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WILLIAM NJ CORY.

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TIE PARTY, DECEMBER, 1850.
Under tAis head Mr.. VIM. NJ. Gerry Of Ohio pub.
lisbes in The Cincinnati DAILY Commercial diary Of
events, written by himself in 1856 Mr. Cory - dis-
tiDgsisk ed politician Of Ohio, who has been member
Of ,he Gegislatsre, and who at enc time a candt
date, under Pisro.s Administration, for The position Of
Secretary Of sae Navy. It seems that in 1856, after
Boebanan was elected, he went 20 wbeatland 70 con
fsr with higi on the policy Of his Administration Mr.
Couys objects were 70 save the new President nom
sne bunders that Pierce had made, and he had fu
and free Esk with Buchanan and many OF his ADVISERS
He could make very little Of the old gentleman,
but az, the Of his narrative be gives sotne m
terestirEy sketches Of LEADING Democrats we think
it interesting, and extract parts Of IT,
UEDEs WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES Mr.. BUCHANAN
WAS ELECTED.
The key TO the last four years the reelection Of
the President and every old eXpedent tired with
thar desperate object-and, fortunately tired in vain
Kansas made fortunes for s foster-iaher, who ~
the object of compassion and of prescription Inc
Pierce dynasty, including Of course the Southern
asyirants and Douglas and others IN the North were
crushed the time by the election, they were
Fret crushed by tie nomination OF buchanan II the
latter had been defeated Cincinnati and one OF them
successful the people would speedily have put end
10 the Democratic party, by eleetIng John L. Fremont
"a wise new, popular man--whose advent TO the
Presidency would have given his friends the hold Tor
long time, probably, OF our affairs. think be was the
man not only TO put down the Southern intention OF
rising against the Federal Government IN case OF his
election but by his energy and conduct be would have
presented such contrast TO that madness as 10 nave
made il disrsyuable as well criminal. am satis-
fed Of thing all events that IL would have been
the last attempt dieun0n by force for long time
Dsunion Of these States by force why that il out
rageous as union by force. Tbs body OF the people
will not assist their headlOng leaders III either form OF
attack on the fraterDa az well legal obligations Of
the citizens of these confederated States
Neither Pierce nor Douglas could be nominated nor
h., ala cd tu
wthdrawn-the former hung on after his friends had
all deserted but three or four. Buchanan was nom
mated add elected. He nominated by conven-
ton packed against him, and he was elected to the
chagrn of those who packed it, The power of oui-
ward pressure, and not the will OF the organization,
controlled that result. Pierce and Douglas, with the
intelligent and non-ofeia constituency, especially Of
the East and NOrth-the Northwest alsO--had fallen
into disgrace by their bad faith and bad manners gen
orally but particularly the Kansas matter IN every
stage of IT, and they never have any further pop
uarity except what seems TO exist IN OLD Morniout
party organizations and organizers; party discipline
and the disciplined. The Indiana and ILLINOIS ebec-
tons cere frauds scorhy Of tic present FreHchemPre,
or Of the last. They were utterly dishonest and all
the parcipators win be overwhelmed by popular in
dignation But with the powerful aid of Pennsylya-
MIA somehow obtained, Buchanan was elected by the
fewest number of votes-by the minory-bnt accord
irg 20 the Constitution.
WHEN MIR. CORY LEFT CINCINNATI, AND wROM
HE MET IN WASHINGTON.
Therefore, being moved by these considerations end
Others and having my consent and the wishes Of
several friends, left Cincinnati Wednesday, the 24sb
December 1885, and got to Washington the next day,
Thursday. | Jaw there Joseph Holt and Edwin n.
Stanton, TO whom / am very partial and we are in
the habit, when meet, which is not often, OF
exchanging ideas possessed them BOTH separately, of
my errand to Wbeatland, and of the views which
int nded 10 communicate They expressed themselves
eratied my mission and my creed but each of them
had fears and doubts-indeed, more than fears and
dOubts--that could not enlist the President.
MIR. Hollis OPINION or THE PRESIDENT.
Holt said he was an old man, and that new things
would disturb him and make him unhappy. That he
could not be got out of the rus, and that would be
disappointed in the result. Stanton knew Buchanan
to be emporzer and under the thumb of has cronies
and admirers and not able 10 comprehend inclined
to listen TO things from strangers. lie would
probably talk plausbly, but would do nothing TO the
Iarpose His administration would be the old, con-
sentative, Union saving, slaveward-nclinng sort we
had always had under Democratic auspices.
At Philadelphia, in his pilgrimage to Whes.land,
Mr.. Cory met Sickles, Wykof, Forney and other
leaders, He describes them ALL but We have not room
Cor his sketches.
ION the cars for Lancaster, Mr. Cory encounters
another Democratic messenger, who reveals to him
extraordinary plan of the Southern Democracy.
This was Mr. A. ID. Banks, editor of The South 'Side
Democrat, and now, We believe, of The RicsMoad
EHqUirer.l
Mr.. BARkSS OPINION OE kOhtHEhh tNbiitb-
TIONS.
But Mr.. Banks soon launched out like trne South
erner and sraegist against Northern institutions lie
held that they failure; that as they now stood
they had yielded evil rather than good; and that the
condition of the people, now wretehed, bound 10
become worse and worse, till property and liberty
were both sacrificed. II clear TO him that we
must give up universal suffrage, or consent TO suen-
der capital and rights the demands Of the mass who
were destitute. As TO the state Of things in the Sonth
was far superior; there no teaousles between
master and slave; they were of very different races
he superior infinitely, and they quite inferior by ma
ture There was possibility Of changing this condl-
ton and no desire 10 do the part of the black
laborers. They were much benefited by having
some one 10 think for them he was by having many
To work for hun. Our intellectual power was so
much potent than physical that force was ont OF
the question. II would nor eould be resorfed 70
by machines who had wish for more than the
neeessares of life, with protection. The slaves were
happy the master content; the union was one OF
duty and affection as well as interest, and would be
perpetual. Such an institution Slavery, so de-
scribed therefore, the irmest foundation for our
political fabric. II socially sefperpetnstng and
politically safe.
WHAT MR.. BANKS SAID WOULD HAVE HAP
PENED HAD Mr.. FREMONT BEEN ELECTED
There was another matter discussed on Mr.. Bsnkss
motion. lie told us the South would have Dissolved
the Union if Fremont had been elected President n the
United States that Gov Wise and the Virginia leaders
" ere ready 70 take the field, march on Washington,
depOse the Federal officers take the TeasEr archives,
buildings grounds &C., declare the Confederation az
fac0 Ove1hr0wn, and the District 70 have reverted 70
Virginia the purpose for which she had conveyed II
having failed lie said the thing would nave boen
easy. There were $4,000 men ready, 70, 600 cavalry
sets Of accoutremeIts, &c, &c; that the public
mind WAS sufficiently excited 10 all domestic
resistance and that they could whip the North in the
fight ale seemed to be perfectly cool and abstract in
these declarations, and without doubt implicitly be-
heved what he sad thought II might he Wen 70 re-
ply; 80 i ssd good naturedy, that was something
Of a politician myself; that knew he was son Of