The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-06-15
From the New YORK pcstl
A Bit of History Revived,

| likely TO eNplain, WITH any degree OF
frankness, his responsibility for the en-.
tire war Of secession, What our Yves.
tern friend refers to, We presume, is The
distinct pledge made by the friends of
Mr.. Buchanan, that in case he was
nominated in Cincinnati, ~ 1896, not
Only would he administer the Govern
mcnt on extreme Southern principles,
but also, in the event Of the election vi
antislayery or Republican candidate, he
would Join the South in seeding from
the Union. Ii is to this fact that our
correspondent wishes us to direct the at
tcntion Of Mr.. Buchanan, his supporters,
and the country. .
AT the time the Cincinnati Cunven
tion vas he d, one oc the edto.s of this
paper tended its sittings, 20 observe
what was done. aud obtain, as far as he
could, an intimate view of the motives
OF the actors; In letters written OF Gin
cinnOti, and in n leading article written
after his return home, he narrated Ger.
tain things which occurred both inside
and outside of the convention, but which
were wholly omitted in the oflical re-
ports, aud in the reports OF the Cincin.
natl Enquirer, the Washington Globe,
the New York Herald, aud Journal of
Commerce, indeed, Of every other paper
representing the SO called Democratic
party. This leader received no attention
at the hands of any of the above named
papers, which was ticit acknowledge.
ment of the correctness OF its statements; I;
nor did it excite much r,mark in the
leading Republican papers.
In substance, the account related how
the Convention was at deadlock; Mr..
Douglas had authorised his friends to
withdraw his name; Mr.. Pierce had done
the same; aud the Convention adjourned
one day with a prospect, that in the
morning il would meet only to adjourn
sine die, About nine O'Clock p. NJ. il
was whispered about the Durnct House
that next morning Buchanan would be
nominated. BY midnight, it was said
that negotiations were perfecting which
would insure his nomination the next
day. by four O'Clock A. NJ. it was
thorou. .hly understood that he would be
nominated on the first ballot The Con.
vention met. Mr.. Buchanan was bomiu.
ated on the first ballot. and, as usual,
the chairman Of the Pennsylvania dele.
CATION rose in his place, and, in lew
words, thanking the Convention, pledged
the State for the nominee, and took his
seat. A silence epsued Tor few mo-
ments, us if the Convention was untici.
pating something already prepared, when
Judge Black, of Pennsylvania. (a!tcrward
Attorney. C eneral under Buchanan,) rose
in Lis place and made II set speech, In
which he proceeded to denouncc "Abo.
liiion;sm" and "Black Republicanism'
very fercely, aud to argue thUt the States
possessed, under the Constitution, the
right of secession. lie went further, mud
told the Convention that IL the nominee
was elected, and ga Black Republican
should be elected as his successor, Mr..
Buchanan would recognize that right oi
the States to secedc, and would do moth
ing to interfere with the evercise of il.
This pledge was ample, and was accept.
by the Southern leaders. The Conven,
ton proceeded to nominate Mr.. Breckin.
ridge for Vice President, and adjourned
harmoniously.
As the subject has profound historic.
al interest, we quote from the EUeniRg
Post of June 10, 1856, an extract from
our Cincinnati letter, in which this base
pledge OF the Democratic yorty to trea'
son was first described:
"No little scnsa ton was produced in
, the convention by Black, of Pennsylya'
MIA, who closed speech Of thanks TO the
convention with quotation from ,he
Bible, which, in its application, imported
; that, in case of q dissolution of the
= nnnh.nan anA lpa "a IL
would 60 with tho South, of course, TAX
ing with them the army and navy, ant
public treasure Of the country. This l.
The most liberal bid the South has eve
, yet received from Ony Northern states
} man; 1t completely takes down Douglu
4. and his Central American slave empire
il is precisely what the mu'!ifiers have fo
: years been trying 10 get. What part, i
any, this pledge from Mr.. Blnck playet
in procuring the strange and sudden
transition 10 Buchanan's ranks in the
Convention, this morning, vet remaias tc
/ be disclosed. You may be assured thai
E no further question will be made by thu
{ South about Buchnnan's sourdness on thu
, Kansas issue. The nullifiers are nov
= ready for disuuion, as they were for ,h
admission of Texas, at the earlies
,, practicable period"
n We publish also, to enable our reader
to Judge of the evente of that day by th'
ligh! OF more recent times, the remark
we made upon the disgracelul and meta
riOus burgain:
"FREPARATIoss FOB DIsUSIoN.
"The Washington Union, while pro
tossing to give full report Of the pro
Tossing to give full report OF the pro
ceedings Of the National Convention
7 disposes of Mr.. Blacks speech thu
briefly:
Z "Col. Samuel Black, of Pennsylvania
t in an eloquent manner, returned tn
. thanks of the Pennsylvania delegation 4
. to the Convention for the honor confer
red upon their State.
? "Why is this speech thuE slipped owe
with simple tribute TO its eloquence
It's eloquence was not its feature. Th'
feature of that speech-and il marke al
era in our national history--was th,
pledge that, in case OF dissolution o
the Union, Mr.. buchanan and his admin
istrotion would take their lot with tn
10 South. fl
"The history OF this speech is wort
making note Of. Dawson, Of Pcnnsy
vania, was the person selected to cast tb
vote OF his State; and, in doing so, o
the last ballot, following the example Q
. other delegations, he returned thanks I
the couvention for the compliment il ha
paid to citizen Of his State. Immed
alely after he sat down, there was an On
expected call from different parts Of tn
. convention, for Mr.. Black. 1t was dill
ficut TO understand the interest wbc
'e seemed, all at once, to be felt in Nj
; Blacks communication; but, when b
" hal finished, the mystery was solved
Taken in connection with the sudde
change Of vote and feeling from Dougla