North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-05-31
LETTER FROM MR. BUCHANAN.

Slx-In the New York Tribune of yester-
day read ~ith no little surprise, an extract
from the Ere ing Post (Which I did not see
stating in substance that the Cincinnati Dem
ucratic Convention Of June, 1856 mot 'May')
had come TO "dead lock-" on the evening
before Mr.. Buchanan's nomination, and had
adjourned until the next morning, "with "a
far prospect it would meet only 10 adjourn
sine die >" but that in the meantime arraRg-
ments We made to- secure his nomi nation
as soon as the Convention should reassemhle,
in consequence of pledges given by his friends.
The nature of these pledges acc riding to the
article in the Post, openly avowed by Judge
Black" on the floor of the Convention, imme-
piatefy after the nomination. According to
it IA silence cnsued for a few moments, as
if the Convention was anticipating something
prepared, when Judge Black of Pennsylvania
(afterward Attorney General under Bucnan-
an } rose in his place and made set speech,
| in which HI. proceeded TO denounce "Aboli-
tionism" and "Black Republlcansm" very
freely, and to argue that the States possessed
under the Constitution, The right Of secession.
| He went further, and told the Convention
that if the nominee was elected, and Black
| Republican should be elected as his success
sor. he (Mr Buchanan) would do nothing to
intefere with the exercise Of it. This pledge
was ample and was accepted by the Southern
| leaders
You will doubtless be astonished to lears
that Judge Black, afterwards Mr.. Buchanan's s
At torney Genel al, by whom this pledge is
alleged to have been made, and through
whom the evident purpose now is to
fasten it upon Mr.. Buchanan, ,oas not a Dele
gate to the Cincinnati Contention, nor aas
he aoithin 500 miles Of Cincinnati, during
ats session. Instead of this, he was at the
very time performing his hish official duties
Us Judge OF the Supr enc Court Of Pennsyl
| vania.
1t may be added that from the date Of Gen
Jackson's message of January, 1888 against
South Carolina notification and secession,
until that of his own essage of December.
1860, and indeed ever since, no public man
has more steadfastly and uniformly opposed
these dangerous and suicidal hereses then
Mr.. Buchanan. Had any person, in or out of
the convention dared to make pledge in his
behalf, on this or any other subject, such an
| act would have been condemned few days
theIea.t,a by the terms Of his letter accept
1 81 T. ~ e.
his thanks for the honor conferred, he says
that, "Deeply sensible of the vast and varied
responsibility attached to the station, espe
eislly at the present crisis incur affairs Ihare
carefully refrained tram seeking The nomin-
alton either by acord o. deed - and this
statement is emphaticaity true.
A few words N regard to the alleged
"desd lock" in the Cincinnati Convention at
the time Of ITS adjournment, on the evening
Of the 5Eh of June, afie- IL ba llots had been
taken for candidate. 1t appears from it's
proceedings, as officially published, that on
each of these ballutiogs, Mr.. Buchan,n re-
ceived a plurality, and on the sixth attained a
majority ofall the votes of the c invention,
"ut NOT .he required wv" 'h'fds' y" the IAN
anu 'as' oa''o' OF mat evening" The vote stood
I'ze 'or Docnahah % Tor Fierce % i'r
Douglas. and 81 for Cass. This being the
state OF the case, when, the Convention as
semoied the next morning the New Hump
sh're oeiegation Withdrew the name OF Gen.
pierce, ana the Illinois delegation withdrew
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,far tb;x ,ho nou;n.,;on os A., pnoh.n.
seemed 70 bs . matter If oo,rs. IT. h.d
,a,, ho.,d r. ..a.od ,,oLn - -, c..
tion or ANYTHING like 1t un il he read the ar.
,icle in the Post.
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