Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-05-14

tlsman of any party who has ever been in
| public life. II in the consideration of the
| tariff question he has ever made any but q
| high protective-tariff speech, or given other
than high protective tariff vote, the fac
has escaped our recollection. Upon the Pa
cifc railroad question he certainly differs a.
widely from the Democracy of the South a:
any gentleman of either party now in public
life. Upon the slavery question, though until
recently an advocate for the exclusion Of
slavery from all United States territory north
of thirty six degrees thirty minutes of north
lstitude-or, in other words, Missouri COM
promise mamie now stands on the Kansas
bill platform; a position which every man
must necessarily occupy who dreams Of being
a candidate for the Cincinnati Presidential
nomination.
Left to himself, If elected, we could have
no doubt that he would administer the gov
eminent with an eye single to the purpose Of
carrying out the policy of the present Admin
istration upon that question. But We know
perfectly well that every man in the nom
slaveholding States, who while claiming afil.
iation with the Democratic party stands op-
posed to it upon the great overshadowing
issue of the times, is an ardent advocate for
Mr.. Buchanan's nomination, avowedly be-
cause he hopes that in administering the gov
eminent Mr. B. will make the principle of
the Missouri restriction his policy, rather than
that of the Kansas-Nebraska act
We frankly confess that we have great dis
trust, indeed, Of the peculiar GLASS of politi-
clans out of Pennsylvania who have fairly
mounted on Mr.. Buchanan's back. Nearly
every VIGOROUSLY unsound man claiming affli-
alton with the Democracy, is among them. The
latter are inscriptions and energetic In car
rying their points, fsvoring special legislation,
and, indeed, everything that the South abomi.
mates and for which she has long erroneously
held federalism alone responsible; as one has
but to spend some time around the federal
capital to comprehend the fact that those by
far most dangerous to the cause of the con-
tinued administration of the Government upon
the doctrines Of the constitution as made by
our fathers and interpreted by the Demo-
cratic statesmen Of the South, are individuals
who claim to be Democrats, as though only
the better to enable them to aid the enact
ment Of propositions opposed by the mass of
the States rights and strict construction De-
mocracy of Congress.
Wemake these remarks becs use it is high time
that Mr.. Buchanan should drive off from his
train those who cannot longer continue in the
attitude Of his peculiar friends without de-
stroying all hope that, if nominated, he can
carry the South as though with whirlwind;
or, on the other hand, that the South shall
fully and fairly understand the influences
that are clustering around Mr. Buchanan for
their own advantage.
If nomina ted, we shall support him heartily,
in preference to any man, whoever 10 NAV
De, who runs either as the Know Nothing or
Republican party candidate, though We can.
not bring ourself, for reasons stated above, to
the point of advocating his nomin alton.
As for the humbuggery of the reception fuss
being made over his presence as be journeys,
it is claptrap, after the fashion of that Of Bar.
mum when he seeks to get peoples quarters
wherever he carries Gen. Tom Thumb, and is
unworthy Of the cause and character of the dis.
gentleman upon whom it is expend-
ed. The Office seekers, loose politicians &C.,
are at the bottom of the whole of it, The real
Democracy everywhere are glad to greet him
but not q whit more so than to greet the Presi-
dent, Senator Douglas, Senator Hunter, Sen.
ator Toucey, or either of dozen other Demo-
received in their glorious defence of the Kan.
bill and the measures and prin-
ciples of the party that are founded on the
time -honored doctrines of strict construction
which are the very hearts blood Of the Demo-
cratic party.
We are glad to know that Mr.. Buchanan
himself disapproves of all this sort of mock
Inauguration hullabulloo, which conclusion
We draw from his refusal to be received here
by any committee with a flourish of trumpets,
DO.
Mr.. Buchanan arrived here shortly after 7
p m, yesterday, accompanied by Baltimore
co mmittee Of ten or fifteen in number At
the depot he was met by crowd of hundred
and fifty or two hundred friends, some of whom
rendered him carriages to convey himself and
his Baltimore escort to their lodgings. He
kindly declined this attention, preferring to
walk up the avenue; which he did, followed
by the crowd before referred to. On arriving
at the National en- effort was made to get up
three cheers; but it was promptly checked, as