Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-16
Colonel Forney and President Blu
Chauan.

Press, attended an anti-administra-
ton political meeting which was held at Tar
New York, on the I'd inst. by the
friends of John b. Haskin, Esq anti-Lecomp
ton, for the purpose of securing his r~e-nomina
tion to Congress. At this assemblage Col
Forbsy made a long speech, which we fud full
ly reported in the Nea York papers and his
own journal. 1t is known that Col. Forhey
was one Of Mr.. Bachanau's strongest political,
and warmest personal friends; but we must let
the Colonel speak for himself, in the following
extract from his speech-thus:
my fellow citizens, / may be a little per-
sonal, because, appearing before you as | do,
/ am impelled, if not compelled, to refer to a
portion of the political history in which | have
borne a prominent part. My relations with the
Executive of the United States, began with
early ~boyhosd-from a long time before | be-
came a voter. / was his intimate con6dant
and friend in early youth; and down to the
present hour, or rather to a period one year
ago, / sustained toward Mr.. Buchanan rela-
tons not only of intimacy, but Of more than
intimacy. Had he been my father-had his
blood run in my veins, l could not have been
more devotedly attached to him. (Some ap-
plause.4 / believe that these sentiments of
a~ffactioa were reciprocated. We had tried, in
our good old State of Pennsylvania, for many
years sea this gentleman to the Presiden-
cy. 1tfeil to my lot, born in the county in
which he grew to manhood-born in the coun-
ty where he read law-born in the county
where he still has his residence-born in the
county where he says he expects to die, and
knowing him thus well, it fell to my lot, | say,
to do a good deal of hard work intended for
the fulflment of the aspirations of himself and
of the wishes of his friends"
Here follows in detail q full history of the
friendly part taken by the speaker towards Sc
curing the nomination of Mr.. Buchanan for
the Presidency in 1874, also in l848, in 1852,
and finally in the triumph-after long suffer
ing-at Cincinnati, in 1856. During all this
time, no sacrifice, personal, financial, or 9TH
erwise, was too great, in obedience to the one
leading object of serving a friend. Day and
night, night and day, year in and year out, it
was the sam mutual harmonious friendship,
the same unceasing oneness of purpose on the
partaxMxEoraey, to advance the interests
and secure the triumphant election of Mr.. Blu
chanan to the highest Office in the gift of a free
people.
Mr.. Buchanan was elected, and still the
close intimacy continued, Mr.. Forney and his
friend, cordially agreeing in political sentiment,
upon all questions,
at was not, as we are told in Mr.. F.'s
speech, the Ostend Conference. 1t was not
the Pacific Railroad. 1t was nothing but the
simple issue, should the people of Kansas be
permitted to dispose Of their W affairs in
their own way !? Should they vote on all their
domestic institutions-not on slavery alone,
but ON all their institutions-unmoleSted by
the bayonets of the Administration on the one
side, and the onsets Of a band of foreign ma
rauders on the other? No mai felt more keen
ly in respect to Kansas than did Mr.. Buchan-
an. No man talked more freely about it. in
his letter of acceptance, and in the speech
which, he delivered to the committee appointed
by tht Na5rylrConvention IN his parlor at
Lancaster, (3nd happened to be present and
to hear it, He laid great stress on the great
principle that the will of the majority in that
Territory should prevail. Why, he has said
to me a thousand times, "The South must
vote for me-" 1t is Fremont or Buchanan
They must go for me. The North must be Sc
cured; and the only way to secure the North
is to convince these gentlemen that when /
get into the Presidential chair | will do right
to the people of Kansas. ~ am now SIXTY
six years of age,' he said. 81 have reached
that time of life when | can have no ambition
for reelection, and if l have, the way to Sc
own people at home. | have watched this
struggle from my quiet retreat in London. l
have seen what | conceive to be the mistakes
of others. | am not responsible for the Ad-
ministration Of Mr.. Pierce; therefore, i will
inaugurate q new system, and will show to
these gentlemen, that a Pennsylvania Presi-I
dent will stand firmly by the pledges of a
Penssgssaegeatleman and a Pennsylvania
Democrat"
The speaker goes on to say that he could if
not too sacreligiously encroaching npon pri-
vate confidence, produce letters which would
some singular secrets, but ~refrains from
doing. Time progresses, and Mr.. Buehan-
an is inaugurated President. The Kansas
became a bone of contention; Mr..
Walker was appointed Governor Of the Terri
tory, having Instructions coinciding with the
views-embracing popular sovereignty
In its widest range--as mutually approved by
Mr.. Forney. A change however, came over
the whole aspect of affairs. Mr.. Buchanan
had swerved or yielded to undue influences,
while Mr.. Forney remained unaltered in senti-
ment.
But" as he remarks, when the dark and
deed at Lecompton was perpetrated
then | saw for the first time, that those gal
liant mer.iethe Territory, Walker and Stan
AT Aose who had sided with them had
been deskted; then / discovered that | had
been carried along, and that the entire Demo-
cratic press Of the country had been carried
along by the ADMINISTRATION, and that we
we're called upon to turn back on our pledges
and to bstray our manhood. (Applause) 81
Something too much of that, gentlemen =
When the cup was presented to my lips | re-
used it. bravo and Cheers Administers
ions might change; but | had been too fully
md too personally committed on this subject,
Q go back to Pennsylvania and turn my back
o pledges which / had both spoken and writ