The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1856-07-05
will the E1tter Of the Flag Sc ~

ine ua'f'soh ring publishes two an,;
slavery resolutions. drawn up and ma.
ed, NJ the editor says, at Convention "a.
which JAMES BunuANAN wss the mi.
spirit" Why is the editor not NOR. ~
ciho lie ought to tell Us whore tb, o..
vention WAS held, and all about Il, ~
vague aud unfounded charge was bro.,l.
forward in the U. s. House OF Repr,,.,,.
tivss by Mr. Fuller, the X. y. ,omin.. I.
Speaker. but was promptly denied and a.
oouncsd by the Hon. J. CLAY Dawn :,
the Senate, who declared il totn!lv VII,
out foundation. The author shared Il
same fate which ia destined for GU, wo,,,.
contemporary OF the Flag. Tie WA uo,l.
to make his words good, and had to ,.,.-
from the conflict
Mr. Jone. is distinguished Stat. Ri,h,.
Democrat from Pennsylvania. Ate, n.a.
ing this charge .gsinst Mr. Buch.u., :.
the counter, he concluded ns follows,
But Mr. Speaker, this accusation h.
longs to the class OF idle report. invsn,.i
and now circulated to damage him in Il.
estimation OF the American people \,
all this accusation. whether asserted a.,
onymously or publicly. is TRIUMPHANT,
answered. by the record Of bic public Ia.
! do not deem it necessary, Mr Spe.L.,
to 20 into All examination OF other sll.s,,
/ tons OF my colleague in reference to n,
( Ruchauaf so much stress seems To b,v.
/ been laid upon the particular charge yh,,,
/ | have jus, answered that though, /,
/ worthy of this special notice. 4. to Ii.
rest. | confess my aslnuishmeut tbs, nv
colleague should deem It necessary to refer
to them.
III such accusations as THIS agains, N,
Buchanan. are answered b, the ,hiri,..i,
years of devotion to the constitution of the
nled States
they ARE answered by the fac, that
twenty years ago, IN the Senate Of til.
ul,d States, he was among the fra
northern men To resist tn. iurosds Of aboL.
tioni.m
they are answered by his opposition TO
the circulation ol lusnrr.etlonary docu>
menis through the mails OF the United
States among the slaves Of the south
They are answered b, his determined
support ol the biIl admitting \rksnsa, into
ths American liniun
They are answered by his eloquent, sup,
port OF the annexation of Texas
They are answered b, bis pcrsevetire
support OF the fugitive slave law.
They are answered by his energetic ef.
forts to effect the repeal Of the law Of the
S,-.te OF Penu-, wanna deu,lng Ia the Fed.
eral au,hofliir, the use of her prisons for
the detention of fugitive slaves
They ara answered -, hi- early ard 10.
yieiine opposition to the " Ilmet provi,o
They are answered l., the assaults which
have been msde upon him bv northern
fanatics dining more than quarter Of a
century.
They are answered hy the encnmum,
OF the true and national men OF every sec
ton of the country. in which he i. repeat
edly designated n. " distinguished for BIZ
capacity distinguished for hi. high elo
queuce. vet more distinguished ,till for lh'
pare morality at his lite sud the slen
patriotism ol his character"
They are answered hy the fact iha,
while q member Of polk- cabinet, agains
the opposition Of aua'icism. he propose,
to extend the Missouri lue To- the Pac fc
amid the dcbgh, and gratitude OF nations
men Of all pa'ts Of the mon.
They are answered hy every vote b
gave in the American Cougrrs. ON tn
question of slavery, aud hv the fact that
of all northern men. lac has been among
the most prominent in asserting and De.
Tending stuct construction OF the ieders
constitution
The, are answered hy the ronsisnr,i@
which be- placed upon the compromss
hy han in November Of the same year Ia
the people OF Philadelphia, in which he de-
clafed that the compromise measures had
.uperceded the Missouri line. or, to use
bis lwn language, that that line had pass
( ed away, which construction led iueyiis-
+ bly, To the adoption of the principle Of
popular sovereignty. embodied 10 III. kan'
sas Nebraska bill
They are answered bv the national sc'
ton al his Slat.--a State memorable 10
/ the history of this question for its fidelity
to the rights Of the other States, record
with which he and his friends are insepsra'
bly, Identified.
They are answered hy the resolutions
adopted b, the last democratic State cons
veu,on of PENNSYLVANIA and accepted and
endorsed by Mr Buchanan on Thursday,
the sth OF MAY
Hos D. G. DixoN. Ne learn from The
Houston Telegraph that this gentleman
WAS elected on the 2l.t ult., without oppo