Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-11-17


Csrolina Democracy Say Now
A late arrival from California brings us the fol-
lowing letter from Mr. Buchanan on the subject c
the Pacific Railroad addressed TO the chairman OF
the Democratic State Central Committee Of Caliior-
mia:
wI-A-..rr t"e-. t-ncas.s-) Pa.
TN = w...,sarox r.o ch.;,m.u Of m. D.mo.,,.,;.
State Central Committee, California
have received numerous communications from sour
ss es ., p,.;So Ps,''.%e " .o,a e ;n,n.s
bic for me to answer them all deem il most proper ani
respectful to address YOU general answer in 'onr ofs
SspaeE' ~ pe''y'nas ;,h ~" s,, :" 20"
RESTRICTION contained Ia nv letter accepting the nonin,
tion Tor the Presidency not to answer ini"rrogato'
Easing new ana issues Ss o1 ,ha, rna
it.ef adopt.d resolution in favour OF this great
then desire tn state briefly, that concurng with the
Convention: am ueeiueuy , 70 ','e
This from the constitutional power to "decIare war ad
the constitutional duty to repel nVasious in my j"dg
ment Consre poe.s VIC Sa ~, - ,,
pu,.r Of nstonaI defence that they have to erect f
u6catious the mouth OF the harbor of San Francisco
Indeed inc necessity. -'h view 70 repe' foreign 'sa
o. Nth - ~I there h. danger fr,o the precedent: fr
Is almost Impossible Conceive tina, stten
ded oy s"eh eiuaornafs anu u"p,eee'e"'e' e''us'-'
JAMES BUCHANAN
=, ,r;,, n. observed in the above letter that Mr.
R,.,.., ,dber.s IN his "selfirnposed restriction
-, q, nav and different issues from those pre-
go, \, ,h. Cincinnati Convention"-but mas.
,n., - ,h,, Convention itself adopted n resolution
l.; c,,or or Tho construction Of this road he is for
~; 49, n,r, and hv reason of his ooncurrinr with
~. Convention ..i,,id,diy f,coraBIe" TO il Re-
,r,rl;,, ,,,v thu, !, xonld have been a much high
mr. xh;h;,;on or Mr. Ruch,u.n's inflenendenee and
6r,n,ss II he had EXPRESSED himself as in favor a,
the construction of this road for the reason only tina,
~. n,c,;ons If rich, imn.Iled him tn such CON.
c,,s;o, instead of t;,n,i,v sarking shelter und.r
rso,,,;or az thu Cincinnati Conventon-ve nrono.
q, ,o,,r.s, his nos,;on nm this ou.stion with ,b.,
which has bs.n for wear. mast steadily and cons;s.
,s,,lv Adhered ~ NV IN. Democratic marty If vir
.;n;. aud the Sou,b
- 1-h ..,;on NJ IN. Cincinnati Convention an hi;
,,os,;oD ,r railroad N the Pacific - nm. Of o..
No., -,,;o,o aud ;nconnrabsDs ;bl. no,i,ic.l .,;,o,
!, ,h h;,orv of marty no,it;cs I, will he raco,lc,
al ,b., the Cor,m;t,sa on RESOLUTIONS in that Con
v.n,,on reoort.d resolution virtually conmi,,ir,
th oar,v IN the constructon of road tending tn +,
.s,e. aud sn.edv communication betyeen oi,r Az,
l,,,;c and Pacific co,st." This resolution on mn.
t;oo of Mr. Tbomnson If Mississnni was L,;5 NJ,
N. t,bLe hv vot. Of 1ae to 1a0 And .ccordiro
n, ala. r.,or, Of IN. nrocssdno,s "cbaers AMI biss.
6,lloU.d the announcement Of this vore" Brt tn.
advocates Of tb. road-not ,,buaE.d nv defeat
turned again to the charge after the nominations had
been made. and on the motion of Mr. Ince of Cali
for,;a n resolution s,ss adopted bv a vote of to
substantially reaffirminp the resolution pre,i-
ous,v laid IN the table-and this latter resolution
pa.,eJ me Coae,atioa. rs sort of addendum mr. co
dic;, IN the established platform of the Marty
Daring the canvass. when the Democracy Of v,r
eina were reminded that the Cincinnati Convention
had oledg.d the Marty 10 the construction If p,ci
6c R,ilr,ad with th, means of I'm, Federal Gov.r,,
,nent. thew denied it with the most indignant EN-
nh.ss and asserted that no sucb commit,,I co,ld b
Cound in the platCorn-but ON the contrary tina,
the Democracy had reafir,ned their traditional IN.
ooston tn all internal imnroye,nents of ,vb,t.ver
character by the General Government Roth of
these declarations were technically trpe-bnt n.v
ertheless I'M. simnl. r,.oi,tioo of the coov.n,;o,
which was sufficient for the Western Democr,c,
.yho are al in favor -, IN. Pacific Railroad, ,;,,,
N""o "e AL III 'A'o' '" .'e "e''c '.',' SUD
s'o"i the genera AoS'r@ct "e'l'I o' the con
n''u''N' was =" ''''' Tue 'o"i"er" De'nocrs
ey required WIN 'h'S convenient arrangement the
ea''S'S was opener anu ''oseu the southern de-
a. usual De'"s S1''S'ei WIN u'e swallow,
"n"e .''e eS'er" Democracy "a'Ned Juoi'ahuy Oh
".u N'e substance
w" y "o" Vhe uPS"o' OF "' Precisely what
"4'"-''" past Course "aH "'"ayS 'hu'cateh.-
lie "'' oy A'se''S tne constitutional power ol Con
greS 70 undertake TINS s'sanus en'erprise-Iut he
even gives .ne chap'er ana verse Of The Constitution
''re' "'''" ne ei''''S Tue power lie ioundS 1t ~
as spe''' a"."''y gwen 10 Congress ny the Con
' " "ee''e ""' a"u I" rePe' INVASION
E '"A' NV DuciS"S". ~ TINS declaration
runs d"oy'y counter 70 inc established creed OF TIN
Ds"'e'aus parry Is 70 say "nat viii occur to every
s,',, ~ .'e ""'".' We nA'e Always tno"ght ana
nn al nI all ..E Ia
''a, y"' u'e '"'e' e'e''e"t' OF De
-, :" VIZ 9O'''e,' oui'eS mas Dee'
sr;a,a -; y '"~I pDy, " p~4p',ar regard 'o
ne Sctest reading and construction Of the Federal
NouSu'uuOn' Aney nave always declared that no
Powor s"ou'u De exercised oy Congress, except it
expressly s'ah'eu' OF necessarily aud clearly i'm