Daily American organ., 1856-08-29
's Under no Obligations to the Old Line
Whigs!'s

So says Mr.. James Buchanan, "no longer James
Buchanan but the Cincinnati Platform" bucca-
neering flibustering, and all. That is, Mr. Bu-
chanan is never to pay for service an old-lne
Whig. But cannot " the old line Wings remem-
Der they are under no obligation" to Mr.. James
Buchanan But they are under obligations" to
him. They can yetreturn Roland for his Oliver,
their only debt to him.
Clay and Webster were undoubtedly as much
the leaders, revered and distinguished leaders,
too, of the Wing party, when it was a party, "a
noble party" too, (the Democrats now say as
Hamilton and Marshall were the leaders of the old
Federal party, of which at its dissolution Mr. James
Buchanan was member.
What were the opinions, latterly 80 much per-
verted and misrepresented, entertained by the two
leaders of the Wing party of Mr.. James Buchanan
Let them speak for themselves.
After having given General Cass rub in prior
letter, in one "to Daniel Ullman," dated Ashland,
June 18th, 1851, declaring he did not wish ever
again to be brought forward as a candidate" for
the Presidency, Mr.. Clay expressed his opinion
that General Cass has quite as much ability, quite
as much frmness, and much more honesty and
it is well known to his friends around it, Mr.. Clay
forgave all his enemies, excepting only Mr.. James
| Buchanan, and, perhaps, Mr.. Amos Kendall Them
| he had declared he could never forgive. al have
forgiven Mr.. Buchanan once" he said, I" but can
not forgive him second time"
Is not this known to Mr. Buchanan? ? His pre-
sent political allies have invaded the sanctuary of
the dead in the charge that the now undeniable
defamation of Mr.. Clay, " the bargain, intrigue
and corruption story" originated" with General
Jackson but he has stated, on his dying bed that
Mr.. James Buchanan proposed the bargain to him,
ON the pretext of fighting the intriguers :" with
their own weapons" General jackson declares
he rejected an honest man Mr.. Buchanan's cor,
rupt proposition. What true Democrat of that
period disbelieves the solemn statement, made In
writing, by General Jackson9
Daniel Webster, to Mr.. Clay, in a letter dated
Boston, July "a, 1927" referring to the bargain
story, wrote:
81 have suspicion" (why that suspicion p that
| the respectable member of Congress" (the pro-
poser of the bargain to General jackson, as he also
was to Mr. Clay) !" is Mr.. Buchanan. If this should
turn out so, 1t viii place him In awkward situa
4 tion." (Prophetics y "Since it seems hen (Mr
James Buchanan) /" did recommend bargain with
your friends, on the suspicion that such bargain
had been proposed on the part of the friends of
| Mr.. Adams"
An assertion wholly unsustained by proof, up to
this day. 1t is immaterial who " originated" the
SANDER.
Surely, Mr.. Choate, the special friend of Mr..
Webster, did not know of this letter from him
relative to Mr.. Buchanan
Some of the old-line Wings by this time have
probably discovered they went over too soon to
one held in such low estimation by Clay and Web
ster--one, too, who win not be under any "obli.
cations" to them. If Mr.. Buchanan should coun-
tenance the Whig deserters, is it not evident he
would be deserted by the old,line Democratsf
/ AN 0LD-LINR WHIs.