Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-06-17
The Lancaster Resolutions of 1919.

The GAINESVILLE Chronicle makes the an
neXed pertinent remarks touching the anti
slavery resolutions of 1919, reported to
a public meeting by Mr.. Buchanan and
others
GAS the everlasting Erie letter is the burden of
every locOfoco song, We append TO this article, a
series of resolutions, published in yesterdays Pa
triot,) with the name of James Buchanan signed to
them, and commend them to that party as new
words to that same old tune. And we ask all who
denounce Mr.. Fillmore, to read these resolutions,
and say honest men, whether they do not fix the
seal OF abolitionism, indehbly, upon Mr. Buchanan.
Ii does not become them to plead the statue of linz
itatiOn in his behalf because they have denied its
benefits to Mr.. Fillmore
1.-THE Erie letter, at most, is but the utterance
OF a sentiment common to the whole North-a mere
theory, and abandoned as soon justice and pa
trotsm appealed to the upright heart OF the writer
in behalf OF his whole country. And even if as Pres
dent be entertained sentiments adverse to slavery,
that fact gives him higher claim to admira-
ton and confidence, because il proves that in-
divdual convictions of the evils of slavery, and no
considerations Of sectional interest swerve him
from the line of his duty to the Constitution and
the Union.
but, in these resolutions, Mr.. Buchanan was
the living active, practical demonstrations of one
eISrting the whole weight OF his influence 10 reduce
that theory to immediate practice. The people Of
Missouri, complying with the forms Of law and the
acquisitions of the Nebraska bill, understood in
the South, bad framed constitution recognizing
slavery, and asked to be received into the Conied.
eracy. These resolutions of Mr. Buchanan denied
TO the citizens of Territory the right to fashion
their own domestic institutions, and are not theo-
retical but practical abolition. We ask every hon
est man whether this is not teniod backer
cord than any TO be found in the history Of the
American candidate ? The resolutions breathe a
spirit Of hostility to slavery and the South, that
should make every Southerner dsIrust the
who put them FORTH"
1t is due to candor to say that the Hon.
J. Clancy Jones, in speech made some
time since in the House Of Representatives,
denied that Mr.. Buchanan ever saw the
Lancaster resolutions until they appeared
in print" Mr.. Jones did not state upon
what authority he made that denial. If
Mr.. Buchanan had authorized him to make
it, he would have stated that fact. Giving
Mr.. Jones full credit for sincerity and hon
esty, we shall, nevertheless, until Mr. Blu
chanan either makes or authorizes denial,
regard it as true that he did report the res
olutions as charged.
Mr.. Jones' denial is in these words
"The declaration that James Buchanan was the
Chairman Of the Committee, which framed those
resolutions, is unfounded and untrue. | undertake
here In my place to say TO the House and TO the
country that Mr.. Buchanan did not report the res
Olutious referred to that he not The Chairman
of The Committee by which they were reported, and
that he them until they appeared in print
1t will be observed that whilst Mr.. j.
denies that Mr.. Buchanan was Chairman
of the Committee, that he reported the res
olutions, or that he saw them until they
appeared in print he does not deny that
Mr.. Buchanan's name was used as a member
Of the committee, and that the resolutions
were published at The time as coming from
him aud others, and with the sanction Of his
authority. II Mr. Buchanan did not serve
on the committee and did not apprOre the
resolutions, would be not, tcheH he sap them
an print, have made his disapprCbation Of
them known to the public Can there be
a doubt that he would have pursued this
courseg Furthermore, would his fellow
citizens, bis neighbors and friends, have
used his name, il they had not known that
he conceded with them in sentiment, aud
sOas opposed 10 tAe ersensiOn Of slarsry into
nelc States aud Territories Would James
Hopkins, Esq, under whom he read law,
who was one Of the committee, or the other
committee man, his friend and defender,
MIR. jenkins, hare placed bis name to the
reported resolutions. without his assent or
unless they knew that be endorsed the doe,
trine enanciAted in them ! His views as