The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-11-11
a Chapter from the Political History Of
Janice Uuehaasw.

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When. in the spring Of 1857, President
BUCHANAN signalized the opening Of his ad
ministration. by fair application Of the
principles Of Popular Sovereignty TO the
government Of Kansas the people Of the
whole country, who had become 80 accus
toned 10 the Preparation Of outragcs under
the cover OF law, that they deSpared Of the
future Of that beautiful Territory, united
with feelings Of mingled delight and aston.
ment to lavish praises upon his firmness and
his integrity. When the principles enun-
ciAted In his inaugural and in the in-
augural Of Gov. WALKER, appeared, by
ak months faithful adherence, 10 be the
settled policy Of his administration. JANIS
BUCHANAN stood before the American PEG
pie 10 prouder poaition than any states
man since the days Of AsDRsw JACKSON.
Warmly supported throughout by the great
masses Of his own party, be made daily &C
QUESTIONS 10 his side from the conservative
elements Of all shades Of the opposition, un-
I'll Il might have been said with truth that
wholly In point Of character, and nearly 10
point Of numbers, be wins sustained 10 bis
course Of well-doing by the arms, the pray
ers, and the affections Of an united people.
The people firmly believed. that justice
was at last 10 be measured out to Kansas
and It was natural that, indulging in the joy
OF this faith, their first tribute should be
given TO the President who had the manli.
ncss and tho integrity to administer il. hut
when the people came to look from the man
70 the principle upon which he openly based
bis action when they discovered that the
miracle at work in Kansas drew its vital.
zing power from the doctrine of Popular
Sovereignty, Of which he was simply an
Executive instrument they did not with.
draw their encomiums from the President,
but they bestowed them with far greater
iervor upon the principle, and upon the
man who, through years Of coutumely, had
wrought it gu, into practical, beneflcent op-
GRAFTON, And so the President soon saw
tho author Of the law. the faithful admins
tration Of which had given him rcnowp.
sharing along with him the plaudits Of the
country.
From that moment change came over
tho policy Of the Administration. There
Is skeleton In every house, says the old
aphorism and the aphorism did not except
the white Ilou@" from the universality
Of its application. The skeleton there was
Dou0LAs. Not, a. the world oil krows, a
hcshless, bloodless. sinewlcss framework Of
dried bones, clanking horrible music owe
marble floors, impudsntly staring through
sockctl@s eyes, and fendishly grinning with
toothlcss jaws, but n presence to man like
the President OF more terrible aspect than
ths--a man alive with energy and hopc,
young in spirit and years, old only in
wisdom. chvalric in sentiment dauntle.s
In action. determined in the right, loving
the people and beloved by th,m in return.
What followed these ghosty visi,ings Is
known 10 the country. DISCRETION OF the prip.
ciple which had lent glory to the opening %
his administration hatred Of the man with
whose name that principle must forever n.
main associated prostitution of the govern.
ment and It's patronage To destroy both the
principle and its champion the lecompton
iniamy the English folly; the autccratic
assumption of party prroga,ivcs, in pre-.
scribiug party tests, In Eliminating party
anathemas. and in accommodating party
adhercnts the assaults upon State Sover-
eighty. in seeking to control the political
action OF the people, and concentrate po-
li,ical power in his own hands at the ma.
tional capital the appeal to hts party and
the Pcople those are facts which have FOL.
lowed each Other With constantly accumu,
lating folly On the part OF the President,
and which have been met with q Just. logi.
cal, and crushing condemnation on the PAR,
Of the Democracy and the rople From
beeiug the most popular Of Presidents, he
stands today before the country where
TYLxR stood in lSt2.
We would hope to b. tree from any
thought or expression Of impie,y bu,
when We survey the political history OF the