Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-08-16

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servants from the mildest form of servitude
ever known, and in the ready acceptance of the
recommendation not to hesitate at theft, rob-
berry, and murder, if need be, to accomplish
their flight. From this condition of things we
can expect no relief if the anti-slavery party
succeed in the election of Mr.. Fremont To
defeat their nomination seems to me to be our
hrst duty and greatest interest, and therefore
| am ready to adopt that candidate who APP.
pears most likely to accomplish this purpose.
l add as showing the extreme designs of the
anti-slavery zealots the following remarks, re-
ported as having been made lately by Mr..
Wendell Phillips Speaking of the Republican
party, he says:
1t is the first sectional party ever organized
IN this country. 1t does not know its ow face.
1t calls itself national; but it is not national
1t is sectional. 1t is the North arrayed against
the South. Henry Wilson said to me- We must
get every Northern State in order to elect
FREMONT 1t was distinct recognition of the
fact that the Republican party is party of the
North pledged against the South. theodore
Parker wanted to know once where disunion
would begin? | will tell him--just where that
party divides; that IS Northern party against
the Southern do not call it an anti.slavery
party it has not risen to that yet It's FIRST
have no idea that this is to be considered
as showing the general purpose of the Repub-
lican party, but | am well satisfied that such
opinions are growing in the North. under the
constant teachings of such apostles as Mr..
Philips, and this speech shows the tendency of
present events.
have been politically opposed to the Demo
cratic party for SO many years that | cannot
without reluctance contemplate the necessity
OF supporting their nominee Yet it must be
| admitted that he is man of abilities and large
public experience that he has been Just TO the
South though not assuming to be Northern
man with Southern principles; that his ncna-
| tons are generally conservative that he num-
bers among his prominent supporters many
gentlemen OF talents and patriotic character;
entitled not only to the confidence of their
party, but to influence with the country at large,
and that many of the old issues between the
| Wings and the Democrats are obsolete Two
objections to him are much relied on by his
opponents in the South 1t has been alleged
| that he countenanced and promulgated the
charge of bargain and corruption against Mr.
Clay in the election by the House of Repre-
sentatives in 1925. | should denounce him for
this as readily and as severely as any one if /
thought this allegation Just. But remember
that this charge against Mr.. Clay. was made
without any direct testimony until 1927, when
the Carter Beverly letter led to Mr.. Buchanan's
being named as witness; and that he then
promptly denied the statement which he was
rehed on to prove, and, at the risk Of losing
Gen. Jackson's favor and that of his party
exonerated Mr.. Clay. From the letter which he
then published | extract the following passage
owe 1t to my own character to make
another observation. Had | ever known or
even suspected that Gen. Jackson believed had
been sent to him by Mr.. Clay or his friends
should have Immediately corrected his erroneous
impression, and thus prevented the necessity for
this most unpleasant explanation. When the
editor of the United States Telegraph, on the
18th Of October last, asked me by letter for
information upon this subject, promptly in.
formed him by the returning mail, on the 10th
OF that month, that had no authority from Mr.
Clay or his friends to propose any terms to
General Jackson in relation 10 their votes, nor
did ever make any such propositions; and that
trusted would be as incapable Of becoming
messenger upon such an occasion as it was
known Gen. Jackson would be to receive such
message. | have deemed it necessary to
make this statement in order to remove any
mlsconception which may have been occasoned
by the publication in the Telegraph of my letter
to the editor, dated the 18th ultimo."
Again, in 1928, in speech delivered in the
House of Representatives, Mr.. Buchanan
declared that he had no knowledge of the
bargain and corruption charged on Mr. Clay.
These disayowals may be considered as merely
cold justice to the great and incompatible Wing
leaders, but surely they contradict most fatty
| the charge ofbeing his traducer and defamer."
II further proof were needed it may be found in
the following remarks recently made in Ken.
lucky by Mr.. Jas. b. Clay, his son:
"Mr. Clay then proceeded to urge upon his
old Wing friends, the companions and consttu-
ents of his father, to rally around that banner
which he had spent his life IN upholdiaq-the
banner Of the Union. He was ready to follow
the Wing standard as the Douglas followed the
heart Of Bruce-as long as it waved. But that
flag was no longer to be seen on the battlefield.
1t might yet be unfurled. After death there
was the resurrection. But at present there was
no Wing organization, and the only party OF
the Union was that Of which Buchanan and
Breckenridge were the candidates.
"Mr. Clay referred to the attempt to implcate
Mr.. Buchanan in the charge Of bargain and
corruption. On that subjec he proposed to take
the testimony ofhis own father and he read from
Mr.. Clay's letter TO show that Mr. Buchanan
had conducted himself it that affair as man
l vi uuln anu nODOr lie should believe what
his father said before others. Besides the
evidence he had read, there was other test
mony bearing on the same point In feeling
and eloquent terms he referred to the heavy
weight Of that charge against his father, and
how gallantly and bravely be had borne it.
| Thank God, it died before his father and row
be was proud to say that there lived not the man
who would whisper it. But Mr.. Buchanan was
free from all connexion with the matter.
"Mr. Clay concluded with an eloquent appeal
to his fellowcitizens, especially Old Line Wings.
to give their cordial support to the Union
ticket-to Buchanan and breckenridge"
The next great objection is, that Mr.. Buch-
anan would be unsafe in his management OF
our foreign affairs / readily admit that do
not like the 0stend paper, and do not approve
certain resolutions adopted by the Cincinnati
Convention, Notwithstanding the unanimous
opposition Of the Virginia and Maryland dele
gates, and | believe of others; and if he should
i adOpt the appressiva polinv eupnosa5 - L.