Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-07-11
Gov. Wise on the Democratic
Nomination.

AT the Democratic rauhcatou meeting at
Richmond, Virginia, Gov. Wise made a
speech which goes far to prove the Insertion
that it was Mr. Buchanan's peculiar subser
viency to the spirit of the South that gained
him the nomination, particular by the pre-
ference of Virginia. The speech was a no
table one, and we give some extracts.
Gov. Wise commenced BY claiming that
Mr.. Buchanan wss nominated through his -
pencv. " If it was meant TO inquire" be
saws. " whether did It, | have to say that
gladly take the responsibility Of It," He
then, after briefly speaking Of the general
history and characteristics Of Mr., Buchanan,
goes on to say;
lie has been especially faithful on the
subject Of slavery | undertake to say that
not only no man North but no man South,
eau show better record than that of James
Buchanan on that vexed aud dangerous ques
ton. He has been arralgned for the inpul-
ed offence when he was n mere boy--a very
youth--of having presided at or attended a
meeting IN Pennsy lvanla which denounced
slavery, and resolved IN favor Of the Nilsson
ri compromise. THIS charge had been act
lively circulated against him in 1882 aud IL
so happened that then Mr.. Buchanan had
iciih his oicR hand, furnished hun, (Mr.
Wise with irrstragubie eridenef 10 Shl not
oniy that The impuiaiion ie1s .taL,e, but that
il was next to impossible for It Ia be true
He did not support the Missouri compro
mise"
The Governor then went on to demon
sirate, by various examples, the peculiar dd-
city OF Mr.. Buchanan TO the South ana
gave an instance where he was more devoted
than Mr.. Calhoun:
When the issue Of incendiary publica-
tons arose he voted 10 pioiais The ptry mGiis
rather than permit the agltators OF Nat
Turner instruction TO light the fires of
incendiarsm by the Post Office When the
Wimot Proviso WAS Invented especially for
his destruction, by Cameron faction IN bis
State, he firmly wlthstOod an insldious con
trlvance in free State TO undermine the
tenure of slave property, and was found
maintaining the sovereign equality Of slave
States when others faltered aud others fell
on that fatal issue. When the issue Of an
nexation Of Texas arose, he conlented no
himself by going for measure which wouid
admit State with or without slavery about
her. but he went undoubtedly aud uuspent
for measure which admitted q State, new
State, not with or without but with slavery
ton la 1916, when the issues were com.
ing to an issue of internal strife, or sepafa-
ton, he did not 20 for an extension OF the
line of the Missouri Compromise to the Pa
clic, snd every Southern man went with hlm
On that point .hr Calhoun himself HfHt (uy-
Mir North than Mr.. buchanan tcen.
We wanted territory IN the Southwest 10
preserve the equilibrium OF slave powei
10 the Union. This we had acquired 6y the
annexation, and its pro slavery phase woult.
have been preserved by running the Missouri
line 10 the Pacific. hr. Polk conteuded 4
did 30 extend body else, except Mir
Calhoun, 80 commended; but in spite Of ircu,
or foe, he offered his amendment On the Or
egon bill, which conceded that II did not b,
extend, and he not James Buehanan--los
the value OF the extension to the South. II,
made il a geographical line, applying only 1,
territory acquired from France aud Spain,
Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Polk and myself auc
all others, urged il over chnaiofy line, anl
did run II to ihePaciiic."
Gov. Wise thus states the Consequence
Of not adopting the policy which SIR. Bu
chana supported, and he certainly makes on
for bis candidate pretty subtantial title /,
the support Of the slave interests Of lh'
South:
The cost Of MOI running that line 10 ia,
Pacific may be valued lhes 10 Virginia 60
We nov gel thousand dollars for a sount
slave We would Thea have gotten from ihre,
10 fee thousand dollars for an operative il
lbr gold nlnes Of Ca,Iipfnla, four hundres
( Us multiplied By five lllousand or csei