American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-11-22


worry Extension Equator Sovor-
eighty Contest OF 1850 Duty Of
t;.e American garty.
We find in the American Organ, Of
Saturday last, the following facts and
comments; and we cannot better ap-
propriato the space occupied in their
publication. r.
A Washington dispatch says is now
given out that Mr.. Buchanan is in IA
vor of the admission of Kansas as a
free State. He has all along held
to tho proprietyr if not the necessity,
Of this course land the recent expression
of public sentiment on tho course of
Piercc's administration, in regard to
tho Territory, makes it, I assure yen,
. fixed fact IL tho policy Of the new
government. 1t was doomed injudi.
cious by Mr.. Buchanan's friends to
ayow this before the election; but now
that the contest is over, and he is to be
the next occupant of the White House,
there is no hesitation in making it pub
lie, and talking about it, and canvass
ing its effects a. the North and Sonth."
BcNimeTc Aw:ricin.
g@- Mr.. BUCHANAN was never in
Earor Of the admission Of Kansas as q
slave State, and never contemplated
anysuch result. Not word was ever
uttered, nor an in.imation given by
Mr.. Buchanan to that effect. His
nomination was produced by "tho
Trce-soil influences of the North," rs
was distinctly proclaimed from Cinc;n,
matt, by Pierce Starry representative
thcrc---it was SO claimed by Col. Ben
ton in his letter to Governor Pcico Of
Missouri-it has al along been SO
claimed by the Van Burcna, "5ire and
SON." and the man who expects Mr..
Duchanan's administration to bring in
Kansas as n slave State will be sorcly
disappointed.
we defy any living man to cite
vote CT 4 declaration Of Mr.. Buchanan
n favor Of " slavery extension" His
efforts, during ~ his political lifetime,
have been directed 10 the restriction Of
slaTcry he voted for the admission Of
Texas or the very ground, then stated
By himself, that it would drain Mary
land, Virginia, Kentucky, and Nilsson
i Of their slaves, and make them free
ot.tcs, and through Texas into Next
CO." These were his reasons given in
-is Texas speech. The recent election
has pcrpctratcl a palpablc fraud upon
1Ac South, and hundreds Of Southern
politicians have been knowingly acces-
sary to this fraud, being willing to sac
rifcc the South for the sake Of q tenn
Yo-ary enjoyment Of the spoiIs.
These axe solemn truths, which the
South will ere long realize. There is
not Southern politician who has sup
ported Buchanan, and who has brains
enough to find the way to church, that
docs not know, perfectly well, that the
finale Of slavery extension has been
reached. The election of Buchanan,
and tho adoption his election of the
doctrines Of "sguettcr sovereignty"
hare settled tie question, and we quote
tho triumphal declaration Of South
ern buchanan press, which declares
"Bgchanan is clcctcd--thc Union is
safc---thc South may repo9c in quiet"
All this is true: "the South may re-
pose IN qsiet," and make no further
useless efforts to extend her peculiar
institutions"
That same press, from which &c make
tho above quotation is jubilant over the
fact that "Ropublicanism is defeated"
This is Observation-Disclosures Is defeat
cd---and Aow dcfcatcd?" Why, tho
Dutch have captured Hoiland.' The
Van Buren, Buffalo Platform. Frecsoil-
CTS have captured the Republicans, and
they will be a5sorJe@ by tho captors
Kansas will now be admitted into tho
Union as FREE State, and the Van
Durcns, sire aud son. the Cochrancs,
Bqntons, FOwlers, ct Id anne geJ.u8,
will shake hands with the Stewards,
C"calys, and Weeds, in 1853, and uni
todly Shout their victory over the South,
over conservation, and over American.
ism
But mark the sequel. When Bach.