Year: 1860




claim against the alarming. state of
the public mind. which. they say,
forebodes the Obstruction of the Amer
lean Union. If we are to believe
them. this Republic is about to be dis
solved and the sun of liberty to set in
blood. 1fthis be o, we should all he
sensible of the great calamity about
to befal, not alone ourselves, but man
kind. If this be so, VIC should all be
alarmed. and put forth the energies
Of men aud patriots TO avert the i'm
pending evil. Is it SO +? What is
there more alarming in the signs of the
times than ever beforel The Demo-
cratic party (so-called) is going out of
power. perhaps forever. Is there
anything dangerous in that : On the
contrary it ought to be a theme of
congratulation with honest men that
the reign of so much vice is so soon
to and Another party is about to
assume the reigns of government for
q season. Is there any danger that
the change will be for thew 1t
is not possible. For if ever a coun~
try was insulted and abused, it has
been done since Millard. Fillmore
left the Presidential seat. He left
the nation at peace with itself. 1t
has been pandemonium ever since.
Yet the reign of devils viii last but
year or SO longer. 1t may force a
servile war in that time. We hope
not. But five exist as a nation that
year We will live forever.


What is to destroy the Union p
Where is the cause : The accession
Of the Republicans to power is no
cause at all. IF they succeed it will
be on account of numerical strength.
They will come to power by consti-
tutional right. 1t will be because
their national platform and princip les
commend themselves to the majority
of the American people. What have
we to fear more from the rule of the
majority, Republicans, than the mi-
nority. Democrats 7 The principles
ofthe former are not antagonistic to
the constitution and the Union
They believe that slavery. where it
exists canuot be interfered with by
the general government. or other
States. They seek to impair no ves-
ted rights. They claim that slavery
lie q local institution and beyond the
reach Of any but local law. They
proclaim. an attachment to the Union
as it is, and to the constitution as they
understand it. That they are patri-
otic, like any body of Americans, who
will deny z What, then, is there more
alarming in the state of the country
than in 1856 when this same party
with the same principles threatened
to come into powerl Was there any
cause fnr Union meetings then and
il there was, why did not those self
same and selhstyled Democrats who
are booAooing about the Union now,
ipin with us in an endeavor to elect
Millard Fillmore. Uoion man to the
core. to the Presidency theni


The Union is in no greater danger
from Republicans now than in 1856.
Why, then, this hellaballoo about the
"wreck ofmatter and crush of worlds"
shortly to take plaee-l Republican
principles have not changed hair,
Their leaders, are men of peace
They bully and threaten NO, ONE
They are men of education, talent,
experience, patriotism. They carry
no revvlvers, bowie-knives or blud>
gecns to intimidate the cowardIy.
They threaten to destroy the Union
never. They practice and counsel
submission to the will of the majority.
We see no danger in all this. There
is none. The cry of Union, as heard
from Democrats is a humbug. 1t
means nothing more than that the
sword is slipping from their grasp and
that desperate exertion is necessary
to retain it. Not new speck appears
on the horizon but the gibbetted form
Of old Brown with whom and his
cause these Union savers know the
Republicans cannot be identified.
Old Brown is hung, and the scaven-
gers of party are struggling to make
him type of the Union. "Hung be
the heavens with Black" Republi-
cans is their cry. As that is the sur
est way tyranny can suggest to lessen
the numerical strength of foes, we do