The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-04

years after the transaction says Mr. Buchanan like an hon
orable man as he was came out promptly and denied the
whole thing Yet you tell me ought not to vote for Mr.
Buchanan because of the charge of bargain i
am not done, sir with this charge Allow meto read
you letter dated Lancaster August 81 1927 only two
years after this charge:
any Yours of the 9th instant came to hand
last night. The by Mr. A received few days since
by private hand, from the county of Harlan With your
letter Of the 9th Mr. Buehanans response the
received This answer Is well put together As they say in
reply II is modest and gentee YET strong and conclusive
am truly delighted with the in which d. has
acquitted himself really feared and believed he was placed
in such dilemma BY the General that he could not extcate
himself with sort Of credit But he has forth vic
believe Z will haxs hsppy elect upon the presidsps eso
ton. 1t is impossible II should turn out otherwise Vr
gnia, after this, will notcannot support the General.
never had the least hope of Virginia until now.
presume Bucks reply supersedes the necessity of any
reference to the conversation in my am glad of it,
Who do you suppose wrote that letter Robert p Let
cher the personal and political friend of Mr. Clay
who enjoyed his confidence to an extent equal TO
any in the Union When the facts all fresh be-
fore him Mr. Lecher wrote that letter. in which he says
Mr. Buchanan has out and is fully acquitted Now,
ask you'll ask any honest man TO tell me how you
resist the testimony of such devoted personal intimate
friends of Mr. Clay Mr. Prentice and Mr. Letcher, given
the time these things being nvesgaed2 Is that
not enough to satisfy the goHadnd appetite of calumny
But do not rest it there. have more than that want
to show what Mr. Clay and it you will not believe
him now you would not believe him though he should
from the dead. What does he, the only who had
personal interest in the matter, say? Here Is letter adj
"WAsHINGroN, August Ia, 1927
amy DEAR sir: received your obliging favor from
Waynesborough. should be very glad II could partici
pate with you and Mr. Southland in the pleasure and benefit
Of the springs. My health is however, not bad.
hope you are not mistaken in the good effect Of my
nicaton the public and although he evidently abors
throughout the whole of to and General Jack
he fails every essential particular to sustain the Gen
era. Indeed could desire statement Mr..
buchanan The tables completely turned upon the Cen
era Instead of any ngues on my part and that of my
alt pf
his friends. But will leave the statement your
reflections directed copy to be enclosed yesterday to
Mr.. Southland 1t must confirm any good impression
Tell Mr. Southland that his children are much better,
and that he need not entertain any fear about them.
"Wth my best wishes that you may both realize much
benefit from the mineral waters"
There is letter of Mr. Clay in which he says he could
not desire fuller response from Mr. Buchanan than he had
received. If Mr.. Clay himself satisfedif his friends
at the time satisfied ask any to tell me who
shall complain now, when twenty-five thirty years have
passed by Two years after the occurrence and after Mr.
Buchanan had spoken out publicly, Mr. Clay procaims to
his friends that all that he could desire expect
from him.
Mr. President submit whether there can be any fair
ness in pursuing Mr. Buchanan with that charger have
produced this testimony not for the purpose of indicating
Mfr. Buchanan-I nothing about that-but for the
purpose of indicating myself for the vote which shall
give in November Unless my mind changes between
this and that time shall assuredly vote for him. unless
shall believe that Mr. Fillmore, somebody else, stands
better chance to defeat the back-repubcan party than he
does to give this evidence a vndicaton of my
NY frcnd from Kentucky said in his speech do not
suppose that he intended it for particularly there
several of us in the same category:
Besides let tell them that who is turned down
to the foot hardly gets to the head again. When the
estate be divided under the distribution
understand, these not being Of the household will
They will be treated having worked for wages
and when the estate comes to be distributed they will not
ond table all the time they work. too This bad fix for
any man to get into
know my friend did mean to insinuate that those
who going for Mr. Buchanan, might do so,
doing with the hope Of reward and for the sake
the loaves and fishes. Never SIR assert that
pect nothing from him. and want nothing from him But
Is that the sort of doctrine to proclaim in this country
Are set of Swiss soldiers Fighting for pay2 Is there
no patriotism in the land Has it fed the country
Mr. THOMPSON, of Kentucky. never thought Of the
gentleman in that connexion, though had private be-
lief that the prodga went back because his father had
fatted calf Laughter. But it occarred TO my
mind to think anything of that kind about my friend from
Tennessee for did not think him capable Of being gov
erned by such motives.
Mr. JONES' Of Tennessee have no idea that he thought
particularly of me but wanted to give my friend OPP
pOrtunity put himself right before the country because
the idea here conveyed that vote for Mr. Buchanan
shall in al the second table and expect
sit the first table Now my friend from Kentucky
od-ashioned whig, and Clay whig he announced
us; but know be also declared his determination TO
vote the American ticket lie does belong them he
repudates any connexion with them except for
them Will my friend tell me what table he expects to sit att
Mr. THOMPSON, Of Kentucky. The first table all the
time Whenever Kentucky decides the question: there
where viii be-
Mr. JONES' of Tennessee If you get any table
until you get TO the first one you will starve TO death,
daughter because they tell you in their creedat least
they say my part of the State Of Tennessee in their
creedyou shall not eat at all unless you belong to the
family, laughter; you bound starye any way
and can but sarve If 60. Laughter Now, Mr. Pres
ideu do not go for any such thing As for the table
do copper about it, do not ask them to invite
their table and ii is questionable with whether
they ask would accept IT, only the
OF politeness hospitality am independent OF the
democratic party they Of me; and reiterate it
again they me nothing, and they will nothing
after this contest is do not whether they in
ve TO their table not Thank God, have table
Of my own. have the table Of my country and all
feed that tableood enough for every generous Amer
heart food enough for me, food enough for all As
for your sectional party tables you think there Is any
honor in sitting at them sit at them choose to sit at
the great national table and to do duty my country
understand leaving the results 10 Heaven and the
country.
am reminded of story which my friend from South
Carolina told this morning and will tell II now FOR
the benefit of those who in doubt II will do for the
Senate because this ministerial affair. have been
frequently tainted the last week by friends saying have
heard that Father CAss going to perform the service Of
baptism think if body could do that he might but
am not going take the water all and want 10 IL
usrae my position by anecdote which my friend told
There Baptist preacher in South Carolina by the
name of Cartn, honest, good man and gentleman by
the Of Jack Crawford sought admission into the
church You know the Baptist church lie real democratic
concern they take just he Is big little and
when Jack Crawford up they considered his right
and the old Cartn voted against him. He would not
take Jack at all for he terrible fellow but tho church
oyerruled him lust General Taylor cabinet overrued