Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23

apprehension Of Iris election inspired N III
Republican ranks, that public con6denc
+. IN the man was renewed and revived b
publication Of his Inaugural Address. Th
Republicans. many of Them who had vote
7 for John G. Fremont, said. ave leliey
tir MIR Buchanan; fhe stands bv the doe
trinss Of this Inaugural Address VIC vii
stand by him" Now, had he done so, tin
/ Republican and the American parties. i
my opinion, would have been extinguisled
We would have been one great. happy ma
ftioRai family. After all W hat. the grea
Iinass OF the people in this country desire !,
4 good Goyernment Every man in thi.
country is not an Office seeker. Nine on
OF ten arc disinterested in their relation,
TO this Government. and they arc ready Il
vote for John &. la kin, or for join
sSmith, if they have confidence IN the man.
and AR Buchanan would have suited TIN
country rs well Is any other man. if Il.
hid but fulfilled hts pledges; and Therefore
it2was that when his inaugural address was
pltalIshel, they said one to anosheT-Ne
believe in Mr.. Buchanan are sorry that
we lave not voted for him. but VIC are viii
Ing 10 trust him and stand bv bim b tl,a
eni. Mr. Bachanqh had before hun a f,
turc which Washington, II h. had been Iiv
lng might 1laYe enviel--a future which f
he hal walked resolutelv III the path he
had marked ont-tle path Illuminated By
his resolutions and pledges-wonIl have
allowed hun to go down to the grave with
the aeelamation of the people Posteritv
would have painted to his administration
as model and example to all generations.
Pennsy lvania would have had ne cause -
be ashameG Of her once favorite son. No
my fellow eountrymen; but he d not ston
here. Aslf for'the purpose OF .lccumula
ing pledge np2a pledge. as if for the par
pose OF plllng mp pyramid Of promises M
on this question, what did he do next Re
looked around to see whom he should get
10 go TO Kansas to settle the vexci oeies
ton which had rendered Kansas. what il
has been graphically V termed, 'the grave
yard of Governors. He sought no infe-
rior man, he would not be tempted TO take
m ordinary man. He selected a gentle
nan. statesman, who had been presented
BY large portion of the leading and prom
nent men OF the South for seat in his
7abinet. who had for years represented his
state in the c,rncils of the natiou. Hese-
ected Robert j Walker. And when he
,alled upon Mr. Walker. and asked him to
proseed'to the iemitory, Mr., Walker said
o him. "Why, Mr. Blchanan. that would
inish me forever, it has ruined every man
who has gone there, it will ruin me. !
nave reached that time o; life when [ cannot
liford to risk AL my prospects, and prob
ibly the peace and happiness of my FAM
Y" And he said further, a. # gifted with
knowledge Of the future II cannot run
he risk Of being most probably BETRAYED
rnd deserted by the Administration that
ppoints me" Mr. Buchanan said 10 him. /
Mr. Walker if you will go there. YOU will
ettle this question in a few weeks. Fv-
rythinS is ready; here arc your instruc-
ions ] pledge Won my word that every I
hing you desire You shall have" Mr +
y alksr, asinsplred with sublime suspi-
ion, said, "AIr Buchanan, will not 20
Kansas until you allow me to meet your
'abinet face to face. ana ascertain from
our Cabinet whether they will agree that
shall go there and carry out the pledges
the campaign of 1866 Acco rdinglv
meeting of the Cabinet Of Mr.. Buchanan a
as called at the meeting every member
the Cabinet was present Mr. Buchan-
AMI Mr. Walker were pressnt-Mr Bu-
lanan in the chair. Coz, Walker, II
I've desired this meeting hecaasc | have
'tennined not to so to Kansas unless |
I'VE full instructions to carry out those !
eiges and those.principles; ifthere is any (
'posins voice, viii not go,I do not
ant to go, It Is by no means an onyisble /,
'sition; but If have the permission and r
nsclit of Won, gentlemen, for this have ia
ked. ] will go',i The Cabinet was poll ,
: but one inember of the Cabinet object !
to the programme laid down by. Gov '
allzer. j need not mention his name h
ov., Walker said, That settles the cues i
N. gentlemen; do not wishfo go: "a SIN !,
negative isssufficient. and I,:wiI retirel )
mi the fielJ. But they took that mem L
u the Cabinet into an adjoining room. =
4 there they convinced him that Gov. 2
alker was right They returned and a.
We " aiker his instructions p He went to tc
'asas with has instructions in his pocket =
1 accompanied by man well known to . .
country, Mr.. Stanton, who. went with II
lilar pledges .. . 'ss g IN
Sow, gentlemen, this is the plain state . .
nt Of the facts Without going into q
ais. viii come down 10 nv aow own n1Ip BART " ".
his campaign Ny yambiti6n was to as # r
and buiidlap my lgoodyold State to be
n forward her great interests, to assist IN
he development Of her ialus,ry, to do Al Al
which we must all do at last-for the eli
er grow the more certainly I come to Pu
eonciusion--to try and build fyour- na "a,
'es upslne your own communities and Ia
+ own States, and when, You do. that. rci
will be respected and strong at the scat rea
government fApplause and cheers. tyr
refore il was that ia 1857 T started the a, al
spaperwhich now leary my. name at t6l
Anil did this for the pur- tha
; of advocating Mr, Bachapan's policy 'aps
'ughout / hal had. as / have said. ,sr Tr
ndant pledges as to his course, but be- ed
publishing that paper I tooks.care to one
E to. Mr.. Buchanan's Cabinet. and to and
self, and told them on What ground !,
ndcd to stand on this question of Kan
3 TlIey xsre-so good sasrto send mel =
eisnt wrlttenltestimony strengthening ass