The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-09-09

be enlisted was evoked to produce the fina
result. Above all other questions in tha
cam npaign was the great principle of popu
lar sovereignty. LApplause.l That wa
the standard which marshalled the way
That was the shibboleth that was tn,
war cry. From Lake Erie to the Della
ware from Pittsburg to Philadelphia
in every village and town in the State
everywhere that | could induce pen t.
write, or tongue to speak, that was tht
theme upon which those pens wrote, anG
those tongues spoke. Why. gentlemen
Mr. Buchanan had no confidence upoi
this subject He was public, he was open
he was upreseryed in bis declarations tc
every body. He sent to the traduced John
Hickman in an adjoining county. III
told him through his friends and agents
Ft'Y on, Mr.. Hickman, occupy peculiar
relatian; you voted for the Topeka Con
stitution; you denounced the Kansas Ne
braska bin; you, too, were opposed to the
repeal of the Missouri Compromise line
the Democratic party of your district have
nominated you; the Republicans like you
they believe in Jou. Now, want you to
take the stump and 60 before our people
and pledge me, James Buchanan, that
intend standing by and, if necessary
dying by, this principle of popular sose
reign,y." For myself, if could descend
to the basepess of reFublishiug priv ate
letters, | might Gil volume with similar
pledges from high authority. Why, gen
tlemen, when the distinguished Secretary
of the Treasury, Mr. Cobb who, from
having been superGne Union man, has
been converted into Gre-cater, equal to
Nj. Chautert hi mself when Mr. Cobb came
into Pennsy lvania, and traversed ouT
State from end to end, and from county
to county, talking to delighted audiences
all the time. what was the burden of bis
theme? Why, popular sovereignty. lie
said, in substance: 81 would take the
army and the navy, would use every
power Of the Federal Government,
would surround the Territory but what
the people of Kansas should vote, aud by
their vote the de>tnies of the future State
should be decided" Whenever South
ern orator came into Pennsylvania and
called upon nc, said TO bim: Now,
sir, have but one thing TO say to you:
we have but single thing before the peo-
pie; every day is making the campaign
more and more doubtful; every day is
making the popular feeling more and
more intense; Mr. Buchanan himself feels
that everything depends upon the pru-
dence, the sagacity. and the spirit of con-
ciliatiOn BY which this campaign is con-
Quoted; and for Gods sake take care
what you say about Kansas; leave your
violent Southern feelings at home;
you must come to teresten; you Gov
ernor johnson, aud you Mr. Scott, OF
Richmond, and you Mr.. Extra Billy
Smith, and you Mr.. Secretary Floyd, all
Of you, must remember that if you lose
this battle here. you lose it altogether, it
will be your loss, aud therefore you must
allow US to manage it in our own way"
And they did accede to that policy, with
ont any Protcstatiop, and gladly. There
was no deception in that fight, at least SO
far as | was concerned. | sowed the
State with private letters and private
pledges upon this question. There is not
a county in Penns ylvania in which my
letters may not be found, pledgng Mr.
Buchanan, in his name, and by bis au,
thority, to the full, complete, and practi-
cal recognition of the rights of the people
of Kansas to decide upon their own af-
fairs Applause.
tlemeu, he was elected He form.
ed his Cabinet. He issued bis Inaugural
Address; and here at thi, point, let me
say, that the public confidence created
by his nomination in the Dem ocratic par
ty, and the apprehension of bis election
inspired ia the Republican ranks, that
public confidence was renewed and re-.
vived by the publ cation of his Inaugural
Address. The Republicans many of them
who had voted for John e. Fremot said
."We believe in Mr.. Buchanan, and if he
stands by the doctrines of this Inaugural
Address We will stand by him." Now,
had be done so. the Republicans and the
American parties. in my opinion, would
have been extinguished; I'VE would have bee n
one great, happy, national family. After
all. what the great mass of the people ip
this country desire is good Governme ent.
Every man in this couDtry is not an of.
fee seeker. Nine out of ten are disinter.
ested in their relations to this Govern.
mont, aud they are roady to vote for j ohm
b. Haskin. or John Smith, il they have
confidence in the man: and Mr.. Buchan
an would have suited the country as well
as any other man. if he bad fulfilled his
pledge; and therefore it was that when
his inaugural address was published. they
said Que to the other; ave believe in Mr..
Bucbanan-we are sorry that we have
not voted for him; but we are willing to
trust him and stand by him to the end"
Mr.. Buchanan had before him future
which Washington. if be had been liyirp
might have enyied-a future which if he
bad walked resolutely in the path he had
marked out-tbe path ILLUMINATED by his
declarations and pledges-would have al
lowed him to go down to the grave fol.