Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-09-30

allow me to meet your Cabinet face to face,
and ascertain from that Cabinet in person
whether they will agree that | shall 90
there and carry out the pledges Of the
campaign Of 1856" Accordingly, meet
ing Of the Cabinet of Mr. Buchanan was
called At the meeting every member of
the Cabinet was present. Mr.. Buchanan
and Mr. Walker were present-Mr. B1-
chanan in the chair. Gov Walker said
" have desired this meeting because I
have determined not to 90 to Kansas unless
l have full instructions to carry out those
pledges and those principles if there is
any opposing voice, | will not go; do not
want to go; it is by no means an enyiable
position; but if have the permission and
consent Of you, gentlemen, for this | have
asked, | will go" The Cabinet was polled
but one member of the Cabinet objected to
the programme laid down by Gov Walker
l need not mention his name Gov. Walk
er said, "That settles the question, gentle
men; | do not wish to 90; a single negative
Is sufficient, and will retire from the field"
But they took that member of the Cabinet
into an adjoining room, and there they con-
WINGED him that Gov. Walker was right
They returned and gave Walker his instruc-
tlons. He went to Kansas with his in
structions IN his pocket, and accompanied by
Il man well known to the country, Mr.
Stanton, who went ont with similar pledges
Now, after this plain statement of the facts,
L Will come down to my own part of this cam
paign. My ambition to assist and build up
my good old State to push forward her great
interests, and assist in the development Of her
lndustry-tO do that which we must all do,
| at least if we desire success-for the older
you grew you should be stronger at your own
home-to build yourselves up in your own
counties and own States and when you do
| that you Will be respected and strong at the
seat Of the Federal power. Therefore it was
that in the year 1857 | started the newspaper
which now bears my name at its masthead
| | did this for the purpose of advocating Mr.
/ Buchanan's policy throughout. | had abun-
dant pledges as to his course, but before pub
llshlng that paper | took care to write to Mr..
/ Buchanan's Cabinet, and to himself and told
them On what ground | intended to stand On
this question Of Kansas. They were so good
| as to send me sufficient written testimony
/ strengthening me in the position / had as
sumed. | went on with Walker and Stanton,
until the Oxford and McGee frauds took place
! when there was Il burst of eXecratiOn through
Oul tLc country. ne Wilulc penlGcratlc press
had argued constantly the policy of the Ad-
ministration up to that time but when Gov.
/ alker rejected these frauds, there was ST.
lence. \ pail fell over the columns of the
/ Washington Union. Nothing was said upon
( the subject of the Oxford and McGee frauds
| No voice was heard in Washington against it;
I hut supposed some maign influences for the
moment had surrounded that iournal-that it
. had had an attack Of some peculiar insanity,
which has lately become chronic with it-and
| allowed it TO pass by. But when the dark
damning deed Of Lecompton was perpetrated
! then | saw for the first time that those gallant
men i'll the Territory, Walker and Stanton,
and those who acted with them, had been de-
serted. | saw that Democratic principles had
Jecn carried out by them, and we were now
called upon to turn our backs upon ourpledgeS
and betray our manhood. Applause. Con
tlemen, there was something too much Of this
and when the cup was presented to my lips
. refused it, Cheers. Administrations may
change, Presidents may change, bat had
been too fully committed on this subject to go
back to Pennsylvania and turn my back upon
pledges which | had both spoken and written
to thousands of men. | did not for a moment
believe that the Administration had concluded
to abandon the principles which had put them
into power that they were resolved to make
! their policy test so when | went to Wash
ington and called upon my old friend, | said
to him, 60 Mr.. Buchanan, for the first time in
| our lives We are at variance; find myself
standing by one principle, having followed
your lead, and you have deserted it." well"
said he, can't you change too? Laughter
If | can afford to change, why can't you af-
ford to change? Renewed laughter If
you and Douglas and Walker will unite in
support of my policy there will not be Il
whimper of this thing; it will pass by like
summer breeze" | told him that it was very
well with an Administration surrounded by
Office holders and living all the time in the
atmosphere of fattery; that was followed by
thousands Of gentlemen who expected places;
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 will be happy and
content, and hope you will believe your policy
is right" But | tell you" said |, /" that
there is a still small voice in the people that
instinctively rejects frauds, and this is not
only fraud but dishonor l do not claim
to be more honest than any other man. |
have DONE as all politicians have, some things
which may not square exactly with the rules
of religion and right, and which, if have,
regret; but this thing will not do. Loud
cheers | have reached the stature and
| years ot h'tuuoou' anu cahhoG 20 Dach 10
Pennsylvania to eat my own words and be-
come the slave fpower. Renewed cheers.
| cannot. But then, Mr.. Buchanan, you
must tolerate this difference Of opinion. Gen.
Jackson tolerated differences 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 difference
Of opinion. But here you are. Men who
put you where you are--who ask nothing at
g your hands-who have refused your favors-
have tramped all the patronage that has been
offered them under foot; here they are, asking
; to be tolerated in the indulgence of an honest
opinion" The reply to that was, Sir, l in