American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-09-29

James Buchanan, TO day dare not deny
this charge. His atlantis and defenders
dare not deny it. Clouds Of Witnesses are
still in being, who we'll noted the the dis
tingHisked VISITORS at WHEATLAND. prior to
the election. Let John w. Fornsy make
clean breast, and state to the people what
policy was adopted. Put Appleton upon |
the stand and let him tell all be knows
Bring the right Rev. Arch bishop Hughes
from New York, Bishop Purcell from Gin
cinuati. Father Reenan from Lancaster,
Pa, and permit or compel, (if compulsion
would bring it) them to tell how by GER
tain Ovsrtures. they instructed the laily of
the Roman Catholic Church, to vote for
Buchanan. The laity dared not refuse,
under the penalty of accommodation,
poured out by the Pope's Bulls. The
American party vulgarly known as "Kcow
INothings." was torturing briar in the
side Of this self same Pope. and anathemas
red heated, by the fires of Ignorance and
hatred, were hotly breathed against the
hereiics. Heaven and earth were made TO
counteract the rolling tide Of popular Opin-
ion, as il rolled wave over wave in iavor
OF AMERICAN principles.
Fornsy and others who then conducted
the "Pennsylvanian" published at Phila-
delphia, worked their wires well.
While the well.meaning Americans
we're botly pursuing their course, like ram.
pant bufAloes, sweeping everything be.
fore them, these sharp fellows worked their
cards. From the ranks OF the democratic
party. they deployed number Of spies.
and threw them into the "KoW Nothing
organization. These took the high bind
ing oath Of secresy, and hypocritically
: clasped hands with the sincere and honest
: part Of the order. They beloved loudest
and cursed the democratic party, unit
Q their sincerity beca1e proverbial and
9 great rejoicing was there in the 'sanetum'
i. Of Know Nothingism, when the work
II went so bravely on.
n The Pittsburgh Convention was Assem-
. bled, in 1855. 72o good and true men
V were there in oonclave--at least SO it wa
II thought OF the commencement Of the ses
!; sion the utmost care was taken, that moth
y ing should pass t6s sentinel. yet every moru
3 ing the " Pennsnlyanian " r.ached u
a freigbted with the proceedings Of the pre-
of vious day.
ID Although Rev. Methodist clergyman
10 o. H. Tiffany presided, and Tommy Gil
r. ford was the good secretary. They wer
u then poor, now perchance they are rich,-
ID Being member Of tha, body am satisfe
III that the VoluminouS proceedings OF eac
ID day could not have been pro, ured. uDles
J. through the officers. The exposition in
: timidated the party, and by common con
pt sent that Convention resolved to keep th
ii order SECRET.
l. This was what the Democrats wanted.
d, Although It cost the party $4,000, we
n. did they knew the result, which was, thl
er every old line whig would rally round tn
al dem oc ratio banner open and free, rathe
re than support candidate in whose delit
sh erations they had no part.
=. 1a Tho v0ta nj Pam
o. sylvauia for Buchanan. 1t gave a death
an blow to know Nothingism," and the men
d. bers left the order like Bats leave dar
ak hooks, and resumed their places in the
lis former ranks and like sows returned
Is, their walIow-the mire OF corrupt demo
,sl racy-as Pennsylvania went, so went u
u. Union. Victory Terched upon the bal
as ner OF Democracy. Buchanan was instal
ss cd into the Presidency, and no sooner h'
;" he taken bis seat, than oil the claiman
RS presented themselves for their reward
ri, Buchanan dared not refuse the Sou
ID, their reward, hence he threw his infiuen
ID, in favor OF the extension Of SLAVERY.
So This is brie! history Of the matter. L
rty wildered and one-sided legislation is I
ith order Of the day-a deplorabls state Of
i'd fairs indeed. .,
ad A Presidential election will supsrve
ely in 1850. That will be the tlme when
Ms freemen ofthis glorious Union will ca
rty ed upon to take side and say whether a
IRA, en- nactment ofsuch q programme shall Ia
or place. or whether by our united effort,
lin, party in power shall be hOisted out OF pc
ore er. and such men be placed in, who v
,w. use their honest and utmost endeavors
lola so modulats the laws by which we are
rib be governed, as to procure peace and pr
nan perityto the nation.
m The platform Of theDemocratic convent
at Charleston viii be the same as the
10 at Cincinnati. The platform OF the
,.., pub lcan party will be Just the opposite
,n1 The people then, in whose hands
-, choice lies, are the arbiters; as they s
~. so must it be. We appeal then to mel
all parties. and ask them TO lay aside all
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