The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-01-01
THE FUTURE JUDGED BY THE PAST


should pause to take breath, and rest tbsn VT
selves Let them beware, however, OfAo Oh
who would mislead them into the notion TIA. 81,
the apparent calm is anything but lul IN he R.
storm. The well-organized Slave Interest has tn
elected its President, and it has -four Years o
more in which to strengthen its power, and lav p
plans for future aggrandizement. Couh nal 81
moderate men of the South have their way, NJ G
country might have peace. They see in tn,
dark schemes of the Propagandism that beset d
them, the perils which threaten the best inter
ests of the South, but they dare not DEFY thl
Propaganda, who, reckless and irresponsible,
are strong enough to ruin, if not rule-strong
enough to pull down, if not to build up Mod.
Grafton would be arraigned as aisloyaIty tn the
South /: and what with the Jefferson n.
Democrats on one side, and the Percy wsiker
Americans on the other, the CONSERVATIVE BIZ
chanan men of the South would pc gEA
between the upper and neither miilstones
extreme policy will be forced upon Tue"
if there are indications now of moderatlo7
their tone, they are but temporary.
Some of the New York papers who advo-
Gated the Republican ticket during the late
canvass, are doing what they can to mislead
the opponents of Slavery domination, uninten-
tionally, we would believe. They represent the
moderate tone of leading Buchanan papers in
the South, as indicating radical change OF
policy. They report Mr.. Buchanan as adverse
to the extreme measures of the Slavery party,
in favor of Free Kansas, disposed to occupy
a truly national and liberal position.
A moments consideration will put the reader
on his guard against these Elusive representa-
tons, and convince him that the political mil
lennium has not yet dayned. Have the men,
who, bound by common and exceptional In,
terest, annexed Texas with SlaSesy, sought by
violence and unconstitutional enactinefn.ts TO
suppress freedom Of speech, freedom of thy
press, the rights of petition and debate, and
to institute post cffice censorship plunged
US into war with Mexico, for the purpose oi
opening free course for Slavery on our South.
ern and Southwestern borders resisted the or
ganization of Oregon into free Territory, and
the admission of California as free Stat
brought about the organization of Territorial
Governments in New Mexico and Utah. without
restriction as to Slavery; repealed the Missouri
Compromise, with the avowed purpose of car.
rying Slavery into Kansas; encouraged armed
forays of Slavery Propagandists into Kansas;
intrigued against the black republic of Hayti
intrigued, almost to the point Of war, for the
forcible separation of Cuba from the mother
country; intrigued for the appropriation of
the southern half of California to Slavery in
tripued for tho conversion Of Sonora into
slave Ste+.; intrigued for foothold, for con-
oro.., for annexation, in Central America
have always been laboring to secure complete
ascendency in Congress, in the Judiciary, in
the Executive and lately attempted to organ-
ize the Southern People in conspiracy to re-
sist the Inauguration of the Republican candi,
date-possible have these men suddenly change
ed their character, become peaceable and unaga
gresslve, and abandoned a policy they lave pur-
sued with so much pertinacity and violence? s
AS to Mr.. Buchanan, old men arenot apt to
change. Mr.. Buchanan cannot b. expected
to falsify the record of his life What he has
been, he will be. Why, pray, 10 Judging of
his future acts, must We yield to rain hopes,
deal in groundess predictions, INSTEAD of reai
soning from his antecedents, his we'll known
character, and the circumstances bywhich he il
surrounded? We reprint, from the Richmond
Ea.) Enquirer brief memorandum of his acts
of "loyalty," using the word in its Southern
acceptation
"To recapituIate
81. In 1886, Mr.. Buchanan supported bill
to prohibit the circulation of Abolition papers
through the mails.
80. In the same year, he proposed and voted
for the admission Of Arkansas.
"In 1867, he denounced and voted to re-
ect petitions for the abolition Of Slavery in tn,
District Of Columbia.
"a. In 1887, he voted for Mr.. Calhoun's ia
nous Resolutions, defining the rights of tn,
States and the limits of Federaa authority
and affirming it to be the duty of the Govern
ment to protect and uphold the institutions o
| the South.
IS. In 1882 and 40, he invariably votet
with Southern Senators against the considers
ton of Anti Slavery petitions.
sc. In l844-5 he advocated and voted 70
the annexation Of Texas.
81. In l647, he sustained the Clayton Com
promise.
$50. In $780, he proposed and urged the ex
tension of the Missouri Compromise to the Pa
ci6c ocean.
$50. But, he promptly acquiesced in the Com
promise Of So and employed all his inAuenc,
in favor of the faithful execution of the Fugitiv
! Slave Law.
10. In 1851, he demonstrated against 81
enactment of the Pennsylvania Legislature fO
obstructing the arrest and return of fugitive
slaves. /
IL. In 1854, he negotiated for the acquii
ton of Cuba
II. In 1856, he approves the repeal of IL
| Missouri Restriction, and supports the principh
of the Kansas Nebraska act.
"l3. He never gave vote against theEi
terests Of Slavery, and neveg uttered a ~vr-I
which could pain the most sensitive Souther
heart"
That is enough. When, under the policy o
James Buchanan, Kansas shall become Free
State, all schemes of Slavery Extension be for
ever extinguiShed, and the Slave Interest cess'
to be the ruling Influence in the Administra
ton of the Government, we shall admit tina
the Ethiopian can change his skin and th,
leopard his spots-not before.
What then, we are asked, mean the declare
ton of Senator Bigler in favor of Squatter Soy
ereignty, the editorial of the Pennsylcanias
in aunr or b0rnoo II Poo4o, Al