Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-10-05
The Revelations of Forney.


appeared n, last. The newspapers contain sopiou
extracts fr'm it, and some II them publish Il en-
tire. We have not a very rupc~Lundant faith il
Foraey, as our readers well know-but as w,
know Of no inducemcn, he can have for speakin,
falsely in the present instance We are disposed I,
take his statements fr what they are worth. II
this view, we prapese 10 make somc extracts from
the Address beginning with his reference to the
report Of his having been a candidate for q seal
in the Cabinet:
"Asro ti,s cry OF having heen . candidate for
the CStinet thai Islander il best answered BY the
fact that my name was never presented with my
consent 10 his censaeration, and that the onl y
part took in the formation Of that Cabinet was
industriousy - lsbor b elevate Howell Cobb Ia
seat IN that Cabinet. because he had honestly, as
I Supposed, sns'ainei the principle Of popular
sovereignty in the Prcsidenv3 election, and also
70 raise my voice against the 4hfic,in upon that
Cabinet Of Mr. yone. IF Bcfks County, whose
career since then has fully fulfilled all the mp
prehensious which | entertained Of his subservi-
sncy. his treachery. and his incapaety Nor
coaa4 have telt any disappointment after my de-
feat for the Senate. Indeed. Mr.. Buchanan has
now in his possession letter from me, in which
thank him. in grateful terms, for the manner in
which he was pleased to prefer me amung all the
distinguished gentlemen named for that high
place"
The "Mr. Jones" referred to by forney in
the above extract is Mr.. Jehu G. Jones, the Ad-
manifestation leader in the House Of Representa-
tives. We are CHAD that the cabinet wa. spared
the iudiction Of Jones presence and membership.
even though it may have been accon piisied, in
part through the Intervention Of So scaly char
acter rs John W. Forney.
1t will be observed from the above extract that
Forney admits that Buchanan was ia lrvor Of him
for United States Senator. Thus there is no
longer any question about it. This the President
did after Forncy's dishonorabie proposition in the
Forrest divorce case-af1er his mntilation Of CON
gressonal rccords-e5tcr all tho rascslity with
which ForRey has been charged and convicted in
the whole course o4 his career. The President
endorsed Forncy a,,er the latter had proved him.
self 4 scoundrel Of the first water.
Touching the means employed by the Admins
tration to carry it's points, Forney declares an fol-
lows:
IL saw Senators turned into SPECTATORS in
order to induce them 10 desert their written and
spoken promises 10 the people; saw Represe ntu-
tives pnrchas cd 10 beiray their constituents MS
Southern Shareholder purchases his slaves ! saw
newspapers openly and actively engaged with me
threatened or bvughi AUTO silence or acquiescence;
l witnessed an era Of official despotisi,, and an
organization Of official insolencr, such As, had /
taken place under al opposition Adninistratio n
and against the Democratic PARTY, would hav g
hurled that opp istipn into perpetual obscurity.
twill be recollecte. that the Washington Unio II
denied that forney Ina ever hal the conycrsati, IN
with the President winch he detailed in his tn r.
rytown speech. To this denial forncy reriic. h,is;
mo s,'cb conversation. says The tsjox, "to ok
place, nor an, c"nre.Sation at ALL be;aeen tn use
parties on 'Hi 'uiJ"ct,'
To these gene al words neg to reply b.. drtes
and facts. ! v,stc, Washington early in Dec I'm.
Der of 1857, and had nm interview Of some tn REQ
hours with Mr.. Buchanan the first day of the
meeting Of Cpngress at lis last session.
What the Object Of hat inter,ew was NJ ay DO
Imagined from the fna that other subject cmild
have been di~u>.cd betu,ea the parties; for asI
have said IN these remarks, a.d as the colum of
The Press VIII show nad III cnuse ID publ d H.
ference with Mr.. Buchanan beyond that ot Ken
sas. We had long since ceased to talk ab,u D IL
yate matters. Not only did the conrelea.in n us
detailed take place. but, as the many frien d. to
whom ] related it after | ieft the Preside nti al
mansion will remember, many other things we @
omitted in the statement which gave At larry
town Among others, the President said 10 me:
"lf you and Walker aud Douglas will unite in
Support Of my Kansas policy. the people of Kan.
"sas will vote at the election which IL to esne Of
''en the Dist of December'-(thst election, it will
be remembered, having been called under the aus
pieces Of the minority Legislature for the purpose
Of Pnttipg through the Lecomptou Constitution.
and was held under circumstances Of fnaud and
infamy which win be forgotton) lie
said further al know hat you have the strong
side Of this question. know that you can curry
''of the people, but appeal to you 10 sand with
''mo because, if do not adhere to my new policy,
Alabama, Georgia and mississippi will probably
'secede from the Union" 1t is probable that the
memory of Mr.. Buchanan will lie stimulated when
he ,sads these sentences. A. 70, The HasAingfon
Union. whether it speaks for Kim or nu, in the
above extract Am unable to say. IL il dives, the
memory If the President is most defective.
The Cniou goes on to say, speaking of the report
OF the Cabinet meeting;
"The story he tells of the Cahiuct meeting is,
like the account Of his own conversation, wholly
fabulous. Weventure to assert that Mr. W alker
never author,Ied any one to say that he in. uted
the President and Cabinet by expressing a suspi-
cion that they would behave trcacherously."
Tins Is q somewhat unfortunate denial, ar pear
ing, rs it does. in The Washington Jnsoa. mas
much Is the report of that conversation bet ween
Robert j. Walker and the Cabinet was com NUM-
Gated by one Of the editors of The Uasht nation
In,on, on more than one accession when Their was
no confidence imp sed, and at the time that editor
was the known public and active adversary of the
Kansas policy OF the Administration The name
Of that editor is Col. Simeon NJ Johnson b. lieye
that be is new attached to The Wash,nytom L aion.
Ii he denies the statement here made, sha Il DO
compelled to make it good by furnishing the n anne
or names Of respectable witnesses who were u res
ent when he Described this celebrated interv lew
between Gov Walker and the Cabinet and Pr esi.
dent Buchanan: and thus, without calling non
Gov. Walker or the President. or the Cabine t. |
beg to rest this rart of my statement upon the
distinguished authority OF the editor of Tie Va sh.