The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-06-06
MIR. Buchanan and the war Of 1914.

Having corrected, by Mr.. BUcHANAN's tes-
timony, the historical inaccuracies of the Union
in describing General WAsHINGToN's admins
tration as Democratic, and having presented our
readers with the graphic sketches of the earlier
DEMOCRATIC Presidents, from the lively pencil
of the ex-Secretary in his younger days, we
propose to devote column or two to what this
same patent and copyright DEMocRAT had to
say in 1915 about the war of 1912. 1t is a
heresy with the DEMOCRATIC organs not to
think right on this matter; the Union makes or
thodoxy thereupon one of the conclusive tests;
and, if this policy is persisted in, it is clear
enough that Mr.. BUCHANAN is ruled off the
course, Notwithstanding he is in favor of divid
ing California into two States by the line of the
Missouri Compromise. Perhaps we may as
well mention in this connection that there can
be no doubt as to the authenticity of the copy
Of Mr.. BUcHANAN's Grafton, to which we
have been indebted for our extracts, as
it appears in the Lancasterian of the 7th of
May, 1851, which the Bedford (Pa.) Inquirer
says is the organ Of Colonel REAH FRASER,
one Of the friends of General CAss. There can
be no reasonable doubt, therefore, of its entire
accuracy, coming from political friend! 1t is
a very pretty and adroit game that has been
played in killing off Mr.. BUCHANAN. The me
tropolitan organ, in long and elaborate articles,
tunes the party up to the pitch of 1913, 1900,
and 1912, and then the DEMOCRATIC friends of
Mr.. BUCHANAN show where this eminent states
man stands in regard to those three points Of
time; and the Castles and Douglastes join in
suppressed chorus of ''down among the dead
men," for the benefit Of the ex-Secretary.
The following paragraphs present the views
of Mr.. BUCHANAN III the year 1915 in regard
to the war of 1912. After saying that time
would fail him to "enumerate all the wild and
wicked projects Of Democratic administra-
tions," Mr.. BUCHANAN continued:
"SufIicc it to say that after they had deprived
US Of the means Of defence, by destroying nary
and disbanding army; after they had taken
away from the power Of recreating them, by
running commerce, the great source Of national
and individual wealth; after they had. by refusing
the Bank Of the United States a continuation Of
their charter, embarrassed the financial concerns
of the Government and withdrawn the only uni
versal paper medium of the country from crcula-
ton; after the people had become unaccustomed to
and OF course unwilling to bear taxation, and with
out money in the treasury, they rsshly plunged us
into war with nation more able TO do US injury
than any other in the world. What was the
dreadful necessity for this desperate measure!
Was our country invaded? No. Were our lib.
critics in danger? No. Was il to protect our lit.
tie remaining commerce from the injuries It
tanned by the orders in councils No; commerce
was not such favorite, and the merchants wished
for no war on that account Besides, If the exist
cnce Of the orders in council bad been lie true
cause, after their repeal our country would have
accepted the olive branch which was offered by