Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1856-07-23

taken SO OOIu ueCIue,i n
- irongly nil Mr.. Buchanan this occas-
ion? Most certainly not Mr.. ,more .vho both
acted and voted against ns on. these abolition petit
tionS On the contrary he was in" favor Of receiv-
ing referring and reporting on. and, as think, is
clearly nferable from his course. at that time. of
granting the prayer Of these pet TONERS for the abol
ton Of slavery i'm the District of Columbia.
Again, as to the annexation Of Texas, Mr.. Bnch-
anan acted with the like independence. He both
voted Tor and advocated its annexation. He voted
for the ratification of Mr. Tvlcrs Treaty. and, when
rejected by majority of the Senate, at later Pc
riOd he supported the measure of annexation. and
concluded an eloquent and powerful argument in its
favor bv declaring he did so cheernllv, gladly,
Sderng the most glorious act of his believing the
vote would confer blessings innumerable on his
trv now henceforth. and forever. When it is re-.
collected that the slave property Of the South is
timated ut from twelve to fifteen hundred millions
of dollars no measure has been decided by
Congress of great Importance to that section of
the Union. On this question of annexation, too,
Mr. Fillmore, though not then member of Con-
gress threw the whole weight of his influence
against us.
propose now to notice very briefly some of the
charges and objections to Mr.. Buchanan-not such
as have been revived and pressed by the partZan
newspapers of the day. but such as have been urged
by responsible persons, and which they seem to con-
slider Of such weight to deter them from support
ing him for the Presidency shall pass the old and
idle story of Zone drop of blood" and that Of 'ten
q
fatly contradicted by Mr.. Buchanan and his neigh.
bors and the latter not to be found in his speech
but on the contrary both the measure proposed and
the argument intended and calculated to advance the
responsibility of the aboring class and the value of
| their labor. But I will notice charge recently
| made that Mr.. Buchanan to be regarded as the
man who knew the falsity Of the bargain and sale
calumny, when he propagated it." 1t is certainly
matter Of surprise that persons of respectabiity,
whilst complaining of calumny against the dead,
should themselves be guilty of like offence against
the living and yet undertake to convict these per-
sons as having knowingly violated the ninth
| commandment. I was o member of the eighteenth
| Congress when the House of Representatives was
called upon to make election of President between
| Mr. Adams jackson and Crawford, they being the
three highest voted for by the people ard returned
| to the House. And claim to be fully informed as
to what vas done-had the opportunity of hearing
what was said, and of witnessing what transpred.
Mr.. Clay, in a letter to F. P. Blair, complained
that he felt greatly embarrassed by his position and
by being zcalously pressed by the friends of each
| candidate and assured in the strongest terms that
if he would vote for their favorite, he could have
whatever Office he desired He did vote for Mr.. Ad-
ans and, as was publicly understood, was to be
| made as he was afterwards made, his Secretary OF
State. Hence the charge of bargain and corruption
This charge thus made first appeared in letter oi
George Kremer to his constituents; a copy OF wblcn
appearing in o morning newspaper at Washington,
the matter was brought before the House by Mr.:
| Clay in demand for q committee OF investgaton
In the debate which occurred on this motion, kremer
openly avowed himself as the author Of the charge
and as well recoec used the bold language OF the
Prophet, "cry aloud, spare not" Ias commltsee