Southern shield., 1856-10-25

Noftn can DC represented and defend ed from the odium of the Nebraska iniquity, on the ground that he was absent from the country during it's passage, and that he avows squatter sovereignty to be the correct principle upon which to settle the slavery oues- tiOn in the territories; while in the South, he Is run, not as James Buch- anan, the advocate of squatter soY- erelgnty and for forty years the re- lentless enemy of the South and its institutions, but as a pIatfoypa, sup porting the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, and the making of Kan sas slave State We ask the reflect ing honesty of the country If tms is not dishonesty and fraud, drawing in It's most Parnicious results, not only in the choice Of bad men to administer the government, but in a deep decay in the confidence of the people in the correctness and purity of the rcpubi- can form of government.
 But for the facts to substantiatc that this Southern candidate is hyp- ocrite and knave, and that his party are again deceiving the people.
 The annexation of Texas was q measure in which the whole South felt deep interest. With the lamented Mr. Calhoun it was movement, which he earnestly urged upon the South, as a means by which to preserve an equi- librium of power with the free States, and prevent preponderance of coun- sels which might look to interference with or abridgement of slavery in- terests and power. The Democratic party South took up the question and carried it through. Mir. Buchanan, the present candidate of this party, and of the immediate followers and disci- ples of Calhoun, opposed the measure from first to last, and only voted for it under the force of party drill, and with the disclaimer, that he did not, in doing so, enhance the interests of slavery, the darling desire of those who projected it. We quote from the record to prove this:
 On the 1st of March, 1887, he neo- ued t0 koY op tbe table Mr. Noryell's resolution directing the President to recognize the independence of Texas. This resolution was offered as an amendment to one offered by MT. Walk er, and only authorized the recogni- tion under circumstances which had not then transpired, and failing to get it laid on the table he voted for It's passage as a substitute for Walkers which took stronger ground, and re- quired the President to recognize Texas forthwith. NowelPs amendment fail ed, and on the passage of Walkers resolution he voted NO.
 Con. Globe, 2d Sess., 24th Cong. ? 83.
 On September 14th, 1887, he pre- sented remonstrances from the city and county of Philadelphia, aSainst the onneTation cf Ieras. On the ! 18th he presented similar ones. On 30th, he offered similar ones from Bucks county and Philadelphia. On October 10th, he offered more remon- strances from Montgomery and other counties. On October 18th, he offer ed petitions from Philadelphia and other parts of Pennsylvania, that Tex as or any other new State should be admitted with slavery in their consti- tutions. On January 2d, 1888, he presented remonstrancos against an nexation and on the following day, others. On January 22d, he did the same thing. On March Fist, Texas again met with rebuf from this southern candidate. On May 2d, she received another.
 We might prolong this roll ad en- fnatun, but deem the above sufficient to establish, in connection with hls course when the question of annexa- tion came before the body of which he was member and the memorable speech which he delivered on that oc- casion, that he was hearty opponent OL tle duIIcAdtlOu OI ICAdo3 diN tHdC if he had not have believed 1t would abridge the area of slavery would have resisted the policy of his party and voted against 1t.
 We repeat in conclusion that the nomination of a.man with such senti- ments, by a party who have made the question of election hang upon the extension of slavery, is a fraud and cheat, which should excite in every candid patriots breast, an indignation which will drive the double dealers from power, and rcbuke their pretensions. --0n~NN~oNN-oNO~ CALM WORDS. The Hon. Robert
 c. Winthrop, alluding to the excite ment of the times, says:
 { "Beyond almost all other periods in our history, since we had a history as united nation-unless VIC are will 9 ing to see that history brought to 8 f bloody close and the volume shut for : ever-lt iS c time for the calmest, : wisest, most collected and best con 9 sidered words of which any man is | capable. But unfortunately. though