Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-10-15

chanan, the advocate of squatter sovereign
ty and for forty years the relentless enemy
of the South and its institutions, but as a
platform, supporting the repeal of the Mis-
souri, Compromise, and the making of Kan
sas slave State. We ask the rejecting
honesty of the country if this is not dshon-
esty and fraud, drawing in its train most
pernicious results, not only in the choice of
bad men to administer the government,
but in a deep decay in the confidence of the
people in the correctness and purity of the
republican form Of government.
But for the facts to substantiate that this
Southern candidate is a hypocrite and
knave, and that his party are again de-
ceiving the people.
The annexation of Texas was a measure
in which the whole South felt a deep in
terest. With the lamented Mr. Calhoun
it was a movement, which he earnestly
urged upon the South, as a means by which
to preserve an equilibrium of power with
the free States, and prevent preponder-
ance of counsels which might look to inter
ference with or abridgement of slavery inter
ests and power. The Democratic party South
took up the question, and carried it
through Mr. Buchanan, the present
candidate of this party, and of the imme-
eiate followers and disciples of Calhoun,
opposed the measure from first to last, and
only voted for it under the force of party
drill, and with the disclaimer, that he did
not, in doing so, enhance the interests of
Of slavery the darling desire of those who
projected it. We quote from the record
to prove this:
On the1st of March. 1887, hem0ced to lag the
on tie table Mr.. Norvells resolution directing
the President to recognize the independence
of Texas. This resolution was offered as an
amendment to one offered by Mr.. Walker, and
only authorized the recognition under circum-
stances which had not then transpired, and
falling to get it laid on the table he voted for
its passage as a substitute for Walkers which
took stronger ground, and required the Pres.
ident to recognize Texas forthwith. Eorvel's
amendment failed, and on the passage of Walk
er's resolution he voted NO.
Con. GLOBE, End Sess., 24th Cong. p SO.
On September 14th, 1887, he presented
remonstrances from the city and county of
Philadelphia, against the annexation of Ter
as. On the 25th he presented similar ones.
On the Both, he offered similar ones from
Bucks county and Philadelphia On Oc-
tober 10th, he offered more remOnstranceS
flom Montgomery and other counties On
October 18th, he offered petitions from
Philadelphia and other parts of Pennsylva-
MIA, that Texas or any other new State
should be admitted with slavery in their
constitutions. On January %, 1888, he
presented remonstrances against annexation
and on the following day, others. On
January 22d, he did the same thing. On
March Dist, Texas again met with a rebuff
from this southern candidate. On May Cd,
she received another.
We might prOlong this roll ad iafnitum,
but deem the above sufficient to establish,
in connection with his course when the
question of annexation came before the
body of which he was a member and the
memorable speech which he delivered on
that occasion, that he was hearty oppo-
nent Of the annexation of Texas, and that
if he had not have believed it would abridge
the area of slavery he would have resisted
the policy of his party and voted against
it.
We repeat in conclusion that the nomi-
nation of a man with such sentiments, by a
party who have made the question of cleo
ton hang upon the extension of slavery, is
a fraud aud cheat, which should excite in
every candid patriots breast, an indigna-
ton which will drive the double dealers
from power, and rebuke their pretensions.