The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-10-12
~ THERE DASGERIN Ir,

We have confidence enough 10 the
atrIotism Of the people at large to
elieve, that il they really think there
danger TO our government ia giving
ne administration into the hands Of a
'arty which is supported by a solid
outh' they would cast their votes for
iayes and Wheeler irrespective OF
iarty.
At the risk Of being accused Of
waving the bloody shirt we are ready
70 declare our belief that there Is
iauger Ia 1t and will give some OF tho
reasons for our belief First, we think
20 from the present utterances of some
Il the southern leaders aud the manner
a which they are carrying on the
'anpaign. 1t is certainly for tho
tresent interest OF the souiherners 20
epress all hostile action aud utter.
snccs' yet they are not willing TO admit
nat they ever made war upon the
government. A candidate for governor
"a one OF the southern States a few
lays ago spoke as follows:
II say the south never made war
ipon the Union. There has never
'een an hour when nine out of ten OF
Is would not have given our lives for
tie Union. We did leave that Union
because We were dissatisfied with 4,
we did not leave the Union to make
gar on tive left the Union because a
'ectlonal party had seized it, and We
hoped thereby TO avoid conflict But
u war must come. We intended 10 fight
sectional patty aud not the Union
Their fore. tue late war, with all lie
disastrous consequences. is the direct
re 'nlt OF secti1naIism in the north
other speakers and their papers
many Q! them have asserted the thing
ma II Is safe to say that large majority
II the southern people have their feel |
lhgs expressed in that brief extract
In fact, some Of the northern Demo
Gratis I'D a similar belief Congres,
nan Hewitt IN speech in New York
The ether evening which was reported
T. The New York Herald. said that At
a public meeting 10 New York in 1850
samuel ] iildcu introduced and adyo.
Gated the following resolution:
Resolved, That we regard the a,
lehpi oi sectional party in the
i9fthefn states 10 take possession of
ne iederatiNe agency Of all the States
,dversely 70 The whole people OF the
fifteen southern States, as contrary ~
he fundamental idea Of the constito. |
ion' that the attempt to inaugurate r
y such mesus section policy upon q
ablect vitality aft citing the righ,s the /,
interests aud the feelings Of those
'iiee1 states creates a great danger 10 {
'uf ooniederated Union and the peace q
I'D safety Vt The whole country; that .
We deem II TO be an imperative duty 10 !
Faive personal preferences as to can.
ida'es aud differences upon abstract =
neslioas 10 favor ora union Of patriotic
itizens for the sake OF a Union of The .
tates. 7
Hewitt seemed TO think thai this 2
Ias correct doctrine and his large n
udisoee cheered it. 10 other World, .,
was wroag to elect Abraham Lincoln +.
resident because 60 southern State 81
ast their vote for him. asd the south
ere lustided in resisting this euetosch. B.
cot IN their liberties, or at Ieast in b
iihdrawing from government in 81
hieh they claimed they bad 20 voice b,
taai case i vas not rigAt thata
slotity should govern This doctrine ri
ey beld thea, and this doctrine they
- now. a,