Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-08-14

/ ever huOWIl, anu III tue READY eptaDC6 OF the
recommendation not to hesitate at theft, rob.
berry, and murder, if need be, to accomplish
their fight. From this condition Of things we
can expect no relief if the antslavery party
succeed in the election of Mr.. Fremont. To
defeat their nomination seems to me to be our
first duty and greatest interest, and therefore
l am ready to adopt that candidate who APP
pears most likely to accomplish this purpose.
l add as showing the extreme designs OF the
anti-slavery zealots the following remarks, re-
ported as having been made lately by Mr..
Wendell Phillips. Speaking of the Republican
party, he says:
1t is the first sectional party ever organized
in this country. 1t does not know its ow face.
1t calls itself national; but it is not national
1t is sectional 1t is the North arrayed against
the South. Henry Wilson said to me, We must
get every Northern State in order to elect
FREMONT 1T was distinct recognition of the
fact that the Republican party is party Of the
North pledged against the South. Theodore
Parker wanted to know once where disunion
would begin? l will tell hm-ust where that
party divides; that IS a Northern party against
the Southern. | do not call il an anti.savery
party it has not risen TO that yet. Its first
distinct recognition was Banks election"
have no idea that this is to be considered
as showing the general purpose of the Repub-
hcan party, but | am well satisfied that such
opinions are growing in the North, under the
constant teachings Of such apostles as Mr..
Philips, and this speech shows the tendency of
present events.
| have been politically opposed to the Demo
cratic party for so many years that i cannot
without reluctance contemplate the necessity
of supporting their nominee. Yet it must be
admitted that he is a man of abilities and large
public experience that he has been Just 10 the
South though not assuming to be a Northern
man with Southern principles; that his inclina-
tons are generally conservative that he num-
bers among his prominent supporters many
gentlemen of talents and patriotic character;
entitled not only to the confidence of their
party, but to influence with the country at large,
and that many Of the old issues between the
| Wings and the Democrats are obsolete. Two
/ objections to him are much relied on by his
| opponents in the South. 1t has been alleged
| that he countenanced and promulg gated the
charge of bargain and corruption against Mr.
Clay in the election by the House of Repre-
sentatves in 1925. / should denouuce him for
this as readily and as severely as any one if
thought this allegation just. But remember
that this charge against Mr.. Clay was made
without any direct testimony until 1927, when
the Carter Beverly letter led to Mr.. Buchanan's
being named as witness; and that he then
| promptly denied the statement which he was
relied on to prove, and, at the risk Of losing
| Gen. Jacksons favor and that of his party
exonerated Mr. Clay. From the letter which he
then published | extract the following passage
Il owe it to my own character to make
another observation. Had | ever known or
even suspected that Gen. Jackson believed had
| been sent TO him by Mr.. Clay or his friends
should have Immediately corrected his erroneous
impression, and thus prevented the necessity for
| this most unpleasant explanation. When the
editor of the United States Telegraph, on the
| 18th of October last, asked me By letter for
information upon this subject, promptly in
formed him by the returning mail on the 10th
of that month, that | had no authority from Mr.
Clay or his friends to propose any terms to
General Jackson in relation to their votes, nor
did ever make any such propositions; and that
trusted would be as incapable of becoming a
messenger upon such an occasion as 1t was
known Gen. Jackson would be to receive such
a message. / have deemed it necessary to
make this statement in order to remove any
misconception which may have been occasioned
by the publication in the Telegraph Of my letter
to the editor, dated the llth ultimo."
Again. in 1923, in speech delivered in the
House of Representatives, Mr.. Buchanan
declared that he had no knowledge Of the
bargain and corruption charged on Mr.. Clay.
| These disavowals may be considered as merely
cold justice to the great and incorruptible Wing
leaders, but surely they contradict most fatty
the charge of being his traducer and defamer."
II further proof were needed it may be found in
the following remarks recently made in Ken.
lucky by Mr.. Jas. B. Clay his son:
"Mr. Clay then proceeded to urge upon his
| old Wing friends, the companions and constitu-
ents of his father, to rally around that banner
which he bad spent his life IN upholdinq-the
banner of the Union. He was ready to follow
the Wing standard as the Douglas followed the
heart of Bruce-as long as it waved. But that
flag was no longer to be seen on the battlefield
1t might yet be unfurled. After death there
was the resurrection. But at present there was
no Wing organization, and the only party OF
the Union was that Of which Buchanan and
Breckenridge we're the candidates.
"Mr. Clay referred to the attempt to implicate
Mr.. Buchanan in the charge Of bargain and
corruption. On that subject he proposed to take
the testimony ofhis own father and he read from
Mr.. Clay's letter to show that Mr.. Buchanan
had conducted himself it that affair as a man
of truth and honor. he should believe what
his father said before others. Besides the
evidence be had read, there was other testi
mony bearing on the same point. In feeling
and eloquent terms he referred to the heavy
weight Of that charge against his father, and
how CALAMITY and bravely he had borne it..
Thank God, it died before his father and now
he was proud to say that there lived not the man
who would whisper it. But Mr.. Buchanan was
free from all connexion with the matter
"Mr. Clay concluded with an eloquent appeal
to his fellow-citzens especially Old Line wings,
to give their cordial support to the Union
ticket-to Buchanan and Breckenridge"
The next great objection is, that Mr. Buch.
anan would be unsafe in his management Of
our foreign affairs. / readily admit that do
, not like the Ostend paper, and do not approve
certsn resolutions adopted by the Cincinnati
Convention, notwithstanding the unanimous
opposition of the Virginia and Maryland dele
gates, and | believe Of others; and il he should
adopt the aggressive policy supposed to be
prescribed by that paper and the resolutions,
i should be as ready and as earnest in my OPP
position to him as any one. But he is a man
| of known canton which with his intalIrant