The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-12-30
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Buchanan's 0anatorfnl Champions.

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Buchanan1 Senatorial Champions.
The President 10 unfortunate in his friends
and has learned BY this time that it Is quite
impossible to have Acompstent leader upon
the floor Of the Senate, without having Al
the same time man who will gam pcrsOn-
al laurcls also, md SO become rival 70 be
feared. Mr. Biglers failure settles that
point, and the Senator from Penns y1vania
win be withdrawn to the rear like . dilapi-
| dated soldier. Who will take his place is .
question of much interest IL must beeith-
| ef Toombs JEFF Davis or Hunter Mr.
Toombs, who is sort Of political nOndes-
cript. is not yet arrived He 10 probably
waiting for the smoke Of the first broadside
to lift in order that he may see more clearly
the position Of affairs, and Judge which side
is likely to get whipped He would natural
ly be expected to side with the Lecompton-
ties but he is n bold man, erratic as COM
ct, and quite as likely to turn up somewhere
else. just reelected to the Senate for six
years, he can afford to risk something
Douglas and Tocmbs' wouldn't be bad
ticket in 1860 < sRaa -
Davis and Hunter are not especially friend
y TO the Administration. They support
it of course; but their support will be found
eventually very much like that which man
may De supposed to derive from dagger
point just under the fifth rib, and which is
sure to lind his heart as soon as he ventures
to lean upon it. Hunter will not forget the
partnership between the President and Mr..
Wise, his own political rival. If he takes
the Administration up now to carry it through
the present crisis he will let it slip down
and suffocate in the first dirty puddle BEL
yond. Mr.. Davis, the ablest, boldest and
most manly Of all the fre.eaters, would be |
suspicious company for MIR. Buchanan in
any emergency. In his hands the President
must necessarily abandon all hope of con-
sentative support. Besides, Mr.. Davis has
mission, that Of defending the Administers |
tien Of Franklin Pierce, OF which ne was |
member, and showing it to be model Ad- |
mlnistratiOn. 1t is not to be expected that |
he will consent to forego this for the sake of |
plotting Mr.. Buchanan successfully through |
II the present Administration is weak and |
breaks down, the strength Of its predecessor |
will be the more apparent Of CONTRAST
Why should Davis stand before the sun and I
SO cast shadow upon that with which he is |
himself identified? He will not and fMr. !
Buchanan puts himself in his hands. woe
betide the fame to which he aspires. /
On every side the President, ia beset with
difficulties, growing out Of his illjudged sup
port Of the Lecompton scheme; and 10 every
forward step he finds, and will find himself
treading upon thorns. There il, no safety
for him, except in retreat. Those who would
help him though-such as Bigler-are un-
equal to the task; and those who might do
1t after fashion, will not except for the
ultimate purpose Of sacrificing him upon
their own affairs. In losing such men as
Walker and Douglas, he loses, at the very
threshold Of his Administration, all chance
OF carrying it through with credit.