Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-05
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Our Big Men at Washington Buchan-
an-The Next Presidency &c.

an-The Next Presidency, &c.
]" Nc Edifo,S IF Me Rjcbmo"J E"q"ircr:
MY Friends II have no reason To hope
that can render my country or my party
any efficient aid. wish had. But | am
IA willing little criter." and am ready to
shove along, keep moving, If only knew
WAS III the right track. and felt >ur" that
the man with the 'tiller ropes was true
and hadn lost his reckoning. ! don know
how the man felt viii" ''trod alone. hat
am like man who has lost his way. with
none to cheer or pity him. and 1t" wish !
could hear familiar ''halIo,. ptrtg" You
my word would Join in. il amt out ct
the woods. Where are our biz men ut
Washington" that they don't speak out -
Now, may he ;hcy have: but they speak 80
low that ! can't hear EN- way down III my
parts; and, if they have, why don [ you r.
peat it, So We can Sc', if not hear? Times
have charged, and somebody says we have
changed with them. don't know how this
is, but it looks something like it: for | can
recollect when our men in Congress would
pitch in like "a thousand of brick right into
anybody who sent them message they
didn't like. "Principies. not men, was the
proud boast Of all our folks: and we didm' t
mind pitching "Matty' overheard because
of his anti-Tcxas letter, any more than We
would rotten potatoc Is Mr. Buchanan
any better than Van Buren,: My opinion
is he amt 81 good for h. stood by his
pledges whjie IN office. Has Mr.. Buchanan
done so well? am mighty sorry for this
wish it was othcrwi>e.-but we can't help it
now: and we must do to him as our fathers
did to Mr.. William G. Rivcs. and tell him To
depart in peace 1t may lose Us the Pres
idcnt-thats not much. as he has gone
astray:' it may lose H. the next President
well, that's something: but, if We are to be
served BY the Charleston nominee aS We
have been by the Cincinnati candidate. ""
had better lose him. too. than ren"uncc our
faith. Ii seems to mc-but | don't know
that it becomes Us 10 do right. come what
will-to nail our hag to the mast with our
motto, 'Everything for principles, and moth
ing for men,, and with it sink. if sink We
must. Things do lark Desperate So they did
in lSjj An old fox got into our flock, and
was DESTROYING our lambs and scattering our
sheep. This miscellaneous ''yarmnt' seemed
SO much like he was devouring everything
in his way, that some folks called him ''Old
Sam''-a right good name too. think
Everyday looked sad: everybody looked
gloomy: all felt diSconsulatc: grief, like u
pail, covered the good old Democratic tuld.-
But. hist What was that: The bright sill
very ring of the gallant huntsman. who had
"ercr failed in any chase All cycs were
turned to him: every he"t responded to his
cheering "hark on" and, after the most drS-
peratc chase. through valley. dell. swamp,
hill, mountain. and culvcrt, tie ndumltab!c
huntsman freed the ''olc varmimt.' and on
the memorable eve Of the 9th of May. lSj1.
was seen returning To his home with Sans
brush as a trophy in his hat. From that
day TO this not one Of Sans progeny has
been heard Of in the fold.
That same huntsman is yet a!iyc-rcady
for chase. and my word for it, II the
Charleston Convention shall call him out.
his name will cause Il thrill Of joy in every
patriotic heart in this Union. and pale the
cheek OF every foe llurrah. then. for the
Tribune of the people He d"r led Us 70
victory and to honor--hr will do 50 again.
He has never known defeat, and. my word
for it. make him Your standard-brarcr. and.
beyond all peradScnturc. he will be the next
President of these United States. So mote
it be.
am in quandary about most things. but
have no doubt about my choice for the
Presidency in 1850. Farewell.
CHRISTOPHER QrA>rARY, JE.