Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-10-30
From the N. o. Crescent.
a Curious DEVELOPMENT,

Our readers will recollect an exposure we made
! OF a document some weeks since which was gotten
! up evidently for the meridian of Connecticut YER
! mout or Maine, but which, by some misdirection,
| had found its way to Northwestern Louisiana under
the frank OF an eminent Buchanan Senator. That
document proved concusively that Mr. Buchanan
never gave Southern vote In his lie, never had
been friendly to the South in any respect and that
be deserving universal Freesol support against
the notorious pro.slaVery Fillmore Very likely
this pamphlet induced thousands of Freesoilers to
tions in Connecticut.
1t seems, however, that the Buchananite chief.
tains are playing all sorts Of games. After making
out Mr. Fillmore pro slavery North, and anti sa-
very South, they have set to work to convince
Northerners that Joan c. Fremont is any thing but
the right kind Of freesoiler This, We think,
caps the climax of unblushing audacity. In the
Columbia Is c., Times OF tho l7th inst the follow.
ing appears. The Times is strong Southern
Rights secession journal. We do not wonder as the
establishment Of editor Says the Times:
"a SrRASGk DocuMkNr.-We received by mail.
the Honorable A. Douglas, bearing the title of
" Head and ReResti" which much sstouishes
US We give an extract from this singular pro
duciion:"
l. Let every lover Of his country remember that
during the present Congress, as will be shown by
the following official records, the Republican fire.
mont) party have voted TO violate the most solemn
treaties Of the United States with the Indians.
2 That they have voted TO violate the compact
with Texas, by which the Uaited States purchased
ell that part Of Texas north Of SO so aud included
il in New Mexico, with the guarantee shat the
same, shall be received into Union with or without
slavery as their constitution may prescribe at the
time OF their admission"
3. That they have, by their votes, repudiated
the compromise measures OF 1880, which contain ed
the same guarantee Ia respect the Territories OF
New Mexico aud Utah, and TO the support OF which
every Wing aud every Democrat stood pledged
by the platforms OF the two great parties In 1859
3. That they have voted to lcgalze and establish
hereditary slavery IN the whole Of Kansas aud TO
introduce and establish slavery 10 part Of New
Mexico, aud 70 declare that children who shall be
hereafter born 10 be slaves Tor life and their posr
ieFlty after them, in violation Of tbe great priuci
pies Of srlisgoFernment ADD State equality, which
should leave the people Of each State sud Territory
perfectly Tree 90 iOfma and regulate their domestic
Institutions ~ ther own way, subject only 70 Con.
stiiution OF the United States"
We append the concluding remarks Of ,Ae Tines
They are as truthful as significant: "I,is evident
that ibis document has reached Us accidentally. Ia
never Gas intended for this latitude, but as il has
failrn into oar hands, We give the above en-
trAcs simply 10 sh0w to what eK cot election tricks
are carried 90 BY men high 10 position Further
comment Is unnecessary.
That Is exactly shat vs say "Furthsr comment
Il Unnecessary" Senator stephen A Douglas must
Be In bad Way when be 70 compelled 10 frank Do
eumsats like the tOsssoing 70 surO Nerihern Free
sellers againss Kremont Bat be should be mere
careful IL bic directions. and uos frank documents
e celumbiA. South Carolina sglssd 10 The allsads
Of chcago. IlnoIs.