Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-01-28
Division of the Pennsylvania DemO-
cracy-The Defeat of FOrney Owing to
The Interference of Mr. Buchanan.

Division of the Pennsylvania DemO'
cracy-The Defeat of FOrney Owing to
The interference of Mr. Buchanan.
The Pittsburg Dispatch refers to the fact tina
the friends of Gen. A. d. Foster are not disposed
to submit tamey to the denunciatOns of the Penn
sylvanis, and theIattempt of VIVA. B Rankin, of the
keystone Club" to tread out Of the party" those
members who declined TO 90 into the Democratic
Senatorial Caucus of the Pennsylvania Legislature
democrat "cOmes back" at the Forney wing of the
Democracy with manly independence OF the pow.
ers that to be- which is truly refreshing in these
days of trucking subse:viency to those having
political station whereWith to reward faVorltes. We
give few extracts:
"Gen. Foster, and the remainder of the eight
men, could neither be bought bribed, nor whip.
ped into submission to the dictstoral mandates o
the President elect Let the Eastern
Democracy have a care. Westmoreand will sus.
tain her representatives. Like them, she car
neither be bought by the attempted open bribery
OF place and position nor be silenced by the threat
enings OF authority"
ss "Nr. Buchanan did interfere. On the
very day of the assembling of the Democratic eau
Gus, letter was brought 70 Harrisburg from Mr.
Buchanan, proclaming that Col Jno. w. Forney
his choice for Senator, with the assurance that
he (the Presidency would be under personal obliga
tons to every man, both 10 aud out of the Legisa
ture, who would aid in his nOmnaton.-That wa;
direct bride to members OF the Legislature. II
was throwing open the whole patronage of the
incoming administration to effect Col. FOrney's no.
mination There is scarcely a member of the As
ssmbly who does not either directly or indirectly
for himselfor his friend, desire from Mr. Buchanan
administration some post or position, and each felt
that anything which be might do to put him under
obligations would surely result in profit to himself
1t was too much to stand, and it was too much
for General Fosters friends to submit 10 tamely
They knew he power OF the admin
istration, and felt that it would be folly TO go into
caucus TO vote against the whose pockets
we're filed with the commissions for every Office
10 the gift Of the coming National Administration.
'Th friends Gen Foster are not iBla position Of
hostility 10 Mr.. Buchanan or his administration
They believed that his interference With the judg'
ments aud feelings OF the members OF the legisa'
ture unwarraDtabls assumption Of dictate
rial authority and il was resented in proper way,
They cannot be read out Of the Democratic party. AL
the bitter deEuncations of the Pennsylvania, and
bowling OF the trucking hounds who bow in mise.
rsble subserviency before the mandate of the Pre-
sident, and who think denunciations Of Gen. Eos.
ter aud his friends will be acceptable TO him, can
not drive them from tie support of democrats
measures
AS for Mr. w B. Rankin of the Keystone Club,
whose "virtuous indignation" pervhdes the depun-
eatory resolutions OF that organization the Demo
Gale attention 10 bis former bitter ''natvsm
aud to the notorious fact, az the WiAmsport State
Convention of $780, be was the who paid q
bride of three twenty dollars MiddieiOwn notes to
John S. Donahue, delegate from Philadelphia
county. The indignation OF 80 virtuous poli,i.
clan will scarcely crush the Democracy OF West
morelznd