Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-10-02
Mr.. Buchanan on sguatter soveraf.n..

S~"y
The Huntsville Advocate, an A Alabaus rr;, .
supporting Mr.. Buchanan, publishes the '+,I' e.,
lowing letter, of which the editor saw :. 'o!'
from personal friend, gentleman Of q "
highest respectability ''and assures his raa % Tue
OF its accuracy 'ef'
pHILADELRHlA, Wednesday, Ang. 6. Is5e
MY Dear Sir Il spent two hours ,r.r
Buchanan yesterday at Wheatlapd "I,i ~.
grounds are beautifully and tastefuy arrona.I i''
but his house is plain and unpretepd;na ;svu'
extreme-everythiug' has the air of nros.l u the
tious Democracy. But the man himself yT,'.,'- Ut
very impersaton of unaffected Republic nis. 'us
| was never more agreeably disappointe5' ,i'jl in
my lie. He gave US cordial and franz =. III
ception, and talked with us with the ,,N frnns 'e
of an old acquaintance really frIt ~ Sa9II ~
had known him all my life. He said tbo ;a. l
involved III this election was the Union of 'psue
States us equals. That the .Soptb LoJ ..I 1.'e>e
ted to he GggresSionS Of the Aboh,;o,;s,. ",,
a patlenoc Mqt might ,reH ctgLlcngs n, DJn,t %""
tion Of the tcord and considerinr tbo Gr"''. r"".
ing propcn>itlcs was difficult to understond "'
. lie radicutcd the doctrine of SogoI,c, |'.
retgaty, and Said that the South bod nm, ,s'
tie first tsnc IN the htstorv Of Me co,nJen,J'I
tanned from the government 0e coaccse;on y W. W.
true principle, viz: that the people Of ,a.. "'"
tory had the right, achcn they cgmc to foy,,
stGh CoR@'fnfaon, to say whether thew woo,I
or would not have slavery. That by ibis Ja,4 Ja.
iSlation Congress had admitted that tbo nan
er was with the people, and not in Conrros,
and the only sensible rule was, that thi, conli
be exercised by the people, oalg 7rAsa tbsu oo,..
to firm a State Goreynmcat prenatory 70 aT
mission into the Union. give Won aimo<, IL,
| very words. He said if he should be aloc,,1
he felt satisfied that the slavery question Womb
! be finally settled, Pr0ridcd he cou{d cqrrp ,,-
| tsDn of tie New England States. or tje S,t.
! Of Ne" York. In other words. if bp wc,,
elected by national vote, what hc'wopd 4,
in the premises would have a national supror,
and the strength Of frccsoilism which il s.c
tional would be dispersed
:" The truth is, -Hr. Bucianan IS as s9gr4a
/ tbs question as uaS -Hr. CaLboun and n,
! Norfhcrn Democracy are better Sonthr,n ne,h
day HGn many Democrats crcu ut the Sorn
Whatever they may have done heretofore Dov
they meet the question boldly and dstced N.
the inStttntjon Of slnrcry ,ciH a fsarcssussBt
ire might do 1ceH 10 intimate. They do not even
apologize for it Oh the ground that it is rsc.,.
nized by the Constitution hut they say ii;
right. That God himself established il. arj
that it has the Bible for lis foundation II
we do not sustain these men in defence of or
institutions, we deserve eternal infamv. Tlr
contest is obviously between Buchanan AMI
Fremont. Fillmore is not in the race. NJ
man here pretcndS to say that he is.
" On the whole, therefore, | consider hi,
election bey0und peradyentrrc- wha.
regret is, that there can be found in the wio,
South a single man who will not vote for him
If they could see him, and hear him talk. |
firmly believe he would get every Soutbcra
vote
" | have scrubbed this off 50 hurrieily.
fear You will not be able to read it. Your,
truly "W. B FlGrEE4. Esq.
Huntsville Ala"