many present #. y. oouhs
said that ought not to answer the m,a, aEdas
cause the gentleman was opposed to Inc 'o aaa
under the circumstances, it was discou,ta"n4 That
him to PROFOUND such a question. I ,'IuS %
was ready to answer it l told them , ~ laen
opinion the election Of any man accordn a' Inn,
forms and provisions Of the Constitutioms 10 Ii
votes of the American people, is no cycn., u! IL
solving this glorious Union. (Applause I Tor d.
regard the election of Lincoln as rrr,t a.. ,,NOa
to be avoided by all honorable means w. v'lanit!
trotic citizens, North and South. But i all al r.
consent that the mere act of the election os VI" lG
worthy man, or worthy one either, by tho al al a.
according to the forms of the Constitution isOph
excuse or justification for breaking IN tbiS ~ an!
States. tApplause.) On the either hand ',"Ad
then what say to you now, that | am in sr' NY
the enforcement OF the law. under all circun.s'0d
and in every contingency. (Applause) TT%a'e
should be elected President of the Unitcd s .Hoh
NJ,
should attempt to violate the CoDsti,u,;os 't,N
country, or infringe any law or rlyb, nnd u d
would hang him higher than Hannah. ac,o,t- III
law. tGreat applause.) l would have nv ansN
hesitation In banging such man than Vi,.r;l ,se
on hanging John Brown when he invaded ha' E
mniOn. (Applause.) | do not think i, wa"', w.
the country any harm to try an experiment aF,
kind uaughter.) We have already demon us
to the world that we are the greatest ,,,;''
earth in many respects. We grow faster th,n.
other people, We spread wider and moro ,,,:n!
aad we annex all countries adjoining us with s,s
speed than can be done by any other pco,is
sides, we can whip all We come in contact n;a
We are become model for the friends rr i, S'1
throughout the world, and We are the a,lmi,a,io"
all who love free institutions, while We ara h'
terror of all tyrants. (Applause) We have dsn
strated our great national wealth, our m,a.-
power and proves. We have proved our conma:
cial power and our productive capacity: mt LaS
is one thing remaining to be done to prove us can"
bic of meeting any emergency, and whenever ,rr
such emergency arises, trust that the goverpnr5,
will show that it is strong enough to execute f,
final act-that is, to hang ali traitors bqfo,s
thinks of dssolying this glorious Union. a ,r,
of Applause.) If bad man, or dangerous m,
or fanatic, should be made President Of the r,aJ
States, sustain the Constitution, preserve the UD0n
stand by the enforcement of the laws, see that tbsr
are submitted to and Oh, yed, and hang the man
who refuses. (Applause.)
1t will not do for these gentlemen to get IN nm
gramme, if not designedly, knowingly leading nsvi
tably to the election of Lincoln, and then to Come
and ask me to help them to dissolve the Union b.
cause they elected him. If Lincoln is elected and
does not give the Seceders all the fat offices in The
government, | say he will be the most unsratehl
wretch that ever lived. daughter and applause,
Che repetition of this sentence was called for and
it was received with fresh applause) Inever would
receive such support from body of men without
acknowledging it afterwards (Laughter.) hope
my friend is satisfied upon this point. CA voice
yes we'll satisfed) have been talking at random,
taking up these topics as they occurred-changns
the threads ofmy discourse as suggestions were made
or questions proposed; for my object has been b'|
answer frankly all these points upon which my enc
mics have been attacking me- did not come here
to solicit your votes. have nothing to say for ny.
self or my claims personally. am one of those
who think that it would not be favor to me to (s
made President at this time. Not that underrae
the honor and dignity of that high Office, but be-
lieye that can render my country as much service
while am in the Senate of the United States for the
next four years. l cap there make as much reputt
ton for myself as in the Presidential Chair and i
any attempt be made at disunion, leave a record to
my children Of which they will be more proud than
they would be of my election to the high office Of
Chief Magistrate of this glorious Republic. (Grat
South is to plain how it is that these feelings
fraternity and kindness and brotherly love have
been severed and hostile sectional parties ORGANIZED
in their places desire to know wether there is not
some common ground on which all CONSTITUTIONS
ing men may rally and unite in putting down North
ern A5otionists and Southern Disunionists: (Vocs
There is")
desire to know whether the old Democratic mas
es are not content to stand by their time honorei
organization, by our time honored platform, by our
-time-honored principles, to save the Union now
We have saved it on many occasions before? cloud
applausc.) tell you that Intervention by Congress
means disunion, care not whence it comes, whether
from the North or from the South. (Applause) Il
have too much respect for the intellect of all the in
terventioniss in Congress- to believe that any one
OF them thinks that the Union could exist unless
through the doctrines of non-intervention. In 1851
the asators North and the agitators S6stb got up'
similar trouble to the one which now threatens us
The Northern freesoilers demanded the Wilmot Pro-
viso prohibiting slavery wherever the people wanted
it Yancey at the head of the fre-eaters of the
South demanded that Congress should protect slave
~ wherever the people did not want it. The issue
then IS precisely the issue now. That issue was
pushed then as it is now-pertnaciously pushed ill
the best men in the country became alarmed lest
this glorious Union should fall sacrifice to faction
Even the great Clay who had perfomedshis glorious
mission on earth, and who had retired to the shads
of Ashland to prepare for another world, in his re
tirement heard the harsh and discordant notes
discord and sectional strife, and rousing himself
came forth from his retirement and resumed bis seat
in the Senate, that great theatre of his great deeds
to see if he could not do something to restore peace
to distracted country. Union Wings and Un!en
Democrats assembled together every morning win
Clay in the chair, Cass upon his right, and Webster
upon his left to see if BY united council cou''
not devise some scheme to put down Southern sec
tionalism and Northern abolitionism, and restore
peace to the country. You are all aware that tic
compromise measures Of 1850 was the result OF tne
councils. They were the joint work of the Union ;.ns
men Of the country, without reference to polite.
The measure adopted by them, passed despite lG
joint efforts Of all disunionists, and other patrs
men who had been led to hope something be''1
than compromise might be adopted. But you a. n
know that the compromise measures were adop'eH
and that they were based on the principle OF nor
intervention by Congress with slavery in the teri
Tho counro,uiro vrooc,,,oe &c Qsn rpiectne