The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-09-10
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unmolested by the bayonets of the Admins
tration on the one hand, and the onslaughts
of bands of foreign marauders on the other.
No man felt more deeply in reference to
Kansas than did Nr. Buchanan. No man
talked more freely about it. In his letter of
acceptance of the nomination and in his
speech he delivered TO the Committee upon
it in his parlor at Lancaster, tat which /
happened TO flBe presently he laid stress upon
the great principle that the majority should
prevail. Why he said to me q thousand
times, q The South MUST vote fer me, and
the North must be secured; and the only
way 10 secure the North is 10 convince those
gentlemen that when | getin the Presiden-
tial chair 4 viii do right wish the people in
Kansas. Z, 1 am now 90 years of age.TI have
reached that time of lifewhen cannot have
any ambition for reelection, and if have,
the only way to secure IL is to be strong
with my own people at home. | watched
this struggle from my retirement in London;
i have seen what i conceive to'7be the mis-
takes Of Others. | am not responsible for
the administration of. President Pierce
therefore, L will show to those gentlemen
that a Pennsylvania President will stand
firrc to the pledge of a Pennsylvania Demo-
acceptance, if you viii refer to tit is not
necessary for me to produce j. here-you
will hud thai he stated distinctly that the
people of the Territory of Kansas should be
protected in the sacred right of Suffrage un-
awed by any influence whatever, and that
the will of the majority should prevail.
We went into the canvass. II fell TO nv
lot to be at the head of the State Democratic
Committee of Pennsylvania All my affec-
tons were in that State; all the emotions
of my nature, physical and mental, were en-
listed on the side Of the candidate she had
presented. His whole career. his character.
my personal attachment, and the sincere de-
votion felt for him, his family, his cause,
and all, about him, made merso anxious for
him to succeed, that I indulge in no vain
expression Of speech when say 10 you that
Isrould have forfeited nv life for him. Nv
devotion for him knew no bounds. Day
and night night and day, toiIed in that
campaign. And there are those here to-
day from my own State who will bear wit
ness to the fact when | say that all my own
resources all nv fortune, and every exertion,
every aid that could be enlisted, was enlist
ed TO produce the final result And above
all others in that Campaign was the great
principle of popular sovereignty. zap
plause.) That was the standard which mar
shaled the way. That was the shibboleth--
that was the war cry. From Lake Erie TO
the Delaware River-from Pittsburgh 10
philadelphia every village and town in
the State-ererywhere that could induce a
pen to write or tongue 20 speak. that was
the'theme upon which those pens wrote and
those tongues spoke. Why, gentlemen Mr..
Buchanan had no confidence or reserve upon
this subject. He was public, he was open
he was unreserved in his declarations .to
everybody He sent the traduced John
Hickman in an adjoining county. He told
him, through his friends and agents: You,
Mr.. Hickman, occupy a peculiar relation
you voted for the Topeka Constitution; you
denounced the Kansas Nebraska bill; You
TO were opposed TO the repeal of the Mis-
souri Compromise line; the Democratic
party of your District have nominated you;
the Republicans like you; they believe in
you. Now, want you TO take that stump
aud go before your people, and pledge me,
James Buchanan, that intend standing by,
and G necessary dying by this principle Of
popular sovereignty. rlcr -t
For myself, if could descend to the base
ness Of re-publishing private letters, might
fil arolunewi,h similar pledges from sim
liar authority. Why, gentlemen, when the
distinguished Secretary Of State, Mr.. Cobb,
who, from having been a super6ne Union
man, has been converted into a fre-eater,
equal to Mr.. Chaubert himself-when Mr..
Cobb came into Pennsylvania, and traversed
our State from end TO end, and from county
to county, talking to delighted audiences
all the time what was the burden of his
theme Why-Popular Sovereignty /
would take the army and the navy, would
use every power Of the Federal government
I would surround the TERRITORY, but what
| the people Of Kansas should vote, and by
! their vote the destinies Of the future State
should be decided. Whenever Southern
orator came into Pennsylvania and called
upon ne, 7 said 20 him Now, Sir, have
but one thing TO say TO you we have but
4 single thing Before the people every day
/, making the campaign more and more
doubtful; every day is making the popular
feeling more atl3 more intense Mr. Buchan-
az himself feels that eyeryfhihg depends
upon tie prt.'eilce, The sagacity, and the
spirit Of conciliation by which this campaign
l'fS "cn9ucttd, and for Gods sake take care
\ " hat you saw about Kansas; leare your
viq'enr Southern feelings az home you
ihust not come 70 threaten you Governor
! Johnston, and you Mr. lScstt,' 'cf .R.4Aiaond,
ard you Mr. Extra Billy SmitR, and you
Mr.. Secretary Floyd, all of you must re-
member that IL you lose This battle here, you
ilose it altogether; it win be your loss, and
therefore you rAust allow US to manage It in
our own way. And they did accede to that
policy, without any protection, and gladly.
There was no deception in that fight at least
! so far as was concerned, sowed The
/ State with private letters and dpfivate pledges
apou this question, There is not county
in PennsylyaI.s. in which my letters may
mot be found, almost by hundreds, pledgiug
Mr. Buchanan, in his name, and by his
iiauthority, 70 The fur, eoInp p,ete and practical
: recognition of the rights of the people of
/ Kansas, TO decide upon their own Affairs
! ffApplause. -
Gentlemen, he was elected. He formed
his Cabinet. He issued his Inaugural Ad-
dress And here, at this point, let me say,
that the public -eonlidence, Inspired by his
nomination by the Democratic party,, and
the apprehension of his election infused in to
the Republican ranks that pubic confidence
in the Inan was renewed ens revived Lyz;he
publication Of ais Inaugural address, The
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