The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-07-02

ter, it would have been heard by hundreds o
people-that it would Immediately have become
the subject Of universal remark and condemna-
ton. and that il would have been severely and
justly commented upon in the newspapers Of
the day Had it been true, there would have
been no occasion for him 70 resort to Anthony
McGlinn to prove the charge, nor 10 eOnvef,a-
ton aIledged BY Mr.. Ford to have been held
with Mr.. Peter Shindel, who, although res
pectable, is an aged man; and from defect Of
memory, incident to that period Of life, must
have confounded what may have been stated to
him by others, with what he had heard himself
But again repeat no matter who has been or
shall be the witness the tale is utterly and abso-
lutcly false. ---'-----------
Shortly after the slandcr was made a subject
of Debate by Mr.. Cox, in the Reform Conven-
ton, number of the oldest and most respect
able citizens of Lancaster, without distinction
Of party, signed certificate disproYing the
charge so far as it was possible for negative
to be proved, which was placed and still remains
in the hands of one of my friends. After what
had been said in reply to Mr.. Cox, by Mr. Por-
ter and Mr.. Reigart, who must either have heard
the expression had it been used, or heard Of it
Immediately after, l deem it wholly unneces-
sary then to publish this certificate. 's, ri +
Yours very respectfully tF slti
t1 JAMES BUCHANAN. /.
We have said in the commencement Of this
article, that we would at this time, publish no.
thing in refutation of this charge, but Mr.. Bu-
chanans own letter. We have howeter, pro-
cured copy of the certificate to which Mr.. B.
refers, and give it publicity balow for the first
time. In doing so we boldly assert that the
thirty subscribers to it are gentlemen ofas much
moral worth and responsibility as can be found
among the same number of individuals in any
other community in the Unlon and we venture
to say that no respectable man in Pennsylvania o.
any political party, after reading Mr.. BIS contra
diction, endorsed by the cool and deliberate dec
laration of these gentlemen, will re-iterate the
charge, believing himself in its truth.
| '"'
Several of the undersigned have known Mr.
Buchanan ever since he first come to Lancaster
to study law with the late James Hopkins, and
the others for many years past. We are all
convinced that if at public meeting at the
Court House, or anywhere else in this city, he
had ever used such an expression, or anything
like it, as that which has been attributed to hin
by Mr. Cox, IN the Convention, to wit: "tha
he thanked his God he had not drop of Dem
ocratic blood in his veins and if he had he woe
let it out" some of US would have heard il, ant
all Of us would have heard of it, and it must
have become subject Of general conversation
throughout Lancaster. To the best of ou
knowledge it never was mentioned by any per
son until the year 1928, Immediately before Mr.
Buchanan's last election to Congress on the De
mocratic Jackson ticket AS this election i'm
meliately preceded General Jackson's first e
lection to the Presidency lin November, 1928,
and as Mr. Buchanan had been for several years
previously his ardent and active supporter, h
was then opposed with much zeal and bitter
ness. s.s-
Ever since we first heard this story, refer
ring back as itdid to 1915, we have Away
believed and still believe, that it was got u
without any foundation in fact, for the purpos
of operating against Mr.. Buchanans election Il
Congress in 1928. Indeed, we had never sup
posed that any person acquainted with his char
acter could believe, that at any period of life
he would have made such declaration as nov
seems to be seriously imputed to him. ---.-