The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-01
INTERESTING POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.
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SPEECH OF THE HON. JAMES BUCHANAN,
Our Special Correspon dence.
LANCASTER, Pa, June %, L

LANCASTER, Pa, June %, 1851
The ensuing election for Governor. Canal Com
missioner and Judges Of the Supreme Court, &c.,
In this State, is giving rise to immense division
Of political sentiment between the two great parties
of the State. The wings are very confident, GER
tainy in respect to State officers, and the same re-
mark, on the part Of the democrats, is equally true
In my opinion, the race will be \ very close one
Governor Johnston intends to again stump the
State, having been remarkably fortunate in
the first instance, and having succeeded in
electing himself to the office Of chief msgis-
trate Of the keystone Of the federal arch. He
bs ready, but not a chaste nor classic speaker
one, however, calculated to win the good opinion Of
tho common run Of persons of "some sort OF educa-
ton" His opponent on the other hand-Colonel
Bgler-is not as fluent speaker, but he is more
winning in his manners and department, and has
been moro consistent in his political career-never
having turned his coat, and ever feeling pride in
the name of q democrat" He declines, posi-
lively to stump the State, for which he has
assigned but which do not remember.
HON. JAMES BUCHANAN's SPEECH
MIR. BUCHANAN having risen to address his
elbow citizens, was loudly cheered. He said that
he desired, before the adjournment of this large
and respectable meeting, to say few words to
them on the present condition of the country. The
conventions were now over. The wing and demo-
cratic conventions had designated their standard
bearers. The issue fairly joined, and we had
now assembled to ratfy the pro seedlings Of the two
democratic conventions-the one held at Reading
and the other at Harrisburg; and he congratulated
his fellow citizens, with all his heart, upon the
nominations which had been made. 1t had been
ironically said, when the question was asked, "Who
is James h. Polk % that his deeds had illustrated
his name, and he would 60 do wn to all posterity as
one of the greatest benefactors Of his country
(Applause But no in Pennsylvania asked
who was Bill Bigler. Although young in point Of
years, bis name is known in every cottage Of the
commonwealth. From whence did he arise From
the humble vale of poverty, as many of the dis
tinguished men Who had adorned our country had
An apprentice to the printing business, afterwards
merchant, and Governor that is certain to be
(tremendous applause)-he came down the Susque-
hannah riding on raft And il had been tempted,
some months ago, to cast ridcule him on that
account; but, nevertheless, he will ride raft
into the Governors Office; and if he (Mr. B. } was
not more mistaken than ever he was in his life in
any man, he would make Governor inferior to no ne
that had filed that station in this common
wealth. Now, who, he would ask, was Seth Clover
He was, perhaps, not quite so well known through
out the State, but he was also man, like mos; of
our distinguished men who had made their own
fortunes. He was man of great frmness and in
tegrity Of character-of popular and concilia.ory
manners. He had been elected Sheriff of his
own county; and when the ballots came to be
returned, it would be found that, wherever he was
known In the counties Of the district where he re-
sided, he would run far above his ticket He, (Mr
b did not suppose he would equal Col Bigler in
that particular, who I'D all but vote given him
in bis county; but seth Clover would approach him
at no very great distance. And, then as the Judges
of the Supreme Court, how strikingly had our de-
mocratc convention put the lie upon all the predic-
tons Of opponents, that the people were not ca
pable Of selecting and electing their own judges
Now, he would undertake TO say that the five men !
nominated by the democratic convention at Harris
burg-should they be elected-woud be equal in
point Of talent, integrity judicial ability, standing,
and character, to any that ever sat in the Supreme
Court, appointed by the several Governors Of this
common wealth. (Entb usiastic applause He knew
them all well, and it therefore unnecessary for
him 10 designate or dis ,riminate; and he would not
have sad q word in reference TO any Of them, but
for one circumstance. He knew Judge Campbell
well. On his Mr.. B's) veracity a man, before
this assembled multitute-although ho had been
denounced as q man destitute of qualifications and
capacity for the ofce-he would say (nis youth con-
sderedD he was equal TO any man nomini ted by the
democratic or wing conventions, in point of capa
city. he was young he was ambitious TO do his
duty; he was firm he determined. His man
ners were amiable and agreeable, aud il he had
personal enemy on earth, ne (Mr. B. had never
heard Of IL. But he would not say this Of him but
for one Circumstance; an attempt had been made
an infamous attempt-to connect religion with poll
exercised the liberty Of worshiping his God accord
ing to the dictates of his conscience He be-
loDged 70 the Catholic faith And what did our
oOnt tItution Of Pennsylvania declare Why, tina.
. AL men have a natural and indefeasable right to
worship Almighty God according 70 the di;tates
Of their own consciences." A glorious sentiment
1t was natural right, and one with which no man
had right TO interfere. IL vas relation between
an individual and his GOd, and no tyrant-ho ~.
rant, whatever his power might be-could interfere
between n human soul and the God that created il.
And yet, there were men in this commonwealth
he did not believe there man within his hear
ing-who would denounce Judge Campbell, who |
would ostracise him, bee iuse he belongs TO the |
an ,ient faith Of his forefathers. What m ght BIO
he case Of the Catholic to day, might be, TO NOR
row, the case Of the pis ,opaa1, the Luth sran,
the Presbyterian, or any other sect Of Christians
And, although II Is a natural right for man TO
worship God rding - bis Fn conscience, was II
possible, be aked, that democrat should be called
upon to prescribe Judge Campbell because he was
q Catholic God forbid. He (Nlr. 3D. was no
Catholic God knew that. But no democrat, In
whose heart beats the principles Of human life,
could ever act in such a manner. The man, OF all
men in the country most ht TO be Chief Justice OF
the United Ststes-the man whose place, per haps,
could not be supplied in this broad Unon-was
Catholic, and rigid Catholic be alluded - Chief
Iustce fancy could hot sit on the supreme bench
because 81 his religion # men TO be ostracised
on account Of their religious views. IL the demo
cratic party pursued such course AZ this, farewell
20 the party itself The Catholic would be driven
from Us one bpi-s' Paii1h eht 9SSvhNs nv
tbe Lutheran the third, and 30 IN and this great
and glorious party would be utterly destroyed and
b. oxen up, not because Of IL glorious principles,
but because they would not stick by the constitu-
nj On which declared that religion should not inter-
fere with politics What, be would inquire, was
the essential principle Of the democi ate party
Why, IL was that the minority should always yield
10 tie majority And was IL possible, then, that
any democrat within the sound Of bis voice intended
10 strike a ticket before the nination had been
scaresiy known throughout the Stael
Mr. CAssIDY-Yes, ! will, and can give rea-
son for it.
who intended to strike n ticket. He certainly
could be no democrat. The course could not NEE
the approval Of the party II Que man said I" l
will sirike this man, I" and another, that man, why
we b come a disorg anired body. We were no hing
more than raw militia, without any discipline
vhsieyer and we we're placed essrely at the mercy