Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-07-11
NIr. Buchanan's Fcdel aliam-Andrew jackson Dom


MI. B"ch""on's Feden "liam-A"drew 'Eaekso" Dom
eiso".
Our know nothing contemporaries, who are assail
ing Mr.. Buchanan for having been frderaliS al
most half centuray ago, may probably like to know
what Major Andrew jackson Doneson, while
democrat and editor Of the Union. had to say upon
this subject Wequote from tine Washington Union
Of June S, 1851:
"N hat if Mr. Buchanan, in the early part of his
life, member of the federal party, ard follow
ed the false lights of the men who are even yet
the or: ces for large portion of the whg party?-
Are they to be rewarded for persverng the bitter
end, and seeking, at this moment, 10 einstate the
primitive doctrines of the federal party! And is
MIR. Buchanan to be scandalized because he had tine
courage quarter OF a century ago to acknowledge
his convictions that those doctrines unwise and
dangerous, and cOul not be maintained without de
stroying the republican principle BY what code
OF Justlce-relgi0us, moral, or pOIltlcai-does the
special organ find that il is more meritorious per.
severe in wrong than to acknowledge the conviction
of error, than to do what is proper and commenable
afterwards as the votarY of truth Does the sp ca
organ desire US to publish the numerous evidences
afforded by the recent speeches of the Presidents
cabinet, almost defylng Alexander Hamton, the
great prototype OF whiggery, in order that the peo-
pie may see that the real issues of the parties,
stripped of all the disguise that is thrown around it
by the momentIry passions and errors OF Individuals
is exactly what it was al the close O: Gen. Wash
ingon's administration when the Hamit0nian school
alien and sedition laws, and the republican school,
| appealing the common sense OF the country, re-
lnstated the constitution as a compact between the
States, and put down the dangerous doctrine thai,
under The guse of the terms IRE, the people, and gem
erai Uelfdre as used in the preamble of the consul
tuition, the f deral government acquire power TO
do whatever the discretion OF Congress might decide
20 be best for the common good 1t this IS lhe eX-
pecation Of the special organ, we are ready to graf
lily it but trus. that in doing so it will noU blame
for The pain resulting to one who undertakes okcA
against the prlCkS."
. But the special organ, instead of manfully &C
knowledging The error which has been committed
by its party in he counlenance it has given TO po
liica enti SGUery organtzGl0n-dn error not denaeC
nor even concealed By the President any Of h1
cabinet Minister'S the var1OuS speeches they hare dd
dressed to the abolition districts Of Neag YO1E-lmag
ines that ii is it's flee utrallZe the force OF suc
fact by rev vi the stale charge Of federalism
= q ,tnst Mr.. n an IN, who Is one, amongst som
;. ght or ten OF the prominent men IN the demOcral
Il party, that may b brought before national con
d ven,ion whose duty it will be to put some @
e them in nomination for the presidency. This gen
4 tleman has friends who will in due make
more detailed vindicarion of his character than W
have done n t: Is hasty article. What We have sal
! IS not a defence of Mr. Buchanan as candidate 70
the presidency, but a member OF the party i
: whose serI ice he has acquired the high respeci
his fellow cit and has proved that lie possrsse
the eminent abb ty and patriotism which justified tn
confidence given to him by the State which he S
long represented in the Senate of the United States
and afterwards BY President Polk, who gave him tn
B first place in his cabinet.
: {" We do not know that Mr.. Buchanan ever deli'
T. cred toe speech which is attributed TO him but,
t he did, we do not perceive how party which stl
entertans the opinions it avowed profit by the'
either The ground OF personal ACQUISITION Oh OF pa
= ~ reproach to the democracy That these opnIor
- were groundless is proved by the testimony whic
20 The more M ture life AMI experience of Mr.. B b:
afforded. Every one k"ows that they are just sue
as had been taugh. aud are still retained by d
the opponents of such men as Messrs. Jefsrso