Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-09-22
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else. 10 hear thrm charging Mr.. Rrll with being NJ
better than an Aboitionist, and at hsst l,rtf'ag bat
a Freesoiler. Our Democratic friends have the re
matkable faculty Of always seeing and viewing al
their Northern friends in the light Of Northern men
Will Southern principles and, per contra, view no
all Southern opponents, especially candidates for
high Office, as Southern men with Northern princi
pies; and, as a natural deduction Of their logic, Mt
Southern man Of the Opposition ought to be trusted,
or elevated to high position.
Tie charges ruug n the face of the supporters f"
Nh. Bell. as ID lis being S"una on Tn" slavery 3ges
ton, come trun ~ acea,ers like TIC hNt"cfit" IA
tie sarb of a saint, to c,,"lenin u, ter datlg tA't
which We do not. an! that wAlctr they ar ttttt'
guilty OF. Let our friends thrust in the face 81 the
blatant dtnnuncers Of Mr.. Bell tie following record
from Mr.. Buchanan's history. and ask Them to eS
plain hcw II * that they could support Mr.. Buchanan
with such declarations and such .rincilllrs four years
ago. If their faces are not brass they Will hiu~h= and
If their consciences are not scared over with political
corruption, they will never make the charge OF I'M
s"unlness against a man who is a paragon Of pohti=
cal virtue and patriotism when compared with the
author of the following sentiments
Mr.. Buchanan said. ~ lS2G
Tint slavery va, 4 great %fultiea! ,nl moral evil.
and thtnkrt Sod that a. i:d not I've u n N@tte
Where it existed
Mr.. Bel views sla,erv il just an opposite light.
ami attribute, he ~gr=.tne+s and Prosperity Of the
country 10 s,a4rrs.
Nr. Buchanan, N ii, Texas peel. n 1884, ssfl
n yet f. 4 strong rrpnguance, by any at # mir
to "yteu! ne i.u,4s # tnr Union over Il nv ttyv
territory
Nj. BllI -ay,
"aut humanity to tue slave, not less rhan Justice
Ia the master r.reRm"u1e lie rel~v. efrttifaz on
ami exttnsira INTO IA, KS" terr.toig adapted to It's
cru !t;-n ~
Nj. Buchanan, il the sam >g,ech., said
That The arq : ton If Iva, would. ere long,
convert Maryland Virginia. Kentucky, Missouri. and
probably others Of The more Northern slave State.
into free states, ente' tain no doubt"
Mr.. Buchanan, in 1878, said;
That Congress had the sovereign and exclusive
power I" le2islate upon the subject of slavery III the
Gerritorie>.'
Mr.. Bell never gaze uttsreu 10 any heretictl loo
trines, but, on the contrary, i#li a different n,,tHian.
Mr.. Buchanan, IN 1886, denied his il@ntjtZ-n.
said
That lie was no longer James Huchaaan but thu
Fla to,m If his party"
Wadct, according to Northern iemocT1sic -on-
-trartion, contained the worst kind Of -IaAt,e s8eo-
r-i-uty, tps~its allowing fortgntrs to eo:r. nHt a
territorial legislature to lesi>lAte upo. tie sItIvrt IL
slavery.
Mr. Bell proudly points 10 hi, recorl Is his ilat-
form, and says u Il he is wiling ~ stand or fall
He made il. and he viii stand upon it. II was not
made tor him.
AGAIN IN 1856. Mr.. Buchanan said
That the poll II a Territory, like tho>. Of a
State. Shall decii. Cor themselves whether slavery
.l,iI ar shall not tyisf N ~ 1j,p:fs i.