Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-09-18
on this great measure of reconciliation and
harmony"
Again at Frankfort, he said

harmony"
Again at Frankfort, he said:
elf the agitation in regard to the fugi
and become alarming, it will lead to the
formation of two new political parties, one
for the Union and one against the Union.
Present parties have been created by di
visions Of opinion, as to systems of Ma
tional policy; as to finances, free trade or
protection. the improvement of rivers and
harbors, the distribution of the proceeds
of the public lands, &c. But these sys-
TENS of policy, springing out of the ad-
ministraton Of the government IF the I'm
ion, lose all Their interest and Importance,
if that Union is to be dissolved. They
sink into utter insignifcance before the all
important, pervasive, and paramount inter-
est of the Union itself And the platform
of that Union party will be, the Union, the
Constitution, and the enforcement Of its
laws. And if it should be necessary to
form such party, and it should be accor-
dinghy formed, | announce myself. in this
place, member of that Union party, what
ever may be its component elements. Sir,
| GO further: l have had great hopes and
confidence in the principles of the Wing
party, as being most likely to conduce to
the honor, the prosperity and the glory Of
my country. But, if it is to be merged in
to contemplate Abolition party, and if
Abolitionism is to be engrafted upon the
Wing creed, from that moment l renounce
the party and cease to be a Wing. | 90 vet
a step further: If am alive, will give
my humble support for the Presidency to
the man, to whatever party he may belong
and who is urcontaminaied by fanaticism,
rather TO one who, crying out all the time
and aloud that he is n Wing, maintains
doctrines utterly subversive of the Consti-
tuition and the Union
In the same speech lie sail:
Out of our late heated discussions and
divisions, one good result has been produc-
ed. The people generally, Wings and
Democrats, have been more thrown tOgeth-
er in free and friendly intercourse. Both
have learned to appreciate each other better.
For myself, say, and with great pleasure,
that, during the late arduous and protract-
ed session, was in conference and con-
sutation quite as often, if not ofener, with
Democrats than Wings; and l found in the
Democratic party quite rs much patriot
ism, devotion to the Union, honor and prob
lily, as in the other party"
Fellow citizens, he, my own father,
taught me to believe that Democrats could
be patriots, and that it was my duty, when
the country was in danger. TO stand by and
assist them as they assisted him for It's
salva.ion,-no matter what mere personal
objections | might have 10 their candidate.
But Mr.. Buchanan was the author of
the charge of Bargain and Corruption
Going back over q period of more than
twenty-five years, miserable politicians
have raked up from the ashes of oblivion,
this old, stale charge of Bargain and Cor
ruption, and for mere party purposes bavc
endeavored falsely to fix lis authorship up
on Mr. Buchanan. They are as much to
be ccnsurcd as We're the real authors of the
charge. 1t is no: true that Mr. Buchanan
was the author the whole contcmporanc-
Gus history Of it, the testimony of the very
man who was It's victim, justices me in the
assertion that Mr. Buchanan, 50 far as that
charge was concerned, was innocent of any
wrong to my father. Called upon rs wit
ness, he promptly gave his testimony: and
such was its character that Mr.. Clay him
self said publicly and privately. that, in
stead Of being against him i: was altogeth
er in his favor. Hear what he said pri-
vately q his old friend. Judge Brooke, in
4 letter never designed by him for publica-
ton, dated August II, 1897:
MIR. Buchanan has presented his com
munlcation to the public; and although he
evidently labors throughout the whole of it
to spare and cover General Jackson, he fails
in every essential particular to sustain the
General. Indeed, could not desire stron-
ger statement from Mr.. Buchanan"
And hear what he said publicly in his
speech at Washington on the occasion of
dinner given him on his retirement from
the Secretary of Stateship:
THAT citizen. General Jackson, has
done me great I'M Justice. 1t was inflicted,
as must ever believe, for the double pur-
pose of gratifying private resentment, and
promoting personal ambition. When, du-
ring the late canvass, he came forward in
the public prints, under his proper name,
VIII his CildISc aSdiiSt NE, anu Sun1InCn-
ed before the public tribunal of his friend
and only witness, (Mr. Buchanan, to es-
tablish it, the anxious attention Of the whole
American people was directed TO the testi-
mony which that witness might render
He promptly obeyed the call, and testified
to what he knew. He could say nothing,
and he said nothing which cast the slightes,
shade upon my honor or integrity. What
he dill say was the reverse of any implica-
ton of me-
Fellow citizens. who shall believe
my father himself, or partisan newspapers
and partisan orators? Who will you be-
lieve, Henry Clay himself who was sought
to be. and was injured by the charge, or
those who are now seeking. for mere party
purposes. to injure another by falsely CON
Meeting him with it? Fellow citizens, this
charge has nothing to do with the issues
now before you; it is addressed solely to
your passions and your prejudIces, and not
to your reason and your patriotism.
Fellow citizens, l cannot take leave of
YOU wi hout bearing my testimony to the
high character OF my fellow townsman, the
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