The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1843-02-25
Mr.. BUCHANAN AND Tue WAR.

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| BUAHANAN upon The Treaty, says The
Washington City Spectator; having drawn
upon him an attack from the federal btess
which ievses the stale charge or opposi.
tion 70 the late war, Justice .o .ha, gentleman
demands lhs, The facts upon which this
allegation is fouhded, should be fairly
stated. e .eq se ,, ae aE
Allhs declaration of war, Mr.. BUCHA.
NAN had no, it,sihedhhe age Of manhood.
e. he naturally imbibed the sentiments Of
those by whom he had been reared and in.
strucsed. Brought up Federals,, his as
sacia,iUss had all been with the party op.
posed u ths CON mencement of hosiIIiiies
With Grea, Britian, most Of whom believed
that we had as strong grounds of complaint
agains. Frame. or iha, the grounds of go.
ing TO war with England, were at least
exaggerated. Notwithstanding their opin.
ions, and his personal and political associa-
.ions, when war was actually declared,
Mr.. BUCHANAN adopt the patriotic
sentiments. Our country, right or wrong
Accordingly when the news Of The capture
of Washington reached Lancaster. we nud
him urging vigorous prosecution Of hos.
siliies in an address 10 his fellow citizens
enrolling himself in company Of volnn.
,eers, which marched 10 the defence Of Bal
timoEe, where they served under tho com
mand Of Major Charles 8, RidgeIy. until
they were honorably discharged.
In December, 1914, Mr.. BUCHANAN
took his seat in the Legislature Of Pennsyl
vania. Simon Snyder, the disingused
republican and palriu.. was then Governor;
and his opening message. spoke Of the
'undsguisled hostility manifested in the
Eastern section Of The Union, agans, the
measures adopted or proposed for the pre-
| servauou of our rights national and indivi
dual. However we may regret (said hey or
disapproye OF such unnatural and unjus,
fable dispositions and department, we are
MT now called upon 10 legisa;e or ac, upon
them. il we were, am sure ,hs. cons,itu
ted authorities and people Of Pennsylvania
woak untedly rally round the Union and
put doxn The Vaccinations OF all disorgan
ixsrs,and execute the laws upon all traitors
who had should asrs no. 10 take up arms
against onr happy Union and Sc. a. nabehl
the Constitution, which, is hallowed by The
name Of Washipg,on!' Mr.. BUCHANAN,
Throughout, the entire Session. .copera,sd
cordially and efficiently with the Executive
in every; measure of defsnces against the
enemy. In January. 1915. he gave his
vote fos Willism Findley. The Democratic
candidate for State Treasurer, who W as
particularly chncxious TO the Fedefasists Of
thai day because nf his inaexiole ladherehce
10 the doctrines Of Jeffersonian Republican
ism; gan''Fsi isr'e' 'r i'' lg- ''la tG.n
| In the summer Of 1915, .Jr. Buchanan
was requested by the Washington Bensvo
lent Society Of Lancaster 10 deliver an
ofatun..on the 4lh cf July, and from this
address, uttered six month after The lermin
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alton of the war, was called lse extract e1
hibled, is all that history has recorded Of
his course during the lime tried mems pa
triolism.a Even In this address,, though a
great deal is evidently yielded TO the opn
ions Of those by Dhom he was surrounded,
!hefe is much of sound Democratic doctrine
inculcsted.
At The ensuing session Of the Legislature
Mr. BUCHANAN took strong ground
, agains. the expsdiency and eons.itutionali,y
+ Of a Bank Of the United States, which he
has unswersingly maintained for more than
Quarter ola century. during all which
lime he has been enc Of lhe mosiprorinon,
msmbeis efths Republican party, as well
as one Of ,Ae ablest defenders Of the Dem
oetalc principles and policy. Amah is
not responsible for the opinions, IN which
lie was, In manner, born and bred; bu,
for those principles, which, after mature
delibefalion he has chosen for himself
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