Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-10-11


| of this sort that Hare occurred during til
campaign, we know none that exceeds il
enorlnity the following 'shich we clip iron
the American 0rgois.. the Inte2tigenco, o
this city republished the article from the Or
gun, of course we trust, without knowl
edge of the real facts of the case
! BUCHANAN AND THE DISTRICT OF SoLuM
BfA. The United States Senate had JUS
adopted resolution declaring that the in
reference of the citizens of any of the States
with the view to abolishng slavery in tlle
District of Columbia, was endangerng the
rights and security of the people Of that dis
trict and that any act or measure Of Con-
gress designed to abolish slavery there.
would be violation of good faith towards
Maryland and Virginia-a just cause Of
alarm to the people of the slaveholdine
States, and have direct and inevitable ten
dency to disturb and endaneer the Union.
The following resolution was thcreupon Of
fered:
Rssozued, That any interference with
the subject of slavery in the Territories of
the United States, in which it may exist, is
inhibited by all the considerations in regard
to the rights and interests of the inhabitants
Of said Territories, the security Of the slave
holding States, and the danger to the
Union, which are mentioned in tie prece-
ding resolution, as forbidding any Interior
enee with or action On the subject Of slavery
il the District Of Columbia; and for further
th.t the paanle s tl,ase Territories.
Hss admitted 5ate 5Ha Hias as s=atass
az=ex6i st59eta ehtitia6i - decide 9ile
question Of #8e existence Of slavery within
their Respective limits fer themselves. .
This scsointian was rejected on direct
vote--snd among those voting II tie mega
tive, IS the name of James BF,ehanan
Among those voting for the resolution
are Messrs. Calhoun and Preston Of South
Carolina. Reana aud Ri9es OF Virginia.
eafhtert and i1nmplsin Of Georgia, Sewer
aud Fulton Of &ri,ahsas The above reso-
lalian speaks fer ITSELF"
Now the abiett IF tits. ssas of course to
prove that il 1888 Mr. Buchanan aavoca-
ted the exclusion of slavery from the terri
tories by act of Congress. But what must
be said, When the curtain which conceals
the balance of the record isremoved, of this
dishonest and base attempt of Mr.. Fill
mare's Southern friends to garble and per-
vert history to sully the fame of Mr.. Buch-
anan? What are the facts
On the 9th December, 1887, Mr. Cal
houn submitted to the consideration of the
Senate, his famous resolutions on the sub
iect of slavery. Congressional Globe, vol
Is, page 3D. The 1st, q, Sd and 4th
were adopted; Mr.. Buchanan voting fol
them all. Ibid.
At this stage of the action of the Senate,
Mr., Clay Of Kentucky, submitted seri-
es of resolutions on tie same subject, AM
moved the third of the series as a substitute
for the fifth OF the series offered by Mr.
Calhoun. Ibid, page 81 just before tho
final vote was taken on Mr.. Ciay's motion,
Mr.. Riyes, of Virginia, moved testrike out
the proposed amendment, and insert the
resolution copied in the foregoing extract. -
Appendix to Congressional Globe, vol. 6,
page -.
"This resolution was rejected on direct
vote, . as stated in the foregoing extract,
and by the following vote
Yeas-Messrs. Calhoun, Cuthbert, Tul-
ton, Lumpkin, Preston, Rives, Roane, Sc
vior, Upton and White--10.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Rayard, Benton,
Black, Brown, Buchanan, Clay of Alabama,
Clay, of Kentucky, Clayton, Crittendon,
Grundy. Hubbard, King, Lyon, Mer-
rick, Nicholas, Niles, Noryell, Pierce,
Robinson, Smith of Connecticut, Smith
of Indiana, Strange, Swift, Walker,
Webster, Williams, Wright and Young
-. Ibid, page Y.
The above vote ''speaks for ITSELF" Il
will be seen that quite as reliable southern
men voted against as for this resolution
bnt these facts are suppressed by the FIJI.
more presses, in order to iujure Mr.. Buoh-
anan, us we'll as the reasons which determin.
ed their vote.
As before stated, the resolution Offered
BY NJ. Clay of Kentucky, as substitute
for Nr Caihopn's 9th resolution, was pen
ding before tic senate, when Mr.. Rive,
moved his resolution, and Immediately after
1t was voted down, Mr. Clay's snbstitut,
was adopted by yeas IS, nays 8.
Mr.. Glay's substitute then pending, wa,
in these Words
Reso,rad, That any attempt of Congress
to abolish slavery IN any territory of th'
United States, in whiehit exists, wopld ere
ate serious alarm aud just apprehension i,
the States sustaining that domestic institu
ton; would be violation OF good faith to
wards the inhabitants.of any such territory
who kaFe heep permits to settle with ant
hold slavestherein +; because. the people o
any such territory have not asked for III
abolition of slavery therein; and because
when any such territory shall be admitted
/ into the Union as a state, the peoplesthereo
will be entitled 70 debide that question ex
elusively for themselves. -
Yeas--Messfs. .&llen. Bayard, Benton
Black, Brown, Buchanan, Calhoun, Cha,
of Ala, Clay of Ky, Crittenden, Guth
bert, Fulton, Grundy, Hubbard, King
I.qmpkin, Lyon Merrick, Nicholas, Niles
Noyell, Pierce, Preston, Riyes, Roane
Robertson, se9ier, Smith Of Ct, Strange
Upton, Walker, White Williams, Wright
and Young-a5. -
Na3s-Messrs. Clayton, Davis. Knight
Mex can, Pfentiss, Robbins, Smith of In.
Id'a., Swift and Mohster-a Ibid, page
a.
Weappeal to the respectable portion Of
Mr.. Fillmore's friends themselves to look
at this disfeputable attempt made by their
leading presses, to wound the hi9b eonsor