Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-01-30

come a member Ol fTtsldenl 1 ON = CdUlHSt
to crJiicise or condemn the Legislature of d
sovereign State, for elecuns whom they pleas
ei 10 the Senate of the United States. JEAL
OUSY OF FEDERAL INTERFERENCE
AND FEDERAL INFLUENCE IN STATE
EVER MAY BE, a prer4ihng sentiment
throughout the Democratic party. and If, in the
new official position which now hold, | were
to pass sentence against those Democratic
members who voted for another Democrat
instead uf the caucus nominee. | might Justly
be asked. .who made me a ruler a Judge
in this matter. They are responsible 10 the
sovereign people of their respective districts
and counties and IN the hands of their con
stituenls they shall be left. so far as am con-
cerned. Besides. | might add. that any inter
ference on NV part IN tins delicate question
woald inevitably tend further to distract and
divide the Democratic party of Pennsylvania,
az a moment when am most anxious II should
he united IN supporting the National and
S.a.s administrations.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
Mr.. Buchanan's former position
affords a shield amply sufficient to
cover the Spartan band ofeleven from
the darts of Forney and his redoubta-
bic esquires throughout the nation
and Mr.. Buchanan's present inconsist-
ency is to his own discredit, and not
those who act as he trusted the De-
mocracy of Pennsylvania" ever would
act-against Federal interference!
There is a peculiar fitness in the
defeat of Forney by Cameron. 1t is
well known that the Rsnnsyiranian, for
many years past, whether openly
edited by Forney, by the Universalist
preacher, or by any one else has been
the constant maligner of Gen. Came
ron personally, politically, morally or
pecuniarilv-in or out of oilice-at
home or abroad in health or sickness
with ferocity unworthy of a MAN.
There is evident improperly in Satan
febuking SIM in pot calling kettle
black or in a 'bawd preaching up
virtue but more ridiculous is For
news abuse OF any one......Forney,
author of the Roberts letter-Forney,
steeped in every crimo of his party
for the last fifteen years, denouncing
sworn Members of the Legislature for
refusing to vote for him =!
The concerted bow-wow of abuse of
the eleven independent and fearless
Democrats, sounds much like pick
pocket shouting stop thief!' to divert
suspicion from himself The bribery
Cif any was probably on the side of
the Administration. The Phil. Times
broadly limited, Immediately after the
Presidential election, that Forney had
taken advantage Of the power and
purse at his command as Chairman of
the State Committee to induce little
country presses to chant his praise,
and that he and Buchanan were joint
ly and severally engaged in bringing
the Democratic Members to support
Fornev for I S.Senator. Messrs. Hill
Smith, Nicholson, Calhoun, Cresswell
Fausold and Johns-Democratic Mem
bers, who are in position to know
whereof they testify-proclaim ovel
their own hands that Executive Die
TATIoN andFederal PATRONAGE" were
intruded into the contest. And tn,
Harrisburg Telegraph rotorts the "bri
berry" charge by as strong intimatiol
that Forney & Co. sought to purchas'
, or intimidate the Legislators, but the,
could not secure ONE Republican, Am
erican or Whig vote, nor ELEVEN o
the Democratic votes, and their join
effort was a just and grand failure
The HOWL" of Forney and his confe
: derates at their loss of the "spoils
= portioned out among them, is like tn
chorus Of pack of famished wolves
disappointed Of their prey!
Two years ago, the Opposition ha'
a large majority in the Legislature
and failed to elect our candidate 70
L. s. Senate, owing to disagreement
among onr Members /; but ice did no
charge BIGLER with having 'bribed
Members in order to accomplish hi
subsequent election. This year, tn
tables are turned-the Opposition
UNITED, the Democracy is DIVIDED. L
assert that the 3 or the IL dissentln
Democrats are bought" is a SOFT
,. compliment to patent Democracy; an
the pertinacity with which the charg
E is voluntarily preferred against then
selves year after year, is a confesslo
of innate weakness and lack of prll
ciple in their party, which the Opp'
l. sition for themselves proudly dis;
II VOW. Although we are not alway
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