Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-06-25
THE ISSUE AS PRESENTED BY JAMES
- BUCHANAN

There are some persons inPennsylvania who,
out of personal regard to Mr.. Buchanan, would
like to vote for him and if it were a mere
contest as TO men, would do SO; but Mr.. Bu-
chanan has taken special pains TO prevent any
sonal support. In his late speech to the Key
stone CLUB he said: ---
''Gentlemen, two weeks since / should have
made you n longer speech, but now l have
been placed upon platform OF which / most
heartily approve, and that can speak for me.
Being the representative of the great Demo-
cratic party, aud not simply james buchanan,
must square my conduct according TO the plat
fern of that party, and insert no new plank,
nor take one from it. That platform is suffi-
ciently broad and national for the whole DEM
ocratic party"
This is too explicit for doubt. Mr.. Buchan-
an proclaims that he is not to be regarded SIM
ply as James Buchanan, but the representative
of that Democratic party which sustainsPierce
and Douglass, which repealed the sacred Com
pact of Peace which is now engaged in slaugh-
tering the Free-State men of Kansas, and
which palliates and defends the ruffian Brooks.
CONSERVATIVES MEN are not asked By this CGadi-
date 10 rote for him, but for his party ,cih all its
detested principles. If any man has had conf
dence that James Buchanan would change the
policy of the Pierce administration, let him
throw the idea aside, for he himself declares
she must square his conduct according to the
platform of his party and insert no new plank,
nor take one from it.' We are to have a con-
tinuation of the Pierce Administration, bound
hand and foot to the slave power.
We are heartily glad that Mr.. Buchanan has
thus early announced his position, and that we
thus enabled to understand, that he ac-
cepts the whole issue made by the democracy
at Cincinnati, and that he claims no support on
account Of his oUn indiriduoI riecs. He fully
represents himself as the mere creature of the
tool of the Slaveocracy which dictated the
platform, and as unable to add single good
principle to the policy OF the sham democra-
cy. Something of this kind, some declaration
of this nature was wanted to convince many
in our midst of the true character of James
Buchanan. There is not an Old Wing, cher
ishing an affectionate remembrance of the
Whig party, there is not an Independent Dem
ocrat who has determined to stay the progress
OF the slave power, there is not an American
who cherishes the genial principles of Free
dom, there is not a Republican whose heart is
running over with the wrongs of Kansas, who
does not regard the avowals of Mr.. Buchanan
as placing him without the pale of his sup
port. Men who have looked upon Mr.. Bu-
chanan as something besides partizan, turn
away with disgust from the subservient instru-
ment of that same Oligarchy which has rem
dered the Administration of Franklin Pierce
a by-word and reproach. The open avowals
of the Democratic Candidate show the bold
ness and confidence of our adversaries, but we
trust that the effect will be a closer union of
all their opponents, land determined and vigor-
Gus effort to give succuess to the Right. II
we unite our broken ranks, and strike forFree-
dom and Humanity, the cause of our Country
will be gloriously triumphant.