Washington telegraph., 1856-07-30


Kansas bill, which, in an hour of ill
considered political excitement, they had
assisted to -NULLIFYING, by their
votes, the endorsement by the Cincinnati
Convention of this Abolition feature
striking out a plank IN the platform,
which Dr. Mitchell said, with the "True
Democrat" was the next best document
to the Declaration of Independence-RE-
BUKING JAMES BUCHANAN, in
thunder tones, for his unqualified endorse
ment of ''the most monstrous doctrine ev-
er advocated by an American statesman"
and setting the seal of their condemnation
upon the reckless political gamblers who
have brought this Union to be the witness
of the horrors of civil war. Honor to
these men for their votes; but the laurel
crown to that gallant band who, through
contumely and reproach, have battled
against proAigacy and corruption and
achieved a recognition of the validity, a
testimonial of the certainty of the ulti
mate triumph and supremacy of Ameri-
can principles, which should nerve the
heart of every man enlisted in our glori-
GUS cause to renewed and unceasing eff
forts in its behalf This amendment was
offered by Judge Adams, United States
Senator from Mississippi, and for his pa
triotic course he deserves and will receive
the gratitude of the American party of
the whole Union.
But further still of the soundneSs of
the candidate of the Cincinnati Conven-
ton. We find him in his letter of accep-
lance endorsing fully the doctrine of
Squatter Sovereignty. We find Douglas
and Cass, the leading and master spirits
of the party arrayed under the banner of
Buchanan, the endorsers of the same
heresy; we find them voting against the
Southern Democrats whom we have nam
ed above, and thus by their votes giving
conclusive and irrefragible evidence, that
their opinions can not travel outside
of the road which leads to their prefer
ment, and that rather than boldly appeal
to the American people to justify them in
battling for their rights, they lift up their
voices as the advocates of the very plat
form and candidate which contain within
them the very life-breath of Frcesoilism,
and seperate themselves from their South
crn brethren upon the vital point in the
question which most intimately concerns
the welfare of the South and the perpetu-
ity of the American Union. We might
elaborate this view of the question; we
might point to the open reputation of
the platform and its candidates by South
crn men who have heretofore been shining
lights IN the Democratic party; we might
reproduce the labored and frantic efforts
of the opposition press to bolster up their
sinking cause-to stay the downward rush
of their declining fortunes; but our lin
tied space compefs Us to forego the plea
sure it would otherwise afford us. But
Mr.. Buchanan's letter of acceptance is
accessible to all, the Cincinnati Platform
is accessible to all, the vote of the Senate
on the Kansas Pacifcation bill is accessi-
BILE to all, and we hope all will examine
them for themselves. The unprejudiced
reader can arrive at but one conclusion-
The Freesoilism Of the concern is and
must be apparent to every one.
We must now take leave of the Doctor,
not, however, without hoping that the
next time we may have the pleasure of
hearing him, he may have cause far
more worthy of the ability with which he
managed his desperate case on the 18th
We trust We have in no respect misrepre-
sented his positions. And now a word to
our readers. You are to be called upon
on next Monday to exercise the high pre-
rogative of selecting gentleman to repre-
sent your rights and interests for the ensu-
ing two years in the National Councils. You
are to choose between Edward A. Warren
and Absalom Fowler. The former gen
tleman has occupied the seat in Congress
set apart for the member from the South
ern District of Arkansas, for one term
And during that term We ask you, what
did he ever do to advance your interests,
to protect your rights, or to raise himself
above the dead level of sheer mediocrity?
Does his name appear in connection with
the suggestion of any measure calculated
to promote the good of this State? Is
he remembered as having taken any part
in the proceedings of Congress? Did he
do anything which can or should justify
you in again sending him to Washington,
to remain silent spectator of conflicts of
opinion, theory, fact and principle, in
which he takes no part save in the me-
chanical exercise of voting Does his
record point him out as the man who is
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