Demoine courier., 1856-07-31
For the Courier.
The Buffalo NOmine &c.

Inc Bu1K01O NOAlnAHAcC
The Buchaheers about town seem to be
q good deal exercised about the likeness
between the Buffalo Platform Of le4s and
the Republican Platform of 1856. Now
it is 4 very general impression that there
is, or should be, a perfect identity Of prin
ciple between a Presidential No minee and
the platform on which he stands. Mr..
Buchanan is no longer James Buchanan
but simply tile embodiment Of the Gin.
cinnati Platform. Indeed the principles
Of the Nominee are far more important
than those Of the platform, for he lives
and is 10 act, while the paper on which
the platform is written may be thrown
aside and entirely d~isregarde6, as has been
the Demo cratic compromise platform Of
lS42 and il was that position. in 1914
which was for 81 40 or fight. What old
line wing would not have pre- fsrred Henry
Clay, or what old line Democrat would
not have preferred Andrew Jackson WITH
OUT ANY PLATFORM AT ALL. to the best
platform that could possibly. he written
with a doubtful mar upon it? When,
then, the opponen Is Of republican ism find
fault with Our platform just ask them
Where is the Blu falo Nominee? When
they reproach us with embracing the fag
end of all parties, just ask hem who has
got the surr end Of the Buffalo party? II
we have the Buffalo robes, surely they
have cabbaged the head and horns.
But we won't object specially to the fag
ends, when we remember that they en-
braced Id, 900 voters in the State of New
Yoik where Gen. Tayler only obtained
10000 while at the same time Mr.. Cass
with his newly invented doctrine of the
'UNcoNsTifuTroNALirY or SLAvERY RE-
sTRlcTIoN IN THE TERRITORIES" 4 ~restric-
ton which had been exercised in the en-
actment Of the Ordinance of 1887, in
the Missouri Compromise, the Oregon bill
and various other acts, was able to crawl
up to only about $4,000, leaving a majority
against him and mis- newly invented doc
trine Of about three TO one. This sort oil
fag ends an fragments we think should be
gathered up.
: But how came the Buffalo Nominee in
the Nebraska Party? perhaps Mr.. Van
buren, has changed his principles. All!
Is that, then, the sort Of men that make up
the Buchnaeer Party? Men who have
nAHoE THEIR PRINCIPLES! Let US, then
stick to the old liners, TO men, like Wash
ingt0n and jefferson and thsir. revolution
airy compatriots who prohibited slavery in
our territories in 1857 to men, like Clay
and his compeers who applied the same
principle sgnin in 1890 to ali our territories
lying north Of Bod 30n /; and like Polk and
the Congress who ~co.operAted with him
neal the close Of his administration. ia the
passage Of the Oregon Bill.
Perhaps we prefer to see our territories
devoted 10 the rearing OF white men, in
stead OF the p~orpagation OF negroes and
mul attoes, TO the culture OF ireeineD, IN
st ;ad OF the s'threshiDg Ia" OF slaves, ~ tie
hum Of village industry, instead of tho sol
nude OF the lone plantation with i,s desc.
late negro grunters, to the music of the
chnrch bell and this glitter of its spire, in.
stead OF the swapping of the lash the crack
Of the revolver and the CLEAN of the bowie
knife. II such then il our choice, let us
say IT, let us declare it by our votes at the
polls. where alone our declaration will be
respected. Let US teach our ~treacherons
covenant breaking rulers the force of thst
passage which says Servants obey YOU
master.
VOTED