Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-10-30
Friends of the Union.

Just week from to-day the issue Of Union or
Disunion will be decided. IfVirginia will speak
in thunder tones in behalf of the Union ticket
those who are plotting the destruction OF the
Union mag be deferred from carrying their trea
sonable purposes into effect. But, on the con-
trary, if she will utter feeble voice, there is no
doubt but that they will be encouraged to light
the brand of civil war. All the signs of the times
indicate that are, in all probability, upon the
very verge of the awful abyss of dissolution
The advocates of disunion and civil war have
become sufficiently bold to announce their trea-
sonable purposes from the hustiDgs in this good
"Old Commonwealth" where we would have
supposed the voice of treason would never have
been heard. Gov. Wise is even now, at this
very time having companies of "Minute Men,
organized as they are doing in South Carolina.
Treason has DOTTED its mask, and is now stalking
undisguised over the sacred soil of Virginia it
self. 1t is time the patriotic masses of the peo-
pie were aroused to proper sense of the danger
which is now impending over their heads and
households The honest masses are unaware OF
the reasonable Vaccinations going on in their
very midst. They are honest and patriotic and
do not suspect others of dishonest and treasona-
bic purposes. The honest masses sleep in fancied
security, whilst the traitors are preparing the
train which is to destroy the fairest fabric of free
institutions which has ever been reared upon the
earth. We call upon them to awake from their
false sense of security, and behold the perils by
which they are surrounded. If they wish tt
save their country from the most direful evils
which could possibly befall it, they should do al
that is within their power, from this time til
sunset on Tuesday next, to secure votes for the
Union ticket. 1t is quite probable that the vott
of Virginia will determine whether we will have
Union or Disunion, Peace or War. If the vot'
of this State be cast for Breckenridge, and Lin
coin should be elected, we have not particle o
doubt that disunion will ensue, followed by it
inevitable train of ind escribable horrors. 1t i
doubtful whether the vote of this State can pre-
vent it at all, but, if so, it can only be accom-
plished by casting an overwhelming majorit.
for the Union ticket This is no time for hest
fancy or hating between two opinions. Thos'
who are in favor of the Union, and opposed tt
civil war, it matters not what may be their pc
litical sentiments in reference to measures of pol
icy which have heretofore divided parties, should
rally at once to the standard of the Union party
1t is altogether important that the Breckinridg'
ticket in this State should be defeated by al
overwhelming and crushing majority, and to eft
feet this object, it is necessary that every vote
who wishes to crush the hydra head of treason
should cast his vote for Bell and Everett. Th
votes of the friends of the Union should not b.
divided between two or more tickets, but shoul'
be concentrated upon one, and that the stronges
Union ticket, that none of the votes of Unio
men may be lost. In this State Bell and Ever
EFT form the strongest Union ticket, and it be
comes the duty of every Union man who desire
the overwhelming defeat of Breckenridge to CAS-
his vote for Bell and Everett. The Union-lovin
men of all parties in this State should vote fo
Bell & Everett. Let this be done, and we be
lieve the country will be rescued from the ir
Vulnerable and indescribable evils which disur
| ion would necessarily bring upon it.