The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-07-17

mated him at Cincinnati, and must reflect their
views only. 1t will be well for the American
people to remember this when they cast their
votes for Chief Magistrate in November next.
1.-THE other came into Office man in the
prime of life, without any such submission or
pledges, backed up by almost the unanimous
voice of the country in his election, and yet he
was not three weeks in Office before he surren-
dered himself to the same oligarchy that has
welded his power during his Administration,
as absolutely as if he had no will or mind OF
his own, and had no responsibility to any Sec
ton of the Uuion except to the 100000 slave
holders of the South, who now control the
Executive, the Judiciary, and the Senate. The
only voice the free States have in the Federal
Government is in the House of Representa-
tives.
ais it not fair to expect, that if Mr. Buchan-
an should be elected, the evils that the country
has experienced for the last three years will go
on increasing during his Administration, until
the Northern mind will submit no longer to be
cheated, bullied, defed, and deprived Of its just
rights and fair representation in the Federal
Government?
Gas one of the leading features of the COM
ing Administration, Slavery is to be forced into
Kansas. The rivers, the great highway of the
nation through Missouri, Slave State, are to
be closed, as they are at present, to the Free
men of the North who desire to emigrate to
that Territory. Those great thoroughfares
which have heretofore been looked upon as the
pride OF the nation, and that steam has rem
dered 30 valuable for transportation of persons
or property, must be closed to the Freemen Of
the North, or they must be subjected to exami.
nation, insult, loss of property, and turned
back, unless they proclaim themselves in favor
of the institution o. Slavery in this Territory
Such means as these are made use of to force
Slavery into Kansas. When free emigrants
arrive there, after all these difficulties and de-
lays have been surmounted, they must undergo
another examination, and swear allegiance to
the Government of the Slave Power organized
IN Kansas by the Missouri mob or be deprived
OF the right of franchise and Of holding office.
This is the operation of squatter sovereignty,
which deprives a man of his citizenship unless
ne swears fidelity to Slavery; aud all this is to
De carried out and put in execution by an armed
force, furnished from Missouri, the adjoining
slave State; and the Federal Government, with
Federal troops in the Territory, will look on
calmly, without interfering, 80 long as the Mis-
sour mob succeeds to enforce Slavery upon
Kansas; but if the men from the free States,
who believe in Free Speech, Free Territory,
Free Labor, Free Press, and Free Men, should
be too numerous for the Slave Power, then the
Federal troops, organized for this special pur-
pose, under the command of Southern favor
lite OF Southern Secessionist Secretary of War,
are to interfere and decide the contest in favor
of Slavery in Kansas. So much for the chances
OF Northern principles and Northern men in
Kansas, and all that vast territory north of $50
3O', secured to Freedom by solemn compact,
In which the great minds of the country united
to build up and preserve to Freedom, and which
the pigmies and traitors, aided by this corrupt
Administration, have attempted to pull down
and destroy. Here is where General Pierce
stands, and here is where James Buchanan
stands, while asking for the support of the
Freemen Of the North"
MARTIN VAN buren, has written letter. in
which, while expressing the opinion that the
passage of the Kansas Nebraska act was I'M
wise, ne assumes that the only remedy for
the evils resulting, is its faithful execution
and announces that, inasmuch as Mr.. Blu.
chanan is pledged to its faithful execution.
he intends cheerfully to support him as
candidate for the Presidency. Men as they
advance In years are apt to grow wary, sus-
picous, and slow to believe; but The ex Presi
dent appears to be returning to the happy Gre
dulity of youth and inexperience. 1t is an
amable weakness, in which those who once
accepted him as guide and counsellor will
heartily sympathize.
BY the way, it is rather remarkable to see
Benton and the Van Burens who have been
read out of the Democratic Party by the South
ern Politicians, especially those of Virginia,
and denounced as hypocrites, traitors, and in
cendiaries, in the field in support of the Presi-.
dental candidate of that Party, and the par
ticular favorite of the Old Dominion! What
does it mean? Do these venerable politicians
understand Mr.. Buchanan better than the Rich
mond Enquirer and its clique? AS there is
rather dearth of talent just now in the De-
mocracy of Virginia, it might be well to invite
John Van Buren, to canvass the State He
has had varied experience with platforms,
and can tell whether Mr.. Buchanan has con.
trived to slip under him few planks from the
Buffalo platform, on which the venerable ex-
President and his dutiful son stood few years
ago.