The State guard., 1848-07-11

1 preference of the Alabama convention and after the first ballot, cast their vote against it's nominee.
 now feel constrained to notice the ex treme disingenuousness of Mir. Yancey ii perssting as he did in the following para graph, from his Charleston speech, tc misrepresent the position of Mr. Buchan an on the subject of slavery in the territo ries. He says:
 "Mr. Buchanan contended that tht power to exclude slavery from the territo ries, and thus of preventing their settle ment by shareholders, lay in the people o those territories-thus giving to the frs corners in territory the exclusive power of appropriating it to themselves and sucf others only as they chose to tolerate-thu, giving to them the power of destroying the rights of property in these territories which belong to the south as we'll as the north--thus giving to these first corners no matter how few in number, the sole power of modelling, far in advance of the proper period for doing so, the institutions of the new States to be carved out O these territories ]"
 Now. have already shown that Mir. Buchanan never entertained or advanced any such opinions--that he had expressly disavowed them, and that this disavowel had been placed before MT. Yancey ana yet he reiterates the charge without appa. rent scruples and sets up and relies OH construction of a phrase in the Berks letter in opposition to its manifest import, and in total disregard of the authorized version of it, brought home to his knowledge.-- The object of this perseverance in error is apparent; it is to give coler to his as : sault upon his co.delegates for their votes in the convention in favor of the Pennsyl- vania statesman. Were it true, as he charges, it would furnish no excuse for h:s own delinquency; but as it is uttc;iy un- founded in fact, if Mr. Bnclanan himse may be regarded g competent witness it requi.es 10 further comment
 In regard to the resolution proposed by MT. r., to be incorporated into the plat. form, admit that the delegation assentet to it. There was, indeed, the same want of precision in its language that marked his Montgomery resolution; it required a considerable effort of the mind to give it a definite meaning; but it was believed that the intelligent committee to whom il was to be submitted would obvlate any mere defect of phraseology if the sub stance was satisfactory. The committee, however, proposed the resolution which was number seven in their report, and the convention adopted it in preference to MT. Yancey's. In my judgement the resolu- ton olthe committee goes quite ss far as the substitute even as interpreted by its author in sustaining southern views, and hence l cannot account for the marked importance which MT Yancey attaches to the r6jec- ton of his specific proposition. If he could have his hearty support to the nomi- nees under his own resolution, it passes my comprchensio n that he can consistent ly denounce their support under that which was adopted. But l am stepping over the line which 1 had prescribed to myself in this communication, which was one of ex- panation and defence. have refrained, with some effort, from the comment, obvi. ous and cogent, which the occasion has and with this brief narrative of tacts. cheerlully submit the whole mat. ter to the judgement of the Alabama de- 
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