Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-03-11
Mr.. Buchanan and the Presidency.

The following letter 10 INC VIEW Orieahs
Picayunc, written from Washington, under
date of 18th ut., will be read with interest
"Mr. Buchanan's letter TO the gentlemen
in Richmond who invited him to public
dinner is the leading topic of the day, and is
likely to put new aspect on the Presiden-
t;aI question. Mr.. Buchanan endorses in
that letter the Compromise as a iinality, and
all agitation in regard to any modification OF
the same as dangerous. This is virtual
abandonment Of Mr.. Buchanan of the Mis-
souri, line of SO degrees 80 seconds, which
has been the point of contention in the
Nashville Convention and in the State Rights
Association in the Southern, especially the
cotton States. Itdeclares these associations
useless, and their zeal a mistaken one. Had
Mr.. Buchanan year ago held the same
language there would have been no Seces-
sionist or State Right party, and Foote and
Cobb might have wine and nuts in peace and
comfort.
Again, if. the compromise measures had
been endorsed by Mr.. Buchanan previous
to their passing the two houses of Congress,
they would have passed three or four months
sooner, and the country would not have been
divided on barren, yet dangerous issue
To endorse the compromise measures now,
is what the French call de la mo,adrde apres
diner. Still to endorse them within the
hearing of Virginia, and at this time, requir-
ed some some courage, and the assumption
of responsibilities on the part of Mr.. Buc-
hanan, and he has discharged his task hand
somely, though the effect of it will rather
throw damper on his prospects for reach
ing the Presidency.
Mr. Buchanan and Gen. Cass, in all that
relates to the future, now occupy the same
ground, and there is no reason now why one
of them should be preferred to the other, by
the Southern States in a body. As to the
Northern States, Gen. Cass still holds the
organization of the party in his hands, with
a revisionary interest in favor Of Judge
Douglas, who, in no event, will separate
himself from Gen. Cass, and Gen. Cass in
no event will desert him.
Francis P. Blair, Esq, has written long
letter to Gen. VIM. o. Butler, asking him
for an expression of opinion on the leading
topics of the day. To this Gen. Butler has
made frank, noble and highly honorable
reply, stating that the resolutions passed at
the late Democratic State Convention of
Kentucky were shown to him before they
were introduced into the Convention, and
that he had fully approved them as express
ing his own opinions and views on the SUBJ
jcct. Gen. Butler then makes few re-
marks on the Compromise itself, speaking
not only in approving, but in eloquent
terms, Of the beneficial objects it has had
in allaying the excitement of the country on
the subject of slavery. Gen. Butler sent
this letter to Mr.. Blair, but also q copy Of
it to Mr.. Breckenridge. Since then, I'M
dcrstand, the Free Soil predictions in favor
of The honest, straightforward and dgnified
Gen. Butler have somewhat subsidized, and
am inforsned thaE Messrs. Van Buren,
Gather and SOM are now engaged in looking
out for another man.
We also learn that Gen. Butler himself is
not anxious to be candidate for the Prcsi-
dency; but that, on the contrary, he is quite
willing, and should be truly glad to stand in
relation to Gen. Cass as he stood in 1873
n candidate for the Vice Presidency on the
same ticket with General Cass for Presi-
dent.
The denomination of Cass and Butler will
at least smack of moral courage and firm
ness, while an abandonment of that ticket
cauld only be construed as an endorsement
Of The verdict rendered by the people in
l848. Rather an unfortunate dilemma,
presume. LIE DIAnLE BoITEUx.