Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-06-24
Choo,c We between Ihcm.

Choose ye between them.
The country is familiar with the cardinal
tenets of the Black Republican organiza-
ton opposition to the admission of more
slave States; undyng hostility to the spread
of slavery, and opposition to that institution
as an evil and a curse 1t has nominated
a candidate and presented him to the peo-
pie upon this declaration Of principles.
The candidate is Col John C: Fremont IA
nous as a Western explorer, and expert as
asapper and miner, attractive by the weight
of bis money bags, and supposed to be avail
able on account of his energetic, impetuous
young Americanism, and because he is the
son-in-aw of a distinguished freeSoil sup
porter of James Buchanan-the Bison of
the West-ThOmaS II. Benton.
But Col. Fremont must look to his prin-
cples, or they will be appropriated by an
earlier and older claimant, who can furnish
presumption right, if his title be disputed
That sturdy old pioneer is James Buchan-
an. In 1919, before John Charles Fremont
had begun to look up in the world, or de-
vclop those rowing traits which have led
him to wander beside goden-sanded streams,
and have now placed him on the high road
TO official fame, James Buchanan blazed his
way into Black RepublicaniSm, and squatted
upon q rich settlement. Here is his title
deed, in the form Of certain resolves adopt
cd by a meeting in Lancaster Pennsylva-
mia, and presented by a committee, among
whose names, is that of James Buchanan
" Resolved, That the Representatives in Con
gress from this district be- and hereby, most
earnestly requested 10 their utmost endeaVors
members Of the National Legislature, to prevent
the existence of slavery ia aug Of the n0O Terrific
ries and raC Statss which may be created by Cen
gress.
" Resolved, That, in the opinion Of this meet
ing, the members of Congress- who ut that session.
sustained the Of justice, humanity and patri-
otism in opposing the introduction Of slavery in the
State then endeavorcd TO be formed out Of the Mis-
souri, Territory, entitled 10 the Warmest thanks
Of every friend OF humanity"
Again in 1874, when the lone star knock
ed for admission among that galaxy where
: she now shines bright particular" -this
same Iusty-lmbed adventurer into the dark
forests Of Black Republicanism precedeS
his rival, Fremont, who was then engaged
in other explorations, and cleared a most
fertile and productive spot, which on the
books of the Land Office, stand registered
against his name. In part I'd of vol Is, Of
the Appendix to the Congressional Globe,
we find James Buchanan committed thus
" In arriving at the conclusion TO support this
treaty, | had TO encounter bit serious obstacle
AND THAT WAS TIRE QUESTION OF SLAVERY. Whilst
ever have maintained, and shall maintain In their
full force and vgor the constitutional rights OF the
Southern States their slave property, get fell
a strong rCpagHopcs BY any &C; Of nIine 10 ertsnd
tbs limits OT Tie Union OBeT neo Stduehoding Ter
ritorV After mature reflection, however, over
come these scrupes, and now believe that the ac-
QUESTION of Texas will be the means OF LIMITING,
not ENLARGlNG the dominion of SLAVERY.
" That tie acquisition Of Texas would ere long,
convert Maryland. Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri,
aud probably others Of the more northern States
into free States, / entertain not doubt.
" BJa should ISEdS Be Go,rr-d 10 he Union, causes
iriH Be brought into operation which must incUfdbiy
slavery from rhat fnry be called the tdrD,ing
iMdffs FROM the beRt information, u - no longer
profitable raise wheat rye and corn, by slave la
Dor. Where these articles are the only staples Of
agriculture in the pointed and expressive language
OF NJ. Randolph, II tue slave does not run away
from his master, the master must run away from
the slave. The slave will naturally be removed
from such country, where bis labor i scarcely al.
equate 10 his own support, To region where be
can not only maintain himself but yield large prof
lis to mis- master. Texas will opru outlet aud
elavery itself thas finally pass the Del Norte and
be lost III Mexico One thing Is certain-the pres
ent number oil slaves cannot be increased by the
annexation Of Texas.
Does Col. FremontS platform oppose
Southern interests with hearticr goodwill
than James Buchanan? Would he not
have made us consistent a Black Kepubli,
can candidate as Fremont bimselfg Nor
does Fremont loathe and detest slavery
more than Buchanan-ior the latter has
declared that he regards il "as a moral
and political evil and devoutly upturned
his eyes while be thanked his God that his
lot bad been east in a land uncursed with
it, In this respect he has greatly the ad-
vantage of his preferred riyal-for Fremont
first drew breath on Southern soil aud grew
up TO manhood surrounded with the cursed
institution.
These are two Of the presidential candid
ates, and these are their principles. One
of them. too, has the unblushing efrOutery
to ask the Southern people to vote for him.
Southern reader, il you had been consigned
TO Rip Van Wrinkle sleep, and were to
awake to-day, and the platform Of the Black
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