The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-07-02
uchanam and clay.

Buchanan and clay.
II is sickening, disgusting, to hear the
leaders of the Ebo-shins appealing to the
friends of Henry CLAY to rally to the sup
port of his most shameless traducer.
Among all his countrvmen there was not
found enc who treated him more meanlv
than Buchanan, and to that mcanness was
added righteousness which sprung from
the consciousness of injustice done him.
His coward heart shrunk from ever confes-
sing the wrong, and retrieving it hy some
frank and honorable net. ike a man in whom
spark Of nobleness still fingers, to display
itself IN some ingenious moment. Mr..
Clay, with the power in his hands to crush
the petty reviie- at any moment, forbore to
10 it until the day of his death, heard the
foul charge of " coalition rung through
the land, poisoning the minds of the people
whom he loved, hurled at him by angry
Senators, barbed with words Of bitterness
and sslnging reproach, and with the mag
nanimity of his great and generous nature,
he suffered all without murmur of com
plant, refusing to relieve himself at the ex-
pense OF its craven author. The friends of
the Great Commoner, whose affections clung
around Old Hal with an unequaed ardor,
and are still warmed by the memory of his
earnest patriotism and gallant spirit,-it is
not they who can be easily persuaded to
raise shout for him who cast that great re-
proach upon his name. Other things than
this he did to SANDER their great leader, one
OF the most dishonest of which. one that
d'd more than any other to defeat the
qualification of his laudable ambition. the
occupation of the Presidents chair, is allu-
ded to below in terms of indignation which
become true and consistent friend. Saws
the New Orleans Crescent,-
:" 1t is disgusting to observe the overtures
made by the Democracy to the old Henry
LAY wings to unite with them in the sun
port OF Buchanan. IL there ever was poll.
,ician whom Mr.. Clay depised, and whom he
nau reason 10 despise, it was Buchanan. |,
wen known that no one was more mpli-
Gated than MIR. Buchanan in the giganti,
fraud practiced upon the people of Pennsyl.
vana in 1874, when Mr.. CLAY was n candi.
date for the Presidency, representing tina,
Mr.. Polk was better tariff man than Mr.
clay. Mr.. Buchanan was n party to this i'm
posture; and Mr.. Clay, to the day Of hi,
death, never forgave him for it, and neye,
would speak to him afterwards. He ha.
forgiven buchanan for his completely in thu
bargain and corruption charge-an act OF
magnanim,ty nobly becoming the great hear
OF Henry Clay. But this latter offence wa,
more .nan ms generous nature could bear
sir. Iiay, IN his life, quarrelled with Ran
aoiph, ana aimed II deadly weapon at hi
heart but he and Randolph became recon
eiied ana forgave each other He had ner
sonar diihcaisies with Calhoun. Webster
hHchie, aud many others of his dav. but h
usci az peace with all. There must hay
p'en somelhins essentially unjust and dis
creaitaole IN Mr.. Buchanan's treatment O
am, mat las gallant and chyarous spiri
s91i3 hQt overlook Il. 10 appeal to Wings
ehsse circumstances. TO vote for Ia
enanah = not only an insult to all the mani
reseh'mens the human. heart, but is an i,
su' 70 Tue memory Of the great chicf,air
ne' 'he wing who contemplaies /. vote e.
n1hi4 nrst tear the memory of Clay fro,
sn.;as;A Let ham Forget al! the proud as
go. S1ofions memories OF III
pas'' gre eonsenttng TO concert with The bi
seiest fevi.ers and ;raducers. aud tie deaa
vst enemies, Of their great pl,,, ! and $50,
rnan.- Pi''11' "hu stake
oLp FRANK ALL RiGnr. = Hon Francis :r,u
GER inc man who FIRST broke ground for s,
yer ofayism in New York, who raye i
name 70 The faction, and who has been
'D'es' leaaer ever since the disruption Of ,
party IN that State, a Filmoreite thron
h'cS AID thin, mas pronounced for rremo
una DAYTON. They viii have no more 81
quen. or effective ehaHsfiion IN ali the Ian
than Silver Gray Frank. The free co,,,
grows solid from day to day.
GTThat useless piece Of political lumb,
zen. Cass, closes his term as Senator on !,
+h OF March next, after which ner,oa
viii have plenty Of time for private mea;,
slon' Tor the people Of Michigan have
through with using dough. Looking y,
over the past, the most salient points in
career we lind to be, running his sword !,
stump ana inventing the phrase sssanat
sovereignty.
TO TAKE the sTusr.-Rev. James {. Rie
mond, Of Providence, X. l.. m Enisco,
clergyman Of great learning and talent. "a!
to take the stump for the Republican ear,
among the Germans Of Pennsylvania.