The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1858-09-23

} his instructions in his pocket, and ao.
! companied by man well known to the
country, Mr. +. p Stanton, who went
out with similar pledges. Now, after
this plain statement Of the facts, 7 will
come down to my own part Of this
campaign
MR.. FoRNEY on HIS Personal EXpER.
CE--CONvERsATIoNs AND DIsA-
GREEMENT WITH THE PRESIDENT
ASTOUNDING DEvELoPMENTs.
| went on with Walker and Stanton
until the Oxford and McGeo frauds took
place, when there was q burst Of execra-
! tion throughout the country.
The Democratic. press had argued
constantly the policy Of the Admins
/ tration up to that time; but when Gov.
/ Walker rejected these frauds, there was
silence A pail fell over the columns
/ Of the Washington Union. Nothing
was said upon the subject Of the Ok
ford and McGee frauds No voice
was heard in Washington against il;
but 1 supposed some maign influences,
for the moment, had surrounded that
/ journal; that it had an attack of some
peculiar insanity, which had lately be-
come chronic with it, and I allowed it
to pass by. But when the dark, dam
ming deed of Leoompton was perpe-
trated, then I saw for the FIRST time
that those gallant men in the Terrific
|ry, Walker and Stanton, and those
who acted with them, had been desert
ed, 1 saw that Democratic principles
had been carried out by them, and we
we're now called upon to turn our backs
upon our pledges, and betray our man
hood. (Applause) Gentlemen, there
was something too much of this, and
when the cup was presented to my lips
refused it. (Cheors) Administra-
tions may change, Presidents may
change, but I had been too fully com
mitted 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 moment believe that
the Administration had concluded to
abandon the principles which had put
them Unto power; that they were re-
solved to make their policy test; so,
when went to Washington, and called
upon my old friend, said to him, 'Mr.
Buchanan, for the first time in our lives
we are at variance; find myself stand
ing by one principle, having followed
your lead, and you have deserted it,
"Well, said he, "cant you change too?
| (Laughter.) If / can afford to change,
why can't you afford to change? Gre
newed laughter) If you and Douglas
and Walker will unite in favor Of my
policy, there will not be a whimper of
this thing; it will pass by like a summer
breeze" told him that it was very
well with an Administration surround
ed by Office holders, and living all the
time in the atmosphere Of Aattery; that
was followed by thousands Of gentlemen
who expected place; 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 u.s. and we will be happy
and content, and hope you will believe
your policy is right"
"But l tell you, said I, "there is a
still small voice in the people that in
stinctively rejects frauds, and this is not
only fraud but a dishonor l do not
claim to be more honest than any other
man l have done as all politicians
have - some things which may not
square exactly with the rules Of religion
and right, and which, if | have, | re-
gret them; but this thing I will not do
loud cheers.) l have reached the stat !
ure and years Of manhood and l can
not 60 back to Pennsylvania to eat my
words, and become the slave Of power.
(Renewed cheers.) l cannot. But
then, Mr., Buchanan, you must tolerate |
this difference of opinion. Gen. Jack /
son tolerated differences of opinion in
his friends. Col. Polk tolerated differ |
enees Of opinion, and you differed with T
him in his views on the tariff and yet .
you remained in his Cabinet. Mr. |
Pierce tolerated differences of opinion
Bot here you are. Men who put you
where you are-who ask nothing at
your hands--Who have refused your fa-
vors-have trampled all the patronage |
that has been offered them under their
feet; here they are, asking to be tolera-
ted in the Indulgence Of an honest opin-
ion" The reply to that was, "Sir, /
intend to make my Kansas policy test.
"Well, sir, said I, "I regret it; but if
you make it o test with your officers, we
will make it a test at the ballot-boX. -
loud chcers)
Repeated efforts we're made TO heal
the difference. But it seems to me,
gentlemen, that when the Presidency is
conferred upon a poor mortal it trans
forms him into a god in his own esti-
nation, orr lunatc (Laughter.) No
body is permitted to approach power to
tell the truth. Power never hears the
thunder voice Of the people, sitting as
it does in its cushioned chairs, between
its marble walls. Theindependent man, L
loud aud bold, with a clear eye, who
comes to tell the truth, is waved from
the Presidential presence as rude in
.ruder Then we went home. AS h
said, repeated efforts were made, aud
made in vain, to heal the diifereuces.--l
The comforting of this Presidential pat
'onage-of vast millions--more than
.he monarch Of Great Britain enjoys, I,
md nearly as much as the French Des- {
pot wields--this patronage induced Mr. L
Buchanan 10 believe that he could Il