Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-04-11
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When penned the article, in yesterdays paper
concerning Mr. Buchanans Nebraska letter had
no dream Mat any portion of that letter had been
Intentionally suppressed-and suppressed, too, with
the sole and exclusive view of dcceving the people
of the South. But such appears to be the fact, as
the following paragraph from the Washington Star
the lesser organ Of the Pierce administration
plainly indicates:
Among the Democrats the interesting topic of
discussion just i tue portion of the letter OF Mr..
Buchanan upon the Nebraska question recently published
in the UuIu which Mr.. Slidell did not communicate
the public. All sorts of stories concerning il ao,t.
1t is be regretted that Mr. $. failed publish the
tire letter the surmises and rumors relative toll
producing OF feeling, the part Of many Nebris
ka-b men, such will he with difficulty allaycd. The
reliable have heard j.. that the dsn-
gui-hed writer declares therein he would have voted
against the bill because repealed the Missouri ComprO
mise"
There is the evidence upon which we base the al
legation that the Democratic Presidential wre-work-
ers adroitly and industriously engaged in per-
fectng their schemes practice another monstrous
and shameless fraud upon the unsuspecting people
OF the South Although nearly utterly incapable Of
feeling any surprise at what Democratic politicians
may do or attempt do on the eve of Presidential
election yet do confess to little astonShment
at the trick which Senator Sdell is here said have
resorted to for the purpose of securing the
the South in the Cincinnati Convention, for Mr. Bu-
chanan That portion OF Old Bucks letter, which
was thought would be most acceptable to the South
is communicated to the public amid great flourish
of trumpetsbut that other portion, wherein he de
clares that tie would have 5Otsd dgaiHSt the NsLras
la bill becal,e II repeated the Missouri ComBromi.e
is deliberately suppressed
Aud why was this important fact withheld from
the public, And withheld, too, by Southern man
by leading Southern Democrat Why if not
with the view to deceive the people Of the South in
regard Mr. Buchanans real position in reference to
what Democrats themselves are pleased to character
ize the vital iSsue-the great test question of
the day? With every disposition to be charitable
in our judgment, can conceive Of no other mo
tive for this adrpt proceeding. Ia fact il such was
the purpose OF the suppression alluded to, then we
hesitate not TO denounce it in the highest degree
rcprehcnSiblc aud dsgraceful And the public will
be likely to agree that that was the object and the
sole one.
We have hitherto, over and over again, admonish.
ed the people Of thc South To be on their guard les,
they taken in once more, as they have been "a
often before 10y the Democratic managers and wire
workers shortly to assemble at Cincinnati Wild
the recollection Of the numerous frauds which pas
Democratic conventions have practised upon them
1t Is surely time TO be the alert against their re-
petition. The same game so frequently played will
success before, has now been coinmenced-and will
the same unscrupuousnoss the present can
vass That 1t will be- carried out as far A. practica
BILE, in the case Of each aud all Of the Democrat
aspirants for the Presidency there can be no name
Of doubt, If we are To judge the future by the past
In short this late trick Of the friends Of Buchana
sufficiently proves that the friends of his rivals wi
not be behind-hand in their efforts to impose upo
the people, in order TO carry their point. II is
desperate fight between some half dozen greed
INSCRIPTIONS, angry, and embittered factions an
We may naturally anticipate the employment Of Il
most desperate means in order 10 obtain the vote
the South n the Cincinnati Convention IN brief
IS terrible and frantic death struggle between the
aud none Of them will scruplc 10 use, IN their Nv
behalf and f,r their own benefit all the arts and a
piancc. which the most corrupt ingenuity can su
gest The Presidency j, great stake and v
most ~ those Democrats now costcnding fpr II 10
emphatcaliy anl clearly the last chance IT,
ing 50, will not al the resources oi fraud We at
tel 10 secure it' ~, then, the pcoplc-the peo
Of the south, particularly beware Of the Cincint
q Convention
And go vc wore ri,bi in our inference. yestcrd
that Old Buck Wa most certainly opposed 10 thc
peal of t,c Missouri Compromise But little did
dream az the moment that be himself hal ,lecla
that he We thou Iht IL likely. as we said. {
he was personally interested IN thu earnest inju
q IN TO- gave thtt "no assault should be made al
those Ds'n'cr who were opposed to the Nebr