The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-02-20
DIVISION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
DEMOCRACY.

The Pittsbnrg Despatch refers to the fact
that the friends Of Gen. A. D. Foster are not
disposed to submit quietly to the denuncia-
tons Of the PennsylpaniGn iForney's organ)
and the attempt of WIN. B. Rankin. of the
"Keystone Club" to "read out of the party"
those members who declined to go into the
Democratic Senatorial Caucus of the Penn
syIvania Legislature. TheWestmoreland De-
mocrat "comes back" at the Forney wing of
the Democracy with manly independence
of the powers that ARE to be, which is truly
refreshing in these days of trucking subser-
viency to those having political station where
with to reward fayorites. We give few ex.
facts;
"Gen. Foster, and the remainder of the
eight men, could neither be bought, hribed,
nor whipped intu submission to the dictate
rial mandates Of I've President elect =
Westmoreland VIII Sustain her representa-
tives. Like them, she can neither be bought
BY the attempted open bribery of place and
position, nor be slened by the threaten
ings of authority"
"Mr. Buchanan did interfere
On the very day of the assembling of the
Democratic caucus, lette was brought TO
Harrisburg from Mr.. Buchanan, procaiming
that Col. Jno. w. Forney vas his choice for
Senator, with the assuratce that he (the
Prrsident) would be unde personal obliga-
tons to every man, both b and out of the
Legislature, who would all in his nomina-
ton. That was direct brbe to members of
the Legislature. 1t was throwing open the
whole patronage of the incoming adminstra.
tion to effect Col. Forneys nomination.
There is scarcely memberpf the Assembly
who does not, either directly or indirectly,
for himself or his friend, desire from Mr.. Bu
chanan's administration somepost or position,
and each felt that anything which he might
do to put him under obligations would surely
result in profit to himself i was too much
to stand, and it was too mtch for General
Fosters friends 10 submit to tamely.
They know the power of tn, administration,
and felt that it would be folly to go into eau
Gus to vote against the man whose pockets
were filled with the commissions Cor every
office in the gift of the comi,g National Ad.
ministration."
"The friends of Gen. Foster nre not in a
position of hostility to Mr.. Buchanan or his
administration. They believe that his inter-
ference with the judgments and feelings of
the members of the legislature was an un-
warrantable assumption of dictatora autho.
rity, and it was resented in proper way
They cannot be read out of the Democratic
party. All the bitter denunciations Of the
Pennsylvanian, and bowling of the trucking
hounds who bow in miserable subscrviency
before the mandate OF the President, and
who think denuneatons of Gen. Foster and
his friends will be acceptable to him, cannot
drive them from the support of democratic
measures"
As for Mr.. w. B. Rankin of the keystone
Club, whose "virttous Indignation" ptrvades
the denunciatory resolutions of that organi
zation, the Democrat calls attention to his
former bitter "nativism," and to the notorious
fact. Mt the Wiliamsport State Convention
of 1850, he was the man who paid bribe of
three twenty dollars Middlefown notes to
John s. Donahue, n delegate from Philadel-
phia county. TIE Indignation of so virtuous
politician will scarcely crush the Democracy
of Westmoreardl