The southerner., 1856-09-06
THE SOUTHERNE1s.

-Onc true 10 Tile CoIiotloo"io1
all sections of the Union. In vain has
the combined opposition sought to III
jure his reputation as a patriot, states
man, and a, true Democrat. Reduced
to desperate straits, it has ransacked
the history Of the past to scrape up
charges against him. 1t is charged
that he was a Federalist, and opposed
to the last war with Great Britain Ii
this be true, it shows that he was Il
man who had heart in the right place,
and loved his country better than par
ty, that be was for his country, wheth-
er he believed it to be 'sright or
wroug;" for, when our soil was invaded
by foreign foe, he volunteered with
alacrity, shouldered his musket, and
marched to the tented field, to aid in
repelling the enemy.
Again, it is charged that he once said,
if he had drop of Democratic blood in
bis veins he would let it out. After
the unqualified denial of this by Mr.
Buchanan, and tie mass Of testimony
that has been published to disprove it,
[ think that no man, who has proper
regard for his own reputation for. truth
and candor, will stoop 50 low as to re!t
crate the stale calumny.
On par with this is thc oft-refutcd
siandcr. that he had advocated the re.
duction of the wages of the boring man
to ten ccnts day. pronounce this to
be uttcr y false, and challenge any man
on this floor to assert the contrary.
such a charge may suit the vitiatcd
taste Of the eross-roads demagngue and
political charlatan of the tipping-shor
but no man who has been intrusicd
with seat on this fnor will stake his
veracity ca this exccrable hunsbug.
Wise men, too, have of late made
the astounding discovery that Mr. Bu-
chanan is unsound on the slavery qnes-
tion. Whence this grave ca :rsc? Is
it true? No. sir; entirely false; unsub-
stAntial as moonbeam; hypo'h tic Il in
It's origin; years ago exploded; based Oh
certain resoIu'icns of meeting held
in lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in
1919. What is the history of thes2
resolutions? Why, 81, simply tbs:
that Mr.. buchanan was not at the meet
ing that passed them; hal nothing to do
with them; knew nothIag about them;
and never saw or heard Of them until
they were pubHshcl He is no more
responsible for them than [ am-and
they were passed long before l was
born. Mr.. Buchanan has always been
true on this great question that is Of
such vital Importance to the South; ard
it Is astonishing that southern men
should make allegations to the contrary.
His whole record, extending back for
more than u third Of century, will sho ow
that be has ever been true. His past
record is a sure guarantee for the future
We wgrt told, in the canvass of 1852,
that General Pierce was un~ound on
THIS question; that it would not do to
trust him; that he would bctray the
South, and SO on. The people, howcv-
CT, had confidence in him; they bclicv-
cd him to be IN honest nan, and they
were not deceived. His administration
has demonstrated the fact, that he was
entitled to their confidence; for he has
been true to the Constitution as any
man that ever occupied the executive
chair The south has had no cause to
of him Between these can
dldatcs choice is to be made South |
ern men must Look to things as they |
are, anl act upon what they may con-
slider right and proper. 1t is no time
to wrangle about trAcs-no time for
party chickering's A blow is being
aimed at the Constitution itself. The
encmyis assaulting the citadel; We must :
concentrate our whole strength to de-
fcnd it. and to repel the assault. We
must not dissipate our strength by
skrmishing at the outposts, or impair
it by internal dissensions among our
selves.
(to be concluded nert numbcr.)