The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-10-07
WESTERN DEMOCRAT.
500; CHARLOTTE o.
ONE OF Ta5 FRAUDS,


BrrnANk>'s NoTE.-The following re-
snlu,ia,: wa Introduced by the Hon. W. I.
ives, e Virginia, Int" the United States
rui.tc, on The I3th "f January, 1855 q
,4.in.t Which. james Buchanan, Of Penfi-
vlruuia. voted 3,
..R,-oiycd. That any interference with
the subject of slavery. i'll the Territories "t
tie United States. in which it may exist, l.
ir,l.ii5t,sl hy ali Tire considerations Ia regard
81 the ristlt= arrl istt4t.>ts of tire iafati-
.n : If ,ih ,-ri Territories. the sqcnritv II
she ia v,l:,hiing States, and the danger t. the
I'.-tir. which are mentioned in the proceed
Ells resolution. ~ forh;dding any i+it"'trr-
,.ncr with, cor s.ctinu 40, ia" subject - >s'vr-
~ in ti., lnStrfrt II Colu:r;'a and foF the
trrtlrr reason tIsTt tla lh';;e Of tlroSr. trr>
ri;n.ir<, wlrr rr,urttrG irs', the tn;''" "-
States. will he cxclu-ivr4v entitled IT, d"r!dc
thr uur~tnn of the rXi-thH,r 80 slavery With
ian their respective liu'~ Ehf themselves.
Among IIr-r Hhn yrt,si '''r the rc>"!u-
tin,, ,., &c -$,r,.al g~.fS WIZ, ,7nhh &. Calhoun
i Fr4i Cu;t5t-;-rf. Wi!>,r: I.''npkin and Rive
and Hran,-. If Vi.gimi.,, james buchanan
,.ofcd aln05,.>i II -, n 8srCct r0te.
Yet Mr. iSrIgIr:'iia j. NOW supported by
,IFanv Sa,t.flt.ri T.'n, OH the ground that hr
g. >7,f,.r Gl"n for the South than Mr. l. Ill
Arfor,l Let them examine his record and
purge themselves "f such Inconsistency
.imeHcan Ore0H."
If the above article had appeared origin
ally in another paper than the Americ0"
organ, we would have read it with some
surprise. la tItn Isolation in which it Is
presented, with uo conn" Xioa or dependence
-. apr other proposition, and without any
a.4rratioR of tire circumstances of its intro
ductiDn into tlHr Senate, the resolution looks
A. if it should have commanded the votes
of ell conservative ,ncn, 1t j. not surpris-
insr that in the absence of all explanation,
>,4ne ,ip<t people should be disposed to cen
sure Mr.. buchanan for not supporting the
resolution, Fortunately the reputation of
,hc Aas.rir0H Or"0n j. 80 suggestive D.'
fraud, that suspicion ATTACHES !" allits state
mcnts. ~ incredible Il story L. well aSso
GATED with such unreliable authority.
See how true statement Of the facts of
this case acquits Mr.. Buch3nau Of censurr,
aud cunvictS his accuScTs of ii fraudulent
garblimg of the record. IN the 9th of De
crmbcr, Ic37, Mr.. Calhoun submitted his
famous resolutions an slavery Ia the con
sidcration eff the Sonatc. Congressional
Globe, vol. &. page 80 The Ist End, 81.
ard 4th were adopted: Mr.. buchanan vot-
ing for them all. Gbid,l At this Poiut
Mr.. Clay of Ky. submitted a series of rcso-
lutiunS, on the same subject, aud moved the
81 of tho series a. a substitute for the 5ih
of the series offered by Mr.. Calhoun. Qbid
page 9l.) Just before the final vote was
taken on Mr.. Clay's motion, Mr.. Riyes of
Virginia moved tn strike out the proposed
amendment, and insert the resolution cop
led in the foregoing extract. (ApPendix
"f Congressional Globe, vol. 6. page 70. J
This resolution was rejected on di-
r,ct vote a. stated in the foregoing OK
tract, and lay the following vote:
lEAS-Mcs<rs. Calhoun, Cathbert, Full
ION, Lumpkin, Preston, Rivrs. Roane, Sc
Vicr, Upton and Whitc-lG.
Navs-McSsrs. Allen, Bayard, Benton,
Bluck, Brown, buchanan, Clay, of Ala,
Clay. of Ky, Clayton, Crittcmdon, Grun-
dy, Hubbard, King, Lyon, Mcrrick, Mich
elias, Niles, NorveII, Pierce, Robinson,
Smith of g., Smith of INDIA, Strange, Swift,
Walker, Webster, Williams, Wright and
loumg--?. Ubid, page ~
The imcricaR. Organ rccitcs the names
of certain Southern Senators, who voted
for Mr.. Rivcs' resolution, and mentions,
with peculiar emphasis that Mr.. Buchanan
voted against it. The reader will observe
that very good Southern men, such as Clay
nf X cntucky, Clay of Alabama, Crittenden,
Grundy, &c., voted with Buchanan against
the resolution. This important fact the
.iHicriraa organ omitS to- mention.
After the defeat of Mr.. Rivcs' resolution,
Mr.. Claws substitute was before the Senate.
These were its words, and this was the vote
on Its passage;
Resolved, Tint any attempt of Congress
Ia abolish slavery in amy territory of the
United States, in which it exists, would
create serious alarm and Just apprehension
in the States sustaining that domestic in
Stitutiun would be Il violation of good
faith towards tue inhabitants of any such
Territory who have been permitted to set
tie with and hold slaves therein; because
the people of amy such Territory, have not
asked for the abolition of slavery therein.
and because. when amy such Territory shall
be admitted into the Union a. State. the
people thereof will be entitled to decide that
question exclusively for themselves.
Ycas-Mrss-s. Allen. Bavard, Benton, Black,
Blown, Buchanan, Calhoun, Clay O! Ala, Clay OF
Ny, CUuCudcu, Cmhbcr;, Fulton, Grundy, Iiub-
bard, kmL. LIuI1kiu, Lyon, Nerrck, Nicholas,
Niles, NoVveil, Pierce, Preston, Riycs, Roa"c,
Robinson, Sewer, Smith uf CT, Strange, TipiOn,
Walker, White, Williams, Wight and Youn--a5.
Nays.--Messrs. Clayton, Davis, KNIGHT, Mkran
Preniiss, Robbins, Snth OF la a. Swift and Web
ser Ilh!d, page ~
This resolution was not only presented
lay Southern Senator, and supported by
others of the trucSt Senators from the
South, but is quite rs strong in substance
as the ono submitted by Mr.. Rivc<. M.
Buchanan roicd far tbs rc>olu'ion, with Cul-
houn, Clay "f Ala, Clay of Ky, RivrS,
Roanc, and every other Senator from the
South, unless CLAYTON be AN exception
Here i another important fact which the
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