Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-10-17
AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT.
BUCnAyAN's APosTACY.
READ THE DOCUMENT

i READ THE DOCUMENT.
IN lS47, there was a severe contest IN
tins State between James Bncbanan aud
Lewis Cass for the nomination for the Pre-
sldency. Elias b. Sehnabel was then q
resident Of this city, and was an ardent
cass man. The war between the two fac
tions was internecise in its bitterness =
This man Schnabel published his opinions
upon Mr. Buchanan in the Horoscope of
October, 1847. This document becomes
interesting at the present time, when Selma
/ bel is perambulating the State extolling Mr..
Buchanan to the seventh heaven. Let all
read it and behold the portrait of Mr. Bu-
chanan, as drawn by a Democratic artist
Doubtless, poor Schnabel viii wish himself
when he sees it reproduced, as if he could
sink into the lowest depths profound. tits
especially valuable in the strong testimony
it bears upon the completely Of Dir. Bu-
ehanan IN hatching tie infamous charge Of
bargain aud sale against the glorious Har-
ry of the West. Before suhjoiuing the ar
tiele, We viii add the affidavit of Mr.. Thorn
IS Hague, tie publisher of the Horoscope
in 1917, to prove the authorship of the ar
tiele, for fear there might be any doubt of
the fact. All who know Mr. Hague, know
him to be truthful aud honest in any state
meut he makes:
Personally appeared before me, an Al
derman Of the City of Philadelphia, the
subscriber, Thomas Hague, who be-
/ ing daly sworn, doth depose and say, that
| Mr. Ellis B Slhnabsl. Of tbs city Of sPlila-
dolphin, furnished me with the copy or
manuscript cortaining the Fourth OF July
epcesh delivered by ] Buchanan IN 1915,
in the city of Lancaster, ami it is true that
published the same in the Horoscope, a
monthly magazine, in the month of October:
one thousand eight hundred and forty sew
en-. And deponent doth further depose and
swear that said Ellis b. Scbnabel gave me
four dollars towards the expense Of print
| ing said speech, and said Schuabel author
! ized Mr. John Sims TO bring me FIVE dol
lars towards printing aud publishing said
! speech, and said Ellis b. Schnabel is the
author Of the whole article in the Horoscofc
Of October, l847, and he further acknow-
! edged to me III his room in New York ei-
/ *, 10 the year 1852, that he had written it,
and he felt proud that he was the person
who had brought Bucl,anan's speech to
light.
THOMAS HAGUE.
Sworn and subscribed before nc, octo-
Der l, 1916.
JNo. B. KESNEY,
Alderman.
"The greatest Of all things is Place; for
all things are in the world, but the world
is in u''-THqtes, t4s Philosopher.
/ The actions Of high public funetionary
10 this country, are always open to just re-
marks. This is as it should be, in order
that the people can have a full knowledge
of his character, aud place that confidence
I 10 his political integrity and patriotism, as
] the occasion demands. When the great
and important duties of a nation are entrust-
ed to citizen, the inquiry should 90 forth,
/ IS be honest7 is be capabie1 Is he faithfulk
! and what has been bis past political history
that he shonld be elevated TO station Of
/ honor and inpcrtant trust2 If these en-
/ quiries are suffered to remain sub Slteafto, is
/ becomes the duty Of every citizen, howcv-
4 low in point Of talents, to Investigate the
history Of an official sliding into power,
without any satisfactory answer to the three
great essentials to prefermcnt to Office, hay-
/ ing been first given. Il shall be our PROV
iuce to show the peple Of the Unitse States,
/ that James Buchan,n, now Secretary OF
State, unac james Il. Polk's administration,
Is not a Democrat worthy Of the support or
4 eountcnancc Of those who uphold Jefferson
as der guide, although he holds post un-
Il der Ddmocratic administration, and has
represented Pennsylvania in the Senate Ct
4 tl,e United Statcsas h Democrat, aud that
IFS political shifting adds nothing to his
reputation as politician or Statesman.
we feel satisfied large portion Of the
conn.urtlty are not aware of AIr. Bachanan : I
aposfacy. Io was ~ his carly youth aud
nt,aod-. r;;ner growth, rank and bitter
Fcteralist--he grew up one. and went to
Congress, pleud Of the name. Ia 1923 he
signed 4 eifcular as a Fcdcralist IL support
ef AR Grerg. as Governor ofsthe State Of