The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-03-14

Forney, in an article written on the 4th OF
March, makes some severe comments on the
career Of j. B., our illustrious President.
He says:
Two years ago this day, James Buchanan
took his seat in the Presidential Char, the
most popular Of our Chief Magistrates since
the days of George Washington. All parties
stood willing to trust him. His inaugural |
address was accepted by every section with |
unalloyed pleasure. His long public life |
induced even those who had refused to sup
port him in ''56, to repose generous conf
dence in his administration. He held in his
hand the destinies Of happy country. He
was clothed with rare advantages, and, had
he been animated by conscious patriotism,
he would have consolidated the Democratic
party in every State in the Union, and para
Iyzed and Frustrated all iss acversaries.
Where does he stand To-day? Utterly
bankrupt and broken-his administration
dishonored before the world. The great
party which carried him into Office, after in
finite expense, torn into fragments. Cor
rnption, like pestilence, 80 pervading every
department of government, that Democrat
admit the fact with pain and shame, and
Republicans point to it with exulting indig-
nation.
withersd financial policy, an incapable
foreign policy, Cabinet divided upon prin-
ciple and united only by the mercenary mo-
tive OF self-preservation. No advocates to
hold up and strengthen his hands. No in
trepid statesman ready to come forward, in
the spirit OF honest sacrifice, to plead in his
behalf, before an outraged country. No
high-minded journalist, devo.ing himself to
the vindlcation OF his conduct. Nothing but
aversion and contempt.
The sentiment first uttered in this journal
eighteen months ago, which. when uttered,
startled 30 many honest men, namely "thnt
the way for the Democratic party to recover
it's strength, and maintsin an effective and
powerful organization, is to cut loose from
the Administration"-th sentiment 10 now
accepted as the only remedy by which DEM
ocracy can ever re- ascend in the affections
and confidence Of the masses.
There il no middle ground. II the young
men who glory in the traditions and name
OF the Democratic party, and who fred by an
honorable ambition, look forward to receive
the votes OF the people, they can do so only
by rejecting all responsibility or connection
with the present Administration.
II rs very strange fact, yet no less a fact,
that the Democracy have not been able to
succeed, for twenty years past, except upon
the condition Of repudiating the principles
and policy Of the President who had faith
fully carried out the measures Of the party
for the term preceding their nominating Ma
tional Convention. And now they car
endorse neither their President, his principle,
nor measures, without bringing utter ruiz
On the prospects of their party. Buchanan
has had the support Of the party, with til,
exception Of q bakers dozen, in Congress
in carrying out ell the party measures, ant
now, after Buchanan has engineered thei
unpopular projects for years, helped them Il
steal the pubic money and bankrupt tn
Treasury of the nation, the party seek t
make him the scapegoat Of their manifold
misdeads, while they seleot new man i
carry out the same system with renewed ener
gy and intensified shameiessness.