Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-02-11
From the Greensburg Democrat.
The Senatorial Difficulty.

some of the Democratic journals of the State,
that whoever Mr.. Buchanan should cypress
preference for, should be chosen as tie Uni
ted States Senator to represent nsylvania.
We said then that any interference, upon the
part of the President elect, with the duties Of
the Legislature, in favor of one man to the
prejudice Of all others spoken of for that Of
fee, would be a matter of which they would
have right, justly to complain, and hoped
that the Legislature might be permitted 20
select the Senator, uninfuenced by any such
unfair and unjust considerations. Our hope,
however, has not been answered Mr. Bu-
chanan did interfere. On the very day of the
assembling of the Democratic caucus, a letter
was brought to Harrisburg from Mr. Bu-
chanan, proclaiming that Col. John W. For
ney was his choice for Senator, with the as
surance that he (the President) would be IN
der personal obligations to every man, both
in and out of the Legislature, who would aid
in his nominations; That was direct bribe
to the members Of the Legislature. I was d
! throwing open Of the whole patronage of the
incoming administration to effect Col For
ney's nomination. There is scarcely mem
Der of the Assembly who does not. either di-
rectly or indirectly for himself or his friend,
/ desire from Mr Buchanan's administration
some post or position and each felt that eve
rything which he 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 Gen. Fosters friends to sub
nit to tamely.
We have not a word to say against Col
Forney. He is Democrat, a man of tried
experience and sound judgment, and had
done all that lay in his power for Mr. Bu-
chanan. Other mon had done the same
Gen. Foster had led the Pennsylvania dele
cation to the Cincinnati Convention to help to
secure Mr. Buchanan's nomination. John
Robbins, Jr , was member of that delega-
ton; Charles R. Buckalew headed the cleo
foral taHf sac II imenSai abi na Iaithfu lea
ders in the Democratic column-Mr Bu-
chanan had no right to interfere with the Leg
islature. Had he given to Col. Forney that
which he had right to give, any position he
chose, the friends of Gen. Foster would have
been pleased 1t was not, therefore, from
any personal spirit of hostility to Col. Forney
that they refused to go into caucus. They
were proud of the man of their choice. They
believed that his merits and past services
would sustain him in fair contest, and they
wished to engage in none other. They knew
the power of the administration, and felt that
it would be folly to 60 inte caucus to vote
against the man whose pockets were filed with
the commissions for every office in the gift ol
the coming National Administration. They
boldly refused to crouch at the bidding of any
man; and when the excitement ofthe mo.
ment shall have died away, and reason, and
not clamor, govern the popular will, the peo.
pie will sustain them.
The friends of Gen. Foster are not in DO.
sition of hostility to Mr. Buchanan or his ad
ministration, They believed that his inter
ference with the judgments and feelings O.
members of the Legislature was an unwarran.
table assumption of dictatorial authority, anG
1t was resented in proper way. They can
not 5e read out OF the Democratic party. Al
the bitter denunciation of the PeansgIudnian
and all the whining and bowling of trucking
hounds who bow in miserable subseryiencI
before the mandate of the President, and wht
think denuneiation of Gen. Foster and hi
friends will be acceptable to him, cannot drive
them from the support of Democratic meas
ures They are prepared to support the ad
mlnistration In all that is right and lust bu
they Will not become parties to the preceden
that the President shall select our United
States Senator
We would advise the rea1 friends of Mr.
Buchanan to have care what thew do /
Is easy to hold meetings and denounce men
II we choose, meeting could be held here
and, Upon the true issue, Mr.. Foster could b.
sustained ty triumphant majority. Blu
we desire nothing of the kind, because moth
ing good can grow out of it. We are Demo
Gratis still, as uny;elding as ever. Let tn,
past go, then, and let Us take care of the fu
ture. Nothing could have changed the re
suit of the Senatorial election The votes O
all of Mr. Fosters friends could have not pre-
vented the consummation of the villainou
treachery which elected Simon Cameron.
To the three traitors-Lebo Menear ant
Wagonselier-we offer the scorn and exccra
ton of every honest man in tho lind I'll,