The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-12-13
THE CASs COUNTY REPUBLICAN.
W. II. CAMPBELL, EDITOR & PRoPR1EroR.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE COUNTY.
ID O w "A GI "A @:
Morning, December 13, 1850.
The Presidents Message.

The Presidents Message.
To the exclusion of our usual mis-
cellaneous matter, we lay this ponder
Gus document before our readers entire
in this issue of the Republico'a. The
critical state of public affairs have
caused this message of Mr.. Buchanan
to be anxiously looked for, and the same
reason will, no doubt, secure for it a
very general perusal. : sad
1t will be seen that more than one
third of the message is devoted to a
defence of and apology for Slavery.
After thanking Providence for the hap
piness and prosperity which this nation
has enjoyed during the past two years,
he begins with the utterly false and un-
founded assertion that "the long con-
tinued and Incorporate interference of
the Northern people with the question
ofSlavery in the Southern States, 'is the
cause of the crisis .thatis now fairly up
on us. How it is possible for Mr.. Blu
chanan, with the eyes of the world full
upon him, to have given publicity to
this false and malicious libel upon the
people of the North, is more than we
can imagine. Does he not know that
the North has never in any manner in
terfered with Slavery in the States
where it now exists; is he not aware
that the people of the North disclaim
any authority to interfere with it there.
1t would, certainly seem so. Mr.. Blu
chanan knows full well that every act
connected with the Slavery question
for the past fifty years, have been d.
rectly to benefit the South. In fact, he
himself says, that it is remarkable
fact that in all these years, no single
act has ever passed Congress, unless
we may possibly except the Missouri
Compromise, impairing in the slightest
degree the rights of the South to their
property in slayes.'' Mr.. Buchanan
might well have left out the exception
of the Missouri Compromise, as every
school boy knows that it was a southern
measure.
Yet with all these facts staring hin
in the face, he gives publicity to tn,
above falsehood in his vain attempt Il
fasten the blame of the present condi
ton of things upon the North. How
true is it that falsehood is always ex
posing itself by absurdities.
Mr.. Buchanan then asserts that &C i
would be easy for the people of tn
United States to forever settle tn
slavery question, by simply letting tn
Slave States alone, and permitting then
to manage their domestic institution il
their own way" and in almost the mex
breath, he proposes to force slavery
down the threats of the Northern PEG
pie, and compel them to protect and
extend it, by so amending the Consti
tuition as to embody il it can express
recognition of the right of property il
slaves in the States qohere 1t noso ecits
or may hereafter erit - and by "pro
tecting this right in all the common
Territories throughout their territorial
existence" DC. A very logical way Of
settling the question no doubt, but we
fear the Northern people will fail to
follow his advice. siai aas
MIR. Buchanan begins quite sensibly
about secession, employing able and
conclusive reasoning to show that no
State has right to secede. He shows
conclusively that secession is unconsti-
tutionaI, that it is nothing more nor less
than revolution, reminds himself of his
oath to support the Constitution. says
that he is bound to see that the laws
are faithfully executed, and from this
obligation he cannot be absolved by
any human power; and thenvery coolly
tells the seceders that he cannot coeree