Indiana American., 1856-07-18

Mr.. Buchanan's physical relations In
life. Laughter. But Mr.. Buchanan
Was man who Is worked BY strings.
When The Federalists had him. they
pulled the string. and he said II he
had drop OF Democrats blood In his
veins he would let Il out. And 90 Il
was when he became . Democrat. and
80 Il Was when he stul,i6ed himself BY
his statement 10 Lord Clarendon, that
he would have much pleasure IN trans
hitting to his Government the die
patches which wers subsequently,
fiung Indignantly into the face Of his
Lordship. II was his mr.. Andrews)
fear in trusting James Buchanan. that
he had not resolution and soursge.
and 6rmness and boldness. and indi-
viduslity Of character enough to en-
able him 10 sit at the helm OF affairs.
and to pilot our bark with safety.-
Would they trust . man like that?
| Cries Of No, never.' He wrs not
the man who could be trusted-a
man who takes his color from every
object with which he Is brought inso
contact. and who changes his tone
with every posing gale. They wanted
6rmness. they wanted resolution. they
wanted energy, they wanted self-ds-
nial. they wanted courage. they want
ed boldness. they wanted youth. And
these we're the attributes Of the man
who vas presented for their suffrages
here. loud cheers 1t was q mat
ter Of great distrust with those who
approached three score years and ten.
that there are young men in the world.
and that they claim their part, and
take an active share in modifying the
future course Of our country. Who
were the men who had achieved the
greatest results. and accomplished the
greatest objects On the face Of the
earthi Was Napoleon an old MANI
Was Alexander the Great an old
man? Had any Of the conquerors Of
the old world reached their three score
years and ten before they made their
mark upon the world? Mr.. Buchanan
was too old to learn. He had begu
nothing. He had ended nothing
He had left nothing even in the mid.
die that was happily arranged. [Great
laughter.] He had nothing to show
to the present age. nor to posterity.-
[ Renewed laughter and cheers.] Bat
he (Mr. Andrews found himself most
unharpily situated in treating this
branch Of the subject. his remarks
having all a political bearing. Laugh
teri That, certainly. was far from
his purpose on 50 grave an occasion ss
this. They had met. not 10 praise
Caesar. but to bury him. Laughter. !
And he. 1.-THE speaker. in his own
humble degree. might be supposed to
be preaching James Buchanan's fu-
neral sermon, but they would inter-
rupt him with these unseemly shouts
Of laughter. LaugLter.J There
were some measures with which Mr..
Buchanan's name was connected that
deserved attention. Who was the
Secretary Of State who claimed $40
40 or fight. aud then had to back
down to 49s and slink? Under what
Administration. and who formed part
Of it, was it, that pass was given to
Santa Anna, the most active enemy
that this country ever had during the
Mexican war? II was under Polk's 9
Administration and Buchanan part oil
it. While Scott and Fremont were
contending against the enemy. Polk
and Buchanan were giving i,im aid
and security? They (the Republican
Party had q standard bearer who was
in every way worthy Of their efforts
and sutfrsges. The FIRST Columbus
discovered these shores. The second
Columbus Of the Plains had conquer.
ed new country, and his discoveries
had been second only in importance to
those Of the 6rst. lie had scaled the
Rocky Mountains. but it was for us to
place him on an eminence still more
glorious than he had already attained.
[ Cheers. Fremont had planted the
standard Of our country higher than il
had ever been planted before Our
standard. as citizens of the State oi
New-York. was Erceiyior, still niger
And il would be for him 70 plant 1t,
not upon physical eminence. but up.
on a moral eminence. from which al
the nations Of the earth should see it,
and bow down before It. Cries o.
GOOD. good" and cheers The Gag
which Col. Fremont bore-the Gag
which was the companion Of his perils
and which witnessed his trials and his
triumphs, was here, and would nov
be unfurled.
The veritabIe Gag with which Ere
mont made his entry into California
was now spread in front Of the plat
form, amid vehement and prolonged
cheering. during which the speakel
retired.
Prom the oalesburg Free Democrat, June 20.
Buchanan and the Border Rufhans
Mr.. John +. Bliss. who has jus. re