Daily national Democrat., 1858-08-31
The rrenchery of James buchanan.

If ever there was a traitor to the Demo
cratic Party, it was James Buchanan, when
he instituted his Kansas policy. If ever
there were double-dyed traitors to the De
mocracy, it is those who seek to Justify him
in that policy. Mr.. Buchanan declared.
whom he accepted the nomination Of the
Democratic Party, over the head of his SUI
Ferior, stephen a. Douglas, that he was no
onger James Buchanan but the Cincinnati
Platform. What does he do, after he gets
into othce2 One Of his first acts is to set the
Cincinnati Platform at defiance, by giving it
construction which it was never intended
TO receive and to establish new faith for
the government of the party-a faith founded
upon the undemocratic doctrine that the
will of the majority is to have no force, if
,he President happens to be with the minor
ity; in other words, that the Federal Power
may be used to enable minorities to tyrun-
nize over maiorities
But Mr. Buchanan was not only traitor
to his party; he was a very Judas to his
friends. When he sent Robert J. Walker to
Kansas, as Governor of that outraged and
distracted Territory, he gave HIM special in-
sJruction5 to sec that the people oil Kansas
nad fair opportunity to vote for or against
any constitution that might be framed for
,ner government. Robert j. Walker pro.
ceeded to declare to the people of Kansas
cnat there should be no fraud or trickery
praeticed upon them, They answered that
the getters.up of the Lecompton Constitution
were already practising fraud and tnckerl
upon them, lie replied that, no matter for
that, they should have an opportunity of re.
Jecting that Constitution ut the ballot. box.
and that thus no Vaccinations against them
could ossib'y succeed. He proclaimed, in
tones that were heard all over the Union.
| that they should have their rights-that they
| should be allowed to vote upon the adoption
or rejection Of the Lccompton Constitution,
and that if it was not submitted to their vote
he himself, though Southern man, would
oppose that c, Institution, side bv side with
Them, aud dcnounce it as fraud, u wrong
and an outrage. The rabid portion of the
south grew wroth, like fanatics as they were.
over this manly declaration Of Gov. Walker.
and held meetin S and denounced him for it.
What did Mr.. Buchanan do, under the cir
cunlstances? He wrote a letter to Governor
Walker, desiring him to 60 on in the course
which he had chosen, and to pay no atten.
tention to the clamor of Southern fanatic,
against him-that his determination, with
regard to the submission of the Lecomptol
constitution, was right, and that he, Mr.
Buchanan, lcaS Cith him. and wo,sid see hin
throagh. Relying upon this assurance, il
black and white" under MIR Buchanan,
own hand, he did go on, and, when the Con.
stitulion was not submitted to the people. he
denounced it and opposed it, and declared
like man, that it was trick, fraud, an,
an outrage that the government of greaI
nation should scorn to sustain. Did Mr. Bu
ehanan stand 10y him, as he said he would
No. lie played the part Of a veritabl,
JUDAS, to Use Gov. Walkers own character
Latlon of him. He abandoned him in tn,
very hour Of his utmost faith. Heabandone.
aim as friend abandous a friend. Whih
the ink was hardly dry upon the page in
which he had given his strongest assurance
That be would stand by him; at the very
moment when Gov. Walker expected him to
come forth and blast, with the breath OF hi,
potent wrath, the whole infamous proceed
'ugs Of the Lecompton Convention, and t,
sustain him, Walker, in everything that h,
had done, +. Buchanan was lleanly, COW
"rdly, treacherousy crarfshing from hi
former unmistakablc position-crawfshi,u
rom his declarations asseverations an,
pledges, and, having fairly crawhshed ont o
1t all with the skill and adroitncss of pol;ti
cal trickster, he astonished and amazed tn,
country by an open and unblushing decara
ton that Kansas ought to be admitted undeI
the Lecompton Constitution
A man who would thus betrav his owl
party; man who would thus sacrifice hi
own friends, or attempt to sacrifice them; ,
man who would thus dare to ira nple under
foot his own pledges and nulify his owl
word, is n man to be execrated not revered
" Our noble President" indeed! Where i,
his nobility in this Kansas matterq Wei
might the great old Jackson warn, as he did
the Democratic Party, to Je,oare Of lame
Buchanan