Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-10-04

It had paralySed faction. twas bringing over
to the Democratic party thousands and tens of
thousands who, III doubling him, had voted
against that party in 1856. 1t may we'll be
conceived how anxiously strove to maintain a
state of things which would not only assist to
push Pennsylvania forward in the race of en-
pire, butwauld advance all the true men oftho
State who had been steady in the faith which
gave us the signal victory Of one year before.
What motive could have had at that time
to come into collision with any member of Mr..
Buchanans Administration? AS to the cry of
having been candidate for the Cabinet, that
SANDER is best answered by the fact that my
name was never presented with my consent to
his consideration, and that the only part I took
in the formation of that Cabinet was induStri-|
ously to labor to- elevate Howell Cobb to a seat
in that Cabinet, because he had honestly, as I
supposed, ESuStninsd tie principle of popular
soUerigIty IN tne PrcSident election, aud also
to raise my voice against the infiiction upon
that Cabinet of NJ. Jones, of Berks county,,
whose career since then has fully fulfilled all
the apprehensions which entertained of his
snbscrviency, his treachery, and his incapacity.
Nor could havefelt any disapp ointment after my
defeat 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
among all the distinguished gentlemen named
for that high place. He stood at this time with
nearly four years of Federal power within his
gift As I said at Tarrytown, he had reached
that time of life when, if any ambition remained
to him. it was to be faithful to the truth, and true
to those who had been true to him. i had no
more idea of coming into conflict with him than
] have to.dayof coming into conflict with my
own children. But, as was not rich enough
| to take office at his hands, and as he had deci-
ded that l was not Southern enough TO take pos
session of the national organ-from which, with
abundant prospects of being wealthy man,
L. u. 1InSkS
every possible advantage of realizing compe-
tency for my family, TO assist him to the Presi-
dental nomination. was necessarily anxious
to take. no step that would not leave me in per-
feet harmony with him, and render The Pass
worthy of the support of the people, After
reading over carefully the transactions which
had taken place between Governor Walker and
himself, published at that time to all, and now a
part of the records of the country, concluded,
on invitation, to make a short speech, at the
regular Democratic celebration, in Independence
Square, of this city, on the Fourth of July, 1857
in which [ took occasion to argue ut length the
question of Kansas as we understand it to-day,
and as the Administration understood and
ayowed it then. A copy of this address (as
published in the city papers) forwarded to
| Washington for the purpose ofascertaIning how
| it would be received there. Some extracts from
this production / now beg leave TO lay before the
public.
| IheSe extracts are indications OF Walker S
| Anil. ecomnton policy MT naccssor,, To ha ra.
,.ro.,
- s.l's 'eli Au0""
I " ouI iea .e'
FoN l.Sl.s SHOWS UP TIE WASHINGTON UNION
| RTTc44CASY Am now m ,so1, crk1,ne coNnplTN
ED ny ITS OWN RECORD. $50
tprom the washington Union of July !, 1851
s.Yhen there is no serions d,snnte nnon tho
Constitution, either in the Convention or omone
| tho neonIe the mowers of the daleoatas aIone
NAV mt f in operation B,,t e,,cT !. NOT ,5c
cse IN Tonaas Tbe most voen
country ever saw pnon the most ;,nn9Ttent is.
sve i6;cb the G6ns;tr,,;on & 70
been rone, IN there for several ears betSuasn
parties So evenly balanced tbot hotb cloin, tba
msioTif md 80 ,,ost;I t.
merous lives have been lost in the contest lin.
der these circumstances there e11 ~ mn s,ch
thino as oseertaining eleqrla, and ao;thout do,5t
the aoiI Ote 7eo,5zs Il, ns, 1cG,i ceDt 81, eli,
O,on direct er,,1eesion of it ut H. 2,oUe Z Con.
stitution not snhiected tn that TEST NO natter
what # contains viii never he
nv its onnononts to BE- on1,fb;nSS hit =, faTd
ga plausible color might be piyen to this os.
sertionT bv the areument that the members Of
Itbe Convention c6nld IGrs no 5aetise for rams
inn to su61ait MIR gsorE f tIeir co1st;t,,S,,te
sresDt a consciovsness tiat The gnnj0rit,, 1oowIi
condemn, it. re conTsSs that qoe shofIld 5fDd
s6Das III 17icnlf,, in 1Ds1oerin0 This Yyhat Gtar