Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-10-16
The Slave Power.

graph in Buchanan paper published at Danvile,
Pennsylvania called the Danve Inteiiigencer and
Asstoar County 4dssrtiser:
'rhose who speak o the influence Of the slave power
the Democracy should remember that the present
nominee q that party not the choice of the slave
States e VAS " sOrit. OF the North, and the South
abundance 'tsoe ICE Mr. Buchanan was after an
aniInatl s.rugg, : tn for its preferred
diae, conceded he 'ervative sentiment OF the
Moth The 20. YER Ia o part lot in the mat.
ter hut to Weld its pr, erencc.
Here is the way il which Buchanan is presented
to the Northern people. and his claims to the Pres
dency urged upon them. Any allusion to his en-
dorsation of Southern sentiment the subject o.
slavery is promptly met and rebuked by his North
eru friends and supporters and the voters in that
section boldly told that he is specially and en-
phatcally The candidate OF the North-that he twas
not the choice OF the South"-that the odious sldre
polcer had no part nor lot in his nomnation-but,
on the contrary resisted his nomination with the
utmost tenacity Of purpose, and on!y yielded to it
with the greatest reluctance.
This Pennsylvania organ of Buchanan is undoubt-
edly correct in the statement it makes concerning
this matter Buchanan not the choice of the
South at the Cincinnati Convention his nomination
was not supported by any considerable number of
Southern delegates but few of the Southern people
had previously expressed preference for him on
the contrary, nearly every Southern State had avow
ell its choice for either Pierce or Douglas and it is
therefore true that the nomination of Buchanan
made by the North and against the express wishes
and hopes of the Southern delegation This, we
say, is historically true; and the friends OF
Buchanan in the North artfully use this fact To
conciate Abolition support for their candidate
Nor their efforts in this behalf without
avail with the Northern Democracy Unsound to
the core the great question issue between the
North and the South, these Northern Democrats are
extremely happy in the thought that they have
candidate whose antecedents and whose history were
such as to repe the friendship OF the South at Gin
cinnat and that they, by the overpowering force of
numbers, succeeded in examining him down the
Threats of the Southern Democracy against their
wishes and their protests. These Northern trick
sters thus have in their hands capital card where
with to Trump the assertion, which is sometimes
made by the friends of Fremont that Buchanan
leans to the South, and in fact the Southern can
di'iate. And thus these two Northern factions-the
Black Republicans and the Red Republicans-con
stinty vie with each other in the effort to make il
appear that the candidate of the one faction is bet
ter AbDlitionist than the candidate of the other
Both are Jealous in their attempts to operate upon
aud secure the rabid antislavery sentiment of the
North IN their favor Both are resolved to outdo
the other In the skill with which they are PLAYING
Tor the great stake OF the Presidency with its i'm
menSe patronage and rich emoluments Both are
determined to win by out-bragging the other upon
the score OF their Abolitionism In short both de-
sire to impress the Northern mind with the belief
uat theirs is the true anti-slavery party totally and
eternally opposed the further extension of slave.
ry. Which will succeed in this effort subseouan,
events must determine. Certain il is that in the re-
cent pennsylvania canvass, it was nip and tuck be
tween these two factions in the race for the Abolition
vote-both haooing At the top Of their voices Cor
'Jree hahsas. and each swearing that the other was
less favorable than itself the admission of Kansas
As n free State. Fremont, Dayton, and free Kan
sas, was the motto Of the Black Republicans oBu
chanan, breckenridge, and free Kansas" was Tia.
motto aud the battle-shout Of the bogus Democracy
Ana mus with plain, sensible, honest people it was
simply impossible to tell tother from which Roth
cccuPen Tue same platform in reference to Kansas
aud slavery The only difference between them YVES
.ne u'"erence IN the names of their respective can
didates-
But while such has been the striking feature of
the canvass n nEsylvania and the North. what
has been the course Of the Democracy here in tle
S'uth! DO ava heir Northern allies stand
upon the same Have they both put the
same Construct BON 5oas ed creed of the mar.
~, which was prom ilgated aid flourish Of trun,.
pets at Cincinnati; If so, why the cry of the on.
for 'Jreedom IN Ras.as" and the cry of the o,b.,
for slavery in Kansas Are these two opposinc
cries upon the same subject the evidence of the y
t'0"diHy Of the Democratic partyg Is this the los
hmony IN behalf of the nationality Of this bogus
party upon the slavery question:
But as we have said, the Northern and Southern
wings Of the Democracy stand upon an entirely d;,.
iereut platform. While gree Ransas" is the IattI.
cry OF the party in the North, we hear nothing bu
threats OF disunion with the party 10 the South I'M
teNs hahsss be admitted a. slave State By such
eheating' Imposition and fraud, they manage to gull
ana deceive the people in both sections of the conn,
Try into the support Of their candidates for the Pre-
sdency But after the election is over and after the
inauguration ceremonies are through with the sou,b
has been generally driven TO the wall and the No,b
ern Abcltionists have run wild with delight =, H.
triumph over her
should Buchanan be elected the same cruel G.,.
IS destined again to overtake her She will s,sir t
bound, hand and foot and given up victim IN Pre-.
soilism aud Abolitionsrn But his electiou il an ~;
probable event We believe the people Of this cou,
try have too intelligent a regard for their best and
hghest interests 70 again commit the folly aer bsy
ing been ~ oiien deceived in the same way Of en-
trusting the destinies Of the country in the hands Of
nAn' who presents himself before them with
double face. They are Disguised We hope, with
Northern men with Southern principles" In Mil.
lard FILLMORE the tried statesman and incorruptbl,
patriot-they have strictly national candidate
Constitution, Union-loving man-a man worthy Of
their highest confidence and most cordial support
For him let your votes be cast and peace is restored
to the land aud the Union delivered Of lis perils
Fremont In Kentucky
csssus NJ Clay has given u a. his opinion thu, T,.oo,