The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1857-01-31
MIR. BUCHANAN'S POLICY.

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it is an entire mistake to assume that the pol
cy of Mr.. Buchanan, as President, is to be in.
fcrred from the opinions which may be express.
ed by any Journal or by any individual. The
following jndicous and pertinent remarks Of
the Lancaster InteiHgcacer furnish q full and
satisfactory answer to the comments of those
journals which have fallen into this mistake.
From the Lancaster Intelligcncer.
MIR. BucnANAN's ooLIcy.-Some of orr
friends at Richmond, and in other parts of the
South, seem to be unnecessarily excited in ref
crence to what may or may not be the policy
OF the incoming administration as it regards
slavery, squater sovereignty, &c. The speech
Of Senator Bigler, in which, by what we con-
ccivc TO he a forced and unnatural construction
OF his language, he is represented as advocat-
Ing hcrctical principles; and recent article in
the Pennsylvania culogstc of Col. Benton,
are made the subject of an elaborate criticism
in the Enquirer Of Tuesday last; and fears are
entertained by the editors that Mr. Buchanan
endorses these views of Senator Bigcr and the
Pennsylvania.
Now, without assuming 10 speak for Mr.
Buchanan, or to promnIge his views on the
topics treated Of in the Enquirer, we never
thceSS venture TO assert that Governor Biglcr
and nobody else, is himself responsible for
what he said on the floor of the Senate; and,
further that neither the Pennsylvania, nor
any other newspaper, speaks by authority of
the President elect Mr.. Buchanan is now,
what he has been for the last thirty years or
more, II thorough going StatcrightS conStitu-
i,tt+, Il ~, /, A.. ~
and Jack son school, and in his administration
Of the government will be actuntcl, we have
moi IA doubt, hy u determination to do equal
and exact justice to every portion Of the Union.
His course Of policy will know 40 North no
South, no East, no West The constitution
will he his compass and his chart. BY it. and
it alone, will he sock to guide the ship of
State; and Of his skill as pilo, at the helm,
and the lofty patriotism with which he mll be
0ctm'cd, no one who is personally acquainted
with the man can have d solitary doubt The
Enquirer may, therefore, well rcicratc its
expression Of implicit confidence il the Prrsi-
drnt elect" This confidence, we venture to
aatIc'pt'" AMI predict, viii not be shaken d,l-
rng the next presidential term by any act of
his. Ills course Of policy we doubt not, will
be alike satisfactory 10 his friends and the Low
crS of the Union il Virginia and PENNSYLVANIA.
III Georgia and lniana But that policy has
moi yet been adumbiurd except in his endorse
meat Of the Cincinnati platform and in his let.
ter Of accepting the nomination.
We, therefore, respectfully advise orr south
rrn democratic friends TO keep cool The
President elect has always stood by their con
Sttutonul rights when aSSailcd by abolition
iSm Of every hue and grade: and, we firmly
believe, he will stand by them TO the end lie
is, therefore, entitled to their generous conf
dracr, eycu in advance of his inauguration as
the Chief Magistrate OF the republic. Let
them not permit the opinions Of A. B, or &,
who We again aver, speak on their own re-
sponSbility TO weaken their faith in the intcg.
riy Of the President elect If Providence
spares his life until the fonrth of March next,
he will then take the oath OF Office and cnunci-
ate the principles and policy which he intends
carrying out III his administration, and when
he doe. that, we haze every reason 10 believe
The Enquirer will be abunAautly satisfied
So far us Senator Bigler is concerned, we
kuow him TO he truc-lcartcl conservative
Union loving democrat, who will stand by the
constitution and the rights Of the States in
every emergency. lie isa wcll.tried and faith
ful democratic statesman, and We have no fear
that he will prove rccrcai in word or deed, to
the great principles which have always been
his guiding star, and which are 50 dear to eve.
ry democrat throughout the broad cypansc Of
our glorious Union.
In condcction with the foregoing, the Ian
caster IntelIigcnccr has the approval Of Mr..
Buchanan in saying that the following extract
from the Southsidc Democrat state correctly
his position:
CAS- for Kansas, Mr. Buchanan has never
expressed an opinion either one way or the
other, in favor Of its coming in rs IL free or
slave State. lie has prudcntly conceived that
it is a matter with which he he's nothing to do,
and with which he does not mean to meddlc.
1t is n question exclusively with the people of
the Territory with whom he is content to leave
it for solution He will see to it that the
principles of the Nebraska law are carried ont
in letter and spirit, impartaly, and without
fear favor, or affection"
SOMETHING FUNNy.-Wc notice in the New
Orleans papers, a correspondence between
Mayor Waterman and Mrs Prcwitt, edtreSS
of the Yazoo Banner. The Mayor presents
her with Service Of silver" from 50 number