Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-09-21
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FoRNEv ~ HAsKlN ON THE STUMP
Buchanan's Treachery Exposed!

New York, Mt Tairytown, on Thursday
afternoon. which was addressed by Col.
Forney, anti Iecompton Democrat, of Phil
adelphia, and John b. Haskin, anti-Le-
compton Democratic member of Congress
from that District and the Peoples anti
lecompton candidate for reelection. The
meeting was large and enthusiastic. From
the speeches Of the gentlemen named, we
can only make the following extracts from
that of Col. Forneys:
BUCMASAN's POSITION ON THE KANSAS CUES
-TIoN IN 1856.
Mr.. Forney, referring to the position
Of AIR. Buchanan al the time of his nom
ination Tor the Presidency. said:
No man felt more deeply in reference to
Kansas than did Mr.. Buchanan. No man
talked more freely about it. lnFhis letter
of acceptance OF the nosHination, and in
the speech he delivered to the Committee
upon it in his parlor at Lancaster, (at
which happened to be presently he laid
stress upon the great principle that the will
Of the majority should prevail. Why, he
said 10 me thousand times, "Tle South
must vote for me. and the North must be
secured; aud the only way to secure the
North is to convince those gentlemen that
when | ret in the Presidential CHAIR 1
will do right with the people in Kansas.
! am now &C years Of age. have
reached that time of life when L cannot
have any ambition for a reelection, and it
| have. the only way 10 secure it is to be
strong with my own people at home. l
watched this struggle from nay retirement
in London; have seen what l conceive
10 be the mistakes of others. am not
responsible for the administration of Presi-
dent Pierce: therefore L will inaugurate II
new system; will show TO those gentle
men chat Pennsylvania President will
stand firm 10 the pledges of Pennsyl-
vana gentleman and Pennsylvania Dem
ocrat." Now, fellow citizens, in that let
ter of acceptance, if you will refer to it
it is not necessary for me TO produce it here
YOU will find that he stated distinctly
that the people of the Territory OF Kansas
should be protected in the sacred right OF
suffrage unawed by any influence what
ever, and that the will of tie majority
should prevail.
HOW PENNSYLVANIA WAS CARRIED.
We went into the canvass. 1t fell to my
lot 10 be at the head Of the State Demo
cratic Committee of Pennsylvania.
And above all others in that campaign was
the great principle of popular sovereignty
Applause. That was the standai d
which marshaled the way. That was the
shibboleth-that WAS the war cry. From
Lake Erie to the Delaware river-from
pittsburg 10 Philade.phia-in every village
and town in the State-everywhere that
could induce pen to write, or n tongue
to speak, that was the theme upon which
those pens wrote and those tongues spoke
WHY, gentlemen, Mr.. Buchanan had no
confidence or reserve upon this subject
lie WAS public, he was open, he was unre
served in his declaration to everybody
lie sent to the traduced John Hickman, in
an adjoining county. He told him. through
his friends and agents: "You, Mr.. Hick-
man, occupy peculiar relation; you voted
for the Topeka Constitution, you de-
nounced the Kansas Nebraska bill; you
were opposed to the repeal Of the Mis-
souri, Compromise line; the Democratic
party Of your district have nominated you
the Republicans like you; they believe IL
you. Now, want you to take the stump
and 90 before your people, and pledge me
James Buchanan, that | intend standing
by, and if necessary, dying by this prin
ciple of Popular Sovereignty" For.my
self, if could descend to the baseness o
republishing private letters, l might fill 1
volume with similar pledges from similar
authority. Why, gentlmen, when th'
distinguished Secretary Estate, Mr.. Cobb
who, from having been supertine Unior
man, has been converted into fire eater
equal to Mr.. Chaubert himseif-when Mr.
Cobb came into Pennsylvania, and trav
ersed our State from end to end, from
county to county, talking to delighted
audiences all the lime, what was the bur
den of his theme? Why-Popular Sover
eighty.
/ would take the Army and the Navy
would use every power OF the Fedora
Government. would surround the Ter
lilory bat what the people of Kansas
should vote, and by their vote the des
tinies of the future State should be deci
ded. Whenever a Southern orator came
into Pennsylvania and called upon me,
said 10 him. Now, Sir, hare but on
thingao say to you; we have but singl'
thing before the people; every day is E'a
king the campaign more and more doubt
ful; every day is making the popular feel
ing more and more intense; Mr. buchanan
himself feels that everything depends
upon the prudence, the sagacity, and the
spirit Of concilliatioD to which this cam
paipn is conducted. and for Gods SAKE
take care what you say about Kansas; leave
your violent Southern feelings at home
you must not come to threaten; you Gov
ernor Johnston, and YOU Mr Scott. of Rich
n,ond, and you Mr.. Extra Billy Smith, ant
YOU Mr.. Secretary Floyd. all of you, mus
r.member that il you lose this battle here
you loose it altogether; it will be your loss
aud therefore you must allow us to manag
it in our own way AnG they did acced'
TO that policy. without any protection ane
rladly There WAS no deception in tha