Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-07-05
IFrom the Pennsylvania
Mr.. Buchanans Equable Temper.

MIR. Buchanan remains almost the last survi
vor OF the galaxy Of great men in the Senate
during the second quarter Of The first half cen.
fury CT the Federal Government. Besides
seing regarded by Clay, Calhoun, Webster,
Wright, &c, as well as by the nation, as equal
To any OF his contemporaries, in profound stalss
mansllip, and in all the attributes OF GREATNESS
which distinguished our illusrious Senators
during the period TO which we have referred, he
was unquestionably superior 10 any OF them
in The equibration OF mind. Violent mental
excitement, resulting In al cbnlisl0n oil the
passions, is species of insanity which, during
Its paroxysms, has often rendered otherwise
great and good men incapable Of judicious
thought or action. II is believed there is no
instance en- record Wherein Mr.. Buchanan's
equanimny was seriously. disturbed. The near
est approach 10 il, perhaps, was in 1S4I. during
the extra session of the 9Th Congress. Mr..
Clay; smarting under the defeat Of the Fiscal
Corporation, had hurled some oil his bolts Of
whitening sarcasm among his oppnnents and !,
although the great Senator from Pennsy lyana
and himself had always been Oh terms oil inl-
mate personal friendship, he could not, in the
excitement Of the moment; refrain from quo.ng
oneot the party charges, namely thai MIR
Is had proposed 10 reduce the wages o! the la-
boIer.
Mr.. Buchanan rose with dignity and delibe-
ration and said HE had listened With his
usual qualification to the reply Of the distinguish
ed Senator from kentucky, with The exception
Of single remark, | refer To his alluson to
The elec,oneeriug slang OF the la,s contest on
the subject OF low wages. That remark was
wholly unworthy oil that Senator, and intend
10 answer il as IL deserves"
Mr.. Clay, having reflected calmly moment,
begged io be permitted 10 explain. He dis.
claimed any offensive purpose IN his remark in
relation TO that Subject, and said il had been ut.
Tered merely in playful manner, aud was not
Intended to wound The Senator's feelings in the
leas:.
Mr.. Buchanan replicd-''l am entirely salts
fed, and am glad we arc friends again."
II is believed that 2lt. d never had per-
soial enemy among his political opponents;
and this is to be- attributed 10 his evan tenn
per aud uniformly deliberate sell possession.
A statesman Of his character will be peculiar
ly requisite 10 steer The ship Of State through
The breakers likely 10 meuaee it during the next
tour years. II any one can avert foreign or CIV
il war, he is the one. And when the news Of
his nomination is received III Great Britain, no
doubt any hostile enterprise which may be in
Temptation, will be suppressed or postponed,
until the probability Of his success or defeat
shall be celrained. The members OF the Brit
ish Government know him to be patriot who
iuIy iuNCS uic CuuutI uuV tuoy ukGWf6S huOW
that he will not seek popularity by endeavofing
to excite The beliserenl propensities OF his coun
trymen. They will be convinced that with such
man at the head -four government peace may
be preserved, and the honor Of both countries re-
main unlarnisiied
FILLMORE IN FAVOR OF THE Missouri
Fillmore's. position in re-
gard to the Kansas Nebraska bill. is ascer.
tanned at last--hot by the declaration of
his friends, but by his own public, positive
and explicit avew-ls, Here is ali extract
from a speech which he delivered in Al
bany, just five days ago. The .measure
which he reprobates as the source of the
| present sectional troubles, and as the off
spring of selisi aud ambitious objects, is
indisputably the repeal Of the Missouri re-
striclion. What has the Wig TO say oil
this languagei
:" The agitation which disturbed the
peace Of the county in 1850, was unavoid-
able. 1t was brought upon us by the ac-
QUESTION o: new territory, for the govern
,nent of which it was necessary to provide
| Territorial Administrations. But It is fol
you to say whether the present agitation
which dlstracts the country and threatens
us with civil war, has not been reeklessly
and wantouly produced by the adoption Of
a measure to AID in personal advancement
rather taan in any public good" Cheers,
JAILoR.-Geo. A. Armentrout has been
appointed Jailor OF Augusta county, vice
Henry f. Bryan.
G- We are indebted 10 the Hon. James
M. Mason for copy Map of Central
! America, which, at this time. is quite in.
telesting.