Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-09-10
lam STATIONS Of the Chevahsr Fornsy

brave men struggling with the storms OF Fate.
il said u be spectacle pleasing to the gods. II
u Chevalier Forney could by any means. estab-
IA NJ claim 10 the distinction Of bravery, his
present struggles, under the above theory. ought
to tApow the entire assemblage u NEUROLOGICAL
deites ints an ecstacy of qualification and delight
Gradually. from beingthe intimate bosom friend
Auf the President has the Chevalier become more
and more essranged. Gradually have the tender
ffis which md those following hearts together
been snapped sasundcr. Gradually has dstrust
assansed the place Of confidence, andhate displaced
the tender sensibilites o. friendship. Forney and
sDuck have qusrrellcd. forney even publishes,
in pab,ic speech in New York. the particulars
ofthe process by which his love became converted
into fury. 1t is melancholy recital. The histo-
n f. Che Babes In the Wood, the amours Of Pyra-
Smus and Thisbe, the suferings Of disconsolate
LAYERS in the latest sensation" novcl--nonc Of
these compare in dramatic effect and intensity
with the story of the suferings Of the wronged
and persecutcd Forney.
An anti Administration meeting was held, the
other day. in Tarrytown, New York 1t was Mt
this place, and on that occasion, that forney un-
burdened himself Of the feelings Of his surchargcd
soul But who would ever have expected to sec
the day when John W. Forncy would be caught
addressing an anti-Democratic meetns' Who
ever supposed, for moment, that the immaculate
Forney--the dainty Forney-the puritanical and
precise Forney--the hero of the Forest divorce
case, and the muti'ator Of Congressional records
could by possibility be aught else than Demo-
craft We pause in establishment! Forncy tn
king ground against the dispenser of patronage.
Forney turning away from the ionyes and fishes,
the roast beef aud plum. pudding Of the official
cnisiae, to MUNICH the dry bones which We.
30 long endeavoring to exc cut n miserable sub
sistencel Will wonders never cease?
Perhaps the Cheyalier. however. with charac-
teristic caution anticipates already the future
quarter of the political hreczc-he future drift Of
the political current, Perhaps those snaky eyes
Of his have already seem the swift, coming march
of events which will marguerite the Opposition in
power Perhaps his cnpacious ears have already
heard the tramp of the in,incbc hosts OF the Or-
position. and the distant murmur of their conf
dent voices soldier of Fortune, like Turney,
can be caught tripping, in his political
reckoning. than An octoscnaran skipper eau. III
discerning the approaching storm upon his wealth
er quarter.
What is Forney's complaint! Wherefore Ia
ments he.-and, like Rachel weeping for her
children, refuses 10 he confortcd? Let him tell
his own story:
my fellow citizens may be little personal be
cause appearing before you ~ am, am impccd,
if not compt He'd, to refer To portion Of the potl
cal history in which have borne \ prominent part.
Nv relatiens with The xecutiys of the limited
States began with early boyhoodfrom II long
time before became voter. was his intimate
confident and friend in early youth and down to
the present hour. or rather to q period one wear
ago, sustained towards Mr. Buchanan relations
not only of intimacy, but of more than intimacy.
Had he been my falher--had his blood run in my
veins, could not have been more dcvo,edly at
tached to him. l believe that these sentiments of
affection were reciprocatcd. We had tried, in our
good old State of Pennsylvania, for many years,
TO elcct this gentleman to the Presidency. 1t fell
to my lot, born in the county where he read law
born in the county where he still has his resi-
dence-born in the county where he says he cx
poets to die, and knowing him thus WE'LL it fell
tony lot, | say to do good deal of the hard
work intended for the fulfllmcnt of the aspira
tions Of himself and the wishes of his friends"
Here follows in detail full history of the friend
ly part taken by the speaker towards securing the
nomination of Mr.. Buchanan for the Presidency
in 1874, also in ls4s, 1852 aud finally in the ri-
nmph-sfter long sufferng--at Cincinnati, in
1856. During all this time. no sacrifice. personal
&naneial or otherwise. WAS too great, in obedi
encs to the one leading object o serving friend
Day and night nj ght and day, year in. and year
out it was the same matual harmonious friend
ship, the same uncca sing oneiess of purpose upon
the part Of Mr. Forncy, to advance the interests
and secure tho triumphant elevation Of Mr.. Buc-
hsnan to the highest Office in the gift of II free
people.
One would suppose that fidelity such as this
should surely meet its appropriate reward. One
would suppose that the least Mr.. Buchanan could
do would be to surrender to such devoted friend
the whole centrel of his Administration. Alas
not such was the result. Mr.. Buchanan marked
out Kansas policy Of his Forncy, in great
trepidation, fastened to Washington. The inter
view between the two was very affecting. We
cannot trust ourselves With the melancholy duty
Of reciting it. Thick and heavy tears Ledcw the
paper as we write. Let Forn,y tell the tale for
himself:
When went to Washington called on my old
friend. and, said to him. well, Mr.. Buchanan,
for the FIRST time in lives, we are at variance;
find nysef standing by one principle, and hav-
ing followed Jour lead you have deserted it,
We'll, said Re, Acannot you change too. If l
can aaord 70 change. why canno. you afford to
change! If yon and Douglas and Walker will
nnies IN support Of my policy YOU will not hear
whimper Of this thing. 1t will pass by as the
sumner breese." told him it was very well for
him to say so; That an Administration surround
ed BY Office holders and eIpectants living oil the
time in an atmosphere of fattery, might DO misled
into auch ideas I aaid that thara war, ~,