Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-10-27
The Presidents Thersites

In Its impression of yesterday the Whic in dulged Its readers with copous extracts from recent harrangue, in which John w. Fornev essays to persuade the American people that the highest functonary of governments is the basest villain in the nation. This is the truth of the story: James Buchanan and John w. Fornev have been friends ever since the latter emerred from the obScurlty of d village printer to the conspicuous emlnencr of pmp for play-act MT. Buchanan took the destitute apprentice un der hs protection, assisted him as well by material aid as by friendly counsel, elevated him to res pectabe position n society, commended him to the confidence of the democracy, rejoicei in his success, adhered to i'm in adversity. and at last crowned the long succession of generous service by an action of the most devoted affection. On the other hand, Fornev appears to have appre- clated the conaescenson of his patron. and A crednlous public gave him the praise Of fidelity ln friendship, because of the zeal he dispaved n lis benelactors service. The event. howe yer, has shown that Forney's devotion to Mr. Buchanan was merely the interested constancy of an adventurer who hopes to rise with the pros porous fortunes of a successful statesman. For no sooner did Forney discover that the arm on which he leaned would not support him in his presumptuous ambition than he essayed to par aySe It by treaCheroUs blow. He is person oi ordinary abilities, imperfect elucatiou, and equvocal character. Any employment of spe clai trust or responsibility was quite beyond his merit; but the President would not dismiss hlm without an equivalent for his ser vces.- He aspIred to a seat in the Cabinet The Pre- sIdent gave him the appointment of consul to Liverpool. He rejected the offer, and straight way set himself to oppose and revie the ad : mlnlstratlon. At last, in the phrenzy of bafiled cnpnity, he publicly impeached his beneactor oi the most atrocious oifenses against personal and political morality.
 Whatever political adversares may think of MT. Buchanan as public man, all admit that hls private character is without reproach His entire lie Is an admirable illustration of virtu ous endeavor. We know nothing to his dis credit except his frenship for Fornev, and that may be excused among the amiable infrmaties "i lallable nature. The oulv stain upon Plefce's administration was the slime of For news support. No generous spirit will reproach MT. Buchanan with the unworthy alliance at the moment when his bosom is torn by the lanSS ol the treacherous beneficiary
 Of Mir. Forney little is known, and the few conspicuous incidents of his life are notorious for no other significance than as eminent ex- amples of personal depravity. In the field of literature the Forrest letter is his most memo. rabie production. h the province of politics, hls most signal achievement was a corrupt in- terpolation in the journal of the House of Rep reSentatlves--au act of clever villainv. of which he escaped the punishment in expulsion from office, through a defect of legal evidence Is thla the sort of man upon whose word the President of the United States must be con. demned to perpetual inlamy? The ingenious eNpedIent by which Mr. Foruey once proposed to blast the reputation of helpless woman, suggests the probability of ike fabrication of iaise testimony against generous benelactor He IS an aspiring individual, and we cannot do him the injustice to suspect that he will stop short of the climax of his career
 But. of all people in the world, our cotem- porary of the Whg X the last to accept For ney's testimony against the honor ol the Presi- dent. Has not the Whig denouuced Forney over and over again as the basest scoundrel this side of perdition? And vet the mat Lnant utterances of this individual are accepted by the Wing as sufficient evidence against the character of the most exalted parsonage in the repubic
 Such being the value of Forney's testimony, there Is no necessity to reply in detail to his specific accusations against the President. It IS base TherSiteS revlIlng noble Agamemnon, Sheperd of the people "--Rjcbmom Sou5h.