The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-06-16
MIR. hue h n n n MS REGARD

Mr.. Bnchanan'~ Record.
Some OF the Pennsylvania papers arc al
ready beginning to dig up Mr.. Buchanan
record, and an ugly one they make of il
The following "bricf notice" is from tn
fennsy lvania Idrocdte and Press:
JAMES BUcnASAS's SUMMERsErs,- mn,
10 the United States has turned his politica
coat rs often as James Buchanan. He ha
espoused the principles of every party tina
mas had an existence since the memorable
Hartford Convention, and has been on nj
sides OF political questions.
BRIEF reference to his history will estab
hsh censlusively our assertions.
Ills fEDERALisN.--IIe entered politicaI III,
IN 1914 as rank Federalist, and by the Fed
erai party he was elected to the Legislator,
OF the State. lie was reelected in 1915. de-
ieatins Motion {. Rogers, the Democrat,
candidate, and afterwards one Of this Su.
preme Judges of the United States.
IN so he was Federal candidate for Con
gress, and was elected over Jacob uilbsman.
the Democratic candidate, by &c majority.
In g. he was reelected over the same man
by SD majority. In 1894 he was the FEEDER.
al candidate Tor Congress, and elected over
Samuel Houston, the Democratic Candidate.
by 1l9 votes. In 1926 he was elected over
Dr. John McCamant, the Democratic can1i
date, ~ 4o3 votes. His majorities were be-
coming less each time, and in order to salts
~ hiS Federal friends of his fidelity 10 the
party, be had to declare that s'if he had n
drop % Democratic blood in his veins he
would open them and let it out:
IL BECOMES A DEaoCRAT.-Two wears af
ter thus he changed his coat and became a
faA-blooded Democrat, ran for Congress az
the democratic candidate, and was elected by
virtue OF ten. Jackson'S popularity. He
was AFRAID 10 run second term and he de-
cliuei.
Ills len CENT SPEEcH.--In l843, in the
United States Senate, he made speech adyo
eating the principle that Ten Cents was suff
Gent compensation for days labor. Hence
he is called " Ten Cent JIMMY,
In 1919, he became Secretary Of State un
der Folks Administration, and consented TO
gave away half the Territory of Oregon TO
thc briiish government, after he had proven
1htt they had nota spark of title to it,
lie extolled the Federal Administration Of
John Adams, and endorsed the abominable
alien and sedition laws of the federal reign
OF terror. lie bitterly denounced the Ad-
ninistration OF that pure Democrat, James
MADISON, and ridculed what he termed the
Eo!ies of Thomas jefferson.
Ills SLaVEKY SuNAkRsETs.- In 1919 at a
meeting IN Lancaster, he reported resolu-
Iiohs iayorlng resistance to the extension of
Slavery, and the admission OF the State Of
Missouri as Slave State.
In is4f he wrote to the Democracy Of
berks county, saying that the Missouri Com
promise hal gwen peace to the country, and
instead OF repeating it, he was in favor Of its
extension and maintenance
In 1890 he wrote letter to Fornev, reioic
NJ over the settlement Of the slavery arita-
ION, by the passage Of the Compromise
measures during Fillmore's administration.
lnd hoping that before dissolution Of the
: mon, he might be gathered to his fathers.
md never be permitted to witness the catas-
rophe.
In 1880 ne wrote to Mr.. Leake, of Virgin
a, concerning the Fillmore compromise mea-
ures OF 1856, which had been passed by Con-
,ress, and said: "the volcano has been az
lnsu!shed, and any man who would apply
.he hrebrand to the combustible mate
ials stu remaining, will produce an erup-
ION hat will overthrow the Constitution and
he Union" Well, Mr.. Pierce was "the
nan" who at later period, with the assist
NEE OF the dough-faced Douglass, disturbed
nese compromise measures, repealed the
Missouri Compromise, and re-opcned the
lsitation of slavery.
Ills LAST SuxAERsET.--On the 18th of De- |
ember, 1855, about Eve months ago. MIR.
'uchanan, in letter to John Slidell, Of Lou |
slan.l, says ''The Missouri Compromise is
zone, and gone forever. 1t has departed. |
The time for il has nassel aw.y. and tha !
rest, nay, the only mode of putting down the
eek!ess spirit Of the North, is TO adhere to
ne existing settlement without the slightest
honght or appearance of wayering, and
Without regarding any storm which may be |
aised against IT,
The !" fanatical and reckless spirit Of the
WORTH consists in the denial of the old CAL /
'oan doctrine, that the Constitution carries
!ayery with it into the Territories. This is
he ISSUE on which old Buck now goes before
he people.
BAnNus AND Ills ssFRIESDs IN NEEp.v-A
communication signed by about one thousand
ilizens, addressed to Mr.. Barnum, is pub
lshe,', rendering him series of theatrical
'enehts, concerts, ETC., with the view of i'm
rowing his financial affairs. Tob Thumb
lso tenders his services in any way in which
hey can best promote the object proposed.
ir. Barnum, however, respectfully declines
ncse Oilers OF assistance, and hopes that his
riends will appreciate his desire to live nm I,
BY sense Of dependence.