East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-09-20

tue consequences of their acts, though
the halter awaited their neck had they
failed. -
And when Charles Carroll, Of Mary
land, God bless him was told, in signing
his name to the Declaration Of lndepend-
ence, that there were so many Charles
CAROLS that the King would not be able
TO find him who signed that paper, he
stepped back and added after his name
"of Carrolton." Cheers. hope the
teyoiunonists Of this day, who have a
scheme 20 break up this government
will have the msnineSs 10 put down the
name of their residence, SO that we will
he able to send the sheriff after them
Laughter and applause
| believe there is no evil in this
country for which the constitution and
laws will not provide remedy, much less
is there any for which secession is a
proper remedy. At Norfolk, when the
Breckenridge eiector put these questions
TO me, indicating that he and his party
intended to dissolve the Union if Lincoln
was elected, | answered them frankly,
and after doing so, said to him that he
was bound, as man Of honor, TO pro-
pound the same questions to his candi-
date, and let Mr.. Breckenridge answer
them. applause The answer came
20 me from the crowd, at shall be done"
The Louisville Democrat in Kentucky,
paper friendly to me, copied these ques-
tions aud my answer, and called upon
Major Breckinridge to respond to them
in his speech at Lexington yesterday
I'm that speech, according to the report
which saw tonight, Mr.. Breckenridge
refers to my speeches in New England,
and also in the South showing that he
had seen my Virginia spceches-and the
questions and answers were in the first
speech 1 made in that State-but |
looked through his speech in vain to find
his answers to those questions.
ask you, what does it mean? a Breck-
inridgc elcctor catcchiscs me whether |
sill favor disunion in certain event,
which Breckenridge and his friends will
be responsible for producing if it happens,
and when Breckenridge is called upon to
answer the same question, he cannot an.
swer 1t. Other questions, trivial ques-
tions, imaginary charges, which no man
ever dreamed he was guilty of, were
specified and answered but this great
question, Involving the fate Of this
Union, involving the existence of CON
spracy to break it up when brought to
his notice is not answered.
| tell you, my fellow-eitizens, believe
this Union is now in danger. In my
opinion, there is mature plan through
out the southern States to break up the
Union. believe the election of black
republican is to be the signal for that at
tempt, and that the leaders Of the scheme
desire the election Of Lincoln so as to
have an excuse for disunion. | do not
believe that every Breckenridge man is a
disunionist, but do believe that every
disunionist in America is breckenridge
man loud cheers, and hence | desire
Major Breckenridge to answer specifically
on this point, whether or rot he will en-
force the laws Of the land in the event OF
an attempt to secedc or break up this
Union? You have right to have an
answer from him to that question.
But for my apprehension on this sub.
iect ! would not have taken the stump
this year. am not seeking the Presi.
dency. | am too ambitious a man to
desire to have my death-warrant signed
now, to be fulfilled four years hence
when / must be taken out and buried be.
fore | am ready to die. Laughter and
applause. do not believe that my fame
requires that should be President now
and if accept the office / want you &c
understand that ] think | am comforting
quite as great favor upon you by &C
cepting it as you confer upon ne in Civ
ing me your votes. GCheers. My OBJ
ject is to preserve this Union by pointing
out what, in my opinion, is the only way
in which it can be saved. | love The
Union ["Good'l, and l believe it car
only he maintained by perpetuating and
carrying out in good faith this dogma o.
of on-intervention by Congress will
slavery in the Territories. tCheers.
believe it is our duty to put down al
sectional parties. Let us now unite t.
crush them out, as Clay, Webster, Csss
and Fillmore, the Union wings and thu
Union democrats, united to crush on
northern abolitionism and southern seces
sionism in 1850. [Appause.l
am for burying northern abolitionisn
and southern secession in the same grave
t"Good," and checrs.] / believe tb'
democratic party, according to its ole
Organization and its old platform, it
usnges and its time-honorcd principles, il
the only political organization in thi
country competent for that task. APP
pause.I Be that as it may, let us per
form our whole duty to our country, t.
tho constitution, and to our children
[Chcers