Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-08-13
The Democracy Of Pierce is not
the Democracy Of Buchanan.

The Democracy OF PlerCe Is not
the Democracy Of Buchanan.
rs proof of the assertion that the Democracy
of Frank Pierce is not the Democracy Of James
Buchanan. we will make extracts from some Of
the Pierce Administration journals The Rich
mo d South of Aug. 4th, says:
:" In commenting, however severely, upon
Walker course, we have only expressed the
honest conviction Of our oNn Judgment. unbi-
assed by any feelings OF cnmity, or prejudice
and uninauenced by the advie and counsel of
any man or set Of men, We were but vlndlca-
ting the principles Of our political creed, in
CONCERNING what we considered to be gross
der@lction oiduty on the part of a high official
To he sure, we are deeply gratllied to know that
the opinions we have 50 often and so freely ex-
pressed, are cordially endorsed by great major
jty IF The Southern Democracy, But, ii we
stood alone in our present attitude. we would
not bartur the firm convictions OF our mind tor
any considerations Of interest or expectancy.
The States canuot believe that we are always
" hasly and violent constantly tossed about
| by the gales of impctuosy, and melted by the
quick resentmens OF u too sensitive and impul-
sivc nature. We must have some lucid inter
walls Of calm and dispaseionate reflection viii
it not, therefore. be surprised ut the observation
that never, at any lime. have we been disposed
TO blot one line Of our record against Robert j
! Walker, or to take one step backward in our
career Of opposition to his unwarrantable usQr
putons in \ansaa
It is well known that the Administration has
detaYniped to uphold Walker in bis proposal
~ assr Constitution to a1fote of tn
tely 8, 4. p .sf Vi Kansas.
15Iy:.Hs, AZ subjectSthe Richmond Enquirer says
~&sit not, then selfevident that the propo
sition-al Governor ~ alker to allow,all the in
habitdnts of Kansas Territory the right to pro-
nounce upon the Constitution, is contradictory
to the spirit Of "ur institutions and subversvt
of rational libcrty!"
Again:
1.-The question then arises this sense, who
are the peoplel And it is question demand
ing the most dispassionate reflection and the
wisest discrimination. That those entitled t
vote Tor the trainers of the Constitution ar,
alsu eligible to vote on the Constitution itself
is too sell eviden, to be debated But are ther
Others who can tightfully claim the same privi
lege, and if 80 who are they Our own opin
ion is that there are no Others"
The Yazoo (Aliss) Sun comnends lat
speech by one Of Pierce right hand men, Sen
ator Brown from that State, and says:
Walkers course met with the severest rep
rotation at his hands. He did not be lieve tina
Mr. Buchanan would suffer Walker to retail
his place as Governor Of that Territory but i
he did, the South would riSe up and denounc
him as false to the great principles Of the Kan
sas bill, and traitor to her best interests. He
for one would do 50, and so would every trn
Southerner. He had heard it from the Presi
dents own lips, that this thing of Squatte
Sovereignty was one of the most dumnable her
estes that was ever preached in this or any 9th
er country. and that he (the President) wonl,
leave nothing undone to throttle it, Mr.. Blu
chanan told the speaker this in all sincerity
and he believed him. He had no doubt but tina
Walkers appointment would be cancelled"
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