Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-09-16

the Oxford and McGee frauds. \
: voice was heard in Washington again
1t; but | supposed some malign inar
enceS for the moment, had surround
that journal; that it had had n attac
of some peculiar insanity, which ha
lately become chronic with it. and
allowed it to pass by But when II
dark, damning deed Of Lccompton wa
perpetratea, then saw for the frs
time that those gallant men in the Tcl
ritory, Walker and Stanton, and thos
who acted with them, had been desert
ed. | saw that Democratic principle
had been carried out by them, and W
were now called upon to turn our bacl,
upon our pledges and betray our man
hood. Applause. Gentlemen, ther
was some thing too much of this; an,
when the cup was presented to my lip
| refused it. [Chcers Administra
tions may change. Presidents ma,
change, but | had been too fully com
mitted on this subject to go back t,
Pennsylvania and turn my back upor
pledges which ! had both spoken anc
written to thousands Of men.
did not for moment believe that
the Administrator had concluded tc
abandon the principles which had put
them into power; that they were re-
solved to make their policy q test; SC
when went to Washington and call
ed upon my OLD friend, | said to him,
"Mr. Buchanan, for the first time in
our lives we are at varience; find my
self standing by one principle, having
followed your lead, and You have de-
serted it," Well" said he, "Can't
you change too? Laughter. If /
can afford to change, why can't you az
ford to change? Renewed laughter !
If you ana Douglas and Walker will
unite IN support of my policy, there
will not lie a whimper of this thing;
it will pass by like Summer breeze. :"
| told him that it was very well with
all Administration surrounded by OF
fee holders, and living all the time in
the atmosphere of flattery, that was
followed by thousands of gentlemen
who expected place; that. they could
come to him and say. "You are right,
Mr.. Buchanan; we are down on our
bellies; please to walk over us-please
trample upon us and we viii be happy
and content, and hope you will believe
your policy is right" as'i a
But | tell you" said I, there is
still small voice in the people that in
stinctively rejects frauds, and this is
not only fraud bot dishonor. do
not claim to be more honest than anv
other man. ! have done as all politi-
clans have-some things which may
not square exactly with the rules OF
religion and right, and which, if ]
have regret them; but this thing will
not do. Loud cheers. lhave reach
Ell the stature and years Of manhood,
and can not go back to Pennsylvania
to cat my own words and become the
Slave of Power Renewed cheers.
| can not. But then Mr. Buchanan,
you must tolerate this difference Of
opinion. Gen. jackson tolerated diff
Ierences of opinion in his friends. Col |
Polk tolerated differences of opinion,
and you differed with him in his views
on the tariff, and yet you remained in
his Cabinet. Mr.. Pierce tolerated diff |
ferences Of opinion. But here you are. |
Men who put yon where You are-who !
ask nothing at your hands-who have
refused your favors-have trampled
all the patronage that has been offered /
them under feet; here they are, asking
to be tolerated in the indulgence of an
honest opinion" The reply to that
was. "Sir, intend to make my Kan
'as policy test" well, Sir" said /
Il regret it; but if you make it a test
with your officers. we will make it
/ test at the lallot-box. ~ loud
,heers.
Repeated efforts were made to heal
he difference. But it seems to me,
yentlehien, that when the Presidency
5 conferred upon poor mortal, it
him into god, in his own
'stimation, or luna'ic Laughter.
Nobody is permitted to approach pow
II to tell the truth. Power never
lears the thunder voice of the people,
lifting as it does in its cushioned
hairs, between its marble walls
The independent man, loud and bold,
With clear eye, who comes to tell the
ruth, is waved from the Presidential
presence as rude intruder. Then we
vent home. AS said. repeated ef-
orts were made, and made in vain, to
zeal the differences. The confering of
his Presidential patronage--of vast
than the monarch of