Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-07-19

of construction. The friends Of the Kansas act
contend that it is legitimate deduction from
the compromise of 1850, but thousands VINO
advocated that compromise assert that the
Kansas act is fragrant violation of that meas
ure. If the inference that the Kansas act re-
suited from the compromise is inevltaoie'
there could be no controversy upon the suoJeC!.
But there is q radical differences upon 'nls
subject, therefore the position OF the hmerican
nominee upon this question Is douDtiui' ana
those who are disposed TO suPport MIN may,
without impugning his integl'y, ASK MS CON
struction upon the consistency OF the Kansas
act With the Compromise Of 1850, and whether
II il his purpose to maintain or repeal it I'm.
iii some such declaration shall be made, the
Americans ut the South are wholly without
assurance against the continued agitation of a
dangerous question, or of having rights, deem
cd by them invaluable, surrendered by the act
Of their own representatives. ..f.-
"The issue upon which parties have organ.
lied for the ensuing campaign is: "Shall any
more Slave States be admitted in the Union?"
Foremost and most formidable in this con-
test stands the Black Republican party, q
dangerous compound of fanaticism and polit-
cal cupidity. 1t is numerous and Of powerful
resources it is led by ambitious and saga
cious men it intends to employ the numbers
of the North to subjugate the South and gov
sst in impeaching the title Of your property,
defaming your character and combining the
most despotic and lawless influences in cru
SADIE against you. Its plan of warfare is to
cut off the supplies and communications Of
slavery, to invest it's citadel and to send in a
flag inscribed, Assault or unconditional
surrender"
"The Democratic party has been, by force
of circumstances, placed in direct antagonism
| tn arfv / ar mi nj adj ad hnf
committed beyond the power Of recantation or
withdrawal, to maintain your rights as politi-
cal equals in this confedracy.
With my opinions, neutrality would be at
this important crisis little better than treason.
1 shall therefore vote for the Democratic can.
didate at the ensuing Presidential election,
because that is the only party committed to
the opinions avowed by that party upon the
subject Of slavery represent my own"
The Very Last.-Bennett's Herald is suf-
fsring almost the torments of the id, on &C.
count of the shabby manner in which tit says
the friends of Pierce, Douglas, and Cas- are
treating James Buchanan-plotting, accord
ing to this devoted advocate Of the election Of
the Democratic nominee, to secure the elec-
ton Of John G. Breckinridge by the Senate to
the Presidency. The truth is, that gimlet-eye
of Benefits sees about twice as far through q
milestone as an ordinary eye; which accounts
for his discovery Of this terrible plot against
the election Of the candidate about whose tri.
umph he has suddenly become so very solicit.
Gus. Ithappens, unfortunately for the theory
Of this last quizzical mares nest of his, tn 1t
the friends Of Pierce, Douglas, and Cass do
not intend to let the Presidential election
question enter either House of Congress. II
he (Bennett) could for an hour peer with his
gimlst-eye into the correspondence received al
this point by the friends of the three distin-
guished gentlemen named above, his earnest
solicitude least Buchanan should be cheated
by his own household would vanish for be
could not fail to discover that the Democratic
Presidential nominee stands no chance what
ever to be in the situation in which, according
to Bennett, he is to be cheated. That is, be
can never be q candidate before the House,
insomuch as the fourth day Tuesday, of No.
vember will consign him, directly, to the Pres
idency, with q majority of electoral votes
larger than the aggregate united electora
votes received by both his competitors.
Mr.. Burlingame.-We owe it to this gen
tleman to publish the following appendix
| which We find at the end the last speech de.
| livered by Mr.. Brooks, of South Carolina, be
| cause, in commenting on that of Mr.. Keitt
| we were under the erroneous idea that he lad
refused to admit his personal responsibility
for personalities spoken in debate.
APPENDK.-The imprudence of evil-dis.
posed persons, who, by newspaper articles and
in private conversations, have done Injustice
both to the Hon Mr.. Burlingame and myself,
renders it necessary that the subjoined memo
randa should be appended to my speech:
Mr.. Burlingame, In fair and manly way,
admitted his responsibility for any language
| used in his speech, and disclaiming any in
| tention to reflect upon the personal character
| Of Mr.. Brooks or TO impute to him in any re.
spect want of courage but, discriminating
between the man and the act to which he was
called upon to allude, he had characterized
tie latter only in such manner as his repre-.
sentative duty required him to do.
The above is q statement m ade by Mr., Bur.
lingame in reference to the passage in his late
speech, which referred to Mr.. Brooks. 1t is
in the hand writing of Mr.. Speaker Banks
and was acknowledged by Mr.. Burlingame in
our presence, and was satisfactory to US as
friends of Mr. Brooks. w. w BoYcB.
July Is, 1856. Ia S. BococK.