The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1858-09-23

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Of you, must remember, that if you los,
tlis battle here, you lose it altogether
it will be your loss, and therefore yot
must allow us to manage it in our owr
way" And they did aocede to that poll
cv without any objection, and gladly
There was no deception in that fight, a
| least so far as / was concerned. I sow
cd the State with private letters anC
private pledges upon this question
There is not a county in Pennsylvania
in which my letters may not be found
almost by hundreds, pledging Mr.
Buchanan, in his name, and by hi,
authority, to the full complete and par.
tiCular recognition Of the right of the
people of Kansas to decide upon her
own affairs. Applause.
Gentlemen, he was elected Tie form
ed his Cabinet. He issued his Inaugur-
al Address; and here. at this point, let
me say, that the public confidence in
spired by his nomination by the Demo
cratic party, and the apprehension of
his election inspired in the Republican
ranks, that public confidence in the
man was renewed and revived by the
publication Of his Inaugural Address.
The Republicans, many of them who
had voted for John c. Fremont, said.
1--WE believe in Mr.. Buchanan: If he
stands by the doctrines Of this Inaugur-
al Address, we will stand by him. -
Now, had he done 80, the Republican
and American parties, in my opinion,
would have been extinguished; we would
have been one great, happy national
family. After all what the great mass
Of the people in this country desire is q
good Government. Every man in this
country is not an ofice-seekcr Nine
out of ten are disinterested in their re-
latiOns to this Government, and they
are ready to vote for John B. Haskin,
or for John Smith, if they have conf
dence in the man; ana Mr. Buchanan
would have suited the country as well
as any other man, if he had but fulfill
ed his pledges; and therefore it was that
when his inaugural address was publish
ed, they said one TO the other, eve be-
lieve in Mr. Buchanan--we are sorry
that we have not voted for him; but we
are willing to trust him and stand by
him to the end" Mr. Buchanan had
before him future which Washington,
if he had been living, might have en-
vied-a future which, if he had walked
resolutely in the path which he had
marked out--the path illuminated by
his resolutions and pledges - would
have allowed him to 20 down to the
grave with the acclamation Of the pco-
pie Posterity would have pointed to
his administration as a model and eX-
ample to all generations; Pennsylvania
would have had no cause to have been
ashamed of her once favorite son. No,
my low-countrymen; but he did not
stop here,
THE PRESIDENT AFTER HIS ELECTION
PLEDGES TO GOV. WALKER.
As if for the purpose of accumula-
ting pledge upon pledge, as if for the
purpose Of piling up a pyramid of prom
ises upon this question, what did he do
next2 He looked around to see whom
he should get to go to Kansas for the
purpose of settling the veXcd question
which had rendered Kansas what it had
been graphically termed "the grave
yard of Governors" He sought no in
ferior man; he would not be tempted to
take an ordinary man. lie selected
gentleman, a statesman, who had been
presented by large portion of the
leading and prominent men Of the South
for seat in his Cabinet, who had for
years represented his State in the coun
ellis of the nation. He selected Robert
j. Walker. And when he called upon
Mr.. Walker, and asked him to pro-
ceod to the Territory, Mr.. Walker
said to him, "Why, Mr. Buchanan,
that would finish me forever; it has
ruined every man who has gone there
it will ruin me. I have reached that
time of life when l cannot afford to
risk all my prospects, and probably
the peace and happiness of my fami-
ly." And he said, further, as if gift
ed with a knowledge of the future, 81
cannot run the risk of being most
probably betrayed and deserted by the
Administration that appoints me-
Mr.. Buchanan said to him, "Mr.I
Walker if you will go there, you win
settle this question in a few weeks
Everything is ready here are your in
pledge you my word that
everything you desire you shall have.
Mr.. Walker, as if inspired by sub
lime suspicion, said "Alr Buchanan, /
will not go to Kansas until you al
low me to meet your Cabinet face toI
face, and ascertain from that Cabinet
in person whether they viii agree that
shall go there and carry out the
pledges of the campaign Of 1856"
Accordingly, a meeting of the Cabi- !
met of Mr.. Buchanan was called AtI
he meeting every member of the Cabi |
net was present Mr., Buchanan and
Mr.. Walker were present-Mr Buehan-
IN in the chair Gov, Walker said, 81
nave desired this meeting because
lave determined not to 60 to Kansas un-
ess / have full instructions to carry
nut those pledges aud those principles;
+ there is any opposing voice l will not
20; / do not want to go; it is by no
means an enviable position; but if 1 have
he permission and consent Of you, gen
lemen, forthis / have asked, 1 will 60 j."
7he Cabinet was polled; but one mem
,cr Of the Cabinet objected to the pro-
ramme laid down by Gov. Walker
need not mention his name. Gov.