Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-02-12
Division of the Pennsylvania DemocIa-
/ cy-The Defeat of Forney owing to
the Interference of Mr.. Buchanan.


The Pittsburgh Dispatch refers to the
fact that the friends of Gen. A. D. Foster
are not disposed TO submit tamely TO the de-
nunciations of the Pennsyluanian, and the
attempt of VIM. b. Rankin, of the "Key-
stone Club" to "read out of the party"
those members who declined to 60 into the
Democratic Senatorial Caucus of the Penn
sylvania Legislature. The Greensburg
Democratic ''comes back" at the Forney
wing of the Democracy with manly in
dependence of the powers that are to be,
which is truly refreshing in these days Of
tuckling subserviency to those having po-
itical station wherewith 10 reward favor
ties. We give few extracts:- Gin.
Com.
"Gen. Foster, and the remainder Of the
eight men, could neither be bought bribed,
nor whipped into submission 10 the pictorial
mandates Of the President elect. n Let
the Eastern Democracy have care. West
moreland will sustain her representatives.
Like them, she can neither be. bought by
the attempted open bribery Of place and po-
sition, nor be silenced by the threatenings
Of authority"
"Mr. Buchanan did interfere. On
the very day of the assembling of the Dem
ocratic caucus, letter was brought TO Har-
risburg from Mr.. Buchanan, proclaiming
that Col. John w, Forney was his choice
for Senator, with the assurance that he (the
Presidency would be under personal obliga-
tions TO every man, both in and out of the
Legislature, who would aid in his nomlna-
ton. That was direct bride 10 members
of the Legislature. 1t was throwing open
of the whole patronage of the incoming ac-
ministration 10 effect Col. Forney's nomina-
ton. There is scarcely a member of the
Assembly who does not, either directly or
indirectly, for himself or his friend, desire
| from Mr.. Buchanan's administration some
post or positions; and each felt that anything
which he might do 10 put him under obliga-
ton. would surely result in profit to him
self. 1t was too much 10 stand, and it was
too much for General Fosters friends to
submit too tamey. They knew the
power of the administration, and felt that it
would be folly 10 60 into caucus TO vote a.
BdlESl tile man WHOSE pockets were Hueu
with the commissi for every Office in the
gift of the coming National Administration. I"
"The friends of Gen. Foster are not in
position Of hostility TO Mr.. Buchanan or his
administration They, believed that his in
reference with the judgments and feelings
of the members Of the Legislature was an
unwarrantable assumption of dictatorial au-
thority, and it was resented in proper
way. They cannot be read out of the Dem
ocratic party. All the bitter denunciations
of the Pennsylvania, and all the whining
and bowling of the trucking hounds who
bow in miserable subservency before the
mandate of the President and who think
denunciations Of Gen. Foster and his friends
will be acceptable to him, cannot drive them
from the support Of democratic measures"
As for Mr.. VIM. b. Rankin, Of the Key
stone Club, whose "yirtuous Indignation
pervades the denunciatory resolutions o.
that organization, the Democrat calls atten
ton to his former bitter "nativism," and Il
the notorious fact that, at the WILLIAMSON
State Convention of 1850, he was the maj
who paid bride of three twenty dollar
.MiddletoWn notes to John S. Donahue,
delegate from Philadelphia county. TIL
indignation of so virtuous a politicisn vii
! scarcely crush the Democracy Of Westmore
land!