The star of the West; or, National men and national measures . eech was not made to theSouth, but was delivered at Albany, the head-quar-ters of sectionalism, and addressed to Northern men,warning them of probable danger, and depicting itsconsequences. Mr. Fillmore, true to the spirit of 64 THE UNION OF THE STATES. Washingtons Farewell Address, indignantlyfrowned upon the first dawnimj of the attempt toalienate one portion of our country from the rest; while he declares to all the world that he himselfwill stand to the Union^ no matter ivhich of thepresidential candidates shall he elected hy t
The star of the West; or, National men and national measures . eech was not made to theSouth, but was delivered at Albany, the head-quar-ters of sectionalism, and addressed to Northern men,warning them of probable danger, and depicting itsconsequences. Mr. Fillmore, true to the spirit of 64 THE UNION OF THE STATES. Washingtons Farewell Address, indignantlyfrowned upon the first dawnimj of the attempt toalienate one portion of our country from the rest; while he declares to all the world that he himselfwill stand to the Union^ no matter ivhich of thepresidential candidates shall he elected hy the freesuffrages of the American people. In fine, thisappeal to the wisdom and patriotism of the peopleto cling to the Union of the thirty-one States, andnot to suffer a single star to be wrested from thenational constellation, was a timely warning tothe country. And Mr. Fillmore plainly told hiscountrymen that it was only under one Union, oneConstitution, and one destiny, that we could dwelltogether as brethren, and hope for or expect theblessing of
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