The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-09-09
SPEECH OF MR.. J. W. FoRNEY,
At 1arytOacn, Hestchester County, n. Y,
ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nJ.

lpate in the ceremony which has been an
uounced-thc Domination as the people ::
candidate of one of the tribuncs who stood
up during the late exciting session Of Con.
gress for an undying principle. And
um gratfcd, further in being able to beal
here in your presence. my personal trib
Ute TO the courage, the independence, anc
The consistency OF the gebteman whoa
you who have thus formerly placed be
fore the people for reelection Havin4
taken some part in the controversy which
rs not yet closed, aud having teen pres
ent when various demands we're made al
the sest of the Federal Goverunert,
saw Mr.. Ha>kin tried, not only ty the
frowns aud the threats OF power, but by
those establishments which have Away.
been so dangerous to the progress Of
truth. Aud there never was a moment
from the beginning to the end of that
struggle. in which he quaisd or faltered
lCbeers.] 1t required on bis part, gen
tlemen, uncommon courage, sustaining a
peculiar personal relation, as he did, to
the Executive, to resist these combined
influences. 1t required great indepcnd
ence and great seli-denial to tear bimsel!
loose from those With whom be had been
'hus closely associated; aud more than
all, it required that be should keep con
'taut watch over himself, lest in that great
political centre, which public virtue is
constantly sapped, whore the public man
is constantly in danger Of being betrayed
he should fall into the hands of his enc
mics. 1t required on his part that he
should bear himself as to be able to re-
sist, not only the Influence Of power, but
TO stand without suspicion. He came
from district which had not only given
him large plurality, but which had Civ
en- 10 Mr.. Buchanan decisive vote; and
TO no man more. [ venture to say, is Mr.
Buchanan indebted than 20 Mr.. Haskin
for the Dsnuer in which the Democratic
party in this vicinity rolled up the vote
they gave 10 the Democratic candid ate iu
1856. His active exertion-, his personal
devotion to the character of the President
We feel that that candidate reciprocated
lor pretended to rociprocatcl all the de-
votion which Mr. IIaskin himself mani
tested, rendered him of all men tie man
upon whom the president might rely for
support in conducting the affairs Of the
Government at the seat of the Federal
capital. He did not 90 to Washington to
bctray principle, nor yet to desert the
candidate of bis choice. He saw this
Administration which he had thus toiled
to elect, with four years of power and
with unbounded patronage, and he wa-
Its friend, for every reason Of principle
and ofexpedicncy. The Cabinet was Gil
ed with men toward whom he sustained
the most intimate relations. What rea
son, then, had be to do anything bat the
fight! What inducenen was there on
the part of Mr.. Ha>kiu to take any other
than an honest eourscl | say, then, NY
fellow citizens, that you do well in plac
'ng him before bis constituents for anoth
CT trial. Cheers and apPlau.e. Yes.
you not only do we'll. tut you would not
do well if you did not thu nominate and
re-eleet him And say now. when the
tine comes that public men 10 the North
are hot su-tained who have done what Mr.
llaskin has done-when the time comes
that the people of this Congressional dis
trict, or any Congressional district, refuse
10 do bonor to such a man. then We must
become in this region a race of towards
and slaves. Cheers and applause
My fellow citizens, must now be
little personal, because appearing before
you as | do, | am compelled to refer to
portion Of political history in which have
borne a somewhat prominent part. My
relations to the present Executive Of the
United States begun with early boy hood,
from the time long before became vo-
ter. when | was his intimate con6dant and
friend. From early youth down to the
present hour, or rather to period one
year ago, | have sustained toward Mr.
Buchauan relations not only Of intimacy,
but of more than intimacy. Hal he been
nay father, if his blood ran 10 my veins,
could not have been more deyotedly at
tached to him. Applause.] | believed
that that sentiment and affection was re.
ciprocated. We hal tried iu our good
old State of Pennsyl sania, for many gears
TO elect thi. gentleman to the Presidency.
1t fell TO my lot-born in the county il
which be grew to manhood in the county
where be read Law: in the county where
be still has bis residence; 10 that count,
where be says be expects to die--it fell
TO my !ot TO do good deal OF the hard
work Incident 20 the fufillmcnt of the as
pirations Of himself aud the wishes of hi
irieoGs. In l544 we went to the city OF
Baltimore instructed to vote for a dstiu-
guisbed citizen OF your State, Mr.. Van
Buren,; but owing 10 the publication Of bis
celebrated Texas letter, the delegatio
from PeDnsy sylsaDia. as is well known, con-
eluded that Mr. Van Buren, had forfeited
the confidence of the Democratic party.
aud that il became Us to present our own
favored citizen for that high place. We
did so, aud We failed But still, in ls4s,
We reaPpeared upon the scene With our
fellow citizen, and there the friends OF
Mr. Van Buren 10 this State repaid Us in
kind for the good turn We had served