Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-10-04
IT IS USED.

In the course of the misrepresented speech |
at Tarrytown, referred incidentally tothe vast
power conferred upon the President Of the
| United States. What reelection this Is Al
though no gaudy tinsei, no empty pageantTy,
no hollow POmp and parade, gid with material
splendOr those who yield the central power Of
the Government, and though that power is held
by no lifelong title of hereditary descent, but
is merely the gift, for a brief period, of the
American people-the authority reposed by the
| Constitution in a President who presides
over the Government of thirty millions Of the
most intelligent and enterprsing people Of the
| earth, who exercises 4 supervision over the
distribution of an annual expenditure Of $780,,
600 900 to Sl00,000,000; who can command or
subdue even refractory Congresses into submis-
sion to his will who can determine by nod
the official tenor Ofarmies Of officeholders; who
can make OF unmake the fortunes of hosts Of
men whose careers are dependent upon the dis
tributiOn Of Government patronage; who com
mands the army, the navy, and, TO a great ex-
tent. the Treasury of the United States-neces-
sarily renders the occupant Of the White House
the DEPOSITORY Of much more real power than
many Of the mightiest monarehs Of the earth
This power, energetieally welded, is necessari-
ly 4 mighty engine for good OF for evil. Il can
| De used for the advancement of great states
manlike projects, which will rebound to the hon
or, the prosperity, and the glory of the country
| in the hands of mar who loved America as
the eulogists of Napoleon Affirm he loved
r France, or as Gen Jackson really did love the
| United States, what wonders might not be
achieved in this great Nineteenth Century -
, When Mr.. Buchanan was elevated to the Presi-
dency had hoped, from his pure character and
great craftsmanship, that his four years Presi-
. Dental term would form one of the proud
, est eras of American history and glitter with
bright deeds of National Advancement.
have been disappointed 1t is true that the
r President has turned his attention in prom
ising directions. We have heard Of schemes
for the acquisition of Cuba; we have had the
campaign against the Morm0ns in Utah we
D have seen the arrest Of the flibuster Walker
D by Commodore Paulding; we have had diplO-
matte tilt with England, which has resulted, to
some extent, IN an abatement Of her pre-
tensions to the exercise of the right Of search;
. and it is not unlikely that the Administra-
f ton may have even now laid the foundation
= for some great results which may, in due
course Of time command the gratitude Of the
4 country; but so much attention has been be-
= slowed upon objects which all disinterested
9 men condemn as unworthy, that little time has
been left for the consideration Of matters which
had a better claim upon the attention Of the
: Administration. The Kansas question has
been stumbling block in the path Of our ru-
j, lers. Conviction of justice and right has been
sacrif,ed-I will not say as Senator Bigler has
) done, from motives of fear, but, to use the
I mildest phTase-from considerations Of eXpe
- diency. The denomination of small men tC
s Congress The decapitatiOn Of DemOcrats whc
will not consent to desert principles or denounc'
II Douglas, and Wise, and Walker; the discussion
of appointments to ofice-these are the higt
objects of the Administration and 10 effect
! these millions are squaEdered, great Interest,"
D. sacrificed, great measures postponed, and l
great party convulsed with feuds Of the mos
revolving character
Referring to the demoralizing influence Of thi
Presidents policy upon the Democratic party
, Mr. FOmey says, among other things:
But look at Ohio and to Indiana What d
We see therel Precisely the same state o
ie things, only more strongly developed than tha
"a l have attempted to depict in the other State
:, of the free Northwest. English and Cox, AM
- Groesbeck and Pehdleton, and all who starte'
N out boldly against LecomPtOn, and suTrendere'
upon the English Bill, as the great measure o