Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-11-03
Democrats Speaking Out

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any other single man, has given his pow
erful aid to overthrow Buchananism il
Pennsylvania. By what process of rea.
soning, the Democrat intends TO extrac.
consolation from this fact in the future
it leaves its readers to conjecture, for Il
certainly has signally failed in its pre-
sent attempt. II e~ndesvors to comtor.
itself with the fact that Forney claims I,
hold precisely TIE same principles
now. that he did when he was alvocat
ing the election Of Mr.. Baehar an. aud
that Buchanan has fslsiied his decIars-
tons, and violated his pledges, while he
(Forney,) has remained the same. L
is not strange that the Democrat should
synpathise with Mr.. Buchanan; like
MIN. il has Topped over. Once Il advo
Gated Popular Sovereignty; now it alb.
jures it and swallows Lecomplon with
out gaggiug.
! heS iHS CtAS W SSAAp iiLiNnA Jul
good TASTE for occasionally making ex
tracts from Forney's paper, and bis
speeches, and says: "Even the ha-
bitually stupid columns of the WesteTn
Reserve Chronicle, are occasionally emil
vened with n of Forney's vain effu
sions."
Col. Torney made a speech on Satur-
day. Oct. Goth. at fYonkers, New York.
and we propose still further to e%nliven
our columns with his strong hits at the
bastard Democracy. and the sinking ad-
ministration of Jsmes Buchanan.
Mr.. Forrey said:
In 1886 Pennsylvania gave a large
majority for Mr.. Buchanan, aud a wear
after she gave Gov. Packer a minority of
40, 600; andius the present contest the
issue was distinctly made and well IN
ders'ood-no man was more conscious of
this than the President, and he strained
every nerve 10 secure Peunsy lvania as
an ind5rser of his policy. In all my
life | have never seen such prostitution
of official patronage. In bygonr days
when the wing party came into power.
they turned out the Democrats; and when
the Democratic party came into power
they turned cut the Wings; bat never be
fore has such prostitution of patronage
and official station peer known Is in the
late election in. Pennsylvania Not on
ly was the money of the people expended
by hundreds of thousands Of dollars, hu'
the Administrator resorted 10 the most
extraordinary processes, using this pat
ronaee and This money against IFS own
political friends, or rather against those
who stood by the principle of Tie Dem
o3ratic party, which gave power 10 that
Administration. 10 the district repre-
scented by Col. Florence, the regular
vo,e was overwhelmed By an impoIed
army of ofice-holders. Some 2,sCO men
were in The Navy Yard alone, where not
more than $40 were required. Every
brat oh of The public service was drawn
upon for the purpose Of contributing to
this immense horde of mercensries; but.
notwithstanding This you have The result
before you-ofI5 Democrats who were
elected in 1856 but five have been re-
elected; while instead of the balance ten
open and decided opponents of The policy
of the Federal Administration have been
returned. Loud cheers. And Of these
five, ihIee of Them agree with rne.
We say to this Administration. We
have fought you when you had naariy
four years of Federal power before you,
and we're surrounded by a hungry army
Of unfed and insaiiate hounds; and age
shall fight you no0 when goa hare but
little more than too gears Of pOwer and
gOur dogs hare nearly all been goyged.-
lGrea, .cheering;] The whole career
Of Anii-LecDmpionism has been a career
of triumph; we have driven these usur-
pers ffom d point TO another; we com
PEELED them 10 abandon their Lecompton
policy; We compelled them 10. abandon
the English bill; and now there is not a
uhits man running for Congress in The
NORTH uho adares dOoD himself an fapor
effke policy Of tie Acknowledgement
enc, Cheersl
lsay furthermore, aud say ii deliber.
stely, as one man speaking the senti-
ments of many thousands, that if the
Democratic party desires success in 1859.
they must get ridefthis Administration at
once and forever; TCheers] it is in the
way. II stands in the pathway of pro-
gress; it belongs TO the past; it is idenIi
fed with the past, and if they undertake
10 carry it along, it will be like healthy
man carrying a putrid corpse upon his
shoulder 1Cheers. There is no rescue
bot in this policr; NJ deliverance bal 10
this course. Those who have been hon.
ing that Buchanan might com down
without a popular decree, hope in vain.
WHAT can he do7 C n he recall his
hounds now assaiIling Stephen A. Doug
las without loosing dignity2 Can he
fallow the example OF B~reckenridge,
who has the manliness 10 come forth
and raise his hands in horror at this in
decent prosoripiione No, for he is the
author oil III He isworse Than this. be
isathe author of The most scandalous doc
irine that has been promulgated in this
country; he dares tell us that The Pres
ident is The Government. His motto Is
not like that of Old Hickory. The Union,
il must and shall he preserved" bit
the President and his policy must and
shall be sustained" Ii is in vain 10 hope
that a man committed TO a dogma, 10 a
despoiism ike this. can be sustained by
any party. He is in the way; his policy
is in the way and they must move of
and let the great train of popular sover-
eighty pass on without Them Cheers
,know such language may be regarded
reasonable, but il is time we understood
each other. l say 10 man in Mr.. Blu
.chanan's position Can be sustained, and
the party attaching itself 70 his fortunes
will go down deeper than did ever plum
met sound. Cheers.l
C--., sloE H. o,.-.s -. Ill