Daily American organ., 1856-05-03
MT. Buchanan,s Memoir.

For such man to diel"
Mr.. Buchanan's Memoir.
The Lancaster Register thus roughly riddles the
memoir OF this gentleman, recently published by
the Pennsylvanian
In tn, Intelligencer of the l4th instant we find
copied from the Pcnnsyvanian very imperfect
memoir of this distinguished Pennsylvania, 10
which we beg leave TO add few scraps of history,
omitted no doubt by mistake or ignorance of the
facts We shall confine ourselves at this time TO
few extracts from the Memoir" and make such
remarks and quotations from the records as truth
demands. The memoir says:
''Mr Buchanan is in the sixty fifth year of bis
age and In the vigor Of health intellectually and
physically"
In 1852, Mr. Buchanan in letter to citizens of
Bradford county, put in the plea that he was to /,
old to make them speech. "More than sixty
years." and asked for I" an honorable discharged"
How unkind TO force him into the Presidential
harness. Again
"He was born in the county of Franklin, in the
State of Pennsylvania, of honest and industrious
parents, and may truly be called the architect of
his own fortunes Having received good educa-
ton, he studied the profession of the law in the
county of Lancaster in the same State, which has
ever since been his home. In 1914 and 1915 he
was elected to the State Legislature, where he dis
tnguished himself by those exhibitions of intellect
which gave promise of future eminence."
SO he was elected to the Legislature, but why
not state by achone2 We will supply the record
for 1915:
ASSEMBLY.
James Buchanan, Federal, 305l
Motion G. Rogers Democrat 25o2
Again:
"In 1890 James Buchanan was elected to the
House of Representatives, and retained his posi-.
ton in that body for ten years. voluntarily retiring
after the first Congress under the administration
of Andrew Jackson
Ten years in Congress as Democrat we sup
pose, but let us examine the record and see:
CONGRESS.
ls2o-James Buchanan, Federal 4,642
I" Jacob Hibshman, Democrat, 1866
ls22--James Buchanan, Federal 2,753
" Jacob Hibshman Democrat, 1910
lS24--James Buchanan, Federal, $500
!" Samuel Houston Democrat, S,o46
ls26-James Buchanan, Federal, 2,76o
C DR.. John McCamant, Democrat, 2,S07
lS28-James Buchanan, Jackson 5,203
g William Hester, Adams, 3,e04
On the 4th of July, 1915, Mr.. Buchanan when
he was candidate for Assembly on the Federal
ticket, delivered "an ORATOR" /" in Lancaster in
which he showed his love of Federalism and ha-
tired Of Democracy, by attacking the administration
of James Madison. He said:
"Time viii not allow to enumerate all the
other evils aud wicked pref jects Of the Democratic
administration"
And again, in the same oration, he said:
"What must oe our opinion of an opposition
whose passions were so dark and malignant as to
be grati6ed in endeavoring to blast the character
and embitter the old age of Washington9 After
thus prosecuting the saviour of his country how
can the Democratic party dare TO call themselves
his discipIesf"
Again, in a confidential circular got up by the
- q n al I... 81,
secure the election of Mr.. Gregg for Governor,
over the Democratic candidate, Mr. Shuttle, Mr..
Buchanan said
"Mr Gregg, although not Federalist, has al
ways been considered an honest and enlightened
politician.
He has acted leading part in the administra-
tion of General Hester, aud deserves much Of the
credit TO which it is entitled. We are assured he
resisted with all his energy, the adoption OF the
measures which justly gave so much offence to the
Federalists of Lancaster county"
The memoir again says:
"He was the warm and ardent defender Of the
administration of Mr.. Mouroe, the active opponent
Of the administration OF John Quincy Adams, and
the consistent and trusted friend of Andrew
jackson"
Mr. Monroe was elected President in 1915, and
ayain in 1921, and Mr.. Buchanan was Federalist
until 1929 when he shifted his position to Jack
son man, and was elected to Congress as such,
but not a Democrat, as about that time he, 10
secure the Federalists to vote for him, told prom
inent Fedcralist that if he " had drop Of Demo
cratic blood IN his yeinS, he aoouLd let IL out"
There must hare been some mistake as to his hav-
ing been an "erdent defender of the administra-
ton of Mr.. Monroe"
On the subject Of slavery the "memoir" is not
very definite, and we win give his views as ex-
pressed in series of resolutions reported by him
to public meeting held in the Court House in the
city Of Lancaster on the Esd of November, 1919.
James Buchanan, James Hopkins, and William
jenkins, were appointed committee on resolu-
tons, apd reported the following among Others
= ResotOed, That the Representatives in Con-
gress from this district, be, and they are hereby,
most earnestly requested to use their utmost en-
deayors as members Of the National Legislature, to
prevent the existence Of slavery in any of the aeo
Territories or new States which may be created by
Congress.
ResoiUed, That, in the opinion Of this meeting,
the members of Congress, who at that session,
sustained the cause OF Justice, Humanity and Pa
triotism in opposing the introduction Of slavery in
the State then endeayored TO be formed out Of the
Missouri Territory, are entitled 10 the warmest
thanks Of every friend OF humanity"
A CARD.
d. HOOD would most respectfully
Iaue inform his friends and cuetoYpera that he