Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-12-17
The President. Message.

ty policy which is destructive to American
industry, and such love as bis at this late
hour, for even the iron interests Of his State
cannot como from the heart for there is no
heart for it to come from.
Like the oraclcs Of old Mr.. Buchanan
never intends to utter sentiment except il
be capable Of two constructions. When he
accidentally uttered principle which there
after seemed to stand in the way Of tempo
rary political policy he has made "no bones
of acting directly in the face Of such avowal.
There is an illustration of this utter want
Of principle in the present message. Mr..
Buchanan, as is well known, instructed Gov
ernor Walker to say TO the people Of Kan
sas that any constitution they should frame
should be submitted to the vote Of the peo-
pie. 1t was this which prevented Walker,
Forney, Stanton and host Of others, for a
long time after the Republicans had lost all
confidence in Mr.. Buchanan's word, from
breaking away from him. liz the Message
Mr.. Buchanan in speaking of tho Kansas
subject, says:
1t is true that, as an individual, : have
expressed an opinion, both before ana dur
ing the session of the Convention, in favor
Of submitting the remaining clauses Of the
constitution, as well as that concerning
Slavery, to the people. But, acting in an
official character, neither myself nor any hui
man authority had the power to rejudge tho
proceedings Of tho Convention, and declare
the constitution to be nullity.
Hero Mr.. Buchanan's ingenuity could not
put double face upon his promise 10 tha
people Of Kansas, and he-as he did at
Cincinnati-rcsolves himself into plat
form, and corruptly violates his pledged
faith. And beside, let the reader notice
that ho starts out in the above extract, with
a falsehood in bis mouth, when ho speaks
of the slavery clause Of tho Constitution
being submitted to tho people; the history
Of Kansas, on every page, pronounces such
assertion false.
But upon this la.t Message of Mr.. Bu-
chan, all Of which is either hypocritical,
dangerous or false, we feel like tho farmer
who in his efforts to plough with an old,
balky and stubborn horse had exhausted bis
vocabulary of hard words, coming as close
as he dare to swearing. The old mare fin
ally outdid herself, and the farmer turning
to his brother, who was hard swearor, ox-
claimed, "thcre old Bet has broke the
iChippIe-trcc and kicked dad in the bowels
aud you must talk TO her, for CANT do
the subject justice. = Cleueland Herald.
We refer our RAIDERS in this our dilemma
to some concise but pungcnt comments from
the New York Post, as follows:
It is impossible to speak favorably Of Mr..
Buehanan's annual Message, which We lay
before our readers in this sheet. 1t has no
largeness Of scope-none Of those compre-
hensiye views, that gave regard Of equity
and justice, that suborlination of petty in.
terests TO considerations of tho general good
which make alike the dignity and wisdom
of government. Instead Of these, we
have elaborate apologies for past acts of fol
ly and injustice, petty expedicnts for recoy-
ering lost popularity, tirnid concessions to
local interests, pretexts laboriously got up
for possessing ourselves Of the property Of
our neighbors-in short, tissuo Of all the
vulgarities Of power when administered BY
men Of narrow minds, selfish instincts ana
low aims. We DO not rcccolIsct message
from any Of our Presidents 10 which the
disparaging epithct of potlifogging could be
50 aptly applied.
1t sets out with what purports to bo q
history Of tho Kansas difficulty, 10 which
there Is hardly anything truly stated from
beginning to end In lis last annual mes
sage, as our readers mar remember, Mr.
Buchanan expressed the opinion very strong
Iy that too much noise had been made abou
that matter-far too much for its merits
and that hereafter tho less said about it tn.
better. His views have since changed, and
after keeping himself basy with the affair
Of Kansas for fwelvemonth, he Gerotes tC
the subject fifth part Of his message, stir
ring and agitating il with all the energy o.
cook making whipped syllabub. Th'
object Of this part Of the message IS self
justification, and TO accomplish this he re
peats the effort he formerly male to thFov
tho whole blame Of ths disorders in Kansa
upon the great bOdy Of the peaceful settler
Of that territory. How false that view j
we noed not say; LET our readers look at i
and Judge for thsmsslvss how little Fegar,
has been paid to the truth by one who's
duty it was, if he mentioned tho matter a
all, TO give the simplo facts withOat omission
or Interpolation, or distortion.
Against Spain We have grand psra1
Of complaints and injuries. tho whole clos
ed with declaration that the possession o
Cuba Is necessary 10 the United States, an,
the recommendation Of an appropriation f
purchase the island Mr. Buchanan, in th
Ostend manifesto, asssrsd ihAt If we can
not bay Cuba it Is our duty to take il b.
force, and il does not appear that he ha
ever rstraeted that opinion. Spain will no
be any more disposed to sell Cuba for III
rough manner 10 which she IS treated in tn
Messagr, and We shall be Ieft to the other al
tentative. In the meantime, syerybod
understands that the list Of grievances
which We have receiTsd at the hands O
Spain IS simply Prefacs 10 4 scheme Q
annexation which shall agraBdizs the slav
power Of this country.