The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-10

BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TElEGRpRs.

I1pol tant Interview with Mr.. Buchanan.
THE STATE COMMITTEES AT LANCAsTBR-sPEECH OF
AR. BUCHANAN, DEFINING HIS POSITION.
LANCASTER. Pa, May 8, 1855.
TIE committee appointed by the recent State Oonven-
ton for the PURPOSE addressed Mr.. Buchanan to-day
stating that the body represented by then had nominated
him the democratic candidate Of AnA for the
Presidency subject to the action of the National Convcn
ton to DO held ct Cincinnati The COMMITTEES in refer
ring this nomination and he pride which ANNA Cd the
democracy in presenting Mr.. Buchanan the first choice
Of the Key Stone State and, they believed the first
choice ts people Of the United States rsrred to the
resolutions reported the Convention by John Dawson
and BY that body unanimously adopted The
most interesting.
Mr. Buchanan replied in clear digni6ed, and explicit
manner. His bearing that Of great man who was
impressed Alike with the Importance to the nation OF the
subject before him. and with the delicate and responsible
part called upon 70 SCI Never did apuol, man re-
for the account Of policy, utter for ths
account Of great principle He heartily aud faIy
thu whole series Of resolutions adopted by the
State Convention whose COMMITTEES had just addressed
him.
The first resolution ayows hat the country must o
to the democratic party the party of the constitution
the only means Of combating and putting down mere
sectional it holds the Union in the language
Of MI. Madison the basis peace and ha2pinsss to
all the inhabitants Of the States The second resoluti
declares that TIE we and vrtuous Of ell nations have
accorded to the fathers Of the repuss almost
supernatural wisdom and practical nshp, aad
that in nothing those qualities obvious ethan
in leaving the whole question of slavery t, the States ia
their separate capacities that in the provision for
the redevery Of fugves escaped from labor SERVICE
they demonstrated Of Justice, which should be
held example for the people OF the present day
The third resolution CLOCKS solely to the censtitu lion,
and to is democratic exposons," the chart Of
national policy denounces the higher Law AMI the spuri
sympathy Of abolitionism in all its phases.
The fourth resolution hAt the equality OF the
States the vital element Of the constitution and the
fifth deaouncss the effort direct the powers OF the gov
eminent BY ansavery agitation and Know Nothingism.
The sixth embi aces the two preceding.
The seventh and eighth resolutions as follows
Reoyed That in ne repeal OF the oct known ne Missouri
roIies Ksnss. and Ssorasis free from uaconsdtuossl
ns last SosSsss work OF patriots
urshs ken ADHERENCE TO the Fundamental law
disposed and which could ADMIT Of set
en the ei the 1ned sss's q the rnis
which a.a1ed Of It's essential principles BY ne I'm
The ninth resolution declares that the democracy
Pennsylvania, following the counsel of some of the
wEeet statesmen Of the North and South have been
willing heretof.re to extend the Missouri Compromise
lire TO the Pacific but that proposition rejected in
1s48, the ground thS il involved undue concession
to the South that this rejection lef the people alter
native bat to refer the whole subject the people of tho
Ter,itoriees principle recognized Ia the compromise
1885, and embodied in tbs Territorial legsl.
ton Of 1854
Mr. Buchanan, in addressing the committee, fully en-
dorled all these resolutions passing euloglum
upon the democracy Of his State who had thus acted
during bis absence hon the country. He dlatsd upon
the great importance Of the CRISIS which involved ths
integrity Of the federal compact and required in the
canvass something than the ordinary energies o,
people. Heretofore we had eon,ended about laws,
about questions Of economy in the government;
called to act In higher sphere o; p,cs TO perform
nobleY servce-to protect the constitution itself from
assault and from nulifca ion
Mr. Buchanan recognized in the legislation Of 1850 ans
1854 grea patriotic exerton to free the country from
the OF slavery agitation and to restore the republic
70 its nted harmony and faternal concord