The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-03-19
OF iFEA.Rs At WASHING.

'oNo'sioN or rntn> AZ
Col. Forncy, of the Philadelphia Press, be- v
ing on visit to Washington, writes the fol-
lowing account of the lamentable state of
affairs at Washtngios, TO his paper:
And what a change has one year Produced
can hardly believe my senses that | am
writing from the capital Of my country. ana ;
that my old friend-he, to. whom !. have
borne almost flial relations from my boy
hood-he, to whom have confded my few
hopes and fearS-hc for whom | dared the
trowns OF foes aud for @holn, during four
long Years in the lower house of.CcngTess,
the prtronagc in MY gift WAS feaficssly be-
slowed. and lac knows how gladly aud spon-,
tarer,,sIy too; ] can hardly believe my senses.
/ that tlssis the city, df Washington, an,.,that
james Buchanan is President.
| What r. tho aspect now: tine wide reign
| Of Terror. \ test Is erected here. like some
horrid instruments OF torture, uren which
! Democrats are tried and executed. for their
opinions. The work Of decapipition has
ceased against lifetime foes. and is now ,
\ waged against old and cherished friends.
/ Men are removed and illuminated, not for |
being opposed TO Democratic principles, but |
for being much in favor of them. The 7
humblest clerk, with his family. who strug-
giles along with his thousand dollars year,
must hideihis sentiments, or leave his place.
For the bold and upright Democrat who
darcs TO think aloud, there is short thrift.
Ii lac has office, he must be ready. for
the ominous cartel of dismissal on the in
slant.
IL Ire san INDEPENDENT citizen JlIc il excll-
dcd from the Departments and from the
| " hite House like q common lcpcr. An ar
my OF spies are on the alert. hunting for vic
TINS. Wo to the unguarded gcntieman,who,
{ bin the presence of one OF these eager caves
, tdrUppcrs, lets fall free opinionl tits at
once caught up and carried, with no lack of
refrigeration. To the ear Of power. If there
is on this round globe a race more dcspiscd
= in civilized society than any other, it Is the
. race of informers. The noblest invective Of
the modest Irish orators has made them i'm
: nortally infamous. These merccnarics now
> hold high service in Washington. They
, glory in their shameless trade. Broken in
, fortune, reckless Of their own fame, laughing
!, at conscience in others aAd rejecting it for
u themselves, they swarm here anxious to earn
!. their guilty wages. The most of these crea-
4 lures. happily. are the men who have pursu-
ell and prosecuted the President with the
u -samc venom which they now display towards
lr i;hcse who differ from his!KanSrs policy.
lis their vocation to make public opinion
here against the intrepid sentiment Of tie
!. peoples to bully in the hotels. to iniest the
!, rooms of members. to pump" the new arri-
'' walls, 70 coax tire doubtful, To- intinidatc tho
:, weak, to supply false motives for honest diff
at ierences. to fill the town with rumors of de-
ut fccticn among the friends of Right, to fattci
b. power. and to applaud the echo of every thing
" that falls FROM the lips of greatness. ''Sir.
h' said Il wise and good man to me on one occa-
n sion, several years ago. .thc President rarely
r. hears the truth. lie is surrounded with svc.
:, ophants, who ray only what pcases hi!:,."-
" How often this profound truth is illustrated
" There are many COOL, brave men in W ash
It rirrton to-day who would give their worst O
nm thoughts, the worst of words. il they had tn
- chance. But the eye u greatness has Ia
ny welcUmc-thc ear Of greatncss NO hearing
,se for such men. Ii they attempt to speak ont
1T they are turned AWAY or left standing ''alon
all in their glory" Let me give yoH the las
instance of the way things arc doye here
=! One of The best linen ever sent roni Western
~. Pcnnsy' vania to our State Legislature wa
NC Maxwell McCasin. His very name is
household word in Washington. Fayettc IAN
Greene. Everybody liked him during hi
- long residence in tse latter county. Homes
- faithful, intelligent land brave La Was fin
lie specimen Of that Scotch Irish element whic
IL has infused so maay sterling traitsinto ou
ers Pennsy lvaIii+l character.
wo lie was appointed to an Indian Agency i
ed Kansas and was an eye witness Of the fraad
n and tyranny practiccd there by the LecomT
de ton. panty. lilo wrote to Lis friend ut Wssl
tin ington. and begged them 20 halt in their e.
e., rccr. lie told them that the people of Kan
ic- sas never would submit: to Lecompton, an
Ks, that it was cruelty 70 impose it. lie al
ia pealed to the friends of che President to dri,
NJ off the vcrmin from that Territory, wi
= were there bcseiging power and deluding al
Gle deceiving the Executive.
III One of these letters was published, an
Try came to the eye of the Executive, and la
Use week. the faithial friend and honest Dcm
the rrat was politically dccapitated and turnc
adrilt Ia his old age, comparatively poor,
his friend whom he had supported al
-. served with devotion for forty years.