Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-09-16
EXTRACTS FROM
COL. PORNEY'S SPEECH,
OF PHILADELPHIA, AT PARRYTowS, y. Y.
Buchanan,s Treachery Exposed,,!
THE PRESIDENT AFTER MS ELECTION
PLEDGES TO GOV. WALKER

THE PRESIDENT AFTER MS ELECTION
PLEDGES TO GOV. WALKER.
As if for the purpose of accumuls
ting pledge upon pledge. as if for til
purpose of piling up pyramid {
promises upon this question. what di
he do next? He looked around to SC
whom he should get to go to Kansa
for the purpose of settling the yexe
question which had rendered Kansas
what it has been graphically termed
the graveyard of Governors" II
sought no inferior man; he would no
be tempted to take an ordinary man
He selected a gentleman, statesman
who had been presented by larg
portion Of the leading and prominen
men of the South for a seat in hi,
Cabinet. who had for ryears represented
his State in the Councils of the Nation
He selected Robert J. Walker. Anc
when he called upon Mr.. Walker, ant
asked him to proceed to the Territory
Mr.. Walker said to him, "Why, Mr.
Buchanan, that would finish me forcv.
er; It has ruined every man who has
gone there; it will ruin me. l have
reached that time Of life when | can
not afford to risk al my prospects,
and probably the peace aud happiness
of my family" And be said further.
as If gifted with a knowledge of the
future, 81 can not run the risk of being
most probably betrayed and deserted
by the Administration that appoints
me" Mr.. Buchanan said to him,
"Mr. Walker, if you will go there,
You will settle ihis question in a few
weeks. Every thing is ready; here
are your instructions. / pledge You
my word that every thing you desire,
You shall have" Mr.. Walker, as if
inspired by sublime suspicion, said,
Mr.. Buchanan, viii not go to Kan
sas until you allow me to meet your
Cabinet face to face, and ascertain
from that Cabinet in person whether
they will agree that shall go there
and carry ont the pledges of the cam
paign of 1856
Accordingly meeting Of the Cabi-
net of Mr. Buchanan was called. At
the meeting every member Of The Cabi-
net was present. Mr. Buchanan and
Mr.. Walker were present-Mr. Bu-
chanan in the Chair. Gov. Walker
said, II have desired this meeting be-
cause have determined not to go to
Kansas unless have full instructions
to carry ont those pledges and those
if there is any opposing
voice | will not go; do not want to
go; it is by no means an enyiable posi-
-ion; but if have the permission and
of you, gentlemen, for this l
have asked, l viii go" The Cabinet
was polled: but one member of the
Cabinet objected to the programme
aid down by Gov. Walker. need
not mention his name. Gov. Walker
said, THAT settles the question, gen
lemen; do not wish to go; single
negative is sufficient, and | will retire
rom the field" But they took that
of the Cabinet into an adioin-
ng room, and there they convinced
lirn that Gov. Walker was right
They returned and gave Walker his
Instructions. He went to Kansas with |
lis instructions in his pocket, and ac-
by man well known to
he country, Mr.. Stanton, who went |
ut with similar pledges. Now, after
his plain statement of the facts, will /
ONE down to my own part of this (
ampaign.
lR. roRYEY on HIS PERSONAL EXPERT
ENcE-coNvERsATIoNs AND DIsA-
eREEMENT WITH THE PREsrDFST-AS-
FOUNDING DEVELOPMENTS.
My ambition was to assist and build
p my good old State, to push forward
Ter great interests, and assist in the
evelopment of her industry-to do
hat which we must all do, at least if
re desire succession the older You
row You should be stronger at your
wn home-to build yourselves up in
our own counties and own States,
nd when you DO that you will be re-
peeted ani strong at the seat of Fed
raj power. Therefore il was that in
he year 1857 ] started the newspaper
'hich now bears my name at its mast
cad. / did this for the purpose OF
dvocating Dir. Buchanan's policy
throughout. | had abundant pledges
S to his course, but before publishing
hat paper ] took care to write to Mr.
Cabinet, and to himself,
nd told them on what ground in
ended to stand on this question OF
iansas. They were so good as to
end me sufficient written testimony
trengthening me in the position had