Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-02-05
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5 1857.
Mr., Bnchnuan Begging Votes for Mr..
Forney.

F0Fney.
short time since, we published the statement
that Mr.. Buchanan exerted his personal influence
among the Democratic members Of the Pennsyl-
Sania Legislature to have Mr.. Forney nominated
for United States Senator in preference to any of
his Democratic competitors for the nomination,
and printed short note, attributed to the Prssi-
dent elect in which he earnestly urged his friends
to 20 for Mr. FOrney. This statement the Bay
State denied in toto, charging that the purported
letter was sheer fabrication, and the author OF 1t
a base malipner. Mr.. Buchanan, our neighbor
stated could never have stopped to engage IN such
ANAL business, savoring it did so strongly
of improper dictation from quarter where, if any
where il is supposed dignity and self respect. if
not principle, would have restrained its exercise,
at least in such manner.
For the information Of our neighbor, if he is not
BY this time satisfied of the truth of state
ment and the genuineness of the letter attributed
to Mr.. Buchanan, we publish the following. Not
Democratic paper in Pennsylvania presumes to
deny the authenticity of these letters. Indeed,
their genuineness is admitted by Democratic
members Of the Legislature themselves, in card
recently published Neither Mr.. Buchanans pet
organ. the PennsyiUanian, nor his particular
friend, Mr.. Mott, the Democratic Canal Commits
sioner of the State, through whom the executive
interference and dictation was exerted, has mani,
tested any disposition to dispute the genuineness
or authority of the following similar in its purport
to the one before published, at which the Bay
State made such awfully wry grimaces -
WHEATLAND, Jan. Z, 1867.
A I al
Trained from interfering in the choice of senators
by the Legislature, yet the highly conhdentialre-
lations which Pennsylvania President ought to
sustain toward Pennsylvania senator, at the
present moment, induce me TO say few words to
you as a valued friend on the pending senatorial
election. learn that doubts have been express
ed as 10 my preference among the candidates,
and although my opinion may be entitled to lit
tie weight do not desire to be placed in an
equivocal position on this or any other subject -
When asked have always said preferred Col.
Forney, and should esteem lisa friendly act
tOscdrd myself for any person tn or out Of the Leg
stature 10 support hiHl. At the same time, de-
sire to express my warm personal and political re-
gard for Messrs Robbins, Foster, Buckalew and
Wright From the course pursued by Mr., Brod'
head for some years past, confidential relations
between him and myself have ceased.
! have thus presented you my views, so that if
you should deem it necessary, you may speak my
sentiments TO such persons as may consider them
of any value.
From your friend, very respectfully,
Henry S. Mott, Esq. JAMES BUCHANAN"
Upon this let the Bay State favor its readers
with column, not on political forgery" but
upon Improper executive interference and die
tation.' aud not finch from the task because, &C,
cording to its own reasoning and the terms of its
former article it would be obliged set down the
President elect as consummate idiot " for SO
expressing himself! Mr. Buchanan says, although
he has heretofore RETAINED from interfering in
the choice ofsenaors by the Legislature" yet his
present position and the relation which ought to
exist between a Pennsylvania President and a
Pennsylvania senator, induce him to disregard all
propriety and etiquette, on this occasion,
and throw himself into the breach as beggar for
votss to sustain his administration, fearful that
no one but his own particular pet, Forney, Of all
the numerous Democratic candidates will come
squarely up to the scratch in his support The
letter befUre published contained the substance of
She above. and was handed around among the
Democratic members of the Legislature to infu-
nee their votes, and its existence the ground
OF action of some of those members of the party
WAC refused to sustain Mr.. Forncy, either in the
caucus or in the Legislature, they denouncing it
as /" an encroachment upon the rights Of indvid-
nal members ofthe party, !" and an outrage" they
would not submit to. Being regular Democratic
members Of the Legislature, and having intended
in the outsetto sustain the regular Democratic
nominee for senator, they say they were led ito
change that intention on finding the President
elect engaging in such an impertinent encroach
ment on their rights, as his letter to Mott
showed. And, according to the Bay States for
mer reasoning. they we're fully justified in their
refusal to register the edicts of consummate
IDIOT. President elect though he might be.