Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-08-06
PROM THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE.
MIR. BUCHANAN AND THE JUDGE
SHIP.

| II Mr.. BUcHAsAN's public conduct is 70 be
approved by the Representatives Of the States
in Congress, il shall not be by our consent
lie has for a long time played his game 50
deeply as TO assume the appearance Of the gen
tleman and the patriot. when hts whole course
has proved him TO be the most dangerous q
demasogues-- doubly dangerous from the hy-
pocrisy with which he covers up his deina
gogueisn. He viii probably come before the
Senate in few days, after playing the dema-
gogue, asking 10 be clothed IN ETmine. The
Robes Of Justice have been kept hanging up
BY Mr.. Pork for long time. 20 BE thrown over
his shoulders when he shall have perpelraied
all the mischief ia his power N the capacity OF
politician.
II he is % bc confined, we must submit
but il shall not be done without a submission
to the public Of the strong objections against
his appointment 10 that digndied and response
bic Office
One Of the greatest political sins Of Air. Bu
cHARAN, which can never be forgotten, even
ifit could be forgiven, is the part he played in
the great conspiracy against Mr. CLAY, as dis
closed and piored in CoLroS's 81 lle and Times
of HeNRY CLAY" II is there proved that
this "Bargain and Couuption." charged on
HENRY CLAY, was true only IA application 10
the accusing party. and that Mr.. BUcHkNAs
was the active and leading agent IN the whole
affair. II is also proved thai the success 81
this conspiracy brought upon the county al
I the ruInous measures OF quack legislation with
which she has been cursed since 1873
Mr.. BUcHkNAN has never confronted this ev-
dence nor denied these statements, though be
has been called upon bY the Press Of ms own
party 10 do SO. The charges, therefore, against
him may now be said to have TiPensd into un.
contra1cted history. II has not aud cannot
be denied that he stands as ehict actor ~ one
of the greatest crimes Of hisloy--a CRIME
which bears about with il the greatest coase.
quences to the rights Of private individuals and
10 the interest OF n great nation, ms proved
abundautly that Mr.. BucHANAs labored under
no mistake in this business. II was on hi.
part deliberate crime, which should have quail
fed him for different position IN Court than
that of the Judge In every step that he took
he must have known that he was doing the
greatest possible wrong to MIR. CLkY--to the
public-to the nation--to the world. In all
history there is not TO Be found a crime Of grea-
ter magnitude or Of deeper dye tis iunpossi-
BE TO give the evidence and the argument IN q
newspaper article. The case occupies nearly
| 80 pages Of Mr. CoLToS's work.
Without going into fuller details, we give
the following extract (Vol. J. pp. Az, ile)
which will present MIR. BuoHAN.S IN no very
enviabe light:
Extract ti,oia pages.4l7, 4is.9f ColiOn's I-lis
Of Chy)
from the three narratives Of Mr.. BueHaN-
AN. Mr.. MARxLEY and Major EATo~, il may
fairly be gathered: l. That Mr. BreHAKAE
was intent on bringing Mr.. Clay 70 the sup
port Of Gen. J4cKsoy. 2. That NJ .eii the
Importance Of opening q communication with
MI. Cay on the subject B That i was right
10 eight bargain and intrigue with bargain
and Intrigue Il Ihaia negotiation was % b.
opened with Mr. Clay regarding The state
Department and the succession. 8. rhat IL
was necessary 10 have an interview with t;ens
JAcEsoN to coHsnnmaie the phn g. That
bisinteryiew terminated auspiciously for the
object IN view.
Sin consideration ofthese facts. an cf which
clearly appear from the documents published
to the world by these parties, 40 one VIII be
surprised at the following occurrences:
''Some time in January. 1925, and not long
before the election OF Presidentot the Y. States
by the House Of Representatives. Hon. JANIS
BrcHArAN, then member Of the House .ondaf