Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-06-21

JAMES BUCHANAN.

American people for their SURFACES, it is more
than right that his true position should be known.
1t seems that there is diversity Of opinion as to
where lie stands-some of the Southern papers
claiming him to be an Aboition:st, while others
assert that he is not. The Nashville (Tenn.) Ga
xettc is unsparng in its denunciation. 1t not
only finds fanlt with the candidate, but suggests
II coat Of tar and feathers for those delegates
from Tennessee, who cast their votes for him.
In proof of its assertion that Buchanan is g one
of the most notorious Aholiionists in the land
it rcpr0duces II set of resolutions, drawn up In
1912 and signed by James Buchanan, james
Hopkins, and William jenkins, which resolutions
denouncc Slavery in u"mcasurcd terms. They
give to Congress the right to egislatc on the sub
ject of Slavery in the Territories, and applaud
those who sustain tie cause Of Justice and HUI
manity." We annex two resolutions rs speci-
mems:
Resolved, That the Representatives in Con-
sress from this district be, and they arc hereby
most earnestly requested to use their utmost en-
beavers, as members of the National Legislature,
to prevent the existence of Slavery in any of the
Territories or new States which may be created
by Congress.
as the Legislature of this State will shortly he
in session, it wall be highly deserving of their
wisdom and patriotism to take into their early
consideration the prOpricty of instructing our
Representatives, in the National Legislature to
their most Jealous and strenuous exertions
to inhibit the existence of Slavery in any Of. the
Territories or States which NAV hereafter be
created by Congress: and that the members of
the Assembly from this county be requested to
embrace the earliest opportunity of bringing this
subject before both Houses of the Legislature.
The Gazette boils over with rage at this, and
gives vent to its feelings in the following chival-
rrous manner:
'sAnd here you have the man presented to the
people Of Tennessee and the South. Citizens of
Tennessee, if you should vote for him, never
again LIT your voices against any nan for Abo-
litionism. The devil himself would laugh at
your Inconsistency were You to do so. And
james Buchanan, the Aboltioni>t. is before us
for the next Presidency of the United States.
How monstrOus the thought
SO far James Buchanan is an Anti Slavery
man, or WIS in 1872.
But some of bis Southern supporters look upon
his character in a far different light. In late
triumphant reply to the Hon. Henry NJ. Fuller,
who was enlcavorins to pick flaws with Mr.. Bu-
chinan's pro-slavery views, Hon. j. Clancy
Jones, of Penns, lvania, said:
GAIL such accusations as those against Mr.
Buchanan are answered
By the fact that. twenty velrs ago, in the
Senate Of the United States, he was among the
first Nor bern men to resist the inroads of Abo-
litionism.
BY his opposition to the circulation Of insur-
rectlonary documents through the mails OF the
United States anon, the slaves of the South.
by his determ med support of the blk admitting
Arkansas into the American Union.
by his early support of the annexation Of
Texas.
by his pcrsevcring support of the Fugitive
Slave law.
BY his energetic efforts to effect the repeal of
the law of the State of Pennsylvania, DENYING to
the Federal authorities the use Of her prisons for
the d, tcDtion of fugitive slaves.
Ey bis early and unyieldng opposition to the
Wiimot Ployiso.
b. the flct that, while member of MIR. Folks
Cabinet, against the opposition of fanaticsm, he
proposed 10 extend the Missouri line to the Paci-
fc amid the delight and gratitude of national
men of all parts of the Union.
BY every vo;e he gave in the American Con-
gress on the question of Slavery. and bv the fact
that of all Northern men he has been among the
most prominent in asserting and defending il
strict construction of the Federal Constitution.
by the construction which he placed upon the
compromise measures of 1850. lii the letter ad-
dressed 10y him in November of tie same year to
the eople Of philadei phia, in which he declared
that the compromise measures had superseded
the Missouri line. o., to use his own language
that that line had passed AWAY which construc-
ton lei inevitably to the adoption of the princi-
pie of popular sovereignty, embodied In the
Kansas Nebraska bill"
In addition to this we have Mr.. Buchanan,s
no in In,
ade recently given him. he remarked
"Gen'lemcn, two weeks since would have
made you IA longer speech, but now have been
placed upon platform OF which [ most heartily
approve, and that speak for me. Being the
representative of the great Democratic party, and
not simply james Buchanan, | must square my
conduct according to the platform of the partv.
and insert no new plank nor take one from it,
That platform is sufficiently brnad and National
for the Whole Democratic party. This glorious
party now, more than ever, has demonstrate
that It's the true conservative party OF the Con-
sttutiOn and of the Union.''
Let us inquire what is the plank in the plat
form to which he audcs Nothing more nor
less than that Kansas shall be sub;ugatcd to the
Slave Power, and to this he intends to .ssouare
his conduct Nosr he is in favor of leaving the
settlement of the slavery question to the people!
llumbug! One of the Demo cratic resolutions
passed ut the Cincinnati Convention EXPLICITLY
says:
''Non-inerf' renee by Congress with Slavery in
the Territories Or in the District of Columbia
As MIR. Buchanan ''nost heartily approves
oil this plank in the platform, and in 1912 in a
series Of resolutions denied the right of Congress
to interfere with Slavery in the territories, we
have pretty conclusive evidence that he is North
crn traitor, and If elected will prove equally un-
reliable as has that dough faced, dough hearted
doush-souled Franklin Pierce VIII richt.
thinking men of the North support such a man
In the name of everything that is holy, let us
have true man. We would much prefer
South Carolina fre-eater, with all his odous-
ness, than the -committa, sneaking. dctesta-
bic, contemplate demagogue, who is willing to
climb over his own dung, the accumulation of
years, in order to reach places of political emi-
nence to which nature and God ordained he
should never occupy!
winch is WHICH ?-The Pioneer is somewhat
'puzzled." We can only say it is not the first
time. But really the editor cannot reconcile
seeming discrepancy WHICH appeared in our
paper OF the 18th. He says that under our first
editorial head we announced the declination of
Mr.. Fillmore, while under our second editorial
head, we published his acceptance, and then is
quite anxious to know which of the articles
''speaks our real sentiments?'' Not so fast.
ncighbor. We have but one editorial head in
this establishment, and under that appeared the
rumor that Mir. Fillmore had declined the nomin-
alton. Lnd,r our other head which is dexnted