The daily union., 1856-10-23
From ths Pennsylvania,
Mr.. BuoHANAN's TRUE POSITION.


From ths Pennsylvania.
MIR. BUOHANAEs TRUE POSITION.
Wa mead mot designate the peculiar circumstances which,
a moment Ike the present imperatyely invoke inc
calm Judgment and careful determination OF every Ameri
can citizen who participates, or desires 10 participate In
the common welfare OF the country There not an IN
eiUeut citizen who has anything at stake, whether 1t be
fortune reputation children, one INDUCING hope Of
s,pra bene or entertaining fears OF rremsdiable
lames who does ask himself in his secret eommu-
ninOs in which direction lies the path OF duty that all
GOOD men should pursue To such individuals we would
address a few candid remarks.
Mr.. Buchanan, then, knows no North no South, no
East no West; he knows but one common Union. The
advocates Of his northern competitor nominated exclu
svey by free State convention have yainly sriven to
force him into the position Of advocate of slavery
assuming themselves be the champions Of the arti
syeryn candidate Mr. Buchanan is neither slavery nor
an antsavery candidate but the advocate OF the rights
f all The platform which he stands fairly interpret
ed is in exact consonance with the good motto-"the
Constitution as is and the Union and with
which honestly maintained all sections and classes would
have abundant of conentment Noaarm no losses,
no calames national individual would ensue in the
event Of his triumphant election
On the other hand the advocates Of Fremont begin
their assaults with the expression OF Mr. Jefferson in the
Declaration Of Independence, that all created
equal And negroes are men. Such all know, is their
constant cry. Well, what do they mean To tear up
slavery the roots to set free 100000 OF slaves nvo
wing loss to their southern brethren of $20000000
What else can they but mischief Unfortunately
for their doctrine and their Interpretation Of Mr. Jeersons
meaning that great himself the of slaves
all his life Not only So but when he resided in this city
President Washngtons Secretary of State he always had
one or of his slaves with him. And SO had ashng
ton HIMSELF and than half the cabinet ministers
and members of Congress Unlike the recent fate Of Mr.
Guch
things should be remembered when is attempted nce
the North against the South n there has been aggres
son by either section southren brethren have certainly
had the worst Of it. They longer enjoy the immunes
in our midst which permitted in the days of Wash
ington. They have not encroached on
Equally unfortunate is the effort to show that jefferson
and Washington opposed to the extension of sa-
very provided the majority of the people Of State ap
plying for admission desired to possess the domestic in
sttuon :" for Just four years after the date of the
dinance of 1887" the STATE of Kentucky admitted and
in 1896 Tennessee came in Both slave States They
were both admitted during Washingons administration
and Jefferson his Secretary of State Both of these
great approved these measures and in truth there
no opposition anywhere. These historical truths,
against which the wild surges of fanacsm may beat in
vain The people then exercised their undoubted cons
utional right of deciding tor themselves whether they
would have slavery not But now, Mr. Wilson, in his
unvarying speech-for he has memorized but onesays
wherever he goes elect Fremont he pledged that every
inch of our territory in future shall be consecrated
feedomthat is slave shall be taken there "0ur"
rtory. He surely cannot that the public domain
belongs exclusively any particular section But he does
mean that Mr. Fremont pledged to deny to certain
on which is joint owner equal rights This is viola
tive Of the fourth article of the constitution, any
NAV see and it brothers of the South
and forces them into position Of determined antagonsm
Whether or II is their desire interest to exercise their
privileges all rejecting must the injustice and the
danger of auntng brave and generous people with
avowed purpose of deprving them of their constitutional
rights by the power of superior numbers in Congress- with
President chosen without consultation with them and
elected without soliciting their appreciation sup
port Such provocatons and menaces to which may be
added the expressed purpose to abolish slavery in the Dis
trict of Columbia whether the be willing not
may well induce serious reflection the part Of every
citizen who desires the peace and prosperity of his
try and yet convinced that his southern brethren
dead honorable impulses and indifferent to injuries
wantonly inflicted
In regard Mr. Fillmore the third candidate before the
people although it has been asserted by his admirers that
he has sectional partalites yet it is undenable fact
that he was but moment ago. consorng and coopera-
ting with Mr. Fremont the enemy Of the Union and the
woudbe oppressor OF the South They seemed TO have
formed partnership in the North while their respec
tive journals kept up make-belieye antagonism
Such the respective attitudes Of the candidates vo-
ers judge for yourselves and Judge wisely for supen-
dous consequences may attend your decision.