American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-06-28
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The Lancaster Register thus rough
ly riddles the MEMOIR of Mr.. Buchanan
recently published by the Pennsylra.
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In the Intclligencer of the 14th inst.
we find copied from the Pennsylvanian
q very imperfect memoir of this distin-
guishcd Pennsylvania, to which we
beg leave to add few scraps of histo-
ry, omitted, no doubt, by mistake or
Ignorance of the facts. We shall con-
fine ourselves at this time to few ex-
tracts from the Memoir and make
such remarks and quotations from the
RECORDS as truth demands. The Me-
NOR says: ka
"Mr. Buchanan is in the sixty-ffth
year of his age, and in the vigor of
health, intellectually and physically"
In 1852, Mr.. Buchanan, in a letter
to citizens of Bradford county, put in
the plea that he was too old to make
them speech. "More than sixty
years." and asked for an honorable
discharge !" How unkind now to un-
dertake to force him into the Presiden-
tial chair. Again:
"He was born in the county of
Franklin, in the State of Pennsylva-
MIA, of honest and illustrious parents,
and may truly be called the architect
of his own fortunes. Having receiv-
ed q good education, he studied the
profession of the law in the county of
Lancaster, in the samo State, which
has ever since boenhis home. In 1914
and 1915 he was elected to the State
Legislature, where he distinguished
himself by those exhibitions of intel
lect which gave promise of future cmi-
nence." a
So he was elected to the Legislature,
but why not state by whom. We will
supply the record for 1915:
ASSEMBLY.
James Buchanan, FEDERAL, 3,051
Motion G. Rogers, Democrat, 2,5O2
Again, says the Memoir,
"In 1920, james Buchanan was e.
lected to the House of Representatives,
and retained his position in that body
for ten years, voluntarily retiring after
the first Congress under the administra-
tion of Andrew Jackson"
Ten years in Congress as Demo
crat, we suppose, but let us examine
the RECORD and see:
CONGRESS.-1820.
James Buchanan, Federal, 4,642
Jacob Hibsman, Democrat, 1866
1922.
James Buchanan, Federal, 2,753
Jacob Hibsman, Democrat, 1910
1924.
James Buchanan, Federal, $500
Samuel Houston, Democrat, 3,046
1926.
James Buchanan, Federal, 2,76O
DR.. John McCamant, Democrat, 2, 3O7
1928.
James Buchanan, Jackson, 5,2O3
William Hester, Adams, 1904
On the 4th of July, 1916, Mr.. Bu-
chanan, when he was candidate for
Assembly on the Federal ticket, deliv-
cred can oration" in Lancaster, in
which he showed his lo0e of Federal
ism and hatred of Democracy, by at.
tacking the administration of James
Madison. He said:
"Time will not allow me to enumer-
ate all the other evils and wicked pro-
iects of the Democratic adulinistra-
tion."
And again, in the same grafton, he
said:
"What must be our opinion of an
opposition whose passions we're SO dark
and malignant as to be gratified in en-
deavoring to blast the character and
cmbitter the old age of Washington |?
After thus prosecuting the saviour Of
his country, how can the Democratic
party dare to call themselves his Disci,
ples?"
Again, in a confidential circular, got
up by the Fedcralists Of Lancaster,
dated June 6, 1923, to secure the cleo
ton of Mr.. Gregg, for Governor, over
the Democratic candidate, Mr.. Shuttle,
Mr.. Buchanan said:
"Mr. Gregg although not FEEDER
alist, has always been considered an
honest and enlightened politician.
:" He has acted q leading part in the
Administrations Of General Holster, and
deserves much Of the credit to which it