Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-10

Opinions of the Democratic Press Re-
speeting Buchanan.
We suppose no man will dispute the point
that the Washington Star is the true exponent
of Frank Pierce's opinions and, in general,
has more Of the confidence of the Southern
Democracy, than the Washington Union. No
man doubts the honesty Of either of these
presses Il!
just before the Cincinnati nomination, the
Washington Star spoke as follows of Mr.. Blu
chanan, and spoke honestly and truthfully
Hear what it said: Good, isn't itfl
We do not agree with the Times and Sentinel in
the belief that he is the greatest identified
with the Democratic party. He has been in public
life almost unnerruptedly since 1920. Where is the
Legislative measure of domestic foreign policy
originated by him that has become feature in our
public history lie has been at the head of our State
Department and our Minister to the Court Of ST.
James. Where Is the treaty negotiated or CONSUME
mated through, his agency, except the unimportant
commercial treaty with Russia which is almost pe7-
6dtn copy of many similar treaties with other gov
ernments, before and since made, in many instances
by comparatively obscure Charges d,A6airss on the
The idea Of his peculiar popularity at the South
is worse than mistake. 1t is dangerous misap-
prehenson of the truth The South entertains no
devotion TO men whatever In her estimation they
and whenever before them for office, their records
only considered. LEA
"Now, upon the question of protection, the record
of Mr.. Buchanan is palpaby against the doctrines
of the South as that of any gentleman of any party
who has ever been in public life If in the conside-
ration Of the tariff question, he has ever made any
but high-protective tariff Speech or given any
other than hgh-protectye tariff vote, the fact has
escaped our recollection.
upon the Pacific railroad question he certainly
differs as widely from the Democracy of the South as
any gentleman of either party now in public life
Upon the slavery question: though until recently an
advocate for the exclusion of slavery from all United
States territory north of thirtysix degrees thirty
minutes of north latitude-or in other words Mis-
souri, Compromise mamie now stands on the Kan
sas bill platform; position which every man must
occupy who dreams of being candidate
for the Cincinnati Presidential nomination
We frankly confess that we have great distrust
indeed of the peculiar class of politicians out of Penn
syyania who have fairly mounted on Mr. Buchanan
back. Nearly every VIGOROUSLY unsound man claim
ing utilization with the Democracy is among them
The latter INSCRIPTIONS and energetic in carry
ing their points, favoring special legislation and In
deed everything that the South abomnates and for
which she has long enormously held liberalism alone
responsible one has but to spend time around
the Federal capital to comprehend the fact that those
by far most dangerous to the of the continued
administration OF the government upon the doctrines
of the constitution made by fathers and inter
preted by the Democratic statesmen of the South,
individuals who claim to be Democrats as though
only better to enable them to aid the enactment Of
propositions opposed by the of the States rights
and strict construction Democracy of Congress"