Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-09-09
From the Lancaster Herald.
Letters to English Americans.
By ZONE OF EN-
NO 3.

We cannot keep it too distinctly before
our minds that the great question to
De settled In the coming contest for the
Presidency, is, whether the vast Terrific
RES OF this country, which BY the solemn
Ordinance of 1857 was consecrated 10
Freedom; but with the Democracy, with
Douglas for its leader, has given over 10
Slavery, In the case of Kansas, shall re-
main SO, or, whether it shni be rescued
from Its grasp and be saved to Freedom.
This is the first and great issue. The
Democratic party, by bargaining 10 give
Kansas over to Slavery, secured the sup
port of the Southern States TO keep them
IN power, and in the Treasury. They
thought they were sure of all the Foreign
ers, as we are called. In England we
don't call Americans Foreigners. includ-
ing all the Roman Catholics, for we are
Jumbled up together, and our vote is called
the foreign vote" But the scales have
fallen off from SO many eyes. of the Ger
mans, and the so.called Democracy has
lost SO many supporters in that direction,
that latterly they have united with the
slave-holding Know Nothings, against the
liberty of the foreign vote, in order i
possible to make good their loss. But |
shall treat of this Know -Nothing-slave
holding Democracy in another letter. /
want to speak to you now on the danger
Of War with England, if the party which
supports the platform on which Mr. Bu-
chanan stands, should unfortunately be
elected
Immediately after Mr.. Buchanan had
been nominated by the Pierce and Doug
las Democracy, he attended meeting in
Pennsylvania, and among other things. in
a public address he said, q have been
placed upon platform of which l most
heartily approve, and that can speak for
me. Being the representative of the
Democratic party, and NOT simply James
Buchanan, l must square my conduct ac-
cordlng to the platform OF that party, and
insert no new plank. nor take from it
Now. fellow citizens and countrvmen,
want you to examine one or two of the
pianks of this platform; see what is writ
ten upon them, and then examine the sem
tlments of the old office holder himself,
that you may see how simply James Bu-
chanan' is likely to act, if he ever gets
the power, which may God in mercy for
bid
Here are two planks out OF the platform
he speaks of:
Resolved, That the great highway
which nature as we'll as the assent of the
states most Immediately interested in its
maintenance, has marked out for free
communl ;atlon between the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans, constitutes one of the most
important achievements realized BY the
spirit OF modern times, and the uncon-
querabie energy OF our people. That re-
suit should be secured by a timely and ef-
flclent exertlon OF the control which we
have the right to claim over it. and no
no power on earth should be suffered 10
impede or clog its progress, by any inter-
ference with the relations it may suit our
policy TO establish between our Govern
ment, and the Governments of the States
within whose domain il lies. We can,
under no circumstances, surrender our
preroaderence in the adiustm INT of all
questions arising out of it.
Resolved, That the Democrats party
Will expect of the next Administration
that every proper effort be made to insure
our ascendency in the Gulf OF Mexico,
and to maintain a permanent protec-
ton to the great outlets through which
are emptied into lis waters the products
raised out of the soil. and the commodities
created by the industry of the people o
our Western valleys, and the Union at
large"
You have heard good deal about what
Is called the Clayton-Bulwar Treaty.
/. e. treaty between England and Amer
ica, IN making Of which, Mr.. Clayton act
ed for America and Mr. Bulwer for Eng
land. In that treaty England and Amer
lea engaged never to exercise any Con
troll" over certain parts of Central Amer
lea. Yet the first resolve oi this SO called
Democracy, which is crying so pitifully
for yoar votes TO support them, pledges
Mr.. Buchanan to assert and obtain . con-
troll and a preponderenee" in these
parts, and to s' ascendency,' and that = no
power Oh earth should be suffered" to in
terpose. This country has scarcely a
shadow of foothold there now, whilst Eng
land aud France and Spain, and other
European powers have already large pos
SESSIONS .' IN the Gulf of Mexico" Do
you think that England and these other
powers are going quietly to allow Bu-
chanan, Douglas, Pierce & Co., to have
''control, preponderence and ascendency'
over those partsl Certainly not quietly.
England will be very slow to go to war
with this country-but France has no
such reluctance, then England will be
drawn In, and the war would be more ter
rible than that Of the Crimea. For both
countries, France and England are fully
equipped for war.
| shall continue this subject in my next
letter, and show that ''sinply Mr.. Buchan-
an has the same determination. indivld-
ually. as those who put that plank into his
platform, The London Times, and other
English papers take The same view OF the
Fighting Democracy that | do
Read what one Of them says, when re-
viewing these reso. .utions:
1--WE trust they will remember there
are certain places where the British flag
is hoisted; there are certain British ships
under the command of British Adniirals,
u I t--c,