The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-02-12
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Never within the memory of man was a
poor President so beset with difficulties and
harassed with anxiety as is Mr.. Buchanan,
Sneered at in the Cabinet, twitted in the
House, deserted by his protested friends re-
pudiated by the people, his case is truly de-
plorable, and affords another exemplifcation
of the truth, "that the way of the transgress-
or is hard" No measures that he has re-
commended to Congress, except those he
had better left untouched, have been acted
on. His followers leave no stone unturned
to vex him. With bankruptcy staring him
in the face-whieh, it is perfectly plain,
can be remedied only in the way he has sug-
gested-his party is frittering away time in
holding caucuses, and discussing resolutions.
But q short time remains for action, and yet
nothing is likely tobe done. Retrenchment
and reform is now the cry-insulting the
old man, while they fail toextendany relief.
This cry of reform, it is said, has fright
ened the lobby, who are forced to move
around slyly, to meet in private rooms and
quiet corners Nevertheless, they will make
a grand charge at the end of the session,
lacking their abominable frauds to the APP
preparation bills, and getting them through
in its shadow. 1t is TO be hoped that the
President will carefully scrutinize all of
these bills, and veto every one that is thus
contaminated Among others, Sanders &
Co.. who own two or three hundred thou
sand acres of land in Kansas, are laboring
to secure the passage of a railroad bill that
will advance their interests.
The various investigating committees are
plodding away, "nosing" out the frauds
and populations that are asserted to have
been committed. These committees are
called for and appointed as kind of a
sugar plum for the people, and to furnish
rich job for the printer Nothing is everdone
beyond dissemination Of witnesses and pub
fishing the testimony. The criminal parties
go on with their robbing schemes, as if no
investigation had taken place or report
made
The correspondent of the n. Y. Herald,
says it is now fully established that Fer
nando Wood is the proprietor of the N. Y.
Daily News. He has been in Washington
and about completed arrangements for a
happy family" meeting of the New York
Democracy The same correspondent adds
- re-assert the fact that Tammany and
the Central Railroad are meeting at various
places to arrange plans for controlling the
Charleston Convention. One OF the blowers
amongst them states that they have already
settled upon some of the New York dele
gates, and have named about twenty, all be-
ing of the Douglas stripe. Their plan is
to pack the next Syracuse Convention, and
then select their tools for Charleston from
amongst themselves"
A correspondent of the New York En-
press, writing from Washington, informs us
that Mr.. Douglas friends take Mr.. Forney'
criticism of that gentleman-on account oil
his adhesion to the Administrations
high dudgeon. Mr.. Douglas is abandoning
his professions, and Mr.. Forney is bold
enough to tell him of it. The "SquatteI
Sovereigns even go SO far as TO talk of re-
pudiating Forney. They feel that he is d
dangerous opponent and probably will moi
pursue such a course.
Mr.. Douglas last party was a great sue
cess. Over two thousand invitations were
sent out, which were SO literally responded
to, as to cause a perfect jam. 1t was in
tended to eclipse all other parties of the sea
son, if possible the Napier ball, which is t.
take place or The 7th instant. Mrs. Doug
las it is said, was as charming and fas
einating as ever, and the little judge quit
as affable. Some significance is attached II
the fact that neither the President nor an,
OF his cabinet were present
Kansas Difficulties.
The troubles in the Southern part of tn