The national Republican., 1862-09-24
ME-. BuCHAnAN,s VIEWS.

A Mr.. Jewett, Of Colorado Territory, who
has had a recent interview with the late Pres,
ident Buchanan, favors the public with On
account Of the sayings Of that not particularly
popular ex-public functionary.
Mr.. Buchanan maintains that oil our trou
bles have arisen from not extending the Mis-
souri, compromise line to the Pacific, from ad
hitting Kansas intothe Union as free State
and finally from not adopting, in the winter o.
1861, the famous proposition Of Mr.. Critten
den, to establish slavery forever and by an ir.
repealabls constitutional edict In all territory
acquired and to be acquired south Of TIE par.
allel Of 36 degrees 30 minutes.
These arc Mr.. Buchanan'a views Of the act,
Of omission and commission, by which the
Union was destroyed.
Hi method Of restoring II is so remarka
jlsc, that we give It in the words Of Mr.. Jew.
ettI account:
That the policy Of the Government should
Do With powerful force to restore the Union
holding sacred ever constitutional right Of the
entire people and eta.os, in victory proclaim
ing. we have secured to you your institution OF
and harmony, through either gradual emanci.
patton or restoration Of the compromise me AZ.
ures Of 1920 and 1850, under now representa-.
tion OF the forefather stamp, from the ranks Of
the people,"
1t seems to be q matter Of perfect ipdifftr.
euce to Mr.. Buchanan whether "peace and
harmony" are restored by q re-establshment
Of the Missouri Compromise, or by gradual
emancipation" He knows very well that
either thing means the indefinite perpetuatior
Of slavery. Gradual emancipation is, in
the case Of nine tenths Of those who propose
1t Us nostrum, paltry dodge to escape do.
ing anything now, by magnificent promises Of
something to be done hereafter. "Gradual
emancipation is. from the nature of it, o
thing which can only be done by the South
itself, and for people in the free States to talk
about it, is mere waste o! breath. II the
national Govern nent, representing the free
States, emancipates slaves at oil, it cannot be
done gradually, but must be summary and
complete, under the war powers Of the Con.
sttution. The Southern States may abolish
slavery by successive degrees, but everybody
knows that there is not the slightest prospect
Of their doing anything Of the kind.
Quite Indifferent, therefore, whether the old
harmony" be brought back by the Missouri
compromise, or by the assent Of the North to
being lullabied with rose.colored visions Of
gradual emancipation" Mr.. Buchanan wants
us to win some iocomprehensible victory,
which shall have the effect Of proclaimirg to
the South: "re hare secured 10 you your insti,
tuition Of siauery." That being done, and IL
new Congress elected, ,"ofthsforya,hsr stamp"
that is, Of the old Bourbon stripe, Mr.. Bu
chanan thinks the country may get on as it
did formerly-the slave oligarchy debating
the policy Of the Government, and Northern
doughfaces fatteniug OF the public crib. These
were the old "forefathcr times" In which Mr..
Buchanan spent the better part Of bis long
life, rotating from one office into another, faith.
fu! always to the slave power which upheld
him, and sacrificing to it, in his old age thu
last hope Of going down to posterity with a
decent reputation.
Tie Presidents proclamation of Monday,
will restore the Union by very different and
more efficient process.