The daily union., 1856-04-10

on the throne and eth forever and that they will
ect freedom in her last asylum and desert that
which sustained by your abors and cemened with
blood he closed the discourse with this prayer:
"'And Thou, sole Ruler among the children of men, to
whom the shields of the earth belong, gd Thy sword
most mighty 60 forth with our host In the day of
e mpar in addition TO their hereditary vaor that conf
dence OF success which springs from Thy into
their hearts the spirit Of departed heroes inspire them within
their own and while led by Thy hand, and fighting under
Thy banners open thou their eyes behold in every valley
and in every plain what the prophet behed by the m
mnationcharots OF hre and horses of e. Then shall the
strong man be tow and the maker of it spark and
they shall both burn together and shall quench them
unehristian Unbeeomng in n Christian minister Done
in church Let none regard this groundess Questionable
offspring either of weak religious sentimentam Of
scrupulous political partssnship."
MEMOIR OF Mr.. BuCHANAN.-HIs POSITION ON
THE SLAVERY QUESTION.
The Pennsylvania of the 9th instant contains Me-
mor of James Buchanan adopted and published by the
Central Committee of Pennsylvania" 1t fills six
columns of that journal and is understood to be the work
of Col Forney The long and brilliant political career OF
Mr. Buchanan ia presented in mastery STYLE exhibiting
his high claims statesman to the admiration and
dence of the American people with all the excellence for
which the writer's pen is distinguished AS it would
fict with rule to neutrality to publish the entire
memoir will only invite attention to the following
tract which relates TO question which there has been
some discussion of late as to Mr. Buchanans position The
extract is as follows:
1t during the administration of Mr.. Polk that Mr.
Buchanan in his letter to the democracy of Berks county
first recommended to the North and the South
that the Missouri line should be extended the Pacific and
that this should be made the basis of final settlement of the
slavery question in the Territories The with Mexico
consequent the annexation of Texas gave vast
pre in addition to the which constitutes beloved
Union and in the arguments growing out of the acquisition
of California Mr. Buchanan laboed earnestly and effectively
side of Mr. on
ec of record and speaks for ITSELF easy recall the
vuperation which his proposition to extend the Missouri
line called forth from the fanatics of the North from those
who camor for its and who in insane forget
funess of their hostility to it few years ago, set themselves
up its peculiar champions
Mr.. Buchanans recommendation of extension Of the
Missouri line far in advance of public sentiment 1t
hailed in the South by all parties exhibition of firm
only in those days among northern and it
appreciated by the truly national of the free States
Would not be strangely unjust if this proposal of Mr. Buch
should be cited to him unsound upon exist
ing issues The spirit which actuated Mr. Buchanan in
ls47 when he his letter recommending the extension
OF the Missouri line, to promote harmony among the
States Of this Union by recognising the principle of equality
among the States in regard to the territories of the
people; and now when the Missouri line has been superse
ded by another plan of settlement the Nebraska
based the sentiment of State equality
will eheeruy abide by and vglany against
the inroads of that abolition fusion which threat
to assa the constitutional rights of the South The
country viii find, among it's public men, ruer rner
advocate and defender Of that great principle Of popular
sovereignty, mboded ia the Nebraska BILL than James
Buchanan"
The memoir contains eloquent extract frem speech
of Mr. Buchanan in 1882, at Greensburg Pennsylvania
which has direct bearing upon the issue
that reproduce and commend it the special attention
Of our readers
From my soul abhor the practice of mingling up re
gou with politics. The doctrine Of all constitutions
both federal and State-s that every has ndefeas
BILE right worship his God according to the dictates Of
his conscience. lie is both bigot and tyrant who
would interfere with that sacred right When candidate
before the people for Office the inquiry ought
be made, what form Of faith he possesses but only
in the language Of Mr. Jefferson, is he honest he capa
beT
"'Democrstic Americana What name for a native
American party When all the records Of past history
prove that American democrats have opened wide their
10 receive foreigners flying from oppression In their
tive land and have always bestowed upon them the right, Of
American citizens after brief period Of residence In this
country The democratic party have always gored 10 this
policy and its fruits have been TO increase population
and power with unexampied rapidy and furnish
country with vast numbers Of industous patriotic and
useful citizens. Surely the Of Democratic Americana
unfortunate designation for the natiVeAmericAn
party.
" The native American party, American excellence
and the glory Of s oundershp belongs George Wash
ngon No, fellow citizens, the American people will
from such imputatiun. A long the recent
memory Of revolutionary struggle remained Tyidy i'm
pressed the hearts Of counymen party could
have existed The recollection Of Montgomery, Laay
stte, DE Kab Kosciuko Abd long list OF Foreigners both
officers and soldiers who freely shed their blood
liberties would have rendered such ngrauude impossible
Our revolutionary army 6ed with the brave and psr
otic natives Of their lands aad George Washington
bor commander chief Would he have ever closed the
door anst the admission Of foreigners the rights
can citizens Let his acts speak for Themselves So early
the 26th Of March, 1890, General Washington AZ Pre
dent Of the United States approved the first which
passed Congress the subject Of naturalization and this
only required residence Of two years previous the adop
on OF foreigner American citizen On the goth jan
uay 1885, the term Of residence extended by Congress
to i've years and thus remained throu ghout General
ngtou administration and until after the accession Of John
Adams 70 the presidency. In his administration which will
be known 10 history the reign OF terror the era Of
alien and sedtion laws act passed the 18th OF June
1898, which prohibited any foreigner from becoming citizen
until after residence OF fourteen years and this the
else perpetual exclusion, which General Scott preferred
and which the American party desire restore
ghe presidential election 1900 the ascepdepcv
Of the democratic party, and under the administration OF
Thomas Jefferson, it great apostle the 18th Of April
1907 the term OF residence previous 10 was
restored to 1--WE years, what IL Gen wash
ngton and where II has since remained No. fellow
citizens, the Father Of his Country a native
American. This American excellence belonged 10 him
The fugitiveslave law is all the South has obtained
this Compromise Of 1850. law founded both upon the
letter and the spirit Of the constitution, and similar
existed statuebooks since the of
George Washington History teaches that but for the