The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-04-10
sAuss BUCHANAN.


JAnss BrcnAxAS - the candidate Of our
choice for the PRESIDENCY. W. take this
position for one main reason lie il, IN our
opinion. the only man. who 10 altogether
acceptable to the South, among the number
that seem to stand chance Of getting the
nomination. Gen. Csss, ~ = politician.
can never recover from the effects Of his
msanderiug political course. pursued within
the last five years. His anti slavery feel
ings-h'. voting in favor Of the W'lmo'
proviso, and then opposing il to institute =
trick upon the South. in the shape OF his
Nicholson letter. with it. squatter sover.
eighty his vote in favor Of .he River aud
Harbor bill. &c, Il. ought 10 kill him oil
every where Douglas is but little better
lie voted with the reesrilers during the
ses.ion Of Congress OF 1850 and lodged
the Fugitive Slave Bill, aud although he
now makes very fair promises TO the South
he will hardly 90 down with good relish
OF Gen. Houston. VIZ need say nothing, n.
We have spoken very fully OF him on other
occasions.
Mr.. Buchanan is un'nc,ured with any Of
the fsHaticisms OF the North. On the sub.
Ject Of Intervention, his views are in oppo.
silion TO the kossuth humbug policy. As
friend to the South, he has no equal at
the Meth, in sincerity aud holiness. Ia
his own state, he has confronted the free.
soil spirit and trumphed over 1t. The res.
olutions Of the State Convention which
nominated HIN, ana his views AS expressed
in his letters, Que OF which we publish IN
this number OF the Republican, are such
as VIII meet the approval Of. and endear
him To, the South. As democrat, he
stands upon the old platforn--tho soyer.
eighty OF the States. and strict coustruc.
ton Of the constitution. and declares his
opposition 10 the exercise Of all doubtful
powers by Congress. More than this, be
ailirms tina. the presen, state Of affairs has
been produced by departure from the an.
eient democratic landmarks, IN all this we
agree with him. With such President,
tho South would have nothing to apprehcnd
The government would be brought back
again to its original purity, and the Union
would be strengthened,
We have no, the vanity to suppose that
our course is n matter o. any great eonse.
quence, or is likely to have any controlling
influence abroad But every journalist
every democra,--sv lover OF his county,
has duty to perform, however humble
hi. station may be and, we conceive that
40 have done ours.
II Mr.. Bucbana gets the nomination. or
any man whose sentiments correspond with
his. We shall gi,e him our cordial support.
Bu, il fcderaist, tal,hough he may call
himself a democral) gets the nomination,
We shall take no par, in the canvass
Of Gen Cass made recent speech in
the L, $. Senate. in reply to an attack
which it sppea's has been made upon him
in the columns OF the Washington Union,
by Hon. JeT Davis. OF Miss, accusing him
OF having occupied two positions during
the last Presidential campaign. Gen. Cas-
denies tina, his Nicholson letter could be so
construed. and reaflirms his position tina.
the people Of the Territories have tho or
elusive jurisdiction Of slavery in the terri
tories, and have the right to legalize il, or to
u,erdict it.
Gen. Cass canno, successfully. we think.
shield himself from the charge Of double
dealing. Ills Nicholson letter was differ
emily understood in the South from what it
was in tho North, and when he was adj.
dressed by Southern gentlemen who wished
to know his true position on The slavery
question, be declined answering their letters
This did not look like honesty, aud no
amount Of fine rhetoric can save him from
the reproach tina, belongs to his connection
with the las, Presidential campaign.