White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-05-12
Another Departure

SPeIbUre.
The Administration is miap, =,
prominent man, and former ,Un, an'ihsr
the Buchanan dynasty, in the porter Of
the Hon. Henry S. FOOte, form!r person q
atOr from Mississippi. and a, "a.
Governor Of that State. He h.. us tn.
been delivering speeches on The .eoi!
topics of the day in Tennessee !, rOl''e'l
ofthe anti-Administration or o. lPo7
Ticket. His denunciations Of NJ ipCSSlaos
anan and his administration Az 49,, OOel-
we're. Although he claims still ;, ,eys'
unchanged Democrat, he acts v;,S TsS
Opposition as rejecting the pr;Dc; "a ts
true Democracy in a far create, d
than that Of the President and his t5sa
ers. The following extracts Of oDa .oios'
Governors speeches very clesrIr o:
forcibly present his view and nos;;;; ~
regard to the Sham Democracy ~ u
leader, Mr.. Buchanan. Read. ID
He was a Democrat, but he cor,.
there was no true Democratic partr
in existence. The Organization ,. N,
Democratic, he regarded as utterly (,lS
pable of conducting public affairs i; ,-'1
honest and statesman-like name,
fact. the Democratic party now in s,;i Z
ence. is dishonest, corrupt and m
in the extreme-confessedly So D.
organs and party leaders openly aro'
the Washington States had repe,,as'
charged it, and had exposed the ns."i.
tions, frauds and thefts of Govern
officials-even the Washington H.
the organ Of the Executive, has hal 4
unblushing efrontery and hariibool :
acknowledge and attempt to iustify Nv y
Of the most corrupt procedures ever ma.
taken by an American Executive q,
referred to the laying Of a per ccnt,ps -
the salaries Of federal officers for 0,,. !.
purposes.
He had been taught from childboo3,,
hate the very name Of Federalist and ),
abhor their principles but bad As n,
Federalists were, they were never cbarvsJ
with such offences as are now charged nj
proven against the Administered a
James Buchanan. The latter has M,
only sanctioned, but directed the cols.,
Ftion Of levies on official salaries for p,rtv
purposes. He has sent agents to A ,Or.
ereign State to use all the influence n.
President could confer in order to cary
the State against Senator who womb
not bow down and submit to his will
In a conversation at the Appeal Office
Mr.. Slidell had not only admitted but At.
tempted to justify these acts. Nor is hi,
all. The President had ATTEMPTED IA
make himself a despot. lie had mad.
formal demand that Congress should in.
vest him with the war making power 5r
the purpose Of levying war on neighbOr.
ing nations. He had also asked for Ii.
enormous sum of $50, 200. 900, while Ii.
treasury was bankrupt-depleted BY hi,
own eAtravaganee-for the purpose Oster.
sibly. to prepare the way for the purchaz
Of Cuba. Had these measures been pa
sed, the President would have been
virtual Emperor.
In regard to the $50. 100000, Gov. F.
thought many honest men were deceived
They, he had no doubt, thought the mon.
ey would DO honestly expended, but b,
was sure it never would be. SHlell wOuLl
use it to buy up the Charleston COnTsn.
ton.
The leaders of the Opposition are The
best men in the nation and when such
men arouse themselves and prepare for "a
encounter with their opponents. Success i
certain. If he thought otherwise; il b
thought the nominee Of the CharlestOu
Convention would be elected. he would
despair of the Republic. The Governor
then Spoke'of the Opposition in the FIR,
States. and he said he knew they would
be charged with Abolitionism. Do. b
knew they were not, and never hSl ben
untrue to the Constitution and its glE
antees.