Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-10
CalIlnlny RecOiIs.

The decided manner in which Mr., Buch
| anan, says the Patriot and Union. of Har-
rlsburg, has expressed his determination not
under any combination of circumstances to
be candidate for reelection, is inexpressi-
bic annoying to those who have been dailv
affirming that he was using all the power and
patronage of the government to secure nom
lnatlon from the Charleston Convention
Ihe picture of a President directing all his
power to compel the party to minister to his
enormous ambition afforded extreme grati6-
cation to those adversaries, who delight to
call him despotic and tyranical contemner
OF the Will OF the people. The very emphat
lc announcement of Mr.. Buchanan that he
will not be candidate spoils this stock in
trade, and renders all the accumula ted EVIL
dences SO much worthless and unmarketable
ruooish. Ii is true that upon accepting of
nee the President announced that he would
not be candidate for reelection and has
stated the same thing on several occasions
since that time, but the manufacturers of fic
titious political capital did not stop at this
1t suited their purposes ia say that he soas a
candidate, and of course they did not hesi-
tate to say SO, Not that he has thought prop
er to give these stories the most positive and
formal denial, calumny must find some new
falsehood.
The Chambersburg Times, an independant
newspaper with Opposition proclivities, ex-
presses, with much force, the disgust of i'm
partial men at the unmeasured abuse heaped
upon the President. 1t says:--
1t has been stated in some quarters. with
considerable emphasis, that Mr.. Buchanan is
seeking denomination for the Presidency
and that his name will be urged upon the
Charleston Convention. There is certainly
no truth IN these statements. A very emil
Dent citizen OF our state. gave in our pres
ence, few evenings ago, the substance of
conversation on that subject, with the Presi-
dent at the Bedford Springs, in which he
(the PresldenD declared in the most empatic
manner, that he was not candidate for re-
election Like most of his predecessors Mr..
Buchanan Will no doubt rejoice when the
term OF his great Office expires The posi-
tlon is one worthy of the highest political as
plratlons, but its cares, and duties, and res
ponsibliltles are such as to wear down the
best physical. as we'll mental constitution
and the incumbent seeks the repose of quiet
and retired life, with most grateful and most
pleasurable feelings. Mr.. Buchanan has
about twenty months YET to serve as the
Chief Executive of the nation, and, we have
no doubt, will in that time inaugurate and
adjust many important measures for the ad
vancement of his countrys prosperity, and
which will live In history monuments to his
wisdom and patriotism
We have 10 sympathy with that class of
persons who, editorially and otherwise, de-
light in terms of personal denunciation and
abuse of the Head of the Nation. Whilst it
is emlnently proper to investigate his public
acts, and crltIclse their merits It is certain
ly In bad taste, to make him an object of vi
lent personal defamation, and an embodiment
of the blackest crimes Mr.. Buchanan is
neither "a vile wretch nor ga feeble, imbe-
cie old man." We have every reason to be-
lieve that his moral character has ever been
unimpeachible. and at nearly seventy years
OF age, his intellect to-day, is quite as bril-
liant and is performing quite as much service
as that any one of those who 50 nasparingly
traduce him Say what his enemies may, he
is man whose record is worthy of admira-
tion' and from which honesty of purpose and
exalted patriotism can never be detached.