New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-22
of political e.pediency, to accept even the name Of


| GOV. Wise with bis accustomed falsifcatiOn OF
hi.tory, speaks of Mr.. Buchanan as having " maui
"fes,ed his politics by an early adherence to the
"Msdisopisn war of 1872" Ignorance We know
is q characteristic of Virginia, and Gov. Wise, II
we mistake not, has boasted that no newspaper is
publisbed in the county in which he was born and
tducsted; but il is difficult to suppose that even he
is so i'll informed as not TO have been perfectly con-
scious that in making this statement be waase!tlng
tiu At defiance and was attempting to impose on
his audience. Mr.. Buchanan, so far from having
fret manifested bis politics by IAN early adhe'
"rtnce to the Madisonisn war Of 1872 frat
marie sied his politics by vehement opposition to
that var of which be has left appointment memorial
in bis famous Fourth Of July Orstion of 1Sl5. Its
trre that in 1914, when the country was invaded, he
marched 10 Baltimore, not rs Mr.. Wise represents
with his mu.ket or his shoulder, but as an officer
ofa troop Of horse. 1t perhaps may also be true
that in the Pennsylvania Legislature in 1914 he
votsd supplies to assist in repelling the British ia-
vssion. The Federalists did the same thing in
every State. 1t was done here in New-fork. IL
was done in Connecticut and Massachusetts, BY
the Hartford Convention men OF thOse State'-
ant to the eternal reproach Of our slave-drivlng
masters, who spend money 30 freely on Texas
snLexafions, Texan ten million grants, and Gila
enlsrgements, much of the money advanced for
this purpose of defense against invasion By the
Fede Of Massachusetts-advanced, too, at o
time hen the Treasury Of the Union was empty
and bsnkrupt-remSins unpaid to this day. The
policy advocated ard the conduct pursued by Mr.
Buchanan in reference to the measures OF 1919 the
war of 1912 and the election of Monroe, were pre-
cisely the policy and conduct Of those rank Fede'
ralsis Harrison Gray Otis Timothy Pickering and
Jo,ah Quincy; and the nomination OF the latter
gentleman to the Presidency would be justas much
compliment to the Democracy Of the times pre-
ceding the eacce s,icu of Gen. Jackson as the nOm'
nation of Mr.. Buchanan. But Pennsylvania is
to be complimented, not merely for her old
time Democracy, but al.o for her adherence to
tie Democratic party "through the admins
tst'On Of Gen Jackson, and this compliment
s to be paid by the selection of one of her sons
for the Presidency Now does not it look little
odd and suspicious shat the man most active and
ipfut ntio in the selection Of this complimentary
candidate, to wit, Coy. Wise himself, 'honld be
a man who was himself one Of Gen. Jack'on's
most violent snd bitter opponents and loud and
pertnscious denour cers
But thtre are other objections much more ser
Gus TO regarding toe nomination of Mr. Buc
ss compliment to Pennsy lvanis The attempt,
indeed, to pas. it off such, is but trick of the
same Aind with the pretended compliment paid to
the North in the election of Frank Pierce. tbs
like man who compliments bis friend with the
shells Of the oy steIswhile he swallows the him.
self Pennsylvania deserves to have one of her
s. ns" selected for the Preslency-snd James Bu-
char an picked out as the man So far from beinsa
compliment to Pennsylvania, is it possible to
imagine greater irdignity' James Buchanan is
no tue son of Democratic Pefhsyvsois. A false
son TO begin with he has by his conduct dsinherited
End denatioDalized himself. Like Daniel g. Dickin.
son of this Sta'e, bis thoughts W. 70 constantly on
Ole Vugnny." He is deserter, renegade a
traitor VINO has renounced every Pennsylvania
principle and sod himself to the shareholders for
mess Of pOttsge in the shape OF Presidential noml-
laticn 1t is bis abandonment of the Interests Of
free Pebnsy vaDia it is liz devotion to the interests
If slave.Lursipg Virginia, that have secured bis
nominations; and, now that he 10 nominated, Penn
,yysns, like patient pack horse, is again expec-
t. to bow her back, and TO work "fOr other
Estates and oiher men OF other States" SOfar from
having been the choice Of Pennsylvania, by Gov.
Wise's own showing, he was and is the choice Of
yifgiDis brought forward by her as , candidate so
Ing sgo as 1884, pertnscousy urged by her ever
SINCE, in opposition to powerful section of the
PeDnsy lvapia Democracy, who did not believe in
Mr.. Buchanan and now nominated, not by Penn.
sylvslan, but by Yirgnian, influence at Cincinnati.
Nothing would give US greater pleasure than 10
support for the Presidency true son Of Pennsyl-
vsDia, true representative Of Pepns, lSania prnci
ples BY nothing has PepDsy lvania been so distin-
eu.hed as by her opposition to the spread OfSlavery
over this continent. As q colony she had fewer
,laves than any other As an independent State,
she set the example of legislative abolition Of
Slavery. In all the early days Of this repub.
lie, down 70 the abolition of the slave trade,
it was her representatives in Congress who
led off in every movement for the restriction
ard curtailment Of slavehOldpg. She was
nest enthusiastic and united in 1920 ia opposing
the admission of Missouri az q Slave State; and,
failing in that, she insisted most strenuOusy On the
Missouri Compromise line, as setting limit to the
black tide. The reward, encouragement and pro-
lection of free labor has ever been her motto. Till
the recent attempts made By NJ. Bnchsoan and
other trading politicians to subject her to slave
holding rule, she has been always emphatically q
Free State Mr. Buchanan is no true son Of hers