True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-11-03

Of craftsmanship, all the mean things but
when this man attempted to betray them,
they reused the lion Of public opinion and
Berks county repudiated him like rep
tile that had crept around her throat
loud cheers. That was the lesson which !
more than anything else was felt at the
seat of the Federal Capital.
That was rebuke which Mr.Buchanan
in the moments of his EXTREMIST appre-
tensions never dreamed conld occur.
And he has awarded this double dyed
traitor, after the ballot-box--lhe honest
unpurchased ballot-box--has pronounced
against bis faiihless public son What
do we see Does the President of the
United States yield to this popular de-
cree 5! Oh, no! The moment the tele-
graphic wires flashed this terrible SEN
tence Of condemnation-this honest re-
proof Of his policy-to his mind, he sat
down and with trembling fingers attempt.
ed TO rebuke the people who had rebuked
him. He sends this man to Austria, en-
dowed with foreign mission for the Pur'
pose of saying to this majestic pronunci.
alton of the people against his policy 81
despise the ballot box; laugh at your
opinion" CCheers. If it is meant to
turn the Federal Government into hos
pital for every man beateA and abused OF
public opinion, ii gross treachery, and a
betrayal of trust is to be rewarded by the
President of the United States, then |
would not give snap of my finger for
YOUR Government. Mr.. Buchanan should
at once send to New York and take the
Benica Boy, who has lately been beaten
by Morrissey, to reward him with for
eign mission, if defeat is to be consider
ed a virtue. How this will be received
by the people, history will teach, hereaf
ter. Now LET me call your attention to
another district in Pennsylvania--the one
represented with such ability by John
Hickman. TGreat applause. OF this
man claim right 10 speak, for he has
won high honors at the hands Of the peo-
pie. No man whom have ever met has
proved himself so equal to the great oc-
casions in which he has figured no man
was more devoted to Mr.. Buchanan in
i 1854, and again in 1856. But one day
he met Mr.. Buchanan, then candidate
for President, in the cars. Mr. Hickman
said to him, How is it you are in favor
tot Kansas as a Slave State want
"you to tell me how you stand on this
"question. Mr.. Buchanan told Mr.
Hickman, q have not the exact words o.
the conversation but can furnish them i
necessary II am Northern man al
"my instincts are Northern was borr
3 "and bred in Pennsylvania am. in ia
"vor of The admission Of Kaneas as {
e "Free State" That was before the elec
3 ton Of 1856, and upon this warrant thu
I spoken, without the pledge of secrecy
0 Mr.. Hickman went before his constituent:
=. and was reelected, and was found amonl
e the first in Washington along with you
!, gallant Representative, Trememdou
!, cheers to oppose LecomPton in all il
t phases. Then began the most fearful
r persecution upon a public man which
has been my lot to witness. a series o
d prosecutions and prescriptions and sbus'
d. began, which l will not attempt to de
q acribe-so much so that Mr.. Hickman
+ was compelled to 60 armed, in order t.
J.. defend himself. Yet he has trinmphed
q day and night he has !oiIed, and the resul
e has been that he is returned to Congress
$ by splendid majority. Loud cheers.
/ l wonld that the story of that canvas
!, ended here; but l regret to. say lha
/. while the people Of his district were re
r cording their acknowledgment of his ser
S vices, his beloved and gifted wife, VIII
g participated in all his interests, who's
;, heart palpitated to all his hopes and fears
e who had been the stay of his life, tottere
IS into his library and died in his arms.
t. would not profane the sacredness of hi
n grief by political illusions, but al
Y obliged to believe that she was the victil
e Of the remorseless persecution that pu
sued him. But | am here to say that
IS rejoice in the issue of The late canvas
10 Pennsylvania, because it has vindicate
Ie both me and my great State. Cheers
re In the speech which / made at Tarry
Of town l said things that have invoked Il
er attacks of the Administration papers
e. this country from Maine to Georgia
ty has been made the staple Of calumny al
ne fabrication. bore it patiently, and a
,ic lowed their accusations to accumula
ut for while, and then | published a sir
ch pie vindcation Of my statements. N
Ia. one of these assaied statements Of mi
on has been proved to be false. Not sinG
he allegation made against the AdministI
IN tion at Tarrylown has been proved to
d. false-not one. They stand be(c
,r- the people charging the Aminisr att
ge with being guilty Of political turpitu
cal and treachery, and for this reason ,
od rejoiced at the vindica,ion of the peoI
ar. of Pennsylvania on the 18th of Octol
ra last. Cheers. can very well i'm,
'ol. inc how Mr.. Buchanan feels at the pres,
lel- moment; how he goes back over
i'd. unfortunate steps Of the last two yea,
Va how he seeks excuses for the great
800 aster that has befallen himself and
ub- policy. For in our State this was nj
ose question Of the Tariff or Revenue law.
Of it was simply an issue between Mr..
his chanan and the people upon his Kan
cen policy. There was not--there CO
but not be--any pretext; the issue was fa
cad and fully tried, and the result is bel
op- the country. As Mercutio said when
Ad- received the stab of the indignant I
oud bault. "The wound is not as deep
of well, nor as wide as a churc h. door.
mes IL tUiN do" Tremendous cheers.