Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-07-12

HE lSSCE.-f or the nrSt time In the his
tory of the country, the Presidential election
is to turn on the issue of Freedom against sla-
very. Slavery has been making aggressions
and increasing its power and extending its n-
tuence and area, until it has become so for.
midable, and so arrogant and imperious in its
demands, that the free North has at length
aroused herself to resist the gathering and ad-
vancing evil. Such contest was inevitable
at some not distant time, but it has been sud-
denly and unexpectedly forced upon the coun-
try by the wckedness and imbecility of the
present administration, as seryile tool in the
hands Of the Oligarchy
James Buchanan is the chosen leader of the
Slave EXtensionistS. He has willingly and
squarely placed himself on the Platform con-
nected by the Oligarchy, and the issue presen-
ted has been accepted by him and all his
friends. So far the field is clear He that
runneth may read.
The nominee of the opposition, whoever he
may be, will represent the cause of Freedom
Freedom to Kansas, and all other Terrific
ries of the Cniaed States, aud Freedom from
the domination in the Government of the Oil
garchy of three hundred thousand Shareholders.
The question at issue comes home to every
citizen of the Free. States. What family is
there that does not contemplate the emigration
Of one or more of its members to the fruitful
praires of the illimitable West? If Kansas
is cursed with slavery, that garden spot of the
continent, with all the regions South and West
Of it, will be debarred to the citizens of the
Free States, and they will be driven to the
barren and inhospitable regions of the North
We say debarred, for We suppose that few per-
sons educated to prize the blessings of equal-
ty and liberty in the Free States will consent
to take the position of the "poor whites" of
the South, who are regarded as lower caste
by the lordly slave masters. The question is
thus one of immediate personal interest to the
free white inhabitants of the Northern States
James Buchanan represents the principles
which, if successfully carried out, deny to the
free born citizens of Pennsylvania the patrimonv
purchased for them, and guaranteed to Them
by the Fathers of the Republic. This patr-
mony the slave masters arc trying TO snatch
from the grasp of its rightful owners, the chill
dren of the Farmers and Mechanics of Penn
sylvania and of other Free States, and james
Buchanan is the selected agent to carry out
task willingly, joyfully, and to the entire alb
negation of his own personality. He no Ion
ger speaks as James Buchanan, the Pennsvl-
vanian, but as the pro-slavery candidate of the
oligarchy, standing on platform of principles
in direct opposition to the honor, the interests
and the fair fame of this commonwealth
This is the true state of the question, in its
naked hideousnesS, stripped of the verbiage
which has been hypocriticaly thrown around
its utter deformity. Mr.. Buchanan is willing
ly the accepted candidate of the slavc-extend-
ing power he represents that power and not
the people or interests of Pennsylvania to have
slavery extended to Kansas, and the regions
west of it, and that it is also to her interest to
have the power of slavery built up to the de-
graduation and injury and decentralization of
her own citizens. Freedom against Slavery
buchanan stands as the champion of the
latter. Freemen of Pennsylvania will you
not range your Oh the side of Freedom We
cannot doubt it,