Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-07-22

from upou which Mr. Pierce was carried into
power-enlarged, improved and strengthened
as 1T la. been by the supplemental resolutions
adopted at Cincinnati, and in which our princi-
pies, As practically applied to the Territory OF
Kansas have been re-endorsed BY the american
Democracy and their nomlnee-I could not be
unfaithfuI 10 Mr.. Buchanan, without treaehery
to the principles he represents.
Does any candid Democrat suppose that Pres
ton S. Brooks would support Mr. Buchanan if
he could be considered even doubtful on the all
important question of slavery extcnsionf
But to come more directly to the design of
the supporters OF Mr.. Buchanan.
David r. Atchison. who is one of the leaders
Of Mr. Buchanans supporters, in his letter to
Amos A. Lawrence. which is npprovingly copied
into nearly all the Buchanan papers (the Min
cral Point DgaoerA among the nuuber) says:
You are right in your coniec ture that l and
my friends wish TO make Kansas IA all respects
like Missouri. Our interests require it. Our
peace through al time demands 1t; and in
lend to leave nothing undone- that will conduce
to that end and can with honor be performed"
The New York Day Book, a paper largely in
the interest of Sir. Buchanan. and one that is
often quoted a, correct representative of Dem
ocratic principles, remarks as follows upon the
Democratic party and slavery:
"The Democracy not opposed to slavery
extension, or that which ignorance and delusion
term slavery extension, and tie time Is at hand
when those who assume TO speak for it must
know what they are LONG IN this matter, or
they had better toli their tongues, better cut
OF their tongues ten times over, rather than to
thus help to mystify and bewilder, and indeed
debauch the common sense Of the people
Nov, what is the position of the Northern
Democracy? Are they 80 ignorant. SO stultlfled
| by this perveTsion IF term, by the inventions.
, nicknames of lmposters, by the word slave "
aad slavery extension, as TO fear this lssueE
to oppose The extension OF slavery No, in
deed--a thousand times, million times, no
there Is not one Democrat in the whole North
opposed to the extension of Southern society,
or So-called extension OF :" slavery. and they
only wait to have truth spoken out, and things
called by their right names, to sweep the aboli-
ton imposture from the Republic, and to bury
lis besofted tools in the profoundest depths-the
lowest possible deep IN the popular contempt"
In arother number of this same buchanan
organ, NC find the following:
I'VE hold negro slavery to be right perse
right in Itself, in the nature and necessity of
things that while there are defects or imper-
tections OF detail, as In everything else, and In
all human institutions there are, perhaps, no
more evils connected with southern society than
that of the North /; that negroes negroes aud
not white men, and therefore, the peculiar, do
nestle institution of the South Is no slavery at
ALL but, on the contrary, the natural relation of
the races, and the normal condition of society.
whenever or whatever whites and negroes are
III Ju&tapositlon. And re further hold that
slavery extension. called, or the free. full and
unembarrassed movement of SC uihern popuia-
ton, or its perfect freedom of expansion-of
migration--of development south ward and trop-
toward, Is absolutely essential to the peace,
progress and safety OF American civilization,
and indeed. to the very existence OF the Amer
ican Republlc. And In our frequent articles on
thls particular phase ofthe mighty question now
upon US. and before the people for their action,
We have said, that the northern democracy, when
the question should be presented TO them, wo' d
be III favor Of the free expansion of southern
population or Is the dupes of imposture would
term 1t, the extension of slavery"
Let those Democrats who desire no more slave
States, examine well the position of the two
parties on this question. See how warmly the
slave power enters into the support of Mr.. Blu.
chanan, and how bitterly they oppose Col Free
mont, an | for no other reason than the stand he
has taken in favor of Freedom in Kansas. Look
al the partiality Of the administration and it;
supporters, for the Missouri Ruffians in Kansas
and In fact for every movement of the slave pow
er. See how they vindicate Brooks for assault
ng Senator Sumner, and Herbert for shooting
Heating Blind, indeed, must be the man, whe
with all these facts 'efove him cannot see thai
the Democratic party rs pro-slaverv.