The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-15
! HON. CHARLES READY.

Reports having been put in circulation, b
enemies of the American party, that Hon
Charles Ready, the distinguished Representa-
tive of the 9th Congressional District, ha,
announced his determination to support MI
Buchanan, he has written n letter to tn
Murfreesboro Telegraph, under date o
Washington, July 90, declaring all such re
ports unauthorized BY act or word Of his =
Mr.. Ready gives in the first part of his lette
good reasons for his support of Fillmore anc
Donelson, and closes us follows:
cannot support Mr.. Buchanan in prefer
ence to Mr.. Fillmore for various rrasnns.
shall not take time To state them all. For III,
present, pass over his connection with th,
Osiend Conference; and the objections to his
foreign policy; and cnntent tnysrlf with briel
notice Of IA few, ,oihe-faef and points.
ln 1919 he was ogpos to The admission
OF slssouri'as sllsss n hecanse he WA,
opposed 10 the extension of slavery. In 1920
he was in favor of the Missouri restriction
and supported the compromise. In 1874, he
said he ''fel: strong rrpugu. nee. hy any acl
of his, to extend the limits OF The Union over
new slaveh"ding Tertiary" Yet be said he
finally oyerrome his scrupIes. under ,h.. belief
that the acquisition of Tex swilI be the
means OF limiting. not enlarging the dominion
of slavery" In lS47, he was in favor of ex.
tending the Missouri compromisp line. 10 any
Territory acquired from ilsxico Here il n
period of nearly thirty years, in which he was
uniformly IN favor ot the restriction of slnye.
ry. In 1856, he rs opposed 10 ne Missouri
Compr0nise, and 10 anu restriction of sLarsrh
by Congressional enactment Though we NAV
approve the sentiment, We cannot but feel th,.
slngularity of his 80 suddenly discarfiny s,rb
long cherished opinions; and ulmos, nnron.
sc,ously ask, phat could hare been The induce
ment? rs4
.ln l84S, he was opposed to aSn,ot,er
Sorereigntv." lie said in his letter OF Tim,
date, to riaddens Sanford, ESQ. of MobiIe.
Ala, that "tbe inhabitanis of T.rritor, ~,
suc',, have nu political rights, although tbev
POSSESS all the private rights of American
citizens: that they have M pow.r yvb,t..y,,r
over the subi.c, of slavery: and ,hcv csn
neither int.rdict or establish il. erce,j ,,b.,,
assembled in convention 10 form a ,State lam
stuuf,on." In the same letter. he s,vs in
substance, he expressed the sam. sentiment,
in his Berks Litter of the oath Auoust Isa7.
and had acted on il in 1874. Aunin in ,be
same letter. sprakiuy of Ihe reonie ubn xe,s
To decide the question of Il yrry in the or.
rr,ories. he What peopis, Trudoyb,.
ediy the people of The Terr,toru, assembled in
Conreniion TO firm STATE C1nsttuf,on and
ask adm ission into The Union. AMI Nor rur
FIRST ApvIsrURERs. OR rIrsr coMrRs., ubo
miyht happen 10 arrire in Ahs Tsrr;tor, nc
sembitd m pubiic mesfina.n This IN soord
doctrine. and I have ALWAYS nnprov.d +, In
th.. disc,,ssiou in the Honse ri Rrnr.s.u,a
tiyrs ON The Kai,sas. Nebrasku RuI + dsu;.d
the ripht of tine proplr nj n T.rr;,r-- din
their t.rritoriaI caurcitv. To establish ~ .h ol
isI,. slavery. | held that to do either. would
he an exercise Of sovereign power. whi,.h th.v
do not POSSESS; which Conyrpss has n NJ, "a sr
10 confer IA territorial I..pisla,ur,. and wbi,h
the bill did not purport 10 giy.: its obiect
being sto leave il (sinvery) to the ppnpl. i'm.
ne,intely interested, to settle when they me
assuming their attributes of sovereiynty p
Such, | believe, was the undprstundin, or
every Southern member of the House of
Representatives who supported The hill. and
Of a large proportion of ali wbu aid IN
In 1856. when Mr.. Buchanan penned his
letter of acceptance of the Cincinnati nominn.
tion. n. endorsed the Kansas NebrosLo Az,
constituting it To provide ..that The ne.nLe of n
Trrriforu. LIKE THOSE OF SrATr. shall do
eide for ih,rnsefres. phetber sLnrerp sboU nr
shall not erist ,oithin its limifs.n-lIark. th,.
tunpuaye ou..trd in not in the Act n l. NJ.
Northern construction. Il is directly The r..
verse of what Southern members. who ann.
port.d the bill. understand IL In mean n, Ills
point. 1t il the auintescence of .souArrrp
soyRREIGNry." which he b.ieves ,h,. Az,
contains: and with which he has faIlen ur.a,lv
in lave. sine. I818. Whaf could hare roJ,,ce5
his extraordinary chanae of opinion. At rus
paRr,cur. AR JuNcTuRs!
AIR. Burh,nun and his snpport.rs ,ro n,L
ino the maintpnance of the Kuns,s N.hrasv.
Art. the ur.o, ,,sue ,f th. canvass. IN. ,,;yn,
an which ull political or,hod,x, mns, H.. ds.
,lded Mr.. Fremont and his sunnr,.,. h,v..
accented lne i,sues rendered ard nl,c.d ,h.;,
hnu,s of his .l.riion. on The ren.ni nf = nar,
of The Act. and the restoration OF the Missouri
r.striction: looking exclusively Ia I'M. No,tb
far his sunuort ms Mr Buchanan looks ,o ,h.,
Sou,h far hrs. All who do nat snnno,, Fr,-
mont agree he is strictly sectional ,,udidat.
pnou , Strictly s,ctinuai issue nv ,h,. .,,.
rul.. is no, AIR. BUCHANAN .ounllv n ssc,;nn,J
rnndidu,q Tn. couutry is IN bs d,v;d,, M,
/, vrnorunhirnl lin. which ,s Ia d.,.rm;n.
wI.nce lh, candidates. suppor, NAV b. lonk.
cd ior-Could yreu,er c,i,mi,y I.,ol ,ha
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