The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-07-19
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his cherished principles. And it is not
n little strange that the democrats in
the South are boasting Of the acquisi-
ton of such men as Van Buren,, Ben
ton &c. to theirparty, when they know
that these men are and have been free
soicrs for n long time. These old po-
litical sinners now return to the dem
ocralic party as the best chance OF
beating Fillmore. They know that
Frcn..eh. has no chance to succeed. 1t
is ccrtainthat Tom Benton would sup
port his son-n-law in preference TO
Buchanan or Fillmore 'cc'cris paribus,
but he does not wish to hazard his prin.
ciplcs by his devotion to family rcla-
ton, when he is sure that his relation
must be defeated. He therefore sup
ports his political principles by aiding
Mr.. Buchanan. We all know Mr..
Benton to be frccsollcr, and also
Fremont, his relative, is too. Tom
Benton has great partially for Col.
Fremont, "the Humboldt ofthc West"
as he has proudly called him. Now,
under these circumstances, why is it
that Col. Benton prefers to vote for
Mr.. Buchanan? There is but one an
swcr to the question, and that gives
Mr.. Buchanan the freesol strength
that he has. Mr.. Buchanan is looked
upon by these men as a friend to these
principles, and can we believe for
moment that they are mistaken in their
man--it cannot be. The only differ
cncc between Buchanan and Fremont
is that one is run as n sectional can
didatc, and the other is not. and free
soiIcrs will support the one or the 9TH
or as motives ofpolicy dictates-hcnce
they are divided not upon principles,
but upon policy.
These men profess to have expert
enced no change in their views upon
the slavery question, but come in to
the support Of Mr.. Buchanan as the
true exponent Of their principles. They
must of course be satisfied in their
conclusions, for abolitionists are not
going to encourage a policy at war
with their lanatical sentiments. This
would be base abandonment of all
hat they have commended for. Fanat-
cism does not thus suddenly give way
and abd;catc its throne in favor Of rca-
son. 1t is "madc Of Steiner stuff" -
4 III this is shown in the fact that their
curse is becoming more and more az
,rcssivc every day, and it is u wide |
mistake to suppose that C. hose Old
lacks are improving in their political
liberality. 1t is said somewhere in
Scripture that "whcrc the carrion is
here will be the buzzards Also
Then we may fairly suppose that the
corruption Of tho Cincinnati Convcn-
ion was scented by these ravens from
very part of the country, and the Gin
innati platform is the entertainment |
o which they arc invited. And what |
10 we see? James Buchanan at the |
read and breckenridge at the foot of
he table, fcasting with the worst abo-
itionists of the country. Truly we
ire to be judged by the company we
Keep. One of two things is certain:-
either the frcesoiers or pro-slavery |
nen are deceived. Now, the way to
o test witnesses credit sometimes, is
o see who has the best opportunity of
what he deposcs. Apply this
principle here. and let us see how it
works. Mr. Buchanan lives at the
North among these abolitionists. They
Ienr his private conversation, while
he South is far from him and only de-
'ends upon hcar-say evidcnce--(espc.
tally since Mr.. b. says he will answer
10 questions from the South) We |
must then give more credit to the opin-
ons of his Northern acquaintance,
ucl as the Van Burcns, &C., and de-
crmino the case by their evidence,
md they say Mr.. B. suits their views.
Then the South must be dissatisfied. |
Why did not these men support the /
of Con piprce1 Tho |