Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-01-21

he was performing as an official penny-post
between Mr. Marcy and the British govern
ment, and devoted his leisure hours to speech
making at Exeter Hall. At homo there were
men who, knowing his age. and surprising
that in their hands he could be made a tool M
promote their selfish ends commenced an in
trigue to have him ioisted upon the democra-
tic party. The old man. however. was upon
one point little weak. lie never approved
the Kansas Nebraska act, and had no desire
to become identified with It.
The letter to Slidell upon that point never
was published in full He shortly after re-
turned to the United States He was nomi-
mated at Cincinnati through the kindness of
Mr.. Douglas, who urged his friends to give
Mr.. Buchanan the two-thrd vote which he
had failed to obtain. But that Convention
made platform, the life of which was the
Kansas Nebraska act, and a pledge for its
fair and faithful application. Upon the SO
lemn assurance that he would maintain in the
letter and the spirit that greatest act of Anne
rican legislation, James Buchanan was elect
ed. Had it been supposed for an instant that
he would seek to destroy it, to make it a
mockery and cheat he would have been
consigned to an oblivion at Wheatand which
would have known no disturbance save that
which would have attended the intorment Of
ms person. Hardly had he taken the oath of
once before he was surrounded by gang of
poutcal hneksters-mon, who neither having
ability or position themselves, devote their
lives to attempts to destroy others who do
possess those qualities. Such men as Cobb
Black, Bigcr, Fitch, Bright. Clancy Jones
Grund, and Slidell, took possession of the
old man They hatterod him in his old ace
as they would boy on his first anneararcc in
a long-taied coat; and their success has been
more enduring with him than it would have
been with the boy, for the latter. in a few
months, would have seen through the attemnt
upon him, while the old man, in his declining
years, actually feeds upon the fulsome adua.
ton OF the creatures who boast Of their using
him for their own purposes
One of his first acts was TO appoin. Walker
Governor of Kansas and instruct him to act
fairly and then, before one year. removed the
same officer for obeying those instructions.
He used Senator Douglas to induce Walker
to go to Kansas under instructons-the same
under which Walker assured the people that
they should have the privilege Of voting for
or against their own constitution and in less
T than one year he rallied Douglas and Walker
out Of the democratic party because they faith
fully adhered TO their first position.
Since the opening Of 1853 the adminstra-
ton has been, it would SEEM endeayorng to
sound the lowest depths Of political inca n
ness. 1t has sought 20 terrify men by pros
crption to buy men by bcstowiug office up
on them and 20 corrupt men by holding out
inducements 70 corruption II has dismissed
honesty from the custody Of the public funds
and invested convicted knayery from tue trea-
surers key, IL has stopped 70 acts from
which Bombay would turn with disgust. aud
which would be considered revolving in a des-
T potsm. Il has sought directly, by the appli-
cation OF federal money, to cocrce the people
into the choice of particular individuals as re-
personalities, and then lamented with croco-
dilean anguish over the dangers which peril
our Liberties by the employment of money to
/ control elections.
Owing his present condition, and all the
f positions he ever held, to the democratic par
ty, this James Bushauan, assuming the tone
of Louis Napoleon has sought to dictate TO
the people of Illinois the men for whom they
should vote. He has through the gang Of
miserable otfceholders who hang at his coat
skirts and despise the Aclo stupidity which
allows them to rule him. sought the election
OF an unanimous republican delegation 10
Congress from this State The people refus-
his official organs, pronounced them outlaws
lie has told them that if they re-elect Doug
las they should not be represented at Charles
ton, and, Douglas having been reelected it
, remains to be seen whether the royal edict
will be carried out The man who proclaim
ed It, the men who instigated it, and those
who confirm IT by their action, may never
hope to hear the approving voice of the AM
/ orlcan people They may triumph at Charles
f ton, in the Convention, but God help them
before the people.
Two years have nearly elapsed since Mr.
E Buchanan commenced his administration. and
e they have been two years of deep mortifca-
ton and disaster to the Democratic party
, He has devoted one entire year of it to the
destruction Of the Democracy of Illinois and
e that Democracy to-day are stronger than they
4 could possibly have been had he been their
9 leader. He has been defeated by the Repub-
, hcans wherever he has endeavored to elect
his own friends, and has been defeated by the
!, Democracy wherever he has sought to elect
! Republicans. il is cause for rejoicing to
E know that not man who, in Congress, re-
fused to abandon the Democratic platform at
! Mr. Buchanan's command, has been defeated
e by the people, and, while we regret the eleva-
ton of Republican majority in Congress. we
cannot mourn over the defeat of those who r
bandoned principle in order to crafty the
, malign counsels of vindictve cabal of Pres-
dental aspirants
, We know that Mr.. Buchanan is advanced
in years we know that he has held office
f during long period; we know that his head
has been silvered over by the hand of time,
but what was said of another is not the less
true of him, that the man 'who, after having
seen the consequences of thousand errors,
continues still to blunder and whose age has
only added obstinacy to stupidity. is surely
the object of either adherence or CONTEMPT"
- Austin Brooks of the Illinois Senate.
was removed from the Post Office at Quincy
as Douglas man. The Springfield CORES
pondent of the st. Louis Republican saws Mr..
+ Brooks recently cast the first vote for Doug
lass reelection, and after the result of the
ballot was known, forwarded the following
dispatch to Old Buck
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. s, 1899.
To His Ercelieney James buchanan, President
Of The United States
Senatorial election held to-day. Our man