Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-05-06

The Ex Amha- sndor has formally changed into
the Presidential candidate. No sooner has he
touched his native heath, as he with poets Il.
ccnse els the tiles of Philadelphia. than he
shakes off the habits af q cour,ier. who hut "A
mouth -lnee was with oily tongue descanting at
a London banquet on the giories of the Anglo
Saxon rnee and the blessings of pence. and steps
forth with metaphorieaI battle axe in hi. hand.
and looking n strange combination of RopERcK
DHu's grandfather. and portly modern Alder
man. he dercant- on the virtue of having millions
of energetic free people ready to ayengc an in
suit. O. chameleon BuCHANAN. what n falling
off was there But II month, little month ago,
md you ready 10 fall into the arms Of Mr.
Golden aud other members of the PEACE SocIE-
TY, aud now putting yourself at the head Of
million tlnakers in russell brown. you ara painting
to pluck The aurels from the brow of General
WALKER,
A month ago aud you were living among PEG
pie according to your own words then. thai
enjoying every rational liberty. nnd now WE gath
er from yon that you have been breathing the
communicating air Of Tyranny during your abs ence
aud apparently fstening upon it according to
the portralure given by the reportoriul scrises.
Fellow citizens and kind friends, with votes. if
you are for peace" Buchanan may exclnim. read
my speech at the banque, of the Lord Mayor Of
London, but if you are for war peruse my haran-
que in the Merchants Exchanges of Philadelphia.
There has been nothing like it since Dan O'Con-
nell while descanting on the advantages Of moral
force cried out .lIereditary bondsmen know ye
not that he would be free him self must strike the
blow"
1t is evident that Mr.. buchanan did not read
the American papers 81 attenivrly as he should
have done during his residence in Eng land. and
hence he has fallen into the error of surprising
that we were all pugnaciuusly inclined rs
Gen. Cass. With his admirable dexterty in shift
ting his ground, Mr. Buchanan. however, will soon
recover from his hlunder; aud we should not be
surprised to hear before the close of the week of
his having buried the hatohet and decked his
forehead with an olive branch pulled fresh from
the mouth Of the tenderest sucking dow. The
sojourn in England might have taught Mr.. Buo.
hanan useful lesson. During that tune II great
crisis arose. and all the men of large reputation
whether allied to the State, the Army, or the
Navy, attempted 10 show themselves equal 10 the
emergency. and all miseraby failed on account
of their years aud the n6rmitics inseparabe from
old age In failing. they brought deep disgrace
upon their country. The crisis that is now ap-
preaching Us will fully equal in intensity my
thing that England has experienced, and Mr..
BUcHANAN's advanced age would utterly pre-
clude him from the possibility of carrying us
through the danger with safety. If Mr. BUcH
ANAN is blind to this fact, let us not close our
eyes TO the truth. The 6rmness of character,
the steadiastness of purpose that great occa-
sion requires, we know are wanting in Mr.. Bucu-
ANAN. Let US not delude ourselves that these
,hperfec,ons will cease when allied to the weak.
ness of extreme age.