Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-09-02

| \ CERTIFICATE OF CHARACTER.-Sei,
ator Efcwn OF Mississippi was uhainna;,
ot me committee appaiatsd by the ca,
clnnali convention 10 wait upon Mr.. BE-
chalan and apprise hun OF his uomi1a-
ION. NJ. b sn, having discharged h,a
duty, reports progress TO the people o.
NJ lSsi-slPPi, IN the lolio wing letter. "
Invite special attention 10 Mr.. Buchanan
volunteer pledge TO ''seltle the slaverf
question upon the principles of the ka.,
>as Nebraska bill, and to annex Caba -
the Union
WAsnINCroS CRY, June Is, 1856.
My DEAR Sir: L congratulate you Oh
the nomination OF your iavorite calldida,
for the presidency.
Ii the nomination of Mr.. Buchana
was acceptable 10 me al first, 1t Is slI-i
more 50 now, since have seen him an
heard hin speak. The coulnlttee, .,
which Was one, waited on HIM at his res
ldence, 10 give him the fo.iiial and official
uoit vi his nominations, and IN The nam
OF the national democracy to request H.,
acceptance of il. We found hjin open
frank, and wholly u;ldisgulsed IN the eA-
preston of his sentlm ats. Nj BuchaI.-
an SAID, ia the presence oi all VINO were
assembl~d-~r-d they We're from the north
and the south and the east and the west--
that he stood upon the Cincinnati pla,forI,.
and endorsed every part of II. lie was
explicit III his reInarhs OH It's slavery fea-
lures, saying that the slavery issue wa
| the absorbing element In the canvass
He recognized to its fullest extent the over
shadowng Importance of that issue, aad
If elected, would make il the great ana
oI his administration 10 settle the qucSlIo.t
upon such terms as should give peace and
safety 10 the Union, and security 10 tine
south. He spoke in terms of decided
conmenda,ion of the Kansas bill, anu as
pointedly deprecated the unworthy efforts
of sectional agi,atioAto get up a natIoua
coniiagration Oh that question. After tine
passage of the compromise measure o,
lSo0, the Kansas bill was, he SAID, ne,-
essary 10 harmonIze our Legislation IN RET
erence 10 the territories, and ht express
ed hIs surprise that there shotIld apprac
anywhere AL o-ganizvd opposition 10 th-
Kansas bill, after the general acquIes-
cence which the whole country had ex-
pressed In the measure of lS30.
After thus speaking of Kansas and
slavery issues, NJ. Buchanan passed o.
TO foreign policy. He approved in gen
eral terms of the Cincinnati reSoiuuonJ
on this subject, bat said, that while en-
forcing our own policy, we must at al
times scrupilously regard the just rights
and proper policy Of o,her nations. H
was no, opposed TO territorial extension
All our acquisitions were fairly and hon
o.aIiy n.-.lt. Our necessities might re-
quire other acquisitions. He regarded the
acquisition OF Cula as very desirable now
and likely 10 become national necessity.
whenever We could obtain the island on
fair and ho.lo-atie means, he was for ia
king it. But, he aldod, il will be ter
rifle necessity that would induce me to
sanction any movement that would bring
reproach upon us, or tarnish the honor
and glory OF our beloved country
Ait the formal interview wos over.
II. Bu:hanan said, playfully, bu, in the
presence Of the audience, = if | can be
instrumental IN settling the slavery ques-
tlon upon the t rhls / have named, ard
then aid Cuba 10 the Union, shall, ii
president, be willing 10 give up the ghost
and | Br, ckrnridge take the reins OF
: " Ci COdiA lAltl Z Dc MOI e no
BILE ambition! You may well be proud
of your early choice of candidate, and
congratulate yourself that no adverse III
fuences ever IN )ved you from the stem
purpose of giving the great Pennsylvania
a steady, earnest and cordial support Ia
my Judgment he is as worthy OF southern
confidence and southern votes as ever Mr.
Calhoun was; and III saying this, do not
mean to intimate that Mr.. Buchanan has
any sectional prejudices in our favor.
oily mean TO say taat h has none against
us, and that we may rely with absolute
certainty on receiving full justice, accor-
ding TO the constitution at his hands
Knowing your long, laborious, and faith
ful adherance TO the fortunes of Mr.. Bu-
chanln, | have thought j. proper to ad-
dress you this letter, to give you assure
ance that you had not mistaken your man.
nor failed in the performance of sacred,
filial duty 10 the south. La doing SO vi
late no confidence.
Very truly, your friend,
A. G. BROWN.
To the Hon. 5. r. ADAMS.