Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-08-22
Buchanan Committed to the
Slavooracy.

0uOhnhhh OOhhhilbbCu w III
Slavooraoy.
The following testimony is TO the poin
and is authentic II is, says the Boston Jour
nal, from the Hon. A. G. Brown, Senate
from Mississippi who was one OF the com
mitlee appointed at the Cincinnati Convention
to oppriso Mr.. Buchanan OF he nomination
1t gives an interesting account Of his inter
view with Mr. Buchanan-an account which
may be regarded as Of an Official character
This letter was intended for a Southern
market, but we see no reason why the peopl,
Of the North should not have an opportunity
Of informing themselves Of the policy which
Mr.. Buchanan proposes TO adopt, especial,
as they are invited to his support At tn,
interview of which an account il given, Mr.
Buchanan fully opprored The repeal of n,
Missouri restriction, commended the Kansas
bill, endorsed the Cincinnati resolutions on
The foreign policy Of the government, and
declared unequiuocaiiy in Iauor Of The aofiiisi-
ton Of Cuba. Indeed he gave to this a
/ prominence as the pet measure VI his antici-
/ pated administration.
The following is the letter:
WAsHiNGroN CRY, Wednesday, June
/ Is, 1856
My Dear Sir: congratulate you on the
nomination Of your fayoriie candidate for the
I Presidency.
II the nomination Of Mr.. buchanan was
acceptable 10 me OF first, It is still more 50
now, since J have seen aud heard him speak.
The committee, Of which | was one, waited
on hun at his residence, to give formal and
official notice Of his nomination, aud IN the
name Of The National Democracy to request
his acceptance Of H. We found him ouon,
frank, aud wholly undlsguised IN the express
sion Of hls sentiments. Mr. Buchanan said.
IN the presence Of all who had assembled,
and they were from the North and the South,
the East and the West. that h. stood upon the
Cincinnati Platform, and Endorsed every part
OF IT, re wac v0Pi,sit iu bio ha 800 ,ta
/ Slavery features, saying that the Slavery
issue was the absorbing element in the can
yass. lie recognized TO lis fullest extent the
over-shadowing Importance Of that issue, and,
If elected, he would make 1t the great aim Of
his Administration TO settle the question upon
such terms as should give peace and safety
10 the Union, and security to the South He
spoke m terms Of decided commentator Of
the Kansas bill, and as poiniedy deprecated
the unworthy efforts Of sectional agitation to
get national condigration on that ques-
iion. After the passage OF the Compromise
Measures Of 1850, the Kansas bill was. he
said, necessary 10 harmonlze our legislation
IN reference 10 The Territories, aud he ex-
pressed his surprise that there should appear
any" here an organized opposition to the
Kansas OIL, alter the general acquicscnce
which the whole country had expressed in
the measure Of 1850.
After thus speaking of Kansas and the
slavery ISSUES, Mr.. Buchanan passed TO our
foreign policy. tie approved IN general
terms Of The Cincinnati resolutions on this
subject but said that while enforcing our
own policy, we must al all times scrupulouslv
regard the just rights and proper policy If
other nations. lie was not opposed to terri
torial extension. All our acquisitions had
been fairly and honorably made. Our neces.
StleS might require uS 10 make other acrusi-
lions. lie regarded The acquisition Of cuba
as u1y desirable nOio, and Il tcas hkeB 10
become Il national necessity. Whenever we
could obtain the Island on fair honorable
terms, he WIS for taking 1t. But be added,
1t VIII be terrible necessity that would
induce me 10 sanction any movement that
would bring repruach upon us, or turnish the
honor and glory of our beloved country.
After the formal interview was over, Mr.
Buchanan said playfully, but in the presence
Of the whole audience, if lean be insiriunen-
tai m settling The Slavery question dpon The
terms hare named and then add Cuba 10
the Cnion shall II President be ,riiiRg 10
gre up The ghost, and let Breckenridge take
the Government Could there be a more
noble ambM0H2 You may well be proud of
your early choice Of candidate, and con.
graduate yourself that no adverse influences
ever moved you an inch from you, stern
purpose of giving the great Pennsylvania a
steady, earnest aud hearty support Ia my
Judgment he IS rs toouhy Of Southern conf
dfnce and southern votes as Mr. Calhoun cusr
'cas and IN saying this do not mean TO init
male that MIR. Buchanan hoe ~--s- -@atinnnI
PieJ"d'e"- "a his favor, only mean to say that
ne has none against Us, and that we may RELY
with absolute certainty on receiving full JUS
ice according to the Constitution. at his
hatds.
knowing your long, aborlous and faithful
adherence To the fortunes of Mr.. Buchanan,
have thought 1t proper 10 address you this
letter, 10 give you assurance that you had
not mistaken your man. nor failed IN the
performance of a sacred and hlal duty to the
South Ia doing so / violate no confidence.
Very truly, your friend, y. q. BRowN.
To Hon. ). Il. Adams.
This statement of the views md purposes
of Mr.. Buchanan, gives new Importance to
the celebrated Ostend Manifesto, from which
the following is an extract:
AFTER we shall have offered Spain price
for Cuba far beyond its present pdl,ie, and
this shall have been refused, It will then be
time to consider tina question, does Cuba, in
the possession Of Spain, seriously enddnger
our internal pelce and the existence of our
cherished Union Should this question be
answered in the affirmative, then by every
law, human and divine, ipe shall be justified
in irresiing il from Spain j. ice possess The
potoer."
As Cuba IS to be acquired peaceabiy if
we can, forcibly if we must" we may, without
uniairness, set down foreign war as well
as a continuance of civil strife, as on the
programme for Buchanan's administration,
If an inscrutable Providence should permit
him to take the reins of government. The
prospect Is not very flatterlng, should the
Democratic ticket triumph, but we are cheer.
ed by the hope that the strong good sense of
the people will avert the catastrophe.
Significant Signs. The report to the
Methodist Conference on Slavery (which we
published last week. tells the story for that
large denomination. We will add that the
Baptsts are also strong for Freedom. One
Of their papers, (the Morning Star" Do
Yer " n takos this direction holdl,, ~ =;