The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-10-08

: a speech at Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Gan,
6 published it in his organ at Harrisburg in be
! halle general Pierce, as the democratic candi
5 date for the presidency, from which the follow
: ing extracts are taken:
y ITO secure the vote of Pennsylvania was on
!. of the main inducements for the nomination c
. general Scott over the head Of Willard Fill
more. Is there one unprecedented citizen ofan.
party in the United States, who can lay hi
5 hand upon his heart and declare that he be
:. lieved general Scott would make as good and a
: safe president as Ilfiilard FU1more2 No, fel
ow-citizens, all of us must concur in opinion
with Mr. Clay, that Fillmore had superio
> claims and qualifications to those of Scott 70
) the highest civil station. Availability, an,
/ availability alone, produced the nomination 0
Scott" x
"He was anxious to secure the votes of tn
freesoi wings of the Seward school in the ma
tional convention. Mr.. Fillmore, his compel
; itor, had spoken ont Ike man in favor OF ths
: compromise, and had thus done his duty to hi
, country. He was, for this very reason, reject
ed by the whig national convention, and genera
Scott was nominated by the votes and influence
of the northern freesoiI wings"
The Columbus Enquirer thinks that Buch
anan's own case presents a parallel to Scott $
as cited above. President Pierce, with whom
the southern democracy pretended to be highly
satisfied, was set aside through the influence Of
northern votes, and Mr.. Buchanan was nomi-
! mated simply because he could obtain the sup
port Of Martin Van Buren, John Van Buren,,
Dix, Hallett, Benton, and other freesoiers, who
would not support Pierce. 1t will be seen by
the above extracts from Mr.. Buchanans speech
that he praised Fillmore for favoring the com
promise measures and thus doing his duty to his
country; but, strange to tell, it appears that
Mr.. Buchanan himself was opposed to the COM
promise measures, urging the Missouri restric-
ton instead; and he was only an eleventh hour
acquiesceht, when he found that the country
unmistakably ratified them. If then, accord
ing to Mr.. Buchanan himself, Fillmore was do
ing his duty in supporting those measures, achat
was "Old Buck doing in opposing them? AS
evidence of the fact tat Mr.. Buchanan opposed
the compromise measures of 1850, we extract
the following from the Louisville Journal:
"In 1851 squad of democrats met together
in Mississippi, and nominated James Buchanan
for president and jefferson Davis for vice pres
ident. Thereupon A. J. Donelson, as editor
of the Washington Union, wrote and published
an article, headed TOO Fast in which he
made mentionof the Mississippi nomination and
stated that Mr.. Buchanan was in ,1aUor of the
compromise of 1850, while Mr. Davis was bit
terIy opposed to it! As soon as thistarticIe ap-
peared in the Union Mr.. Buchanan feverishlv
anxious that the Mississippi nomination should
not fall through, wrote a letter to ajor Donel
son, saying that he was opposed TO the com
promise measures Of 1850. The letter is now
in major Doneson's possession, who says that
he stands ready to publish it, if any Of the de-
mocratic organs shall repubish lis article from
the Union that Buchanan was in favor of those
measures. The issue is thus rendered. Let
Buchanan accept ii, or any friend OF his that
iares; and then if Mr.. Donelson fail to estab- .
ish his position by the production of Buchan-
ans letter, the shame will be upon him, and
he injury upon his party"
ANOTHER WIrSEss.-The Boston Post de-
;lares that it "is downright calumny and lying
o assert thatthe democratic party have decIar-
ID in favor of extending slavery into free terri
ory." The Boston Post being prominent
member of the democratic church and its editor
olding a lucrative Office under the present ad
Illustration, certainly must know all about it,
he n. O. Bulletin thinks that this telling what
he democratic party is, or is not. in favor Of
) very difficult thing. 1t has not only two
aces, one for the north and one for the south but
resents great number of side views and small
+ faces for particular localities. For instance,
enquiries, did not Mr.. Buchanan prove to the
onest Pennsylvania iron workers that Ja~es :
!. Polk was better tariff man than Henry
LAY? Of course he did. And ifsuch a thing {
s this could be proved, what ght not be prov
d by democratic testimony and democratic
latforms? The fact is, It's a part Of the 'plat-
'rm ofprinciples'' of the party to be call things
, all men,"
NATIONAL Masonic MEErIHG.-T northern
apers contain lengthy accounts Of the session
f the National Governing Bodies Of Frcema-
onry,'' held in Hartford, Ct, d few days ago. -,
n the Grand Chapter the following officers ,
ere elected to serve for the ensuing three ,
ears: G. G. II. P, Charles Gilman, of Md; t
}. G. G. II. P, Philip Tucker, of Vt; G.G.K.,
mos Adams, of louisiana; G. G. S., J ohm L. .
evils, Jr., Of N. Y; G. G. Jr., Edward Ray :
iond, Of Mass; G. G. Recorder, Benz amin D. {
rench, Of D. c.; G. G. Gil, J. r. Hartsock, I
Iowa; G. G. R. A. c., Henry C. Deming, of
Il. Previous to the adjournment, two hundred :
TENDERS ofthe fraternity had a banquet at the
'nited States hotel, mayor Deming presiding. $
hos. S, Gourdin, Of South Carolina, responded t
the following toast: y
"THE AMERICAN UMos-Who will dare to !;
y that the cement Of Freemasonry has not :,
lade its walls and bulwarks stronger" :
The Hartford Times commenting upon the S
,ception Of this toast, says: 1.-The loud and v
.iteraed cheers, prolonged and echoed from L