Daily American organ., 1856-08-26
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8 Who did Its Ea Ua
Who was it-tohat faction was it, that forced
,Ja,aes Buchanan upon the South, as the can
didatc Ct this present sham Democracy If
The ballotineS at Cincinnati are referred to- il is
seen that the delegation from, the South, went,
almost en- masse, during the whole series of
ballotings, down to their final snrrender,)
against James Buchanan! IL the Southern
journals are referred to, Of dates anterior to
the nomination, it is found, that, with an
almost unparalleled ,unanimity, they were
AGAINST the nomination of James Buchanan !
If these Southern journals, of dates imme-
dately after the nomination are referred to, it
is also found that either'open avowals of dis
satisfaction, or low murmurs Of half smothered
discomfort were uttered If the correspond
cnce of the various editors of Southern presses,
during the sitting Of the Cincinnati Conven-
tion be examined, it is found that the nomina-
tion of James Buchanan was predacted, as a
concession, to The Frse-soil Democracy Of the
Northh ,.r, a.aan&
Docs any man deny either one of these posi-
tions2 Will the Washington Union, or the
"faithless phantom of STAR" both Of which
presses labored zealously, continually, bat in
offectuany, to bolster up the claims of Frank
pierce-will either of these presses deny these
positions? Will the Richmond Enquirer,
which published in it's columns on the 9th day
Of Nav, letter from Charles Irving, Esq, one
of the leaders Of the Virginia Democracy, (and
subsequently appointed Buchanan elector,
and who resigned the position,) assigning
strong and irrefutable reasons why Buchanan
could not carry the South, will that press
deny these positionss 1t cannot deny them
It is true, and it stands proved by the refer
ences we have made, that Mr.. Buchanan soas
nominated as a aconce8sson to the Frse-so't De-
zaocracg of the North. Hear what Mr. Irving
saws, in his letter published as above in the
Richmond Enquirer, viz:
eff silence, during the battle, constitutes a
claim for office, how can the South expect North
ern statesmen to uphold her banner when Aboli-
tionists are seeking to tear 1t to tattersY Z II an
ability to get Free-sol votes makes candidate
available and that species of availability is recog
nised as merit at the South, Northern statesmen
ehould court Free-soilers, and not struggle with
them if they wish to be Presidents Such avail
ability may be very desirable to those who wish
success alone; but those who look to the interests
of the country may well be excused II they prefer
a different standard. / certainly prefer that the
South shall prefer the selection, not only OF a
sound man. but that she shall vote for the nomi-
nation of no man upon any such ground OF
availability The coming election must settle the
slavery agitation. / do not wish single Free
soiler to vote the Democratic ticket, nor will /
willingly afford them the slightest excuse for so
doing. A prominent Northwest Democrat told
me to-day that the nomination OF Mr.. Buchanan
would enable Trumbull Wentworth, and other
Free-soilers, to come back into the party. am
not anxious to get back such characters. These
are some of my reasons for not preferring Mr..
Buchanan
Thus spalze Charles Irving, the editor of the
Lynchburg Republican, few days prior to
Buchanan's nominaton-dnd his reasons re-
main Ia full force, though he himself may
now swallow Old Squatter Sovereign !'-
Does this letter throw any light upon the ques-
ton. sohat faction forced James Buchanan
upon the South as a candidate2 Has the NOM
nation, or has it not enabled the Free-soil
Democrats of the North to come back into the
sham Democratic partyp Where stands Matty
Van BUREN, Where stands "Prince John"
Both regularly reinstated in full communion
with the Buchanan Democracy; the "Prince" "
proclaiming, and offering reward, to any man
who viii show that he has in any respect
changed in his opposition to slavery
Noo, if all these evidences shall fail to con-
vince the South, that the nomination of Bu-
chanan was made for the purpose of concilia-
ting those "Free-soil leaders Of the NORTH
who, in 1852 were promised their share of the
"loaves and fishes" by the Washington Union,
and who have received, under Forney and
Pierce, what they win have just right equal.
ly o.claim under Foney and Buchanan, then
we ask the South to peruse the letter Of Col.
Thomas Hart Benton, addressed on the 10th
instant to Governor Price, of Missouri, and
which we present to-day in our columns
It will be remembered that Missouri was
represented in the late Cincinnati Convention,
by t'Oo sets Of delegates, one denominsted the
: Benton" and the other the anti-Renton