Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-11-30
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"FIAT JUSTITIA.n

Mr.. BUcuANAN-"THED DROP OF BLOOD SLAM
pER"ASD "TBE RICHMOND WIG"
Messls. Editors: Before | redeem The last
pledge made, | beg leave 10 acknowledge my
graceful Obligations 10 you for the space afforded
me il your 'iime-honored" paper, in my plain
and unprelcnding defence Of great statesman
and faithful public officer-onc VINO impars dig
nily to a station which Jefferson filled in other
days.
/ have charged the Editor of the Wing with
endorsing 4 SANDER for political efect-lhroueh
ignorance or wickedness-and il is now my pur-
pose 10 make good that charge.
The Editor of the Wing, alter having attack
ed MIR. Buchanan's motives, and charging him
with hypoc isy &C. no doubt thought enough had
NOT been done-he finishing stroke had not been
given-he (Mr. B.) might still survive The dread
iu shock-and in order TO complete his down.
fall he must draw upon that ineraanstibk capital
OF Whgsery Humbuggery, and abuse OF every
person and every hing Democratic Il might
have been expected that The Eiitor would have
resorled To some of "Honesl John Daviss" thun-
der-his attack on Mir. Buchanan's Glow wages"
spesch-bu, The recollection OF the figure Honest
John was made 10 cul before the Senate and be-
lore the couaIry must have deferred him from
that. Well-nolhing worse against Mi. B.,
and nothing better Tor The WING remained than
the 0U-TeluItu "aIup VI Diuuu SldHucl, dHi "
was called up. AS an humble fliend and admit
rcr OF Mr. b., can indeed say, a thank thee,
Jew" Tor that Thing. II plainly shows 10 what
s;raghs The Editor is driven. Again The SANDER
shall be met, and bfiet narrative OF IFS "rse
and progress" be given. |. is needless 10 enter
into The enquiry OF Mr.. Buchanan's first impress.
siuns in relation 10 the two great parties which
divided The courtiy coon alter Jays Treaty."
|, is very certain, at an early period OF his poll
lical life he wa found acting with, and afording
''aid and co,7f0rf' 10 The Democratic party.
None, i! is presumed, will be hardy enough
10 deny that tacl. But lei US suppose ito
please the Whis) that he was once Fede-
rais,-(ye, must say have YET to hear it from
any quarter entitled 10 dclist) Has he NOT, for
NAN long lon,r ;o,,r. boon ;lo-';c",' "';,h 10
Democratic party, not only in Pennsylvania, bnl
The United Sia'c,2 This question is al once an
swered by the uacaasing attacks in The Wing pa
pels. Is ne Dd, then, entitled 10 as much credit
al our hands, as The great "tiairy" is al The
hands Of the Wings, for having commenced life
a Democrat, and afterwards turned federalism
Oae would think so. But 10 The point
Ala very carly period Of his political career,
il was perceived that James Buchanan might be-
come troublesome 10 some prominent men in the
State and ont OF the State. The fat soon went
forth 10 pu, him down; and il was in his canvass
for Congress, in 1928, that the ."drop OF blood"
SANDER was first Started, although The speech
made by him, in which he was charged with
using the expression, had been delivered as long
ago as 1915. The declaration was SO absurd
and no responsible endorser appearing, il vas
suffered 10 die, as vas supposed, natural death;
bu, such was not tic case. Federal hatred never
dies-never sleeps. And again, in 1887, in The
Pennsylvania Convention, one MIR. Cox renewed
The charge. Ihcn, and for The first lime was
there responsible endofs.r; and then and there
was The charge fatty denied by two members
from Lancaster and on the same day Mr.. Cox
rciTacled il. Blu! on The wings ofthe wind il had
gons-tru,h could never overlaks il. The ciii-
zens of Lancaster, without distinction Of party,
voluntarily published the annexed caro-. The
author oil The slander was found OUTPUT he had
been summoned 10 another tribunal-had left
respectable family, and Mr.. B. would not suffer
the feelings OF the living 10 be wounded by fixing
ialsehood on the dead.
Here is The cardiff speaks for itself:
"Seve.a OF The undersigned have known Mr..
Buchanan ever since he came 10 Lancaster 10
study law with The late James Hopkins, the others
Tor many years past. We are all convinced thai,
if a, pu!,Iic meeting in the Court House, or any
where else in Ibis city, BE had ever used such an
expression, or anv thing like il, as thai which
has been attributed TO him by Mr.. Cox in Con-
ycntion, 10 vii: tina, he had thanked his God
he had not drop Of Democratic blood in his
veins and if he had, he would lei il oul," some
Of US would have heard il and all Of US would
have heard of il, and il must have become SUBJ
iect OF general conversation throughout Lancas-
Ter. To The best OF our knowledge il never was
mentioned by any person unIlhe year 1923,
Immediately before MIR. Buchanan's last election
10 Congress on The Democratic Jackson ticket
AS This election Immediately preceded General
Jackson's frs, election 10 the Presidency Tin No
vember, 1922 and as Mr.. Buchanan had been
for several years previously his ardent and active
supporter, he was then opposed with much zeal
and bitterness. Ever since we flrst heard this
story, referring back as II did 10 1918, We have
always bel eyed and still believe that il was got
up, without any foundation in TACT, for The pur-
nose of operating against Mr.. Buchanan's cleo
lion TO Congress in 1929. Indeed, we had never
supposed that any person acquainted with his
character could believe, that al any period OF his
lif., he would have made such declaration as
now seems 10 be seriously imputed 10 h a."
(Sgned by thirty Of the Oldest and mo. respect
able citizens OF Lancaster without distinction OF
parry, nearly one hall OF whom are now dead.)
From 1897 10 lS47 the SANDER has rested; II
can never die until Whiggery learns 10 be more
truthful, morc jusl-and II is hoping against
hope" 10 expect it. Ten years more may be sui
tered 10 pass and again You lnay look out for
"Monsieur Tonson"
In conclusion, l will say TO the editor of The
Wing, if he has nothing worse 10 say about our
distinguished men, "may he live thousand
years." and continue all the lime in his present
vocation.
IA REPUBLICAN OF THE OLD School"