The Greensborough patriot [July 11, 1856]

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VOL. XVII. GREENSBOIIOUGII, N.C., JULY 11, 1856. NO. 890,
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
BY M. S. SHERWOOD.
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Henry Clay and James Buchanan. | C<-'J t'*e subject of the approaching Presidential
We Lope, says the Louisville Journal, what we : ei^^?' a"a **** of ,,1"-' f**""--* "'the °lectiou
are now about to write will command the atten- ' "' , '',von."'' ",ll"'e -**•* ,,c *°<»-<- *»™- *■ "»<«
tion of all honest and honorable men, and CS]Jl:. • ^'-^'J'•"binct that the country hod ever had.
Mr. Clay in Colton's biography of him was re-garded
at the time, we may mention the fact lh.it
when it appeared, all the Democratic organs were
startled by i:. Mr. Buchanan was then no can-didate
for office, and on that account it created a
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
One dollar per square (fifteen lines) fol the fir-t W«
week. aiiv. twenty-five cents lor every week there
alter. Deductions made in tavor oi standing* adver-tisements
as follows :
3 MONTHS.
hanan for the Presidency
All of our old politi
lection of the leading events of the election of
i President by the. House of Representatives in
I TKABI the early part of 1825'. Mr. Clay was then a
member of the House and cast bis vote and in-fluence
in favor of John (juincy Adams, who was
elected over lien. Jackson and Mr. Crawford.
Mr. <'lay was subsequently selected by M r.
Adams, as his Secretary of State At a later
period Mr. (.'. wad charged by his political ene-mies
with having sold his vote to Mr. Adams for
the .Secretaryship, and wc all know that ibis cru-
. i el and monstrous charge, thojtrh abundantly re-evcningi
Mr. Duguiiuc stated that he had a bundle i i..ut.e.d.in every f..orm i•n wiin•ch1 refrut.at,i;on..
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The first Song of the Campaign-
At an enthusiastic meeting of the Fillmore and
Doneison Clubs, In Id in New Vork MOB lay
cially of old line Whigs, the former supporters : -]?-\-^t?-;« «■■*«-<-, how coftld behave
of I lei.ryCU and the present revears of his mem- """PJ!*? ,"'at uf ,"'•„ Je»«««n. ''• which Mess powerful impression than it would otherwise
oi v. The boast has been made that the old-line J^k it.!■ , " u ■"" ' ^¥"J w,,u!J ! ■ """?• but wc V'viJI>" "*—** tiie sensa-
WbigswiU as a general role support Mr. jjttC. hctaaWe to find equally eminent men? Mr. Bach- tionmanifested by the Democratic papers, cs-hallsec.
««"an replied,' he would not go out of this room peeially those of Pennsylvania. Wo coti.d into
a vivid recol- |(j!f.a^ecretary of Sn»te,' looking at Mr. Clay.— I the Journal an articia from the'most prominent
This gentleman (Mr. ClayJ playfully remarked I and influential of thorn all, declaring, as several
be thought there was no timber there lit for a I of the reft did. that Mr. Buchanan must respond
cabinet officer, uulcss it were Mr. Buchanan him- j to and refute the charge made against him or ex-
*•'-'■• _ j pect to be dispensed with by his party. And
Mr. Clay, while he was so hotly assailed with we and hundreds of other Whig editors called up-tho
charge of bargain, intrigue, and corruption I en him and dcOcd him to respond while yet Henry
during the administration of Mr. Adams, m'tilicd ; Clay and R. p. Belcher were both living, to
Mr. Buchanan of his intention to publish the I nieot any denial or equivocation that he might
above occurrence ; but by the earnest entreaties I Pat forth. Hut he replied not. He uttered no
he was induced to forbear
nl snogs that he would like to distribute. Tb
copies wore handed around, and shortly after the
reading, the first of the campaign was sung to the
tune of "The Red, White and Blue," amid the
most enthusiastic applause. Mr. Duganne wrote
it by request for the Binpire Glee club, who led
the singing.
FILLMORE, THE PRIDE OF TIIE NATION.
For FlI.LMOItE, the pride of the nation,
The choice of the fearless and iree,
We join in a heaitfelt ovation,
And welcome him home from the sea.
Our bosoms in throbbing communion,
Rciucmbcr the statesman so true,
"\\ ii.> shielded our glorious L'nion,
And stands by the red, while and blue !
From lands where the millions are yearning
For freedom from tyranny's chain,
Our Fillmore, in gladness returning,
Beholds dear Columbia again,
Hi- In art beats with Freedom's devotion—
lii- soul i- steadfast and Inn—
" lie swears to the l'nion devotion '."
And .-lauds by the led, white and blue !
No factious diswntinns shall sever
The bands thai our WAKII'KIIriiN wrought:
"The l.'nion," unchanging forever,
Is shrilled oil every patriot's thought
Our love and our laXh are not hollow—
In strength they wire nourished and grew,
Til Chief we have chosen we'll follow,
\u i stand by the red, white and blue. !
Our voices are joined in communion—
The stars of our Hag are above :
Huzza then for Fillmore and L'nion .'
lluz/ai for toe mill tli.it WO ljv'c !
The old l'nion ."ship, when lie guided.
Was staunch in her timbers and true,
And now through the States " undivided,''
We'll sail her in red, white and blue 1
was pos-sible
or Conceivable, involved, to a great extent,
the ruin of Mr Clay's political fortunes. But for
that charge, he would afterwards have been
elected President of the United States almost by
acclamation.
Foremost among those who charged that Mr.
Clay's vote was given to Mr. Adams, on account
of a promise of the Secretaryship of State, wis
Gen. Jackson. The General gave the name of
Mr. Buchanan as his authority for the truth of
the charge, Mr. Buchanan had held a private
conversation with him upon the subject, making
such statements as 'eft no doubt upon the sub-ject
in the General's mind. In fact the General
did not hesitate to say, after that interview, that
Mr. Buchanan had come to him with full author-ity
from Mr. Clay or his friends to propose terms
to him in relation to their votes ; that is to pro-pose
to vote for him for tlu Picsideuoy if he could
promise office lo Mr. Clay. Of course Mr. Buch-anan
was called oil to put into the form of a let-ter
what he knew upon the subject and what he
bad stated to General Jackson, lie accordingly
wrote tho hotel- which afterwards became famous
in lb" controversy. J bat letter was most adroit-ly
n'ritUiii, with a view to relievo the author from
the excessively painful position in which he stood,
lie dared nol say thai be never had any aulhori-L
lv from Mr. Clay or his friends to propose tcrili
word. He could not be iaduced cither by the
warning threats of political friends or the loud
defiance and demands of political opponents to
open his mouth. Humbly he bore from the great-est
man then living upon the earth a published
charge, which, if true, exhibited the most irre-of
that gentleman
doing so."
This passage, we repeat, was written by Mr.
Clay's own baud. We learned the fact from Mr.
Clay himself, from Mr. Coiloii, and from an emin-ently
respected relative of Mr. Clay. The great
Kentucklail, who had borne the Weight of bitter i definable infamy on his part.
calumny for more than twenty years, and seen And now we ask the old friends of Henry
his highest political hopes crushed and blasted by I Clajf, we ask the Old-Line Whigs, we ask all
it, did not choose to submit to it longer out of honorable men, we ask the whole American peo-tondcrness
to the reputation ofan old political ene-1 p'e, what they think of James Buchanan, and
my; the deepest regret felt by his best friends is : how they mean to act toward him . O ! what a
! that he submitted to it so long. Mr. Buchanan, ' shame, what a burning shame, what an cvcrlas-it
appears, might, when called on fbr his testi-l ting shame, it would be, it the American nation,
uiony in ltf-5, have testified that Mr. t lay, far J after having thrice rejected Henry Clay from the
iroui having signified that he would support ticne-! Presidency, on account of a charge of bargain and
ral Jackson fbr tho Presidency in consideration corruption resting on the alleged authority of
of the Secretaryship ofSlate, had positively re- James Buchanan, and all because Mr. Clay lis-jecled
such a bargain, proffered to him by Mr. ! toned to the earnest prayers of Mr. Buchanan, the
Buchanan himself. W hatever ol dishonor, what-ever
of in liimy, there could be in bargain ; intrigue
Write to me Often.
Write to me very often ;
W rite to me very soon ,
Betters to me are dearer,
i ban lov'liest flowers in June;
They are affection's touches,
^ Lighting offriendship's lamp.
Flattering around the heart-airings,
Bike lire dies in the damp-
Write to me very often ;
\\ rite in tlie joyous morn—
Or at the close of evening,
When all the day is gone,
Then when the stars are beaming,
Bright on the azure sky,
When through the fading forest,
Coldly the wild Winds sigh,
Draw up the little table.
Close to the fire and write—
^\ rite to me Boon in the morning,
< >r write to me late at Bight.
n rite to me very often,
Betters are hues that bind,
Truthful hearts to each other,
Fettering mind to mind—
\ Giving to kindly spirit*
Busting and true delight;
II ye would strengthen friendship,
-Never forget to write.
Sweet Thoughts.
and corruptiou, attached to Mr Buchanan. W
douot believe that he had any authority from
General Jackson to say what he said to Mr. Clay,
yet he professed to niter fact and not opinion.—
lie undertook to assert, as from authority, that
General Jackson would form the most splendid
cabiuel the country had ever had, atid that Mr.
Clay, if he should support him, would be bis Sec-retary
of State.
Mr. Clay staled in the pis-age he wrote out
real proposer of baigaiu and corruption, and 'par-ed
him tor marly the lifetime of a generation,
were now to elect that same Mr. Buchanan to
the Presidency ! Truly it would be almost enough
to make a man sick of his species.
to Gen. Jackson, yet he carefully ?>■ shaped his;
language as to afford Mr. Clay's po i.ical enemies I
a pretest for repeating the utrici us la'uuiny!
against him. lie expressed his own belief of the
bargain and corruption story, lie saiil : '• The \
In. ts 'Ii'' I.IJ'II'I: /in- leOl'til that .]/■-. < in.; tlltll his
fiarticte'tir t'riciids muii'i Mr. Adam* I'nsidiut,
Hull ('in;/ Si. i, In,-ij of Hint i V. - jiroji/e will
Mr. Buchanan on Phlebotomy.
'1 he new ^ oik Tribune has an article on the
nomination of Mr. Buchanan, from which is the
following paragraph :
'•'lln re has long becu a story current, that in
or Colton's biography of bilif, thai, while he was j his old Federal da*>8, Mr. Buchanan once declared
'lolly assailed wi li the i-linrge of bargain and that ' if he supposed he had a drop ol Democratic
corruption during the Adams administration, he i blood in his vein.-, lie would open i'hem and let it
notified Mr. Buchanan of his intention to publish ( out.' W<> do not think any one who knew Mr. II.
the occurrence in question, but was introduced can have credited this tale. Though by no means
that <>euilemun's earnest entreaties lo forbear j a great man, he was never so simple nor so impet-doing
so. Mr. Coltousaid in his biography that uous as to use such an expression.''
he had understood thai several limes ill later years
Mr. Clay had intimated to Mr. Buchanan tliat 11
might be bis duty ti publish the facts, and thai ■ by a man who avers that he was present and heard
was dissuaded from it by Mr. Buchanan. M c i: Iroui the ii,s u.' Mr. Buchananal the time, and
tlruv lit, iroicn I'li/inun from turh ruuilitctau,) ■ uj.„ |jllow ,lu[ Jjr< ( i:iy oill.n between ISliJ and wl
.1. ■ . . , i . •. i ■. 'll ...-;/ i . . _ . V.. . .
Card.
Editor" IVilh-Jtmnil," .S'diJiiiri/, X. C.i
DEAU ."M::—Wi'l you permit me through your
j i . return in a public manner my thanks
to the" UxccuiivoCoinuitteo," and other officers
///•■ c'n-ifijt.'litiici s I-IIIIIIIII'.I rii:- it. Jlift/ will
judtjc uf the fi:<ji''..! tin i ij'i.i.''
Mr. Clay and his friends regarded Mr. Buchan-an's
letter as exculpating him and them from the
charge of having authorized Mr B. to
terms to Gancral Jackson in relation to'their vote-,
and indeed it did". And yet it was so cunningly
written, that the whole uf Mr. Clay's p iliticai ene-mies
throughout the nation considered it and treat-ed
it, not as a vindication of the Kentucky states-man,
but as •• confirmation strong" of the truth of
tho uccusati HI ayainst him. Thus tii.i whole cal-io
stauus as
lb4o contemplated publishing the facts, and was minister IM the Methodist or any other denoiuina-vehemeuily
urged by Ins political Irieuds to do . tioo iu this country. Thai gentleman is still liv-so
as a matter ofjustice, not merely to his own I ing in the full enjoyment of bodily and mental
lame, but to his party, and tbaCJie was prevented vigor, and does not hesitate to state the fact to
propose I onlj by Mr. Buchanan's entreaties. Governor I airy ouo who inquires of him. Besides, the state-
Leteher, who was presentatthe interview in Jau- ] uicnt referred to i- stili believed to be in ozis-nary,
lS2f>, aud beard all that passed, was always by an old Pennsylvania
of the opinion that Mr. Clay ought lo make the Democrat, and is uow held by one, we believe.
pul licalion, and 0..111 told uiui so, but Mr. Clay
was long saueriug, at.dcarriu't his gei.ero.-ity loo
i.fthe'Mii en I iro' Mutual InsarlScoCoiujaiiy," u:uu-; originated in Mr. Buchai.'an's slal
,, and, when
■ ,u..i-1 by Jn
for the kindness shown me by Ihem on the lSth ..-. ...... the until
ill-it., and particularly the Company's kind :.i". . ■ ■ .. .- ■■■•iU.n- I '■_ Jackson or hi
■ eretaryv Peter Vdaius, Ksq., whose . writ, it •.;:! m the shape of a letter, he so perform-
, and kiudiiOKX I cannol soon furgeh Mv , i ::. ■ ; • 1 int.-d la.-i;, as, while shrinki-g finm
it-c with my sl> ck of goods, Was entirely ■ any •' ;v •' ■ m nnatioii ol the impress mi he had
destroyed by tire on the night of Wednesday, pievi usly givisi l» lien, lackson, to aifoi ! a pre-
.- : '.'■:■:■,. . Jackson parly to assail Mr. < hiy
, tRiitor to i- '■" rv. an 1' lb, re was Hot a
Air* Letehcr, it seems, after the interview of
January, 16^5, relieved Mr. Buchanans apprc-pub-
Juue 1. On whii :;. I had insurance 111
the " Grceit'boni' Mutiii-I Insorance Company,"
which covered part of my loss. As soon as I
made my misfortune known to the Company in
the manlier pointed out in the policy of insurance,
they promptly paid the amount ol insurance • not
claiming the uiuty days allowed by the terms ol
die policy. Kucha course on the part of the
Company not only calls forth the thanks of the
sufferer, but will give it th" confidence of its
members, and deservedly place the Company in a
favorable position before the public.
CH.\i:i.i:S R.JUNKS.
Williamsburg, [rcdell co., N. (' , I
June -'■'>, 1*-.>G. )
WANTF.D.—Competent Mechanics to repair
the " White House." Wages Tl'.N CKNJ'S a
JAMES lli CHAXAN.
\. ]J,—Men of families preferred. J. B.
'• Buck and Brci
Democracy is .-uggo
hir i.- from the Ber
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lialioii t'ial did n
evidence oi U>r<ni
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coi|.itrv._
T era Jackson politician in the
I treat Mr. Buchanan's letter as
11, iutrigue and corruption be-tween
Mr. Adams and Mr. Clay.
ineiit to
r ''' the ., .,.-ioo.- by il.c a.-slllai.ce that !■< Wo.uu l.ol
I'gan to ;. :, tlm facts of the iuterview without Mr. Buel:-
auan » conseiitr. ilui so strong ami dci p was Air", f
' iictchcr's conviction tliai the liiels oujlu to be
I ibiishcd, that he wrote to Mr. Buchanan ujiou
11..: subject during Ihe great I'residential cooilici ,
of 1>'-I4, declaring, however, in his letter, that!
he Wuuld not violate the plcd-.e he had or.ynally
given. Mr. Buchanan replied, deprecating tnc
puulicaiiuii and requiring tin.- observance ol the '
, uieiige. The reply was made with Mr. Buohan-i
.ms characteristic cunning, ana wc give it below
Gen. Jackson on Mr. Buchanan.
A\ 0 find in the Washington correspondence of the
New Vork Kvening Pont an anecdote, which
proves that General Jackson, who was a pretty
good judge of human nature, fully understood and
appreciated .Mr. Buchanan's charactd as a politi-cal
trimmer. The writer says the truth of the fol-lowing
can be proved by unquestionable evi-dence
:
"On the night before leaving Nashville to oc-cupy
the White House, Mr. l'olk, iu company with
Geo. liobert Armstrong, called nt tSe Hermitage
t" procure some advice from the old hero as to tho
selection of his cabinet: Jackson strongly urged
. the president elect to give no place in it to Buch-anan,
as he could not be relied upon. It so hap-pened
that Polk had already determined to make
Ihat very appointment, having probably offered
the situation to the statesman ofPennsylvania."
I "This tact induced General Annstrong subse-quently
ta tell Jackson that he had given Polk a
j rather hard rub, as Bucl.-inan hud already been
1 e'ect, .1 lor Secretary of State. '• I can't help it,"
: Hid the t >ld man ; •' 1 lilt it my duty to warn him
against Mr. Buchanan, whether it was agreeable
' or not Mr. Polk will find Buchanan an nnreha.
bit man. 1 know him well, and Mr. Polk will
1 admit the corrcctnest ol my prediction."
I It was the la-t visit ever made by Mr. Polk to
the old hero when this unavailing retiionslruiico
I was delivered, but the new President, long beforo
the end of his administration, had reason to ao
I knowledge itapropriety and joatiee;aud in the
diary kept by him dm ing thai period, may still be
We often meet with selections of sublime and rt':"' ■ ""*- oniphatie dcclaraiioii of his distrust
beautiful thoughts from the works of men of gen- °- -N*'"- Bnebnnau.
ius. But there are thoughts suggested bv the - - —
Bible, iniinitely mure precious than the choicest Mr, Buchanan, in his letter of acceptance places
gems of genius. his siq port of the Kausas-Nebraska bill 0-1 the pnu-
How sweet the thought that Jetut symputki- cipleol" the will of the majority !" ilesavs:"'fho
■-■-■ with alt'our jojfs ami sorrows.'—The great recont legislation of Cougiess rcsjieciiug' domestic
demand of human nature is the deuiand for sym- slavery derived as it has been from the original and
pathy. Men must have it or they cannot be hap- pure lounlaiii of legitimate political power, the uil'.
py, however extensive their possessions or high of the iit«juri'i/, promises ere long to allay the dan-their
rank. But how little sympathy is to be genus excitement. *,* * The Ncbraska-Kao-fouud
among men ! How ]irecious tlie thought sasact docs no more than give the force of law to
that our Saviour sympathizes with every joy and this elementary principle ol self-government "ic.
every sorrow ! Christian, do you sometimes feel Ac.
thai you arc alone, and that there arc none who X0>v, the question sg.-gests itself if Mr Buc
care for you .'-1 ou are mistaken You forget Lanau yields so ready an obcdience"to the will of
that Jesus is ever by your side ; that he approves „„. ln,,,,1„_Vi lviil |R. llut bc , m^ c,„1VL.llill|t ,
every innocent smile and nolices every falling iu the lunus ol (heaboliiioni.ls il .lay shtulJ cou-tcar.
and Seels for you a love and sympathy that iiolthe h j-i.-l-.tm., of Con-re-s i- Hutooae that Mr
no finite mind ran measure. Buchanan should be decled President, and sup-
How BWI et the thought that Godreigns t Fhe. r„>e tBa, ., bi)| )or ,,„, f[ o(.(|ir j.-tll.i(ivo R|a^
nations are perplexed and troubled, the leunda- j,;iw slHlu|d ^r pM,w,.d, would not .Mr Buchanan be
tions ol the earth arc out of course, the wisdom |oreed toyfehl his assent to ii because it was the
of the wise seems to be ol no avail, and the strong willoflite majority! Of curse he would lie
man is as v. child; still wc can look upon the in effeet aayg ao And will the people of thiscoun-troubled
scene without fear, for Cod reigns. A- try committhe destiny of the Republic to the hands
high for truth and integrity as any I "PV1- , <0
l"'UM"n
l
i",d "P1'-*"- his council ofaman who is to be governed not bv high eonstitu-
' shall stand, and he shall do ail his pleasure. Not tmnal considerations and obligations, but at tho
only is he the Govornor of the nations, but he mere caprice ofa sMfting, temporary majority iu
governs and directs iu all matters pertaining to Congress '!
our individual interest- iVet a hair ol our heads The more wc see and hoar of Mr. Buchanan tho
falls to the ground without his notice, and the re- ' more objectionable bc appears.— II u*. i/< raid.
sources of Omnipotence are pledged to cause all
things to work together for our eood. I r, •,.,»» ..
How sweet the thought that lath u 000,; ' , fuocessio
i
n to the President
/,»»!<■.' lie who has been an exile in a strange . !» the Mcnale, the other day, Mr. Crittcndcu
land, who has dwe.t among people of a strange introduced the following resolution, which ho
tongue ; rejoices at the sight of the vessel which deemed every Way worthy of consideration, if fur
is tp bear him to his shores, where he shall enter ,10 ol|ltr purpose, at least of fixing the matter iu
again the paternal mansion, and receive the wel- ,. _„■•• ■ , .. . u ..J , .
come of lovci ones there. Heath rightly viewed, "* J""" ":'.'"1' "• dwe,t **— eW^"
is tho messenger who is to conduct us to our home on the neeesBity of Congress taking some such
iu heaven, where our brethren, who have gone Step Without delay !
before us are wailing to welcome us—where Je- Whereas the Constitution of the United State*
SUs, who has gone to prepare a mansion for us, is provide., that Congress may by law provide for
waiting to receive us. How sweet the thought, the case of removal, death, resignation or inabili-iu
a few years more, perhaps in a few days, I shall u both of the President and Vice-President, de-be
safe iu heaven ! elariug who! officer shall then aat as President,
Sorely, with thoughts liko these, for constant | and such officer shall a--t accordingly until the
themes of meditation, the Christian lny well obey disability be removed or a Presideul shall be elect-tbe
command ol the apostle, '• Rejoice evermore ed; ami whereas it greatly concerns the peace of
and again, 1 say rejoice." the country and perhaps the very existence of the
— _-. _ Govcrnineut thai the laws enacted by Congress iu
When Jack Jones discovered that he had pol- P»-*»*"*«« "' ll'i't P'«vi-ion of the Constitution
The Tribune may not "credit this tale," but
we nave seeu the fact recorded and attested lo
teuce It was made
i luiuocrat, ami now
W e have ourscll seen and read
more than once.— Ijoncasttr J\t.
the document
11/,/./.
Guv- Wise and Sporting-
The '• Kbo-si.i.i" Governor of Virginia, has
bein glorifying the nominations cf Bucaanan and
Breckenridge. In a late speech at Riehmoud,
Aiiuthful associations came over him, and he said
that when a boy shooting ''geese.) ducks and plo-ver,"
aloug till* Atlantic Coast, he had always
found "double bees''—BB shot—to be most
effective: This is a BIJ ticket. Bet it be called
Ul.j •• t/ouble bee" ticket. 1: has not only It. for
Buchanan, but B. for a son of the ihiiil State oj
I iiyiiiia—Kentucky joined to Pennsylvania—
Virginia's nephew and grand child! Now, with
these double hoes, we bad only to load the I'cmo-the
parij that Mr. ISucliaiiaii then acted with and
ever afterward-; ai-'.ed-vviiii, bi'o'.e down- (lie great-est
and best man of his age. Ai.'1 now, fellow-countrymen,
we ask you to mark the final develop-ment
of facts, 3 he real truth is, that instead oi
Mr. Clay's suggesting to Mr. Buchanan during
the pendencv of the Presidential election, in the
House of Representatives, in If2.», that he and
!;." the rallying cry of the la., friends would support General Jacks n, it he
live. The loilowingsatirical could have the Secretaryship oi State under him,
shire Count- Kaglc: " Kuow , Mr. Buchanan himself actually sought Mr, Clay
what to look for when Douglas drives the Berno- ■ and, iu the presence ofa third gentleman, explici-cratic
team, with a ' ilaw, Buck! Gee, Brcck. ty declared to him, that, in the event of his voting
Clang there, dang yc
As was stated in the Convention. Mr. Bui I1-1
an has been wedded to the Constitution ever siucc
he was of marriageable age, and iu Pennsylvania |
they don't tolerate biipimy.— Tim
for General Jackson and the election ofthe latter,
to would have the Secretaryship.
.">!'•. Clay's ultimate personal Iricnds often heard
om in die the statement in the after yci
Such being the fact, wc are
that tho rest ol the party, in making love to the
Constitution, have only been guilty of innocent
flirtatious :tu 1 unmeaning gallantry.—Boston l'v«-
rii r.
lile, and we, with hall'a dozen others, heard him
say in the Presidential campaign ol 18 II, that.he
bound to beiieve I would not be willing; to die without bavin.: it on
id. And he dii! not die without'eavins i., a
In his speech at Baltimore, Mr. Buchanan, after
praising the repeal ol the Missouri compromise as
u patriotic deed, said :
•• lie believed that he had made more speeches,
and written more letters, on the subject of slavery,
than any man living."
lie might have added, mid mi both sides of if.
l'rocidcuct Journal.
" Sirjm Getting up StairsJ"—The Scientific
American say;: that a man in Orange county, N. ; prescntatives,
i'., was found one night climbing an overshot
wheel ina fulling mill. He was asked what he
was doing. He said he was " trying to get u*
bed. but Rome how or other these stairs won't hold
A lawyer had his portrait taken in his favorite
altitude, standing with his hand-in hi-, pockets;
the picturewas shown to ft wag, an i assedil it «.id
11 >t loo 1; natural, to which he replied, " !t won
resemble yi u inor< 1 lo: < ly if you Lad your hands
in vour client's pocket.*'
record. A lew years auo, Marvin Coiton publish-ed
the life of Henry Clay, in the preparation ol
which he visited Ashland and had free acce->s to
oiauy 1 I Mr. Clay's privati papers. 1! 1 devoted a
considerable portion of his book to the old bargain,
intrigue, and corruption sti ry, and Mr. Clay wrote
out one passage ol it with his own hand. That
pas.-age was incorporated in the volume word for
word as it came from the venerable stateman's pen.
Let iho American people read it and ponder upon
it. Here it is :
•'Some time in January, eighteen hundred and
twenty-live, and not long before the elccti in of
President o the United States by the Lloi ee < f Re-the
Hon. James Buchanan, then a
member of the House, and afterwards many
years a Senator of the United States from Penn-na
to Jet up -ii: sylvania who had been i. zealous and influential
supporter of Gen. Jackson in the preceding can-vass,
and was supposed to enjoy his unbounded
1 outidence, calle 1 at the lodgings of Mr. Clay, in
the city of Washington. Mr. Clay was at the
time in the room of his only messmate in the
I louse, his iutimatc and confidential friend, the
li.ii. R. P. Ijeti her, since Govern ri I Kentucky,
then also a member of the House. Sh rtly after
Mr. BucLauau's entry hitothc room, L. iutrudu-has
les'til.cd under his own hand, had earnestly
entreated that it might not be given lo the world
Here is Mr. Buchanan's letter to Mr. Belcher.
Air. Haehannn to Mr. /.'. I' Lrtcher.
liANCASTKK, June 27lh; lv IB
?dv I'.'.vu Sill 1 i tiii.-moment received your
very kind letter, and hasten to give it au answer.
I cannot perceive what good purpose it would
subserve Mr. (.lay to publish the private and un-reserved
conversation to which you refer. J was
•''•:'- his ardent friend and admirer; and much ol
this ancient feeling still survives, notwithstanding
our pdiiical differences since. 1 did him ample
justice, but no mure than justice, both in iu)
speech 0:1 Chiltou's resolutions and iu my letter
in answer to Gen. Jackson.
i have not myself any very distinct rccilleciio 1
of what tran.-piied in your room nearly twenty
years ago, but doubtless I expressed a strong wish
to himself, as 1 had done a hundred times to
others, that he might vote for General Jackson,
and ii he desired it, become his Secretary of State.
Had he " •'•' ! for th-' General, incase 01 his elec-tion,
1 should most certainly hav« exercised any
influeucc i might have possessed to accomplish
this result; and this 1 should have done from the
must disinterested, friendly, and patriotic mo-tives.
.
This conversation ofmine, whatever it may nave
been, can never be brought home to Gen. Jack-son.
1 never had but on? conversation with him
on the subject of the then pendiug election, and
that upon the street, and the whole of it tc.littim
,t literatim, when comparatively fresh upon my
•v was given to the public in my letter ol
i.-liii| bis bid-mates boots instead of hi
called it au aggravated instance o
a mistake.
' laboring
s own,
But, why did not Bbo-shiu allude to the game
already bagged by means ol the Democratic big
-unaud the •'double bee" shot ? Why didn't
he tell us thai the gun and shot aforesaid have
already brought down such "game" as Pierce,
Douglas, Bobbin, Johnson, Quituian and such like
" watch-gcesi ?" Ebo-Bhin ! alias Molungeon!
Vour Democratic big gun is like the Dutchman's
bit: uun which shot both Ways, and slaughtered
iricnds and Iocs alike.
•• U hethei aimed at duck or plover,
Kic'd back and kuock'u the owner over."
Win. Carey Jones, Benton's son-in-law, is mad
with the Washington Union for declaring Benton s
support of Buchanan to be '• treacherous.''—
Jones informs the wri er of the piece, that be is a
lia', a scoundrel, and a coward, and "he can re-ceive
it either as a public or private communica-tion,
uccoiding to his own idea."
Jones, alter passing these compliments, declares
that "the L'mou is endeavoring to procure the
defeat of Mr. Buchanan." Says Jones: "There
is where the treachery lies; and it would not bo
sin prising if iu* articles of the lust ten days have
affected enough votes in the .State of New Vork
mot to mention other States) to make the balance
there against the Democratic nominees."
All we have to say is, that we trust Jonej is
right in his premises and coiicl'isions.
t-y Jno. A. Dix, one of the leaders ot the
Frcesoil party in New Vork. who electioneered
for Van Bnrcn in 1848, who made a trade with
hould be so comprehensive us to provide for any
vacancy thai can possibly occur in the office of tho
President, and so clear as toadioil of no eofltro-
I vcrsy uor any question ofdisputed succession to
that high office : To the end. therefore, that all
doubts or defects which may exist in our present
; laws on this subject may be remedied and future
I controversy prevented—
1 Ji' it lii solved, Sur., That the Committee on the
Judiciary be instructed to examine these laws
and inquire whether the provisions they contain
a:e constitutional, proper,and adequate in all res-pects
to their purpose «nd end, or whether any
j luriher legislation be necessary or proper, and to
' report thereon by bid or otherwise.
A fellow was arrested by a farmer for stealing 'l he resolution Was adopted,
ducks. The farmer said he should' know them I
everywhere.and went on todesoribe them. ' Why,' ; i|.. e,BdJdates for Governor addresed the peo-said
the counsel for the prisoner., 'they can't be pl„ of Washington on Monday last. The Times
such a very rare breed of ducks—I've some like gays that (iov. Bragg is no match for Mr. Qatar
them iu my own y«rd.' ' That's very likely,' re- up,., ,iie ..,„,„,,. |„.. ,, irritable, disgruntled, and
turned the farmer ; I've lost a good many lately.' f^pusutly interrupts Mr. Oilmer. He has lost
hia temper, which makes him look ugly and act
Omar Pasha, the great Turkish Genjral, now
nearly three score years old, has just married a
young lady not quite fifteen. .__ _ * .
SoRRtfw HAI:M;.-I.SKI>.—Scth Sober, Keq.i
when " doing the pathetic," began a stanzas thus:
1 "Sorrow came and left his traces"—whereupon
I a wag inquired if the bard could inform him how
sorrow had disposed of the: rest of its harness.
A country girl coming from the field, wa.i told
by her cousin that she looked as fresh as a daisy
kissed with dew. " Well it wasn't any feller by
that name, but Bill Jones that kissed me; eon-found
hi-, picture, 1 told him that everybody
would find it out."
Obituary Kxtraonlinarg.—The San Francisco
badly at times, while Mr. Gilmer is cool, calm,
pleasant and agreeable. The fact it, Mr. Bragg
knows that he is a perfectly used up man, ami
the [K i.pli; know it ti-o; and we know that Guil-ford's
noble and talented son, is just the man to
I handle white kid frlov* j-ccllomen, who go aboui
defaming and slandering the honest sons of tho
soil.
papers contain an obituary announcing the death 1
of V- Turig, a Chinese, who, it appears, in the j I'mer for Kau-m—Both_ Mr. Clayton and
ty lib: brc
and the extraordinary height of his shoes."
absence of Other virtues, was " favorably
known • Mr. Toombs, hsye btrodaEed bills into ihe.Sen-ty
the length of his tai', width of his breechc:, ate for the pacification of Kansas. The bill of
the latter proposes that a census of the inhabitants
of Kansas shall be taken, by commissioners ap-pointed
for the purpose, and that none but actual
inhabitants of the territory are to be counted-
Provision is then made for a fair and impartial
election of delegate? to a.State Convention to form
a Constitution preparatory to admission into the
Union. Mr. Stephens of Georgia has given notioe
of hi- intention to introduce a similar bill into the
House.
: To '-!:,w how the terrible exposition made by I their rig-bjs.
As a menagerie was entering Newark, Ohio, a
few days ago, the elephant's keeper fell in a fit.
Some of the attendants attempted to take him
up, but the elephant would allow no one to touch
him. not even the physician called in the cx=e,
till the man himself had so for recovered az to re-quest
it.* While the man w:..* MMelesj the ele-phant
himself gently lifted him upon a horse, b»t
finding he eonld not sit thcrc^ softly laid him
down,'and supposing him dead became quite fu-rious
in his grief. Hia joy at the rcooveiy was
c pually intense.
The bo^t wny to treat slander is to let it alone,
1 • ; -: .,- 1. itbing about it. Il soon dies when fed
e,a silent coutempt.
Xote II' See 1<'■—In oil times, says a Ten-ncsso
exchange, Dwaoeracy used to speak of
Federal Whigs. We never knew exactly whar
they meant Wc see it now ; it was to distinguish
them from federal Democrats—like Buchanan -
Beware ofa silent dog and still water