Party goes. If we are 'black' Republicans for holding such a doctrine, what color was Mr. Buchanan?" 40 "On August 25, 1847, Buchanan opposes slavery and extension in a letter to Berks County Democrats. Now he is crated in by the Cincinnati platform. How easy it is for distinguished politicians to

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