The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-11
THE POSITION OF THE VAN BURINs


porters Of Mr. Buchanan and have waited to ascer
tain distinctly the grounds which they proposed Il
stand in the contest before making any auson to III,
fact We should be uncandid if we did not say that
we had found them supporting Mr.. Buchanan, but op
posing and repudatng the democratic platform which
he stands should have felt duty to the party Il
regard them in the category with Colonel Benton
Such, however is not the they come forward and
take their position the democratic platform and propose
to give earnest support to the candidate who has adopt
ed and endorsed It's principles In late letter of the ell
der Van Buren, he defines his position at length and from
ii make two extracts that the grounds which
he supports Mr. BUCHANAN may BIO distinctly understood
1t hardly necessary to add, that whilst differ from
Mr. Van Buren, in regard to the justice and propey of the
repeal of the Missouri Compromise gratied find
that he regards the Kansas with favor than he
did when IL passed, will appear in the following
paragraph from his letter
am free to confess that have for some time past re-
garded this act with more favor than did when it
first presented 10 my consideration the instrument by
which the Missouri Compromise overthrow. This
may have arisen from the fact that have felt myself
PEELED to regard 1t the only atanable mode by which
the country hope to be relieved from the injurious and
demorazing effects OF slavery agitation 1t may have
been produced by the great unanimity with which its
principles have been adopted in all parts of the country
the maintenance OF which, in its wonted purity
scenousy believe the future welfare Of the country will
depend believe Also that the people of the free States
when the resentment justly excited by the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise has subsidized and especially
when they shall have witnessed fair and peaceable
ton Of the provisions Of that act will generally regard it
mode for the settlement Of slavery questions by which
they will stand better chance to have their feelings and
opinions upon the subject respected and less exposed
to and improper influences than has been the
with specific congressional legislation"
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rens letter will find hearty and cordial response in every
national bosom
Mr. Buchanan in his letter of acceptance pledges him
self the people, should the nomination of the
be ratified by the people, that all the power and nu
consttutionay possessed by the Executive shall be
exerted in firm but concatory spirit during the single
he shall remain in Office to restore the harmony
among the sister States which prevailed before the apple of
discord in the form of slavery agitation, had been
into their midst lie knows that this pledge can be
deemed in but way and that is by securing the
tide settlers of the Territory matters should be al
lowed to remain they stand, the full, Free and
practical enjoyment of the rights intended to be granted
them by the organic act including that of free suffrage
and no will understand better than he that nothing
short of the substance of those rights would the
purpose satisfy the excited and vgant scrutiny of those
who will watch every step that is taken in the matter
Doubts were at time thrown out know not from
what quartein regard TO the of the Executive to
give this security but affairs now in progress show that
these doubts if they existed, have been dspeed
The constitution makes it the express duty OF the federal
Executive that the laws faithfully executed and
he is clothed with powers adequate to its performance.
"Wil Mr. Buchanan, IL elected, redeem his pledge
believe he WILL and therefore will cheerfully support him.
All that be asked of him is to do equal and exact
Justice every section Of the country to exercise the high
powers with which he will be invested TO the object
in vew well because 1t will be right to do, be-
there may be to fear that the existence of the
government itself may depend upon his securing it. SO
much has been said in regard TO the dangers with which
the Union threatened to require nconsderable e
the part Of On earnest TO touch upon the sol
theme for fear he might be suspected Of desire to
prostitute 1T to comparatively petty purposes But all
admit il to be certain that there period
in the history OF this republic when sectional anmostes
so rife or had, to so great an extent infamed the
masses of the people.
II the conederacy shall prove strong enough with
stand these torrents of bitter waters II will Afford the best
evidence that the love of Union deeply impressed upon
the American heart its most sanguine friends have i'm
agued ii to be- good grounds for hope that such
may be the happy issue out Of present alarming
dion in the prospect OF Mr. Buchanans election He is
neither untred Of ordinary stamp He has
for long tine been avorably known 70 the public
vice and comes before the country with character al
ready formed and mind thoroughly trained in the school
OF experience In regard 70 the future action of such
man his constituents are not left conjecture and hope
but may form positive opinions He has established for
egn reputation, in regard to which be cannot fail TO be
licitous He has with characteristic good sense relieved
himself from the mpuation ofbeng influenced by desire
concate any special partial interest with view to
reelection and bis acts from misconsructions which the
suspicion Of being influenced might engeuder That
acting In matter Of sufficient interest attract the atten
ton of the world and in the presence of free and nte
gent people, among whom he reared and expects TO
spend the evening Of his life fail perform his entire
duty when the path that leads 10 II is plain that the
wayfaring man. though fool could not therein Is
contamination that am very certain can never be real
TIED"
We End the position Of John Van Buren, clearly laid
in speech Of great force and eloquence delivered
mass meeting Of the Empire Club in New York. on Tues
day evening" the sh instant II our available space would
we can only End for much Of II relates to the
democratic platform, the Kansas question, and the paci6
cation bill passed by the Senate;
am told that In looking the resolutions OF that
venon they have been able to discover that they pledge
the organization 20 the extension Of slavery 70
free territory have read these resolutions carefully and
with what little intelligence have been able TO apply to
them can find no such thing in them. offer reward,
now any Of these y-inlegent republican geLe-
men point 20 outrage In Kansas, not to a
scufe in Washington not TO an improper speech or i'm
proper newspaper articebut line sentence In the
Cincinnati resolutions which advocates encourages the
extension Of slavery 10 free territory. Applanse The
resolutions OF the Cincinnati Convention mey well be d.
vded into two First those which express opin-
ion upon what Is past and second those which lay down
rules for the OF the administration that Is to
H. and the party which support that administration for
the future You will all readily that where the
venon speak Of the first they speak for themselves and
express their own opinions To illustrate what mean,
aud not intending 70 express any opinion upon IT the con-
yenton unan onsy endorsed the administration Of Pres
dent Pierce They had right 70 endorse IT. and he
will receive that Enforcement the judgment Of intel
ligent able patriotic men, expressed, very likely after
mature reflection. But II Is notorious fact that in the
State Of New York there are very large number OF demo
crat-and no doubt very considerable number Of them
nreaont hare to-night--who differ from that opinion