Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-10-17

4 Mr.. Clay, white 10 was 50 Lofty assailed
With the charge Of bargain, intrigue and
corruption, during tic administration of-Dir.
Adams, notified Nj buchanan Of lis IN
tention to publish lie above occurrence;
] but, by the earnest entreafies Of that gen
tleman, he vas induced to forbaar doing
ao.'
Several times since the administration of
Mr.. Adams, it has been intimated to Mr..
buchanan, as We Lave been nformed, that
it might be Mr.. Clay's imperative duty to
publish these facts, but that he was dissu-
AIDED from it BY Nr. buchanan 10 addi-
tlonal testimony, We state, and let it be
denied, if il can, that Dir. Clay has now in
his possession letter which, if published
to the world, #ould place Mr. Buchanan ia
an embarrassing positisa. The letter comes
from Mr. Buchanan nd no call on Mr.
Clay viii induce him give it up, save
one from his country "a esf the Senate of
the United States. TIE .sbargaio and sale'
conspiracy, with tlis expose, would place
Air. Buchanan without the pale OF Democra-
cy, and totally unwor.hy th4 confidence Of
the place he now holds, and the suffrage of
,, the people. Why smother up these politi-
cal blotsl Why surround Mr.. Buchanan
with culogies which Dc not belong 10 hing
Let the truth be knows. AMI lethm stand
or fall BY it.
Look now 10 the ''cnnning politician ia
1911. The electors og the State Of Penn
sylyania met at HarrSburgh. los the pur-
pose Of casting their ~ for Polk and Dal.
las. That, and that alone was ihcir leg;ei-
mate duty; when it Vi finished, their Off
cial capacity ceased But the ardent
friends of james Bucl iau presented a re-
commendation, to be ned by the twenty
six electors, as electo, 70 se laid before
the then elect Presideu james K. Polk,
asking him TO appoint Janes Buolanan Sc
cretary of State. Thi- vas asking thar
which no body Of electors had right to DO
The friends Of Mr.. Rasl.alan lrlalg full 94Ii
it was stretch of prerogatiyo unheard Of
before, but straining every point, they
eventually prevailed, much against the IL
elination Of many of the electors, to have
the recommendation signed By all save enc.
That one, who naanfully perfuliy performed
bis duty against the combined force Of num-
bers, not argument, vas the son Of tie late
Christian Kneass, Esq, Horn R. Kneass Of
this city, for which noble stand Mr.. Bachan-
an remembered him after he was appointed
to the head of the State Department. His
Geld and selfish nature visited those who
would not stoop to wrong and political trr-
pitude, with disappointment. Mr. Buchanan
knew well the game which was to be prac-
ticed on the electors, and having accomplish
ed il, he deceived the President with his
political rectitude and high Democratic
standing in Pennsylvania. His soul was
wrapped up with place, and in the language
Of Thales, which heads eur article, he
considered, and always has considered, that
"the greatest Of all things IS place, for all
other things are in the world, but the world
is in ii. This bas been his chief aim dur
ing the whole course Of his political life,
and ever since he walked into the Demo-
cratic party he has had ofice--a public
pauper on the people Phiia. Daiiy-VelOs