Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-06-20
4 Democratic Portrait Of Mr.. Buch.
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The Washington Star, the lesser organ OF DE
mocracy at the seat Of government, just prior |,
the meeting Of the Cincinnati Convention. spen
its mind pretty freely about 1.-THE ssge of Wheat
land. Hear what he said:
ave do not agree with the TINES and Seniae i
the belief that he is the greatest identihe
with the Democratic party. He has been 10 publt
life almost uninterruptedly since 1870. Where I
the legislative measure of domestic foreign polio.
originated BY him that has become feature 10 GU
public history He has been at the head OF our stat
Department and our minister TO ibe Court OF 81
james Where is the treaty negotiated or consnm.
mated through his agency except The nnirnportant
commercial treaty with Russia which Is almost YER
batm a copy of many similar treaties WIN o'her
Governments before and since made In many instan-
ees hv comparatively obscure Charges dAtaires on
the part of this governmentf
The idea of his peculiar popularity at the South Is
worse than mistake. II is dangerous misappre-
bension Of the truth The South entertains devo-
t;oa 10 men whatever In her estimation they stand
or fall altogether according to their records, and
whenever before them for Office their records only are
considered.
Now. upon the question of PROTECTION the record
Of Mr. buchanan Is papably against the doctrines
of the South as that of any gentleman of any party
who has ever been in public life. II in the consider
alton of the tariff question he has made any but
a MISUNDERSTANDING speech or given other than
nigh protective tariff vote, the fact has escaped our
recollection Upon the Pacific railroad question he
certainly differs widely from the Democracy OF the
South as any gentleman of either party now In public
life. Upon the slavery question, though until re-
Gently an advocate for the exclusion OF slavery from
all United States territory north Of thrtysiS degrees
thirty minutes of north latitude-or, in other words
Missouri compromise mamie now stands on the
Kansas bill PLATFORM position which every man
must necessarily occupy who dreams oil being can
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Leff 10 himself, II elected, we could have no doubt
tina, be would administer the government with an eye
single to the purpose Of carrying ont the policy oil the
present Administration upon the question. But we
know perfectly well that every man In the non-slaye-
holding States who, while claiming aiiliation with
the Democratic party stands opposed TO II upon the
great orershsdowng issue OF the times Is an ardent
advocate for Mr. Bnchanan's nomination avowediy
because he hopes that In administering the govern
nent Mr.. b. will make the principle of the Missouri
restriction his policy rather than that Of the Kansas
Nebraska act.
We frankly confess that have great distrust in
deed Of the peculiar class of politicians out of PEN
nsylvania who have fairly mounted on Mr.. Buchan-
ans back. Nearly every VIGOROUSLY unsound man
claiming utilization with the Democracy Ia among
them. The latter is INSCRIPTIONS aud energetic In
carrying their points, fayoring special legislation,
and indeed, everything that the south abominates
and for which she has long enormously held feder
nlism alone responsible; one has but 10 spend
time around the federal capital to comprehend
the fact that these BY far most dangerous 10 the
of the continued administration Of the Government
upon the doctrines Of the constitution made by
fathers and interpreted by the Democratic statesmen
of the South, are individuals who claim to be Dem
oerats though only the better to enable them to
aid the enactment Of propositions opposed by the
Of the States rights and strict construction De-
mocraey of Congress"
Such, then. is the evidence Of leading Demo
cratic Journal and It establishes these positions:
LIST. That Mr.. Buchanan is now aud has always
been for PROTECTIVE TARIFF.
end That he has heretofore been in favor of
excluding slavery. by act of Congress, from oll
the territory Of the United States north of 36'
80!
Bird. That every northern Democratic Free
soiler s for Mr.. BIS. nomination
4th. He is for the Pacific Railroad. and in this
"difIers widely from the Democracy of the South
5th. Every unsound man at the north claiming
utilization with the Democracy has mounted on
his lMr. B's.) back
Now. If these things be true, land surely the
democracy ought to know, and they say so.) how
can Southern States Rights, strict construction.
ant-protection Democrats support him