Butte record., 1856-11-01


Buchanan, while Secretary of State under
President Polk, insisted that the territory
of Oregon extended up to '-54 40 and put
forth State paper upon the subject which
guages, and read by every civilized govern
nent in the cid world
Charge upon the opposition, that Fillmore
opposed the acquisition of Texas, because it
Was slave territory, and opposed extending
the Oregon line up to the Russian posses
sions, because as he averred, we had terrific
ry enough
Keep it before the people, That it was
while James Buchanan was Secretary OF
State, that he acquired the territory OF
which California is composed, and which has
become one of the richest and most magiG-
cent States in the Union.
Charge it upon them, Democrats, that
Mr.. Fillmore and his party used every ex-
ertiOn to prevent the acquisition of Califor-
MIA, by instructing their Representatives in
/ Congress to vote against furnishing supp les
to our army in Mexico, and resolving that
the war should not resnlt in the acquisition
of any more territory.
Keep it before the people, That James
Buchanan and President Polk, supported by
the Democratic party, upheld the honor and
fame of the American nation, conquered a
peace with Mexico, and acquired the beau
tiful Pacific slope which We now inhabit.
Charg mon them, Democrats That Tom
Corwin, FilImore's Cabinet Minister, said in
the Senate cf the United States, that he
hoped the Mexicans would welcome our
American soldiers with bloody hands tc
iuhospitable graves"
Keep it before the people that the pres
ent democratic administration have appro
priated fifteen millions of dollars to Caifor-
MIA, for the erection of light houses, fortfi-
cations, and to render safe the navigation
of the Pacific coast.
Charge it upon them, Democrats, that du-
ring the four years of MIR. Fillmore's ad-
mnistratIon not one cent was apprupria ed
California, but on the contrary, those OF our
citizens who came here previous to our or
ganization as State, were compelled by
FIlmore'8 administration, to pay On unjust
and enormous duty upon the necessaries Of
lite, to the defaulting custom house officials
whom he imported upon US.
Keep it before til, E,eople, that a demo-
cratic administI alton has paid back to the
State of California the money thus unjustly
obtained by Mr. Fllmore's administration.
Charge it upon them, Democrats, That
one of Mr. Flllmore's warmest supporters,
said in the Senate of the United States, that
"If California was going to cost the national
government so.much, they had better let it |
shde'-turn us out of the American Union. /
Keep it before the people, That the
Democratic party, by resolution of their
Convention, aud james Buchanan. over his I
own signature, to favor the construction OF
the Pacific Railroad, and that the Democra
cy havo already expended over FIVE hundred I
thousand dollars in surveys for that object |
Charge upon them, Democrats, that the
Know Nothing convention which nominated
Mr. Fillmore, and which had arisen upon
the ruins and corIuptions of the wbig party
does not say word about the Railroad,
and that the only thing Mr.. Fillmore ever
said about a railroad, was to call the atten-
ton OF Congress to what General Taylor had
said upon that subject.
Keep it before the people, That the Dem
oeratic party extends to every county, town
ship, and precinct in the American Union,
and that their standard bearer has been a
national man all his life, and endorsed by
that stern old patriot, Gen. Jackson.
Charge upon them, Democrats, that Mr.
Fillmore has no electoral ticket in the great
States of Pennsylvania, Illinois, Maine, To-
wa, and Michigan, and that in Indiana
they have united with the Republicans on
a single electoral ticket.
Charge upon them, Democrats, that the
letter written by Fillmore to the Erie Abo-
litionists, has never been Withdrawn or ex-
planned, and that he therefore stands self
confessed before the country as an Aboli-
ZIONIST of the deepest dye-and that Donnel-
on, during F,llmore's administration, ac-
cused him of political dishonesty, and in di-
rect terms of being an Aboltionist.
The duty of every good citizen in the con-
test now pending is to ascertain irrespect-
i've of party issues and party prejudices,
how they can best vote to secure the perpe- |
tnity Of our free institutions That jaime
Buchanan is the only national candidate
now before the American people, must be
apparent to all who take a proper view of
the Republican strength in the northern
States.