New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-05-31
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Editorial Correspondence. wssmSGroS, May

something in his spccchc. to Justify it, but without
.6cess, though have heard him not less than a
j,,an times. He sits in the outside row on the
left. near Mr. Wright, and speaks often but neither
nj. matter or manner through the past week has
exhibited any approach to Eloqucnce. am as
.vred. however, that he can be great on great &C.
ea.ion.. but needs toHch OF the spur to bring him
M TO his mette-such a dash from Criitendcn
(now taat Mr.. Clay is gomez can give him. can
not believe however, that he has it in him to work
with such men as Wright, Crittcndcn and Calhoun.
He i. a heavy built, cray-haired cid bachelor of
CO. with countcnancc indicating good temper,
but neither intellectual power nor strong passions.
Nj. Buchanan lives in Lancaster, Pa. ard !
think wa, born there. That was strong Federal
County from Wa,hingions time, and Mr. b. en-
tered public life an ardent Fedcralist, delivered "A
flaming Foucth.of-Juy Grafton against Democracy,
sc Madison Administration, &c. and IN 1916 was
clec.od Representative o: his District in Com
gr.,s-many Democrats voting for him a young
MAJ of blumclcss character and much promise.
H. remained Il Representative till 1928, having,
with mos, of the leading Fcieralists Of Pennsy Iva
Gen. Jackson A. a candidate for President. He
in 1927 was involved very stupidity by General
Jackson in the charge of bargain against Mcssrs.
Adams and Clay, but exirica,cd himself handsom
~ by DENYING all knowledge of the alleged facts for
which Gen. jackson cit1d him As authority. In
1929 lee was sent - Russia, and when be returncs
in 1899, be was cccred 10 Jhc Senate of the Un.-
ted States, TO which post he reelected in 1886
III. term dixie Mr. W.i1hi'-) expires on the It'll of
March next
An attempt made to push forward Mr.. j.
as Tie candidate Of his party for Vice Prc'ldrn ~
1901, bat it failed lom-niably-Mr. Van Blu
rem taking the track. similar attempt is now
making on the Presidency in his behalf, bur though
some fifty Loco-F oco Presses in Penus, lyania have
been enlisted in IL, it will prove fIlurc. MIR
Buchanan has few faults Oh enemies but he has
moi the strength to vault into the Presidential chair
nor tact to crawl there. He has now been twenty
five years in the National serve, and viii probably
die Senator
will not att. mpt to speak of thos" Senators
who are already welt known to the greater number
of my lcadcrs-TALLMADGE, SoUTHARD, ~ -
brict glance may be thrown
Law WOODBURY. of New-Ilampshrc is rather
= stronger man than | had thought him. lie
made habitualy such clumsy Reports, such afro
ciously erroneous estimates "a Secretary OF the
Treasury, (partly, perhaps. from design that !
had almos, forgotten that hc was himself Sena-
tor Of considerable force. He now speaks often.
and with the bitterness Of a dcmagoguc hurled
from office and smaring under the modification
of delea, and discomfort of loss of spoils, but
with much shrcwducss and power. When ne
touches figures, his bc,ctting sill of missta,cmcnt
aud perver.ion returns upon him in all It's original
force.--He 10 a very large, heavy man, and sits in
the outer circle of Senatorial seats. between SEN
aior. Benton and Allen, obliqucly on the right OF
the Chair.
The statement often repeated that Mr.. Wood
bury was formerly "a Federalist, is not true lie
is Of an old Democratic family OF tranccsiown,
n II. Ill. father has often been elected to offices,
always a. a Democrat; his brothers, two or three
Of them. are Political Abolitionists. The story of
hi, Federalism grew out Of his running for Cover
nor in 1923 or a against Samuel Dinsmoor, the
regular Caucus candidate. As the Federalis'
had also Il candidate, there was 20 choice 10y the
People: 50 the election went. 10 the Lcgisla-
,ure, where Mr.. Woodbury. was chosen by the
help of the Federal votes This implies no bar
gain; they would probably have been given io'
ANY auii-C Caucus candidate so before them But
IN 1925. Mr.. Woodbury. was candidate Ion Inl-
Ted States Senator; the Adams party bore Sway
in the State, and Mr.. Woodbury. was suspected
= them Of being unfiiendly. To quiet this sus-
scion, he took most decided ground IN favor OF
Mr. Adams and his Administration, hcaped praises
upon them in Fourth of July Grafton, was
successful, and vaultcd into the Senate. He was
sot warm in his seat before he behed all his pro-
isssions, violated his faith with his constituents,
aud leagaed with Van Buren,, Benton X Co. in
most eNtcrminating warfare against the Admins
"ansa he stood pledged to support. can i'm
as'ne no explanation Of this course which divcSts
IL ci moral ,urpitudc. Uudoubtedly. a Senator OF
Tue nted States, chosen with full knowledge
ana a'o~al ofhis opinions, is not bound to change
Win every wind Of party in his State; doubtless
cases will arse in which he will be compelled 10
'o'o" the dictates of his own conscience in oppo-
''uo' to those of the popular will. But that a
senator hall obtain his office by protesting al
'''"''e"' 10 one SET of principles or measures, yet
i'n'' ''s'ey proceed to use his power in direct,
'''''n'"ed hostility to those principles or ness
u'V', must certainly be Incompatible with integrity
and honor
When Mr. Woodbury. frs, term expired, Isaac
Hill had Just been rejected as a prc.;de,,;,l nom.
'Noo 10 some Comptroller OF Authorship a, Wash
."s'o'' ana II was sort of Jackson Shibbolerh to-
De vehement thereat Nsw-iIamp,hirc. under
some dcxteriiy of management. reso'vo5 ., ,.,cs,
her LOYALTY by clec,ing Mr.. Hill to the SIT.
which had just rejected hisn, and MIR Woo6hur,
reurrd not with the best grace. After a .hor,