The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-08-04

Mr.. BUCHANAN AND THE INDEPENDENCE OF
TExAs.-In the Senate of the United States
in May, 1886, proposition to recognize the
independence of Texas was discussed. bir.
Buchanan opposed it. On the 9Th OF that
month he declared 'aS an american SeossOr
he could give the Texans nothing but has prayers
and his qooa uishes" See Cong. Globe, page
800 On the 23d of May he still opposed the
proposition declaring, however, at the same
time that =" he believed the dominion Of MeTIco
oUer Teas aOas gone toreUe,.'
On the 1st of March 1887, the following
resolution, offered by Mr.. Walker, OF MlssIs-
sippi, was adopted by vote of % yeas to ~
nays. Mr.. Buchanan U0ted against It, notwlth-
standing nearly year previously he had ad-
mtted that the "dominion Of Mexico over
Texas was gone forever :"
Resolue{, That the State Of Texas, having
established and maintained an Independent
Government capable Of performing those du-
ties, foreign and domestic, which appertaIn to
independent governments, and it appearing
that there is no longer any reasonable prospect
of the successful prosecution OF the war by
Mexico against said State, it is expedient and
proper in conformity with the laws OF nations
and the practice of this Government IN like
cases, that the independent political existence
of said State be acknowledged by the Gov
eminent of the United States.
See Con Gzo5e, p7ge4 76.
Some years after wards, when the annexa-
! ton of Texas was made party measure by
| the party to which he belonged, he hesitated a
! long time a to whether he should 60 for it,
| but finally concluded to do so. His own dec
larations are on record in the Journals OF Con
gress that his hesitation was caused by his
! ola oil nd
that he finally determined to give his support
to the measure because he believed that the
annexation of Texas would cause slavery tC
disappear from Virginia, Maryland Kentucky
Tennessee, North Carolina, and all the plant
ing States, making them freesoil States. And
now if Mr. Buchanan's friends think there is
anything in their mans Texas record to bra9
about, let them brag,- Lou. Jour.
(LF The Indiana Buchanan party and the
Indiana Fremont party have been vieng with
each otherin their efforts to induce tie Know
! Nothings of the State to 90 for their respec'
tive candidates. For some time past neither
the Sag NIGHT nor the Freesoi organs of that
State have had anything to say against the
Know Nothlngs but have rather seemed dis
posed to compliment them. Even the New
Albany Ledger, which till lately denounced
them so ferociously now call them the ma
tional portion of the opposition to the Blu
chanan Democracy. We are not at all sur
prised at this
We all see what admiration the Democratic
organs are now unanimously expressing fol
the old Wing party. party, which, SO long as
it had an organized existence, they charged
with every conceivable sin and iniquity. l
the fears which the Democrats throughout tht
country have of the Know Nothngs were
only allayed, as their fears of the Wings are
they would everywhere, to catch Know Moth
ing votes. be applauding the Know Nothing
party, just as they were applauding the Wing
party, as a most pure and patriotic organiza
ton. But we can tell them that their fear
Of the Know Nothing party never will be al
Ilayed.- Lou. Jour.
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