The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-09-05
why Choate Supports Buchanan

why SHkO-Asc SuEpUEtS DuCNaHsdn.
We perceive that the Southern Buchanan
papers generally are adpaudidg Mr.. Choates
letter. They republish IT. eulogize it, bespat-
ter its author with fulsome praise. 1t certainly
insures their party in Massachusetts, one more
vote, and of course the favor, even il small, is
received with gratitude. But we hope our read
ers " i'll notice one sentence in the letter. The
position of Mr.. Choate, is found clearly stated
in the Mobile Advertiser, which paper copies
the sentence alluded to. and thus comments up
| on it:
"lf the reader. says the Advertiser, will look
over the letter with which our Democratic con-
temporaries are so much delighted, they will
find that Mr.. Choate supports Buchanan because
he thinks his election will make Kansas FREE!
But if he should be deceived in this, he is then
willing for revolution! He went further, and
maintained that the Democratic Convention at
Cincinnati had thrown President Pierce over
board because he did not protect tho Northern
settlers from the Missourans, and that "that
lesson will not aud must not be lost on anybody"
He believed that in future this policy will be
changed, and that then Kansas "will choose for
itself freedom and that 1t will have forever what
1t chooses Bat, to show that he does not sur
render the design of Massachusetts It's to make it
free State by foul and revolutionary means if
necessary, he goes on to say: alFhen this pol
icy. 50 simple, easy and just, is tried and failed
It will be time enough 10 resort to revolution"
Read the following extract:
s'No fears no man hopes, man hopes for
! sla, cry in Utah, New Mexico, Washington or
Minnesota. A national party SO give them 10
Freedom is abou. as needful and about as feast
as national party to keep Maine for freedom
And Kansas! Let that abused and profancd
soil have calm within its borders; deliver it over
to the natural laws Of peaceful and spontaneous
immigration; take off the ruiian hands; strike
down the rifle and the bowie knife; guard It's
J strenuous infancy ahd youth till it comes of age
to choose for itself--and it will choose freedom
for itself, and it will have forever what il
. chooses.
"When this policy, so easy, simple and just,
, is tried and fails, it will be time enough to re-
/ sort to revolution 1t is in part because the
duty Of protection to the local settler was not
: performed, that the Democratic party has al
ready by the action of its great representative
:, Convention resolved to put out Of Office its own
4 administration. That lesson will not and must
not be lost on anybody. The country demand;
that Congress, before it adourns, give that Ter
e ritory peace. If it do, time will inevitably give
n it freedom"
c Now. is i. not strange, sspassing strange
that men can be found here in the South, who
can 'sread with pleasure such sentiments; who
y can recommend as splendid and most convin
o1 cing," such arguments, and applaud as sstrium
s. plant" such anti-Southern doctrines Width
:. er are we tending, and what is to be the end
"We are not surprised, continues the Adver
~ er, as the position of Mr.. Choate. Entertain
/, ing the sentiments he has avowed, tits perfect
s. ly natural and consistent that he should 90 TO
- Buchanan, because the doctrines of Buchanan
= will insure freedom to Kansas; and not only SO
but prevent the possibility of the further ex
:, tension of slavery These considerations il
= duced the Van Burens, Dix and other freesoil
oi ers, to give their adhesion to Buchanan, as tn
e, best means Of accomplishing their long chershe
schemes for destroying the institutions of tn
! South. The conclusion Is natural and just
ID But, that Southern men should applaud sue
- sentiments and such motives, is wonderful.
of is sw--Natchez Courier.
~ Governor Letcher isthe witness upon whol
- =. the opposition editors have relied to prove Nj
- Buchanan the calumniator of Mr.. Clay!
ha New Albany Ledge
:. Oh no. Gov Letcher is the witness upon who
x they rely to confirm the positive statements
~ ~ Mr.. Clay and General Jackson that Mr.. Bncha,
:, or an tried to get bargain negotiated betwet
ct them.
"a A FAIR OFFER.-A Democratic paper haviI
~ stated that James Buchanan is by trade pr
-. ter, an exchange replies that be can have N
S. ii that Office at TED cents a day. The Democf<
- ic candidate would scarcely relish his own pr
IA scription for working men, =
~
'r- ma. The Baltimore Patriot. whose edi
q orally weighs well his statements before loaEil
them, says TINT il the elecion Of PresiddIt Is
be made by tie House d Representatives q
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