Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-10-02

Two Hours with MI Buchanan.
/ An intelligent and well-known gen
tleman Of Alabama, says the Hunts
vile Advocate, writes US very inte-
resting letter, which we take the lib
|erty of publishing: 81
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 6, 1856.
MY Dear Sir spent two hours
with Mr.. Buchanan on yesterday at
Wheatland. His grounds are beauti-
fully and tastefully arranged, but his
house is plain and unpretending in the
extreme everything has the air Of
transformations Democracy. But the
man himself is the very mpe4sona-
ton of unaffected republicanism-I
was never more agreeably disappoint-
ed in my life. He gave us q cordi-
al and frank reception, and talked
with us with the freedom of ar old
acquaintance. l really felt as If.
had known him all nay life. He
said the issue involved In this election
was union of the States as equals
That the South had submitted tc
the aggressions of the abolitionists
with patience that might well chal-
lenge the admiration of the world
and considering our fire-eating pro.
pensities, was difficult to understand
He ridiculed the doctrine of Squattel
Sovereignty, and said the North hai
now for the first time in the history
of the country obtained from the gov
eminent the concession of the hus
principle, viz: That the people Of,
Territory had the right when the,
come to form a State Constitution t
Fsay whether they would or would
not have slavery. That by this leg
lislation Congress had admitted tina
the power was with the people ant
net in Congress, and the only sensi
BILE rule was that this power could b
exercised by the people only whel
they came to form a State Govern
ment preparatory to admission int
the Union. ] give you almost hi
very words. He said, if he shous
be elected, be felt satisfied the SLAYER,
question would be finally settled, pre-
Vided he could carry a portion of tn
! New England States, or the State q
New York. In other words, if b
we're elected by national vote, wha
he would do in the premises woul
have a national support, and tn
strength Of freesoillsm, which is sec
!. tional, would be dispersed. The trutl
, is, Mr. Buchanan is as sound on thi
lquestion as was Mr.. Calhoun, and tn
, northern democracy are better south
lern men to-day, than many democrat
at the South. Whatever they ma,
have done heretofore, noso they NEE
the question boldly, and defend tn,
institution of slavery with a fearless
, ness that we might do well to initiate
f They do not even apologize fol- it OIL
the ground that it is recognized BY
the Constitution; but they say it i
right. That God himself established
it, and that it has the Bible for it
foundation. If we do not sustain
these men in defence of our iustitu
, tons, we deserve eternal infamy.--
The contest is obviously between Buc
hanan and Fremont. Fillmore is no
, in the race. No man here pretend
+ to say that he is.
On the whole, therefore, ] conside
, his election beyond peradventure :
!, and what l regret is, that there Cal
!, be found in the whole South singh,
man who will not vote for him. ]
they could see him and hear him talk
l firmly believe he would get every
Southern vote.
! / have scrubbed this off so hur
riedly, fear you will not be able tt
read it. Yours, truly, ~.
I W.B. FIGURES, Esq, Huntsville, Ala.
Political Doxologies.