The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-01-14
Jnmes Buchnuan.

compelled him to deny ever having uttered, even
when that denial npcachcd General Jackson, aud
whose long political life has been but series OF
inirigues for selEpromotion, should when elected
President Of the United States disregard his
pledges and disappoiut those who conlded in his
integrity Is not 20 be wondcredat
To secure his nomination for President, Buch-
nnan was willing 10 Stoop little lower than any
other man and after his nomination, he was ready
10 nuke any pledge which would secure the votes
OF tho people thus acting out the principle nd
opted il his earlier years, that tho end Justified the
means,
Conscious that hc could not be elected without,
,be Aid OF mon who would suffer thor arms to
fall from their bodies rather than vote FOR man
TO hll the Presidential chair who would not sym
pnthise with the Free State men OF Kansas, aud
also conscious that his main support must come
from men equally Jealous in their determination to
have the power of the general government to nld
them n establishing slavery in that territory, he
was not long in pcrsuading himself to play the
mart Of dcmagoguc aud thus secure the support
Of both extremes.
BS the aid Of politicians equally unscrupulous
a himself, Mr. Buchanan succeeded in decevlng
one or the other of the wings Of his party, and was
elected to the highest Office in the gift of the poo
pie.
His election having been secured by deception
md fraud, difficult though it was could not be
compared with the troubles which must inevitably
follow such a series Of disgraccful events. The
first act In this only required the confidence
OF the people, and even silence might gain that
but the second act is altogether dllorcut. he who
bus deceived q portion of his adhercnts must him.
self row act, and the veil which hns blinded the
eyeG :: his admirers must DO torn asunder to the
utter dsmsy Of ono portion, and to tho great sat
isfac,ion Of the other.
Could any one after looking over the Prcsidcn-
tisl battlefield reasonably doubt which OF these
two branchea of the party had bocn most oiicctua
in its efforts to secure the desired end for which
the demagogue had so arluly played his cards ?
Knowing tho man, could any one doubt which Of
the two James Buchanan would bring 10 his boS-
ON, tho larger or the smaller fragments OF his
broken partyi True, ne had pledged himself to
the North, and thereby obtained votes which were
necessary to rocuro his election but was he not
moro abundantly provide electoral votes for
him I
Influenced by these and similar arguments,
which have over been potent with him, aud with
his party, since the Jncksonian motto that "to
the victors belong the spoils," Mr.. buchanan on
tered upon tho duties of his Office, with the ad'
dtioual understanding that no should not be u
candidate ioi denomination. This last idea was
thrown in ut first TO secure his nomination, and
next to get tho support of those who might be
aspiring to tho Presidency in lS6O
Thus far trcachery aud fraud have bocn crowned
with apparent success, and Buchanan is in n fair
way to carry his point to tho fullest extcnt. But
The best laid schemes o. mice an mon
-t.s.a .l .r Aft gang agley'
and the success which had attended his entire
course together with tho advancement made, in.
spirod him with that confidence which lacks wis.
dom, aud while the hand was reaching forth to
pluck the promised ilowor al unexpected gush Of
wind swept it beyond his reach.
BY professions of fairness, plainly doeetrul
though they were, and contradctcd by every de-
cisive step taken, he succeeded in convincing his
northern supporters that Kansas should be admit
ted as State under a constitution adopted by n
majority of the legal voters of tho territory, and
they were enthusiastic in his praise, Wbo ad.
minstering 10 them this cordial he was doing sub,
stantal service for his more important supporters
iu tho South by pursuing apocy watch could not
fail to secure Kansas TO thu Slave Power
Two events now occur which produce third
aud these combaed will crush the administration
Walker tried friend to Buchanan and the Slave
Power, having associated with the generous heart
cd friends of freedom in Kansas, had aroused
within him those Inherent sentiments of right 10y
which hc was influenced TO act in good fan
where tbs President only wished him to play tn,
hypoerite aud preisad to act for Freedom
Thus there was clash between Walker auj
Buchanan but what Of thatY Had there no
been similar clashes before Had Kansas GOV
ernors not bcen made and unmade almost Ms rapid
ly as the moon changes its phases But abou
this lime Buchanan aud his Irieuds began to 1hiul
This difficulty settled" bleeding Kansas" n,
longer blcd-and their attention was therefore Iii
rectcd to the future. Il began to be whspcrc,
about that Buchanan would not object TO servin.
tho people as President Tor two terms, shoul,
they insist upon it, aud tho wires were being la
to secure this end,
But Walkers rejection possibly strengthened i
odiouSness by the obvious desire OF Buchanan L
serve his country yot anothert four years, influence
Douglas 10 turn his batteries directly upon Ia
head OF The Administration anl the firing whic
he has kept up has been so incossant and we'll d
reeted that the domagogueis completely unmaskc
his small guns are almost silenced, and the ~
cent tack of his assaient. indicates that nothin
short OF complese sprrcador will satisfy the an
bition Of betrayed competitor.
Founded upon deception, fraud and doube-deO
;nc . cnrried n,t In the nlenncst of unterhnudg