The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-07-23

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In 1890, James Buchanan was elected to the
house of representatives, and retained his posi-
ton in that body for ten years, voluntarily re-
firing after the first congress under the admin
istration of Andrew Jackson ,.-... s5s..s ... VI.
| During this ten years he was elected FIVE sue
cessiye times, four of which was as federallst,
and opposed by democrats. His vote and that
of his opponents, was as follows: Vide Niles
Register and Duane's Philadelphia Aurora,
for 182O-2 -22-2426:l aEs o..sr...e .., .s-as..es. &.
182O-James Buchanan, fed, 4642
'' Jacob Hibsham, dem, 1866
1822-James Buchanan, fed, 2753
8 sa SIS Jacob Hibsham, dem, : 184O
1324-James Buchanan, fed, $3.50
.s'' '' s. Samuel Houston, dem, 3046
1826-James Buchanan, fed, 276O
g DR.. John Nc Camant, dem, 23O7 4
In those days Mr.. Buchanan was an avowed
federalist, and opposed democracy with all the
bitterness characteristic of the party In 1928,
we find his name offered as signer to cir
cular in recommendation of one Mr.. Gregg, a
candidate for the Pennsylvania legislature
The following we extract from said circular:
'Copy Of the circular issued by the federal
lists Of Lancaster in the election campaign ol
1929, between Shutz and Gregg:
eve, as federalists, take the liberty of ad-
dressing you on the subject of the approaching
election for governor. We wish to communi-
cate our sentiments to you in confidence, and
we are anxious that you should call on any ol
us when you visit Lancaster, and give US your
opinion. We wish to be united-we desire
both to give and to take COUNSEL
JAMES BUCHANAN, h g..
Robert Coleman, William Montgomery
George Ross, John Leonard, John Buckman,
Edward Coleman, VIM. R. Ross, Geo. Ham
bright, Jasper Slaymaker, John Stehman, Geo
Musser, N. Lightner, Jasper I. Smith, Adam
Reigart, James Carpenter, George Grafe, VIM
Norris, J. R. Montgomery, James Evans. Eman-
uel Reigart, Jacob Slough, John Reynolds, VIM
White, Henry Carpenter, B. Ober, George W
Jacobs E
Mr. Buchanan, we believe, has voted for ev'
cry protective tariff that has been passed since
he first entered congress. His vote helped te
pass (yeas 15o, nays l02. the tariff of 1884
which received but one vote from Virginia anc
none from the Carolinas or Georgia; he votee
also for the tariff of 828-''the black tariff =
''the bill of denominations being the highes
and most protective or discriminating ever pass
ed by congress. Here again. he stood with hi
own State and nearly all the heart ofthe Unior
against the solid phalanx of the CaroInas
Georgia, Alabama, ETC., with all but three from
| Virginia, snd these three belonging to what
Mr.. jefferson used to term 'the outside rows. y
On the 31st of December preceding Mr.. Buch
anan said:
He professed to be friendly to domestic
manufactures; more that he believed that wool
len goods required more protection. He had
no doubt on the subject: the question was as to
the amount of protection. Niles, Jan. S, 1928
1037-IMr. CazAoun's Celebrated Resolutions
Charles irving, esq, is one of the most prom
inent, talented and influential democrats in Vir-
ginia He is on the electoral ticket of that par
ty for the present canvass. He was in favor OF
the denomination of Mr. Pierce at Cincinnati
and dead out, for certain reasons, against the
nomination of Mr.. Buchanan. Fortunately we
are not left to con lecture as to the reasons OF
Mr.. Irwing's decided objection to Mr.. Buchan-
an. Some months ago Mr.. Irving put his rea-
sons on record, over his own proper signature,
through the columns of the Richmond Examn-
er. Let us turn to his letter, remembering that
he is high democratic authority-that he was
writing some two months before the meeting of
the Cincinnati convention-and see what he
says. We quote from his letter faithfully as
follows:
son the 9th of Dec, 1887, Mr.. Calhoun
submitted to the United States senate that eel
ebrated series of resolutions, the great objects
of which were to set forth with precision and
force the constitutional rights Of the slavebod-
ing States, and to attract to their support an
enlightened public opinion against the attacks
of northern fanaticism The secosd resolution
was in these words: See Cahoun's works,
VOL HI, page 14ol
Resolved, That in delegating a portion of
their power to be exercised by the federal gov
ernment, the States retained, severally, the ex
elusive and sole right over their own domestic
institutions and police, and are alone responsible
for them, and that any intermeddng of any
one OF more States, Or combination of their
citizens, with the domestic institutions and po-
lice of the others, on any ground or under any
pretext whatever, political, moral or religious,
witt, view to their alteration or subversion, is
an assumption Of superiority not warranted by
the constitution, insulting to the States inter
fered with, tending to endangcr their domestic
peace and tranquility, subversiye Of the objects
for which the constitution was formed, and by
necessary consequence, tending to weaken and
destroy the Union itself. .
Mr.. Morris, Of Ohio, who was then the only
avowed aholitionist in the senate, moved to
strike out the words "moral or religious p
Had the motion prevailed, the effect would have
been to encourage agitation iD the form in
which it would likely be fatal to the south. It
would have been direct encouragement to the
aboltionised clergy of the north TO take the
very course which was taken by the "three
thousand and fifty divines, who, in 1854, saeri
legiously assumed Gin the name of Almighty
God, and in his presence, y to denoance the re-
peal of the Missouri compromise, .as viola,
ton of plighted faith and breach of a national
CONTRACT Subsequent events have abundant
ly attested the truth Of what Mr.. Calhoun said,
when arguing against the motion, "that the
whole spirit Of the resolution hinged upon the
word religious The vote being taken on
Mr.. Morris amendment, it stood as follows:
Congressional Globe, Vol, VI, page TAI
Yeas-Messrs. Bayard, BUCHANAN, Clayton,
Davis, McKeon, Morris Prentiss, Robbins,