The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1858-11-18
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Col Forney made another speech
just before the New York election, in
John B. Haskins district-Mr Haskin
being one Of the incorruptible anti
Leeompton members from that State,
whose constituents have endorsed their
course by a triumphant reelection
The Col. reminded his hearers that
some time since he had made
speech there, and had promised that
Pennsylvania would give forty thous-
and majority against Mr.. Buchanan's
test Of Democracy. His promise had
been redeemed Pennsylvania had pro-
nounced her verdict against the Presi-
dent Of the United States OF the re-
suit Of the late election in Pennsylya-
MIA he said:
now PENNSYLVANIA PRONOUNCED
AGAINST THE PRESIDENT.
Contemplate, for moment. the mag
nitude Of this result; look upon it in
all its proportions, and you will see it,
like some mute orator, encouraging
the Independent and rebuking the sub
servient and treacherous public servant;
we shall have no more treacheries in the
North after this verdict Great ap-
plauso There will be no more Ar
nolds going to Washington to betray
generous constituency hereaftor-
[ Cheers There has, as yet, been no
issue so clear as this, none so direct; no
rebuke so emphatic, so well understood,
as that which was tried on the 18th of
October in Pennsylvania. loud cheers I
That is the native State of the Presi.
dent-in that State he has been repeat
edly nominated for the high office which
he at last attained-that State gave him
the majority which rescued him from
danger Of defeat in other quarters; and
it was proper, there was poetic signif-
cance i'm the fact-thut the State vhich
gace him all his celebrity sLouH at the
same time bring dozen the proud murper;
that the State lchich tcas his political
6ith-place sh0uH become his political
Craze. Cheering loud and long1
BUCHANAN's CORRUPT EFFORTS TO CAR
RY PENNsYLVANIA.
In the present contest the issue was
distinctly made and well understood
no man was more conscious of this than
Mr.. Buchanan, and he strained every
nerve to secure Pennsylvania as an en-
dorser Of his policy. In all my life /
have never seen such prostitution Of
official patronage. In by-gone days,
when the Whig party came into power,
! they turned OBt the Democrats; and
when the Democratic party came into
power, they turned out the Wings but
never before has such prostitution of
patronage and official station been known
as in the late election in Pennsylvania
Not only was the money Of the people
expended by hundreds of thousands Of
dollars, but the Administration resorted
to the most extraordinary processes, us.
ing this patronage and this money
against its own political friends, or rath
er against those who stood by The prin
ciple of the Democratic party, which
gave power to that Administration. In
the district represented by Col
Florence, the regular vote was over
whelmed by imported ofIice-holdcrs-
Some $500 men were in the Navy
Yard alone, where not more than 5O(
are required Every branch Of tn,
public service was drawn upon for the
purpose Of contributing to this immense
horde of mercenaries; but, notwith
standing this you have the result befOr,
you -- Of fifteen Democrats witt
we're elected in 1856, but five have beer
reelected, while, instead of the balance
p ten open and decided opponents Of tn
p policy Of the Federal Administration
d have been returned Loud cheers. e
p And Of these five, three of them agrc
= with me.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY MUST GET Ri
OF THE ADMINISTRATIONS.
I say, furthermore, aud say it delib
. erately, as one man speaking the sentl
ments of many thousands, that # Oh
70 Democratic party desire success IN 1860
' they must get rid Of this Admuisratiou
at once and foreUey cheers Il as IN h
b lgay. 1t stands in the pathway of pro
70 gress; it belongs to the past; it is iden
tilted with the past, and if they under
: take to carry it along, ii l0iH be like
healthy man carrying a Putrid corpse up
% on his shoulders. [Cheers y
% He (Mr Buchanan is tte author Of h
T most scandaI0us doctrine that has bee
. promulgated IN this country he dare
tell us that the President is the Gov
o ernmeut His motto is not like that o
Old Hickory, "The Union, it must an
r shall be preserved, but "The Presider
and his policy must and shall be pre-
E served" 1t is in vain to hope that
. man committed to a dogma, to a des
potism like this, can be sustained by an
party. He is in the way; his policy
in the way; his men are in the way, an
they must move off and let the gre,
train of Popular Sovereignty pass o
J.. without them. ICheers. l know sue
language may be regarded as treason'
bic, but it is time we understood eac
other say no man in Mr., Buchanan
/. position can be sustained, and the part
attaching itself to his fortunes will G
3 down deeper than did ever plumm'
sound, LCheers,l
+ The testimony taken in the couteste
Congressional election case In ST. Loui