Demoine courier., 1856-06-19
THE CINCINNATI NOMINEE.

THE CINCINNATI NOMINEE.
Since James Buchanan has consented
to be the pack horse to carry the crush.
ing load Of sin anG folly Of the present
pro-slavery administration, in The presi-
Dental contest, the following article,
from one Of Mr. Buchanan's own town
papers, may no, DE embarrassing, as i.
shows, iE part, the kind Of stuff he 10
made Of.
Mr.. Buchanan's Memoir.
The Larcaster Register hus roughly
riddles the memoir Of this gentleman, re.
Gently published BY the Pennsylvania:
In the Intelligencer Of The l4.h ms. ,
we End copied .iom the Pennsylvania
a very imperfect memoir Of this distin
guishsd Pennsylvania. 10 which we beg
leave 4 add a few scraps Of history,
omitted no doubt by mistake or ignor-
ance Of iae fact. We shall con6na our
s%elvss al this time TO q few extracts from
Memoir and make such remarks and
quotations from the records az ruth de-
mands. The memoir says:
Mr. Buchanan 10 in the slxiy.ff!h
year Of his age, and 10 the vigor OF health,
Intellectually and physically
In 1882, Mr. Buchanan, in 4 letter to
c~ilizens OF Bradford county. put in the
plea tina. he was TO old TO make them a
speech. More .han sixty years.' and
asked Tor IAN honorable di.chargt!' How
unkind to force him into The Presidential
harness.
He was Born in The county Of Frank
lin in The state Of Pennsylvania, Of hon.
est and industrious parents, and may lru
y be called the architeci Of his " for
tunes. Having received a good eclcs-
ZION. he studied the profession Of the !aw
10 the county Of Lancaster in the same
State, which Las ever since been his
home. In 1914 and 1916 he was elect
cd TO the state Legislature, where, he dis
iinguished himself by those exhibitions
Of intellect which gave promise Of fu-
turs eminenos.'
SO he was elected to the Legislature,
but why 0 state by Dhom? We wAl
supply The record for 1915:
ASSEMBLY,
James Buchanan. Federal, 1851
Motion G Rogers, Democrat. 2502
Agstn-
In 1920, James Buchanan was elect.
ed 10 The House Of Representatives, and
r~etsined HE position in that body for ten
years, voluntarily retiring after the frs.
Congress under The administration o.
Andrew Jackson
Ten years in Congress as a Democrat,
we suppose, but lie. Us examine the rec
ord and bee:
CONGRESS.
lS20--Jas Buchanan. Federal, 4,642
-Jac Hibshman, Democrat, 1906
lS22-Jas Buchanan; Federal. 1883
JAG Hibshmsn, Democrat, 1910
IS24-Jas Buchanan, Federal, $3.50
-Saml Houston, Democrat, 3.046
l626-Jas Buchanan, Federal, 2760
DR. Jno McCamant, Dem, 1907
l636-Jas Buchanan, Jackson, 5.ZO3
William Heis,sr Adams. 1904
90 the 4,h OF July. 1915. Mr. Buchan
an, when he was u candidate for Assem-
bly, Oh the Federal ticket. delivered san
Grafton in Lancaster, in which he show
ed his love Of Federalism and hatred Of
Democracy. by attacking the Adminissra.
ton OF James Madison.
He said:
Time will mo- allow me to enumera,e
all the other evils anc wicked projects Of
the Democratic Administrator
And again, in the same Grafton, he
said: s san
what must be our opinion Of an op-
position whose passions were 40 dark
and ~malignan, ~ 10 be satis6ed in en-
deavoring 10 blast the character and en-.
bitter the old ase OF Washing.onl-
After thus prosecuting the savior Of his
country. hoao can the Democratic parfy
dare 10 cad themselves hiss d;scipies?'
Again
In q confidential circular, got up BY the
Federalis.s Of Lancaster. dated June o.
1923. ~ secure The election Of Nj.
Gregg. for Governor, over the Demo-
cratic candidate, Mr. Shul.z, Mr. Bchan-
an said:
Mr. Gregg. although not a Federslisi.
has always been c~pnsidered IN homes.
and enlightened politician.
He has acted a leading par, in the ad.
minisTation Of Gen Hester. and de
serves much of the credit to which il 10
enutled. We are assured that he resist
ed with all his energy, the measures
which justly gave so much offence 10 the
Federalists Of Lancaster county.
The memoir again says:
HE vas the warm aud ardent dsfend-
or Of the, administration Of Mr. Monroe.
the active opponent Of the adminissra-
lion OF John Quincy Adsms. and the
consistent and trusted friend Of General
Jackson.' sssr4 -
Mr. Monroe was elected President in
l7l6, and again in 1871. and Nj. Blu
chanan was q Federalist until 1898,
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