Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-09-11
HISTORY OF BUCHANAN DEMOCRACY

New York, Col. John W. Forney, of Pennsyl.
vania, made speech. As Mr. Forney dc.
servedly has the credit of electing James Blu
chanan to the Presidency, and was deeper in
the secrets Of the canvass Of 1856 than any 9TH
cr man in the country, a history of that canvass
from him must be authoritative The follow
ing is his speech on the above occasion, and it
is deserving careful reading by all men wheth-
er they are Republicans ar democrats:-
SPEECH OF MIR. FoRNEY.
Mr. FoRNEY said
FEL1Ow-CTRENs feel gratifed in being
able to appear before you as one to participate
in the ceremony which has been announced
the nomination, as the peoples candidate OF
one Of the tribunes who stood up during the
whole exciting session of Congress for an indy
ing principle And am gratifed further in
being able to bear, here in your presence my
personal tribute to the courage, the indepcn-
dence and consistency of the gentleman whom
YOU have thus formally placed before the people
for reelection. Having taken some part in the
controversy which is not vet closed, and having
been present when various demands were made
at the seat of the Federal Government, l saw
Mr.. Haskin tried, not only by frowns and the
threats OF power, but by its Establishments too.
And there never was a moment. from the begin
ming to the end of that struggle, in which that
man quailed or taltered. [Cheers.1 1t required
on his part gentlemen, uncommon courage, sus.
taining peculiar personal relation, as he did,
to the Executive. to resist these combined inAu-
encos. II required great independence and
great sef-deni;l to tear himself loose from those
with whom he had been thus closely associated ;
and more than all. it required that he should
r .i;:i "''v'' lVS' ~ t''e'
S.. Pon''O'' e5''O,' "'I'e Pu.HV N"tuc s
oo"stHn!! sHPPeu' wncIe t,'e Puole man con,
c'uru! III ""iseisoi oei''S ne'Ialeu' ne Ahoui1
ia' INTO inc nHhus OF ms enemies IL required
on "'9 part 'l'I ne Shoulu 50 pear hih,Sei as 20
DC aoie To- staha Without suSpicion. lie came
IRON bis'ricl "ilch nau not ohiv gwen MN
a large piurailty, out WhlcR had gwen to Mr..
buchanan decisive vote ana to no man more,
venture to say, IS Mr. Buchanan indebted than
To MIR. llaSkln for the manner in which the
democratic party IN this vicinity rolled up the
vote they gave to the Democratic candidate in
lN'o. iils acuve eXertlohs, his personal devo-
non 10 the character oi the PRESIDENTS we ieel
h't tlit candidate reclprocated lor pretended
To- rtcprocSe) an the devotion which Mr.. Has
KIN himseii MANIFESTED, rendered INN OF all men
Mc man upon whom the President might rely
III conducting the affairs OF the Government at
the seat OF the Federal Capital. lie did not go
to Washington to betray principle, or to de-
sert the candidate OF his choice. He saw this
Administration winch nc had thus toiled to elect
with i"ur years oi power with unbounded pat
ronage. Beside, as have SAID, he was his
TREND Inc 'aDinet was MED WITH men toward
whom he sustained the most intimate relations.
What reason, then, hau he to do anything but
the right What lnducement was there on the
part Ot Nlr. ltlSkIn to take any Otuer than
honest course l say, then. my fellow-citizens,
thnt you 10 wen IN placing nm before his con-
siit"ehts Tor another tilai. loheers and ap-
PuiuSrl res you not only 90 wen, but you
sfy'ho" "t'"st ~''i '''''A@'e o"t.dH .s". 't''-'
men III tle ,rortn are Hoi sustained VINO nave
uohc "liu' VT; HAsNih mas uohe-"neh that
.iiii' G"iius 'i'@' ''lo PeuPie oi tilS congress
ioi''' VI an! eSs'oii"i IS',lo'' re-
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p"ci'iu' .o!H'oi'' 'ot oiiit VI '''ii'"c!' ou' Vi
more man 'lllnHoi' lluu ne pcoil III! i"tiler'
II MS p'o'u run III IN! VEINS coutu not nave
oSeh more ueNo'cuiy u'la9lieu 10 nm Tap
PauNe'I l ne.'Neu lila' tnat sentiment ana al
lec'io'i was reciPcuv"'c"' W. "eu trleu III our
goou olu ?late o. rehhs!Nal'la' lof man! years
TO eject 'liiS se','i'n'en 70 'hc ilesIuenefi II
icH 10 III! loI-Oof! ~ 'ne ooul'r! IN "ihcu nc
gre" 10 niaiihoou' III .ic county, whert iic rea.
law' III 'he country Wnerp nc sun mas MS resi-
uehce N 'p. coui.r! Mnere ie saNs ne 'spee's sPi u
10 ule-"nH showing M" Ii'.is Ven; II ieil y
my lo' 10 20 Soou u'"s o' 'le ."ru VOTE lcl'
ueis' 10 ''1e lu.',nel. " 'ne "s y, nun
soi ana ,Iic W!snes ., ii's iiieI'uS' Al loif We
went 70 lhe Nily oi nel'in'ote ls'ruSteu 10 N1'' %
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van huFen out oWiIs 'o Sle Pupii'atioh oi III
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.ne i'e'hocI"Ur pSi.s, anu t'a' II De'.. , 10 '.
present vUr INl' :i i'''oleo V'u1ril 'oi '.'t ny
pace We ulr so' anu we lai'eu' pu' sun 80 II
aS1o we !eappearGu upon 'iie SceIe WIN WIN V 1u
iellowc'zchs, ana tnere .ie itichis oi f. f ,a "a,
hur9h IN 'llS Sle'e repaid US N h'nu lot .n m
EOtu turn We n1u StINtu lllelu lOuT NcuIS ut