Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-01-28
From Me Keystone.
REMARKS OF mn. c1R0ys,

vt Assistant Clerk Of the Senate, Jan. z, lS4a.
Mr.. srkAxKs--t had no desire to address the
Senate on the question now before it-snd persnit.
tod the Senators from Lancaster, Ffsniiin sod the
county Of Philadelphia 10 consume sN of yester.
days session without a reply, in makiog broad
charges uFoa the Senators from Unio, McKeau,
Bucks and myself for having refused to vote for
Henry Buchlcr btcsusc they say he was The caucus
nominee, and we were bound IN honor 10 sustain
that nomination
NoU sic, had no intention of lifting the curtain
sni showing the acts and doings of that taquisi.
rion, or the spirit which animated il, aad should
have permi,ted the esent gartied sccount TO have
gone forth TO the people had IL not been reiterated
tins remng, as ii pptared 70 me in spirit of
triumph.
Mr.. Speaker you were present at that meeting so
often referred to, and if err in the statement
shall make, you can promptly correct me. I desire
lot TO show tie unfairness Of the proceedings 10
at m, citing, its sc'6 81 sad imperious tone. When
the question Of fCle,k before us, the candidates
were Col. John McCahen Of Philadei, ,hia an up.
right, intelligent and active member Of the demo.
cratic party, in whose ability all had entire conf
dence, aEd to whom the emoiuments Of the office
were desirable. Mr.. Glassl senner, the editor Of
Democratic paper in York, well recommended, and
Of whom it was said that he much needed the Of.
fee E,r the support of himself and family. Charles
w. Hesins Of Sunbury, a gentleman who had
ably represented the democracy of Northumberland
county, dutiug the trying session Of 1889, and
Iien,y Bueh,er man Of repned wealth, and to
whom the salary was matter Of no consideration,
and one too who had received many fsvors at the
hands Of the party. Ye, sit, poor men were passed
and Mr.. Dueh,er selected, for no other reason
that could perceive than that he was chairman of
the Buchanan State Central Committee. Before
the nominations were finished moved to reconsid-
ct the vote. I asked that the poor should
have hearing asked that all applicants for Of
flee should he tried ty the good old rules Of de-
mocracy and not by the modern principle of crush
lug all who felt unwilling to sing hosannas at the
tooistool of ->cur own Buchanan" avelred in
that caucus as 10 here 10 my place. that resoiu
tinn agreeing to sustain the causus nominees not
hn,ing been Offered and adopted, none were
hound. That assertion was not denied by my
S,nstor at Il at time, not even by the Senator from
Franklin, whose voice was longest and loudcst a.
mong the followers Of the faithful, aud particularly
MIR. Speaker, did protest against excluding cahd
dates from Office unexcephonnbic in character and
republican principles, hut whose visions were not
accute enough TO see all the greatness and virtues
in James Buchanan, which his especial friends and
favoites have fortunately discovered. The caucus
stou,iy declined to reconsider--four Senators
promptly left the meeting aud have fused t. sus-
tain the nominations forced and urkind they
were. As soon as | became satisfied tha, some
s, nators were but obeying the mandates of their
idolay was ordered to PASS over the ntcks of all
independent representatives, Of the people, with
drew fsoin such fellowship, and neither by word or
deed Will aid in os,racsiRg the friends OF Van Blu.
zen, Cas-, Caihoun or the gallant Johnson. And
because refused 30 aid 10 tins fy stem OF oppres-
sion for mere preference sake, I. and all WHO act
with me are siyl led "pecussk Seaatos, reckless oa
,,hgh,ed faith, regardless Il the rights Of the Peo
pie In my course sir, there Is neither recusancy
or bresch of faith and If the election Of poor ye
talented and worthy young mar to the Cierksh'I
Of this Senate he dissertation Of the rights Of the
people, to the citizens Of the valley Of the Lehigt
a,n ready TO account and not TO the representa-
tipes OF The quasi deasscr2cy OF the county u Phil
alelpha. Bat Mr.. Speaker that Senators may
ksow this Buchanan, who by himself and his serf'
are uaa.lng ea thc rights and teaings OF othds
usJ making devotion 10 hnsch a lest Of den,ocra
cy, refer you 10 ,te Harrisburg Rcpubl can unde
date Of the 9Th October, 1920, democratic news
paper, printed and publishedby by James Peacock, ,h'
thes State printer, whose name aad character SUI
ficen,ly vou,h for the fact these stated. In tbs
paper ii sppears ,ilst James Wallace and Saco'
Hibshman, were he candidates Of the de,nsoratr
party for Cor ess, ia tsc distsct composed Of tn
counties of Dauphn, Lancaster sod Lebanon, ~eii'
.Jau,ss Buchanan and Joha Philips wrve the can
ddates ii The Federal party, Tie article is csea
and Significant, aud worthy the perusli "f all VIII
are DESTROYS .fqnaking a sefer,in Of praciiae ir'
speclive Of men /, is in these words:
"Who will nos prfer Wallace the war-wor
veteran of the revolution, the neritoriOus servant
the qecps, 'he unievisipg Dcnocs': and flbs
man fhe stu dy republican, the piain se,rsabhe ye
man. the respectable German before Baoftamr
te an anssoc4atic laxyeI the tevile Of ise PelSle Il
Anti. Republican IN t,1bhs, manners ard 'doctr M
thr fhartfayd Conrcr,tio7,id, g Philips, the poll
cd parasite The scanning adseusuper, without oian