The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-03
FoRSErs LETTER IN pENysYLrANLA
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On Monday last Mr. John W. Forney published car'l
in his paper. in which, having modcsty touched on his
charity and long suffering ii bearing persecution he an
Honess that tie TIME had tohe when IL was his painful
duty to anrihate the administration, and that he meant
TO do it on the ensuing Thursday In a little post
script he solicited orders for extra copies Of this warke
paper showing thereby in addition great deal OF
lofty patriotism, communicable eye 10 business OF
course, there we're great many black republican cop
pers forwarded TO Philadelphia forthwith 10 strengthen
the patriot in the performance Of his duty The public
mind, which is generally deaf to any appeal from For
ney had Its curiosity good deal sharpcned by the mys-
teIious of bis card and waited with
impatience for the coming Of the proclamation Nobody
could help admirng the tenderness Of Forney in allowing
the President and the party few days grace in which
they might prepare themselves To die with dcccncy In
the mean time what manner of weapon 10 be used
in sweeping democratic administration from the face Of
the earth in day matter Of curious speculation
Everybody wanted an extra copy In common with
Others was willing to give penny for peep at this
wonderful show.
Tho proclamation has arrived. II has been read In
its wcarisome length in its vulgar rhetoric in its bonn.
bast its vanity its aectaton of great personal purity
and its insulting disregard Of truth il is cnnenty char
aceristc of the Forney All the stale lamentations
which he has printed in his paper, which he has
hawkcd about at the street corners which he made
the theme Of speech at Iarrytown, and which he dis
haps but not less baeroyer his nightly potations
here gathered together into what he calls "a vndication
of the principle Of popular sovereignty"
1t is almost needless TO say that by the democracy OF
this region il has been read with unmixed contempt
The curiosity of has turned away unsased and dis
gusted from this miserable repetition of that bcggary
whine which for months back has been painfully familiar
in every household where Foeys paper has been read,
and in every barroom where his voice has been heard
The potent proclamation has fallen to the earh filthy,
poweress despised
But should fail to tell tho whole truth If We omit
ted to mention that among certain class Of people For
ney manifesto has been read with intense satisfaction.
Leaders of the republican party in this region, renegade
democrats followers of Cameron and Of other like
Cameron pronounce it the most powerful and elegant
exposition Of truth they have read in all their lives
The great Simon himself Forneys victor in the senate
rial contest driven by conscience to unite nth him on
question Of principle, has seen anything quite SO caus-
tic terrible since Congress published the letters OF
Major Hitchcock chronclng his achievements among
the Winnebago Indians ag#f
Yet these people disappointed in the character
of this proclamation from which they expected much
From their knowledge of Forney, and their high con-
cepton Of the things of which he was capable they bad
supposed that he would at least regale them with few
private letters and not weary them any more with pri-
vate Conversations which, for want of better proof
than Foneys word the public utterly refused to believe
They supposed for moment that any consdera-
ton Of decency would restrain the author of the Forrest
letter from the publication of any paper he might have
in his possession.
have neither the time nor the space in this hasty
letter to review Foneys speech That will doubtless be
done by able hands wherever democratic paper is print
ed merely wish to tell you of the failure Of this thing
to excite any other feeling than contempt among the
democracy of Pennsylvania At the time Of the nangu-
ration Of Mr. Buchanan of his friends who did not
know him feared that this would be the head of
kitchen cabinet and dreaded the influence he might exert
over the President mind Now that Forney has chant
ed his private grels for nearly year. reiteang stale
assertions and adding bitterness to his abuse the sagac
t of the President in casting him off has grown apparent
to the dullest eye.
Ono point may mention before closing The proof
which Forney offers that he made that bold and bitter
speech to the President which he repeated at Tarytown
has amused everybody and convinced nobody He was
actually seen going into the White House. When he
out he says he told people long story of what hap
pened within. This story he repeats, and attempts to
ortfy it by reference to former repctitions His own
faith in it may increase with its frequent uterance but
our people want better evidence than former
scrton of Forneys own that this conversation took
place. They resolutey refuse to believe it, They laugh
at it, &
The news from California has robbed Forney of any lit
tie claim he may have set up TO the gift Of prophecy and
has added another note to his mcndcant whine Th.
just at the right time 1t has been received
with exultaton by every democrat in the State.
Forney has now definite position in the republican
party. The last democrat who believed in him is now
slorn of all faith in his political integrity He has seal
ed his own fate he has failed to shake the confidence
our people in Pennsylvania President and hencefot
he must look for political society among the leprous
uncean renegadcs who claim kindred with Dave Wiimot
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