True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-08-13


8. Fhe vetOes Of several important
river and harbOr bills, which concerned
the prosperity and trade OF the Great
West.
10. Conduct Of Government in the
Nicaragua movement the fallacious aud
equivocal course pursued.
IL. The failure to demand apology
and compensation from the city Of Panama
for the murder and robbery Of American
cilizens.
l3. The enormous expenses of the
gOvernment--the Eighty Millions per
year squandered by Pierce's Administra-
ton.
ID. The prescription of Americans
fSom office, for tlre crime Of avowing
themselves opposed to popery, and the
Democratic fashion of enlrusting impor.
tant Offices to ignorant and prejudiced
foreigners. He also, with that contempt
for labor, and the mechanic, which has
always characterized him, endorses the
dismissal of poor workmen from the Ma.
Wy Yard at Washington, for the sole of.
fence of voting the American ticket.
These are few of The acts which Mr..
Buchanan is understood to endorse, and
which every man who votes for him will
help to rati(y. This is the point to
which the case narrows down! Will
you give sanction 10 the Pierce Admins.
tration by electing another Democrat.
who fully sustains that Administration !
Every one is willing to admit that the
Kansas troubles were originated and sus-
tained by the Democracy, and yet, while
men decry those troubles, and lament
them, they are disposed to support for
the Presidency man who declares they
are all proper. If our people have no
mole political consistency than this, we
have little faith in their intelligence and
virtue.
Mr.. Pierce claims Buchanan as a wor.
thy successor of his dispensation, man
who will carry ou: all the plans he has
concocted for in speech delivered at
Washington few weeks since, a raiihca.
ton speech tiA President said:
II congratulate you that your choice
has fallen upon a man who stands on the
identical platform that | occupy, and
that he will take the same with the STAN
dard lowered never an inch ~
This is good authority. Gen. Pierce
at once throws his mantle upon Mr.. 'Bu-
chanan's shoulders. MI. Douglas also
certifes at the same thing. At New
York in Buchanan speech. Mr. Douglas
declared:
F" Buchanan and myself have for sever
al years back. ever since came into pub.
lie life, held the same posi- ton on be sla.
very question, from beginning to end"
By these proofs it appears tina, in elec.
ling James Buchanan lhe American Leo.
pie only secure a second edition of
Franklin Pierce on an enlarged and more
clearly defined scale, for The New Demo
cratic platform declares doctrines which
even Pierce and his Kitchen Cabinet
never had the assurance 10 Sc, forth, AZ
ter rehersing the usual stale nonsense
about equal rights, United States
Bank, economy IN government expenses,
and other clap trap, which never was nor
will be observed, so long as there is a
Hunker party TO talk honesty and practice
speculation at the same time, the platform
lays down snndry new articles of Demn-
cratic creed. These articles are taken
from The Infamous "Ostend Manifesto"
(which was drawn up by James Buchan-
an himself and declare that Cuba and
Central America naturally belong to US,
and hat we will have those Territories
by bargain, if possible. but by f,rce if
necessary. 1, is, as an eminent states.
man has lately remarked the pirates doc
trine that might makes righ', and nothing
else. 1t is a doctrine which was never
recognized by our government. 1t is a
doctrine against which the warning vol
ces OF many illustrious American states.
men have been raised.-In support of
this platform, Mr.. Buchanan takes very
strange position. He abandons his lden-
tity as statesman, ana announces him.
self a portion of that collection Of false
hoods, fallacies and frauds concocted at
the late convention. He says:
81 have been placed upon platform Of
which most heartily approve. and that
can speak for me, Being The represen-
tative of the great Democratic party, aud
not simply James Buchanan, I must
square my conduct according to the plat.
form Of that party and insert no new
plank, nor take one from it,"
Therefore, upon review ofthe whole
matter, it is exceedingly difficult to see
what possible benefit is likely to accrue
10 our country by the election Of Buchan-
an, as he no. only endorses all of Pierce's
f acts, but pledges himself to others Of far
greater iniquity.