Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-08-22
MISCELLANEOUS.
CAPTURED COEsggEaEs0N-
E>ENgE or .aER'X'. DAysS.
LETTERS from Buchanan and Esc1t;-
regard.
From the Indianarolis Journal.

tcrS tuunU IVY our troops among the private
papers of jeff Davis, at Jackson, Mssissip-
pi. which had come into our possession, and
promised to publish such portions OF them
as were likely to be of any general interest
Of historic value. Below we give letter of
james Buchanan, and the concluding por-
tion of one from Beaurcgard, being the only
two of any Importance Mr.. Buchanan's
letter shows. first. that his idea of political
sagacity was, rs his whole conduct since has
proved to find Just what the Shareholders
wanted, and his idea 0t statcsmanship was
to give it to them second. that rs early as
1850, the leading men OF the South. and
their trusted tools Of the North, wcrr look
iug far away ont of the non-intrrycntion
policy which Wcbstcr's speech against the
Wimot Proyi,o and rc-cuacting the or
dinancrs Of God' had made popular at the
South; and third, that the progress of SOFT
thcm iupudcncv tom demanding non-in.
t,ryCntion 10y Congress with slavery in the
Territories to the eNtcmtiun of the Missouri
Compromise, which Mr. Buchanan saws is
So much higher ground for the South than
Nrbstcrs non-intcrycntiom plan. that he
dare not publish n letter advocating it. for
fear o! Icing considered more southern than
the South itself: and from that point To the
BrCckinrldgc and Drcd Scott doctrine, that
slavery could not he prohibited in amy Ter
rlory, either hy Congress or the inhabitants
was steady, advancing aS Northern Ciyiiitv
gave ii strength, on the lower ground. to
that above. How Mr. buchanan gave the
whole influence of his name and Office to The
most ultra pro- slavery policy, we all know :;
and this letter will show that he did it after
declaring soicmnly and cmphutically that
lis "comnittal to the Missouri Comnromi>c
shuull stand That the South. in seeking
to escape the nnn-intcrNcntion policy into
which VI chstcrs ClOQuCnCC had COaXcd it,
was not looking for lis rights. for any asccr-
tanned and defined constitutional power. is
proved 10y Mr. BUchanan's dolctul remark
1hat 1t Is now too late to change front. with
any hope of success. but YOU may retreat
with honor, upon the principle that YOU may
carry your slaves to California, and hold
them under the Constitution. and refer the
question to the supreme Count" There is
a good deal of significance in this little SEN
tynCt. 1t Is a rrNciatiun from the yrry heart
OF ia" slavery propaganda. 1t tells that the
slave party hla committed itself to an inr!-
ICCiiNe policy. one which would not giyc
them What they wanted, and that though
they demanded it as their constitutional
right, H. q security against unconstitutional
Cncro'C!Imcnt>, and the Union would be a
ours" and IN oppression To them if they
didn get it, they were ready to throw it
away tine moment they saw another policy
within reach that promised more. You
can change Aont now SAYS Mr.. buchanan
that Is, you can't now abandon your non
intervention policy, and take the higher
ground which nave taken bat you may
retreat with honor; that i. you nsay save
appearances, and not show how inconsistent
and silly You have been, 10y taking your
s.a\cs 10 California, and resting the matter
M!Ih the supreme tou:t.N What i all hi,
An assertion of constitutional RIGHT. aclaim
ol just powers and privileges, the dcpriya-
uon Ut which would be degrading and ruin
Us NO. Ii Is the munWuNring and dody-
hG Il pOitlcIc sWindlur, for stronger
position. Mr.. Buchanan lets us see that tnc
south Had not marked ont its rights, and
steadily demanded Them, hut has shutrd
aud JIulyucatcd from one claim to another.
Ju't "s II SAW scriiity or manincss enough
~ tHc N"Ilh tu ConCcdc or defeat it, claims.
II Is Il shameful picture Of Southern tickcry
ana lcrgiNvrsatlon that Mr.. buchanan paints
I"r Ns. Instead of manly, high toned re-
'"l"tc "Cnno OF rights, it> policy has been
dcP!clvd ~ IL most faithful tool Is the
yer! cssrncc "i mean. Pnltry schcming for
points OF advantage. Nr. Buchanan is sorry
Tor ais own sake, as we'll rs that Of the slave
party. that 1t has placed itself in II position
where 1t can't change 'front.' ana can only
retreat Witlh hhOnOE' We are not sorry to
sec the confession. The base, oishonorublc
policy of the South is 50 clearly admitted
"yrc that It should shame into silence all
ru"glSls OF Southern honor and munlinc,,.
l.4 ,l... a..
Coy!d write, Il an committed to the Mis-
,9Uu Compromise, and that cummitlal, stW
",tr", and afterwards. hy bribery and me
mace, attempt to force the adoption of the
Lccumpton Constitution, we need not say
any tmng about The letter is publish
cd jus. a> written The italics are Nlr. Bu-
cuaEun's.
The letter Of BclUrUgard relate, mainly to
the policy OF sending two small armies hy
different routes 10 Utah to pot down the
Mormon rebellion, and exhibits good deal
more OF the pcdau,ry Of his profession. and
GOOD deal less OF the ability he has been
credited with, than So formal II document
might have been expected to do The con
ciusion of it alludcS to the lack of protcc-
tlon 10 t"c people of Texas. and the partial
lty shown to New England. which he illus
uatcs IN the following silly. >uprrlativcly
lily, remarks: Are not the lives of Texan
farmers as worthy of the tender care and
projection of Congress, as those of New
Englund Abolition, trecdom-shrcking nut
meg pcdd!crs! Only suppose that one of
the latter should be murdered hy an Indian
or pirate, on their barren, rocky. shores.
what huh-bub and fuss would it not create
from one enc of the Union To the other =
Even Suutherners would Join in the hue and
cry. All our land and naval forces, includ-
ing the Gulf squadron, would he ordered
ont forthwith to avengc the niggcr stealer'S
death Is not this the habnlc of an angry
hoy ! Who ever heard nun utter such
pcerish nonsense in any mood 1t is pue
rle, and the puerility of spoiled child, at
th"t. 1t gives us Il very poor opinion OF
Bcauregard's brains and character. He is
evidently weak man, lugh. no doubt.
an accomplished engineer. Ii is no wonder
Jch, Davis, who is AN able man, rated him
low, and kept him down. Following this
hlt ol NONSENSE in his profession of faith ON
the Union question, which conclude, the
letter. 1t is dated February l3, 1858, at
New Orleans.
Private and confdential.l
WHEATFlELD, March 10, 1850.
{ My DEAR SIR / was in town this after.
noon, and, receiving your letter there, gave