Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-07-31
MR.. BUCHANAN AT THE SOUTH.

The friends of Mr. BUCHANAN in this region,
claim that he is opposed to the extension of
Slavery-that it elected he would not be a
party to the designs Of the South in their pur-
poses of propagating and perpetuating slavery,
but would rather favor the cause Of Freedom
That these assumptions are false are illustrated
by the public career of the Cincinnati candi-
date Amongst all our Northern men, there
tate Southern feelings aud support than BU-
cHANAN.
We propose to show our readers how Mr.
BUCHANAN is regarded in the South, by those
who have especial charge of the plan for
strengthening the peculiar institution. We have
before lis the Richmond Enquirer, of July Is,
1856, which contains a long leading editorial
article headed "BUCHANAN on SLAvERY-A
Record Without a BlcmiM - devoted to the
task of illustrating from the record, by Mr.
BucHANAN's votes and speeches and acts how
true he has been to the interests of Slavery
The Enquirer is coufesscdly the leading paper
of the pro-slavery party. 1t is the organ of
the Virginia and South Carolina clique of poll
ticians which regulates the affairs of the De
mocratic party makes its platforms and indicates
and nominates its candidates. From Polk S
to the present Administration, this same clique
has virtually controlled the foreign and domes-
tic policy of the Government 1t obtains com
plete control of the President, and distributes
the offices and the patronage Of the govern
ment 1t has but one obiect-viz to uphold
and strengthen the institution of domestic sla
very, to make the traffic in human chattles
profitable, and to secure political power thro'
the interests of that great aristocracy. 1t is
this same clique that speaks through the Rjch-
moad EH9aiyer, which nominated Mr. BrcHAy-
AN at Cincinnati. Had not Virginia been
steadfast to him he would never have been a
candidate for the sufrageS of the people
Owing his nomination to Virginia, is there
any question but that Mr. BUCHANAN, if he is
not already in the hands Of the junta of which
we have spoken, would, as President, succumb
to the powerful influences they bring to bear
as readily as did Polk, and TYLER and FILL
MORE, and PIERCE Mr. BUCHANAN if elected
President, will owe his success almost entirely
to Southern votes, as he does his nomination
to Southern influence He cannot fail, under
the circumstances, to become the supple tool
Of the power behind the thrOne-more power
ful than the throne His advisers, the chief
support for his administration would be the
nufers and diSunionists of the South, and
and their most mercenary and debased North
ern adjuncts. The Free North will be vrtu-
ally outlawcd and prostrated. The arrogant
and proScriptive spirit of Slavery ypropag gandism
will have full sway. The schemes of extension
and aggrandiZement which the popular express
sion of the North has checked for the last two
years, will be fully consummated and slavery
having achieved the prepondcrance, and bro
ken down the last barrier against its spread
will obliterate all the safeguards of Freedom
and difuse its baeful influence over the entire
continent.
We propose, by the extracts we shall make,
to show how Mr.. BUCHANAN is regarded by
the Rtehmond Enquirer, and the men who
have surrounded and controlled the four last
Administrations. The editor opens his article
by al announcement, that the slavery ques-
ton is the paramount issue of the canvass"
a. follows -
E" As the layCry qucston. in it, various relations is
the paramount; Of the canvas il is ecnal above