Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-08-02


obtained the control Of the House Of Rep.
resentatlves-a coordinate branch OF the
government that has the power 10 bring
the whole fabric to dead lock He con.
Jured them by every consideration of in.
terest and seii-preservation, not to divide
the South-she minority party-but to
consider well the consequences to result
from the next Presidential election He
said that, for his part, if civil commo..on
cid come, he would be fer his section un-
der all circumstances, jus. as he would now
be Tor toe whole country # involved III a
war with foreign country. He SAID the
slavery issue was first presented in 1888
by Gov. Rltner, OF Pennsy lvania. IN his
message TO the Legislature Of that State,
and that on the 18th day Of Angus; Of the
same year, Mr.. Buchanan spoke al Lam
caster, denouncing the message as incen-
diary, and exhorted the people to ifowlt i.
down. Mr.. B. was for all the compro.
misses to save the Union, fre,n that time to
the present. He voted for The post office
law for the prevention Of the circulation
OF abolition documents through the mails
in the South. He then appealed to the
audience to know if there was a man there
who could lay his hand upon his heart and
in the presence of his God. say THAT he
believed Mr.. Buchanan could no, be trust
ed upon the question Of slavery? His
oppeals upon this vital question ellcited
the mos. profound attention, and made a
deep impression upon the audience.
Mr.. L. then proceeded to review the
objections urged TO Mr.. Buchanan. He
said that at the last Presidential election,
the objection vas urged that Gen. Pierce
an unknown man. was takon 10 the ex
cIusion OF such men as Buchanan, Cass
and others. But now, that tried and un.
exeeptionable statesman is presented, the
opposition are still dissatisfied. He res
minded them that with the unknown
Frank Pierce we had given the Wings a
thorough thra,hing, and predicted that i
they did not look sharp that we would
Dust their backs again in November, with
| Buchanan
He said the great cause of complain,
against the foreigners. arose out of the fact
that they had voted for Pierce, and not FOL
Scott. To show, that up to that time the
foreigners were held in the highest esli-
nation by those who are Know Mornings
now, he read letter written by A.
II. II. Stuart to an Irish meeting on
ST. Panck's day. at Philadelphia, 18th OF
March, 1852, in which Mr.. Stuart compli-
mened them IN the most Hattering manner
for their readiness to "beeome incorporated
with u.s." He also referred to the fact that
Gen. Scott at tia. time held them in the
highest estimation, as was exhibited in his
letter Of acceptance, and sundry OF her let
ters. These letters Of Scots were EN-.
dorsed and diligently circulated by those
who now deny the assertions obey then
made. He showed that the Know Moth
ing party is composed of nlneteen.twen-
telhs of the old wing party, and that the
charge of corruption ;ha. was preferred
against the old whig and Democratic par
ties, if true, rests like an incubus upon
the heads of those very Know Nolhings
who made those charges. He said that
he verify believed that if Scott had been
elected aud Pierce defeated that the X.
Nothing party would hot have had an ex-
istence. The great sin Of the foreigners
was that a majority of them did not vote
against the Democracy. He showed that
Donelson, while editor OF the Washington
Union, had welcomed the foreign emf.
grants to our broad acres of wild lalds,
when they were porting into the country
at theil greatest food.
He explained the Kansas-Nebraska
measure, and showed that the principles
now objected to have been repeatedly
adopted in the organization of other terri
tories, and that the opposition now offered
to that measure is entirely Fictitious and
unjust. He showed that if the Kansas
bill contains squa.ter sovereignty, then
Mr.. Fillmore had approved the same prin-
cipl" IN sanctioning the organization OF
other territories. He here most triumph
ant!y INDICATED Mr.. Buchanan from The
charge of squatter sovereignty BY read
ing from his letter to Sanford, 2lst August,
1913, in which he most explicitly DIS
ayows the doctrine. He showed that all
the Know Nothing papers OF the State.
with probably but one exception, favored
the Kansas. Nebraska bill at first, and
raised great quarrel with Bolts because
he opposed it; but as soon as it was found
necessary to assimiale themselves to the
views of their Northern allies anG their
candidate, they wheeled right about into
line with Bouts. He said that great con-
servatism was claimed for the Know Moth
ing order at first When the rankest abo
litionists began TO lead the order, the third
or union degree was presented to pacliy the