Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-01-20
For Tie En3uirtr.
THE NEXT p,;EslpENCY-MR. BUCHANAN.

The lime soon viii t,, is hand when The people
Of this Union soId eviuce concern respecting VINO
shall t Tie l:c-iicntIal Chair. This Is Question
which directly every ciilaeu 81 the United States
how Rumble Obscutu his position mhy be- hnd IL
is not on, Tie Iahl hut ihr uiy OF ever: czn 10 kauw
the principles political characcr Of any Candidate That
may be pre- scented his SiractS. WIN this inter- 81 in
view, THIS ri2nl in exercise would respectfully put
forth nv question :uoiienl"u$. Ia !orh!ng
lhruu. political arena, studied with names dis
The political history country, men u
sound Judgment great talents oi diversified aud cNienGtd
know cca, ai III political experience, with such I'm array
great and good III both parties oi The pIilt!ca le'!
Is no easy !1sk say w.c, should be distinguished
the most desirable, 10 Uc elevated 10 the highest oicr
"A conct H.. IN th, world and IL IS with The almost lf
dcncc that venture an opinion
In I'll, ring these remarks your readers would en-
phalicay declare that speak citizen Of The North
The South, ii the East the West. but citizen
o the Cultci States impecd solely by the desire ui The
welfare aud prosperity oi our country.
Many III The old party issues are a?:Y sunk forever In
The uuscuty the past never again be brought Ia lgl'
and about entering upon ncw course Vi snic
stand IN colossal dignity before the world. Inc
shadow o. encompasses Tie globe This posi-
has reached 10y sirct adherence 10 sound incl
PIES carried ul BY wise legislation. Our dignity, great NESS
Irinc pies and legislation must bc sustained And who,
would again ask, lie should be entrusted with reepof
sbties like hes,? will Dc bold enough 10 say l. Is JAMES
BrcHASAS ~ Pcnnsy vaniu To Judge from The popular
in his favor his Stale Missouri III New
York Nu;th Carolina his will come in the
ZION, las WINS when forests renicd On every
ground vi tica experience, OF character 81 years OF pro-
batoy service and even on that questionable policy OF eX
pedency, he viii come in power.
Mr.. Buchanan Is auuwn II election will be expert.
We nn"w what expect. To To- sure lie Is no
warrior whose military exploits calculated 10 dazzle The
nagnaon the tickle nultitudc but his is the brancy
inelec, and the CAIN wisdom uf 4 siucsnan one IN
whose keeping safely Interests. I" the
south Mr.. Buchanan must be particularly acceptable
o. this point may be sufficient say that he is AN I'M
fnchlng surporcG oi the Constitution. True lc has not
ecklcsSly the popular hobay vi Compromise like the
noisy denacug;!cs Ul the day. Speaking n Slavery IN
speech by him al The city Of Lancaster August Is
1888, thirteen years ago and cctlanly the time proves
without uhy political end 10 serve he says:
Slavery here the adoption II Inc federal cuDsu-
on and his consultation did merely leave here. out
expressly guaranteed the slave holding States their
perry slaves aud exclusive dominion the uestlon
Of slavery within their respective borders Sucn Is the clear
language ui constitution, and such the construction
the first Congress placed upon it, Without this sulcmn
stuliona Cuapnc the Southern States would have
been parties !" the Union.
"Ihosc in Tie Free States uh0 determine 10 riaiae this
pact, ana the 1,cS Of The land must determine u dis.
soce the Union The necessary consequence Of tte
other"
Mir Buchanan is right then upon this question question
in which the people OF Virginia, III. people 81
"A slasrhDG.:g Stale, have the greatest interest, ma
~ to-: which they have determined tIat man VIII
be acceptable to thcm whose views upon the sup
,ct differs theirs In vi=w then 1T these c"nsid-
eyat ions present The c JAMES BUCHANAN - canl-
ale for the sdcicy Gcpg under whose banner We
fight il sosc conquer, and IN whose ctc-
lion Prosperity 81 country w he augmented. be.
tx him the acceptable u Virginia ana The
:; oath, ana rs such leave him.
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