Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-06-28
[Erom the Washington Union.l
mh. s.Dro,, of Hlood'S Calumnv

We published yesterday the emphatic
denuncia,ion by the Lancaster Intelligent
ger of the base calumny which attributed
10 MIR. Buchanan the declaration that "i
he had a drop Of democratic blood In bis
veins, he would let it out" |, seems now
that this falsehood originated in 1928. when
Mr.. Buchanan was a candidate for Con.
sress az Q jackson Democrat. The charge
was revived few years Afterwards. when
Mr.. Buchanan came forward with the char.
acteristic straight forwardness and frank
ness OF his nature, and denounced it as an
un mi.igated talumny. We copy from the
Harrisburg Psnnsy lvania) Reporter the
letter of Mr.. Buchanan, with the single
remark that. with such refutaiion as we
now present, no one cap repeat the SANDER
without knowingly giving currency TO
talsehood
I'VE observe the report Of congression-
al proceedings. in the National lntelligen.
Ger Of March 30tli, that on the previous
Friday evening our Senator Buchanan was
assailed by Mr.. Morgan, Of New York,
and Mr.. Cooper. Of Pennsy lvanla, upon
the flor of the House of Representatives,
with the charge Of once having said, in
Ali. uf. July grafton, "that If he thought he
had one drop Of democratic blood in his
veins he would let il out" THIS charge
was promptly cohtradicted by Mr.. Ramsey
and General KEN, Of the Pennsylvania
delegation.
II is not our intention at present to make
any comments upon this ridiculous story.
which first originated in 1928, immediate-
~ preceding Mr.. Buchanan's fifth election
10 Congress, but merely to repuhlish the
letter Of that gentleman to the editor Of the
"Pennsylvsnia Inquirer and Courier" da-
ted February n, 1888, contradicting the
charge 80 explicitly aud uneqaivocally as
to silence the SANDER, il was supposed for
ever. The letter was elected By sltni-
lar charge. made in debate by Mr.. Cox, a
member of the convention Tor amending
the constitution Of nnsylvania, in May,
1887. 1t was then promptly repellcd. be.
fore the Convention, by the present Judge
Porter and Emanuel G. Reisart, both metn-
bers OF that boGy-the first prominent
democrat, and the latter one OF the anti
Masonic party in Penpsylvania. Had this
sentiment or any thing like II ever been ut.
tered by Mr.. Buchanan at "politieal
meeting In the courthouse in Lancaster"
these two gentlemen, from their position
and charac ter, must either heard it them
selves, or Immediately heard it from others
both Of them being residents Of that city
when il was alleged to have been uttered
and Mr.. Reigart having resided there ever
since. The charge would have specially
attracted public attention at that time, as
Mr.. Buchan was successful candidate Tor
the State legislature both in October, 1914.
and October, 1915.
Mr.. Cox, not satisfied with the contra
dicticn Of Mr.. Porter aud Mr.. ReigaIt, en-.
deavored to obtain proof Of the charge,
and renewed in letter to the "Pennsyl-
vania Inquirer and Courier" dated Febru.
airy "a, and published in that pspe, OF
26, 1888, the testimony which he then ad.
duced in support OF it, and all which could
be collected alter Iacorious search con-
sists of the certificate Of certain Anthony
McGlinu, and an extract Of letter from
George Ford. jr., both Of which, it will be
perceived, are referred 10 the following
letter Of Mr.. Buchanan;