Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-03-11
Buchanan orasping after The Sword.

Buchanan Grasping alter the Sword.
Not .,ti.6,d with demanding of Congress
fiiriy ru'Icas Co enable him ,o steal Cuba,
the President fyw days asn sent into Con-
gre. a special mc..asc, asking ,ha, body To
give him auth, rity {, employ the army and
navy IN fllihus,yrins for Cula. Central
Am-ric, and Mexico. Il is true. be urge
rs a reason Why thi. extraordinary power
SHOULD De granted him. that our transit
routes acres, the l.ihmus should d. Tslicc,.
Cd. AMI ,Aai Dr., should have tie means AZ
h,scimmaal TO d, 90. NJ. argument y
fallAciou, one, and he knew 10; and j. only
an excuse % st power into 'he hands OF The
Executive. I, i. p'r-r, rocrr, Tor which
he i, tAir,tirs. l,i.hi. determined, settled
policy. % concentrate in himself ai'ob''
po,r-r: in a word, De wants 90 De- hing,
b., even kiusly' power will not satisfy
his d,.rot.c ambition H. j. seeking O.
break down al the checks and balances
that constitute tie safety % the Republic.
We ask our readers just or a moment %
look a, the position Of ,he Prr,ii,u; in ,bi'
natter. H. demands 90 Congress O. place
at he di,posll thirty millions OF d,llar., %
ten.ibly 90 purchase Cuba. Vt, when le
asks Ih,.. b. knows very well spain WILL not
s,ll tlat Island. and will not even enter in.
to negotiation lur o.. sale. Bat allowing
his theory about the sale 81 Cuha 20 BE- c'r-
rcct.-llluvir: that spain will I'll. how
far will tlir.y million. - in buyin: 't up?
Thee fact. prove D y'nd al contradiction.
that the President wants o. 81 the money
into hi. own hands. aui then Use it as De
sc. Co.. ior osy rurpnse, however trras'na-
bl, and wick D. Just - with 20. other
proposal, 6, si,s hlm piSer 90 Use the ar.
my and navy or any Purp1s' be p'ca'c'.
Buchanan wants Che army aud navy iur u;i-
CT aud very different purPos,s. WHO ever
thought thi. Rrruh..g would have man at
it, bead az tai. comparatively early DAY 10
10. history. ambition. 20 overthrow ~ com
s,i,uti,u. break down a., %. constitutional
restraints. and make himself an absolute
de.pot! Strap.s as 10 may seem, the Amer.
lean people are vl,nc, inc tbi, strange .Tec-
tacle. " President hgrurc ever asked Con.
grcss % .tuIiry i,.eli tysurrsnjerirc all it.
powers a. bum. and none but the uuTr.nci-
pied depot nov d...racins ne Presidential
Chair. would ever have done 10. A'roc'ous
and dangerous IS Is ;hr demand 0f the Pres
iient. hi. party tools. many ol them are IA .
BORN. q carry cut hi. tryas,n, and are all .
really q help crown hm james the First.
The chains u de-y,tism clankins about
their e,rs. sscm % lull them into false -.
eurl,v, AMI make ,h'm irscn.ibls 90 the
dlnrrrs that hover over a. ~ people.
Black democracy and dcTravej, trcisona-
be srircI;r'os are hesinuir: 20 h. under
stood ~ .yronymoo. terms. Jus, give jaime.
buchanan the power he most uuhlushinsly
demand. az the hands % Congress, and
what will tie liSerti-s % tie Amsricun
people Dc vo-,h? Hos hong before we
shoull b. plunged into iunumerahle wars.
f,ht. AND brp,l. with other nations? How
long before everything that distinguishes us
from an unlimited monarchy would di'ap-
pear? Il i, high time Tor ihe'Amcric'n
people 90 begin 60 ponder ur'n these things.
Unisr the rrisn q black democracy. as al
mini,,srsd by James Buchanan, liberty is
bat a name. Knocked a; and dcriisd by the
very men Who have sworn % ?erIetua'e It.
So,hios bat absolute desPoiie power will
satisfy the demands Of Toe slave o''sarchy.
The remedy Is in TIE hand. 81 tLe people,
AMI q, remains % De seen whether tiey will
apply 1t Ia such way as 10 make it elect
ual.