Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-01-18

it has been all for harmony and peace. but
it seems this pacific policy was only for
purpose. Douglas Is safely elected, ard
it is no longer necessary to conceal its true
feelings; and hence. IN it's last issue. we
have the following. supposed to be writ
ten by Douglas himself, which will indi-
cate all the brotherly feeling existing be-
tween the two factions. It says:
An unwilingness to say or do anything
that might in any possible manner be con-
sidered as tending to embarrass a political
contest in which our friends had a deep
personal interest, has for many months
restrained us in thatafree and candid ex!
preston of our judgement of the act of the
administration Of Mr. Buchanan. that we
would like to have given to our readers.
The action of the legislature Of Illinois
yesterday, has removed the last possible
excuse for silence on our part, and there
fore it. is that we ask The attention of our
readers tor few minutes this morning.
In 1854, the Kansas Nebraska act was
passed. The authcE of that bill became
The object Of all the elander and villifica-
tions of the Abolitionists and Free Soilers
in all parls af the country. The act en-
braced an application Of the greatest prin-
ciple of American constitutional liberty.
AT the time Of the passage OF that act, and
during nearly two years of the intense ex-
element which ensued, James Buchanan
was absent from the United States; lie was
performing as an official penny post be
tween Mr.. Marcy and the British Govern
ment-and devoted his leisure hours to
speech making at Exeter Hall. Athome,
there were men who, knowing his age, and
supposing that in their hands he could
be made tool to promote their selfish
ends, commenced an Intrigue to have him
foisted upon the Democratic party The
old man, however, was upon one point a
little weak. He never approved the Kan
sas Nebraska act, and had no desire 10 be
come identified with it. The letter to
SlIdell upon that point never was published
in full. He shortly after returned to the
| United States. He was nominated at Gin
cinnatl through the kindness of Mr.
Douglas, who urged his friends to give
Mr.. Buchanan the two-third vote which
he had failed 10 obtain. But that conven-
ton made "a platform, the life of W hich was
the Kansas Nebraska act, and pledge foi
its fair and faithful application. Upon the
solemn assurance that he would MAINTAIN
in the letter and the spirit the greatest
act of American legislation. James Blu.
chanan was elected. Had it been sup.
posed for an instant that he would seek lc
destroy it, to make it a mockery and chea,
he would have been consigned to an obliv
ion AZ Wheatland, which would have atten
ded the interment of his person. Hardly
had he taken the oath of Office before ht
was surrounded by gang OF politica
hucksters-men, who having neither
ability nor position themselves. devot,
their lives to attempts to destroy Others
who do possess those qualities. Such mer
as Cobb, Black, Bigier, Fitch, Brigh
Clancy Jones, Grund, and Siidell, tool
possession of the old man. They fatteIec
him in his old age, as they would boy OF
his first appearance in a long tailed coat
and Ghelr success has been more enduring
with him than 1t would have been with The
boy, for the latter, in few months, woult
have seen through the attempt upon him
while the old man, in his declining years
actually feeds upon the tulsome adulatioi
of the creatures who boast of their usn!
him for their own purposes.
One of his first acts was to appoin
Walker Governor of Kansas, and inslruc
him to act fairly, and then before one year
removed the same officer for obey n tnos
instructions. He used Senator Dougla
to induce Walker to 90 to Kansas unde
instruclions--the same under whic
! ltln l.. Al. ..lz I. Il
have the privilege of voting for or agains
their own constitution; and in less tha
one year he ruled Douglas and Wake
out of the Democratic party because the
fnithfully adhered to their first position.
Since the opening of 1853, the Ad
minlstration has been, 1t would seem, en-
deavoring to sound the lowest depths q
political meanness. 1t has sought to terrif
men by prescriptions; to buying men b
bestowing Office upon them; and to corrup
men by holding out inducements to cor
ruption. 1t has dismissed honesty fron
the custody of the public funds, and in
vested convicted knavery with the Treas
urer's key. 1t has stopped to acts fror
which Bomba would turn with disgust
and which would be considered revoitin
in despotism, 1t has sought directly
by the application of federal money, t
coerce the people into the choice of paI
ticular individuals as representatives, an
then lamented with crocodiean angus
over the dangers which peril our libertie
by the employment of money TO contrC
electicne.
Owing to his present position. and a
the positions he ever held, TO the Demo
: cratic party, this James Buchanan, assum
{ ing the tone of Louis Napoleon, ha
a sought to dictate TO the people of Illinois
the men for whom they should vote. II
has, through the gang Of miserable Office
. holders who hang at his coat skirts and de-
spise, the facile stupidity which allow
, them to rule him, sought the election I
p an unanimous Republican. delegation
, Congress from this State. The people rC
: fused to obey the despot, and he hai