American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-08-02
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While yet James buchanan was a
candidate for the nomination for the
Presidency at the hands of the Cincin-
matt Convention, he had many violent
opponents among the Democracy, who
torcsaw in his antcccdcnts and want of
fitness for the high station, the very
defeat which now starcs the Democrat
cy in the face, from the St. Lawrence
to the Rio Grandc, and from ocean to
ocean. That opposition to Buchanan
WAS deep and strong, and as long as it
could hold out without disorganizing
the Convention and the party, it cast
is vote day after day, for other men,
more acceptable and less vulnerable
than the cold Pennsylvania Federal
list. But the North cIamored for Bu-
chanan because he had thanked God
that he lived in q State from which the
moral and political curse of ,Tavcyy
was excluded" hoping thereby to get
the trcc-soil vote and prevent the
Black Republicans from organizing
ticket, and the South with its Pierce,
Douglass, Hunter, &c., was ovcrridcn
and compelled at last to bite the dust,
and makc.a show Of unanimity by uni
ting, at last, in unanimous vote for
the nominee Of the Northern Dcmocra-
,cy. Mr.. Buchanan, we have said, en-
coUntcrcd strong opposition in his own
party prior to the meeting Of the Gin
cinnati Convention, and let us now see
what were the grounds Of that opposi-
ton. The Washington Sentinel and
other Democratic prints, with a host
Of Democrats in different sections of
the country, strongly urged the Gin
cinnati Convention not to nominate
Buchanan. On examination Of the
specifications in their bill of indictment
we find the following serious charges
against cold Buck" and as the De-
mocracy very seldom ever SANDER their
own prominent men, VIC arc compelled
to believe them true. Indeed, if they
were false, why would they have been
afraid to nominate him?
FIRST CHARGE.
"Our party is identical with the old
Jefcrsonian Democracy, and Mr.. Bu-
chanan denounced Mr.. jefferson as
wild visionary and Mr.. Madison and
all his supporters as "wcak and wick
cd men " who had rushed totally un-
prepared into the last war with Eng
land, to crafty Irish and French pre-
judicc against that liberal European
power"
SECOND CHARGE.
Gen. JACKSON pronounced him a
public man destitute Of all resolution
and decision Of character, and weak
enough to be moulded to the purpose
Of the widest dcnagogucs that might
surround him."
THIRD CHARGE.
His Buchanan's) vote fastened
upon the country that black tariff of
1912, which all Democrats denounced
as great drawback to the prosperity
Of the South, and as the picker of the
pockets Of all the mechanics and work
ingmcn Of the land"
FOURTH CHARGE.
''1t was the speech on currency and
wages delivered by James Buchanan in
1888, which was made, by John Davis
Of Massachusetts, to appear as advoca-
ting the reduction Of the wages of labor
to ten cents day, and thus aided in
overthrowing the democratic party in
1870"
FIFTH CHARGE.
"Though he came as q volunteer to
ID in the defence Of Baltimore during
ne late war 0812), he made speech
y 1915 donouncing the Democratic
rty for bringing on the war, and
timing for Fcdcralists like himself
10 credit Of having fought all its bat
IS on land and sea-"
SIXTH CHARGE.
" lie joined with Ministers Soule
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