The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-04

interviews very pleasant and panfu for what
my faults may beand Heaven knows they are M.
merous-I believe nobody charged with want OF
devotion TO my friends They meet me, and ask the ques
ton ais it possible that you going TO vote for Buchanan
and Breeknrdge2n have said TO them IL Is possible
They ask me- How is t2 Can it be possible that who,
from my earliest political existence have been making war
upon democracy vote the democratic ueketf nave
opposed the democratic party. would not withdraw
single blow gave them and II the old issues are
revived and am living shall be found maintaining
them My friends say TO me, How is u possible you are
going vote for Buchanan Now, Mr.. President, viii
my friends permit TO ask question: or, in Yankee
phrase them by asking another lnasmuch as
in the minority they ought TO answer the question al
Tell how you reconcile yourselves TO vote for An
drew Jackson Donelson When you answer that will an
swer yours You taking your confidence born
reared and educated in the democratic faith raised at the
Of the political Gamae taught to despse and eontemn
Henry Clay and every wing In the nation You md no DIM
Guilty whatever but with perfect compacency with perfect
self satisfaction you vote for Andrew jackson Donelson
and when talk about voting for Buchanan and Breckn
ridge you say ain the name OF Heaven how can you do
W | do il choice of evils. do II, as said before
because love them but because believe the interest
and honor of the country now demand their election
and you, who swallowing Andrew jackson Doneson
cannot say one word to any man. You are taking the
medicine in broken doses but would rather take full
dose al once prefer if have TO take the medicine to
take it all at That is the difference If were talk
ing to my friends in Tennessee would ask them how they
took great many whom they took there last year
Why, sir many of them conceived in democratic SIN
and brought forth in political niquy and yet they could
swallow them and now they say 10 me, IN the name OF
Heaven how you vote for Buchanan |? confess II Is
difficult and do not disguise it. My old political friends,
by abandoning the wing party have forced the necessity
on of choosing between evils As free man make
the choice and take all the responsibility that attaches
to it.
But them they say Mr. Buchanan has antecedents which
will not do expect he has but where will you show
who has been twenty, thirty, or forty years
in the public councils Of the country, or in politics. whose
antecedents you trust? You say Mr. Buchanan an
tecedents will do. do not like some of them. am
against great many of Them and If you get the old
track, and give such Henry Clay, will OPP
pose him again But if you go into Mr. Buchanans ante
cedens how would you like to have Mr. Fillmores exam
ined 2 He has not been quite as long-not so many
years-in politics but both of them have enough sins to
damn them altogether If anteceden alone are to be relied
Then that is not safe rule to swear by. You must
take the by what they now, what they profess
now and the amount of confidence you repose in them
There are one or two things about Mr. Buchanan which
they say rather hard to swallow. They say Mr. Blu
chanan once declared that if there drop of demo-
cratic blood in his veins be would let out Now that is
beautiful argument to make to me bave been trying
all my lifetime TO let the last drop of democratic blood out
of the body polite and it is objection with me to Mr.
Buchanan that he said he had any democratic blood in
his veins he would let it out 1t is rather recommended
ton me- because proves to my mind that he was once
right You had better make that argument to somebody
else make it to democrats 10 whom have made il
era times and have asked some democrats How can you
vote for him, as he is not democratcf Laughter But
Il you say if he not democratic he was tederalist
Il Then am obliged to take him either federast or
democrat If forced to the issue between the two,
should be in close place. have such objection to
federalism as some. am not federast myself do not
believe in their doctrines; think they extreme in
some things but do say and ready to say here and
everywhere that believe the old federal party bon
est a party lived. believe that Was Hn.-
self was called federast and know that Ha was ,
and should not be ashamed be clased with Zach
Hamilton ederalist he at least was honest and the
government of the United States have paid deserved COM
pimen to Alexander Hamilton TO his patriotism and yr
tues and acknowledged ability by publishing his works
and distributing them in the country
hat ia no iactiO N buchanan | no
whether he federalist not But then you say
and this is the point which wish to direct the attention
of the Senae Buchanan ought not TO be voted for by
me, profess to have been friend of Mr. Clay during
his lifetime and cherish his memory that he is dead
Why no2 They say that Buchanan, not the author
the propagation OF the vile old calumny in 1874 OF bargain
and intrigue.
Mr.. President pending the question to who should be
the candidate of the democratic party expressed my opn-
ions freely and said to some gentlemen in my pres
ence that had understood had not Investigated t Mr..
Buchanan had failed do Mr. Clay justice and, unless that
question cleared up would vote for Mr James
Buchanan though might be by thousand con-
yentons repeat to-day that if believed Mr.. Buchanan
had originated circulated given countenance
to that old vile caumny, would not vote for him. 1t was
on that account having Investigated IT, that said
the friends Of Mr.. Buchanah, of you nominate him ]
do not think can vote for him will certainly not
vote for him unless be satisfied that question" IT
was on that ground in part that preferred the senator
from Illinois. am glad he is not in his seat prefer
red that he should be dominated Why sir, did prefer
him Because had him here standing up, day and
night indicating the rights Of constituents had
him standing here as Leonidas at Thermopylp 10 ynd-
and maintain the interests and honor OF the people
of the South had seen the in showers hurl-
ed at him, and | had him bare his proud bosom
TO the in vindication OF rights. predict
that the time will come when passion and pre- udice shall
sleep when the South will do honor TO STEPHEN A. DoUd
LAS Applause in the galleries predict the time will
come when returning Of Justice will rally around
his standard or if around his standard at least around
his and memory, TO say, "There WAS a man who
dared to die for others Who has received much Of
SANDER and calumnyl and detracton as STEPHEN DoU"
LAs2 And for what In the of all that is grateful
on the part Of the South, conjure them-hate him. de-
spise him you may for other hngsdo him justice for
the noble manly, gallant fearless, undying devotion
which be has manifested in defence OF the rights and hon
or of the South ] preferred him on that account
But SIR TO return to Mr.. Buchanan and this chasge oil
bargain and corruption repeat have examined this
question faithfully, thoroughly, and honestly and say
here that will make the record plain in Judgment
that fair will eontrovert It, repeat that If
believed he g.lty Of any participation in that calum-
ny, would never, support him. have seen II said
newspaper that the very bones Of the Sage of Ash
land would in their dull cold resting place at the
idea of wings like voting for Mr. Buchanan. Well, sir
conrased with what Mr.. Buchanan said against Mr. Clay
the spirit itself would burst its and rise in udg
against those who ready to elevate TO and
place Andrew Jackson Donelson have the records here
about that bargain intrigue and corruption charge
Mr. Clay voted for Mr. Adams in 1924 for the presidency
and hereupou, Mr. George Kremsr published communi-
cation in Pennsylvania Newspaper saying that there
had been corrupt bargain between Mr. Clay and Mr..
Adams Mr.. Clay then a member Of the House Of
Representatives. With his wonted holiness galantry