Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-10-21


A party vhich obtains power by fraud and dishonesty,
vut be likely 10 Practice upon then 70 maintain IT, We
sss this exempned to-day In 1882 the democratic Per
1880. aud denounced them A. unjust and UNEQUAL and
convention OF distinguished members Of that party hsd
assembled In TILE city, Ia device dissolve the
Union, unless they modified relieve them OF
the injustice which attributed then
ton In Baltimore and adopted series Of resolves among
which vas one pledgng the party to faithful mantea
ance OF the compromise and declaring Il tn be fnahty
the QUESTION: which referred This action
| wilful aud deliberate deception.
Blu, upon this resolution, they nominated candidate
and advocated his election upon the ground that he
truer friend OF the compromise than his opponent and
that his success would he guaranty Of peace and quiet
from slavery agitation This impression was pamed on
the public Who yearuing Tor psrpeastop Of the
bssal condition which that adjustment had established
and franklin Pierce vas elect-dborne into authority
npon the breath Of stupendous falsehood No better
evidence be desired that such character than
that twelve months after his his party had
ruthlessy re-opsned question Which they bad declared
was finally disposed Of and which declaration had been
the ladder by which they climbed power Here was
another act Of deeply criminal dishonesty. on
To proong this oower, fraud and tckery must be again
called into cQuon An act passed ESTABLISH ing go
vernments for two territories, which the enterprise OF the
white rccaiming from the Indian and the viii
deress aud in the settlement Of the delicate ques
ton connected With the formation OF these territorial go
vern,eents the principle OF prosscd
y applied 20 It. But to their turn another
iugraed in the which has stirred the fountains OF
the great Deep and set lcot ton which threat
ems most fatal consequences To repair the mischief
the party organization which this last step has wrought
they have substituted odious aud revolving doctrine OF
squatter sovereignty, that which
properly understood and honestly applied is the only
doctrine and nominated their candidate man, Who
In the North can be represented and defended from the
odium OF the Nebraska iniquity the ground that he
absent from the country during It's passage aud that
he sQustter sovereignty be the principle
upon which settle the slavery question in the te-rto
ies while IN the SOUTH he James Buchap-
the advocate Of squatter sovereignty and forty
years the relentless enemy Of the South and ms iutu
souri, Compromise, aud the making Of Kansas slave
State. We ask the rejecting honesty Of the country
this is dis honesty aud frsul drawing in its train
perncous results not only in the choice Of bad
administer the government but in deep decay in the
confidence OF the people in the and purity OF
tho republican form Of government.
But Tor the facts suhstantate that this Southern can
didate is hypocrts and knave and that his party
again deceiving the people.
The annexation of Texas was measure in which the
whole South ielt deep interest With the lamented Mr.
Calhoun il movement which he earnestly urged M.
on the South, means by which TO preserve equi.
brium OF power with the Tree States, and prevent pre-.
ponderance of counses which might look to interference
with Arrangement OF slavery interests and po~er The
Democratic party South took up the question: and carried
il through Mr. Buchanan the present candidate OF this
party and the immediate followers disciples of chi.
houn opposed the from fret last and only vo-
ted Tor IL under the force of party drill aud with the
disclaimer, that he did ia doing So enhance the in.
tercsts OF slavery the darling desire those who proec
ted IT, We quote from the record 10 prove this:
On the LIST of Mach, 1887, he Dored 10 lay on the
table Mr. Norves resolution directing the President to
recognize the Independence OF Texas This resolution
offered n amendment to offered by Mr.. Walker
ard only authorized the recognition under
which had not then TRANSFERRED and falling get laid
the table the voted for it, passage substitute tor Wal
ke which took stronger ground, and required the Pres
drnt recognize Texas forthwith Norves amendment
faded and the passag- of Walkers resolution he vo-
ted No.-CoN GiObe 2nd Sess., 24h Cong. PISS.
Ga September l4th, 1887, he presented enonstranccs
from the city aud county Of Philadelphia against the
berdf.on o Ira On the 25th he presented similar ones
On the 3Uth, he offered similar from Bucks county
and Philadrlphia. On Octnbcr 10TH he offered more
circumstances from Montgomery aud other counties On
October 18th, he offered petitions from Philadelphia and
other parts OF Peuns, yaa that Texas any other
State should be admitted with slavery in their Consu
uOus On January I'd 1888, he presented
against nicxaon and om the ioosirg day. others On
January 22d, he did the thing On March 2lst
Texas again met with rebuff from this southern caid
date. tn Nav I'd, she received another.
We might proong this rOl ad infnif'nn, but deem the
above sufficient TO establish, connection with his
when the question of alton before the body OF
which he u msmber and the memorable speech which
he delivered that occasion, that no hearty oppo-
OF the annexation Of Texas aud that ii he had not
have believed would abdge the OF slavery he would
have resisted the policy OF Ina party aud voted against il
We repeat in conclusion that the nomination Ut "A
with such sentiments, by party who have made the
question OF election hang upon the extension OF slavery
fraud aud cheat, which should excite ia candid
patriots breast indignation which will drive the double
dealers iiom power, ana rebuke their pretensions.