Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-01-21

THERE VIII be an examination oil pupils at the
West Liberty prof RossO Academy, COM
mencing on next Monday, which will continue
through the week. The Examination is private
for all except the Trustees of the institution and
the parents of pupils Tic Academy is in
Aourishing condition, and we are glad to be able
to announce the fact
Tne following changes were made yesterday
by the Mayor, pro tenn, in his appointments of
Judges at the ensuing Charter Election
THIRD wAEp.-A. II. Chapline vice Jacob
Warden.
FounTu wAnD.-Isaac Blanchard, vice Ford;
Daniel Greiger, vice Boring.
SOMETIME prior to the Cincinnati Convention
of June, 1856, Col. FOrney quit the Washington
Union, then President Pierce's Organ, and went
to work laying the ropes and pulling the wires
in order to compass Mr.. Buchanan's nomination.
The first thing he did was to have Buchanan
throw up his mission at St James The next
thing was to arrange with the New York demo-
Gratis not in Office under Pierce, to give Blu
chanal glowing reception when he landed-to
get up demonstration which should be tho
entering wedge of grand sensation on his be-
half throughout the country, but more especially
throughout Pennsylvania and the North. The
next thing was to do likewise in Philadelphia.
Buchanan was passive in the hands of Forney.
FOrney, the faithful, dressed him, combed him,
brushed him and drilled him for public inspec-
tioJ. Forney, by nature and practice, is one of
your cunning managers-one of your tacticians,
fricksters and "side door" operators, who knows
a thing or two about human nature and its sus-
ceptibility to shows and show bills. He went
to the Cincinnati Convention, where he hardly
ate, drank, or slept, but simply worked and
, managed for Buchanan. All this was done for
whatr Now comes the place where the whole
gist of the matter rests. For what2 Not TO
put fine point on the matter, nor prolong n
solution, will venture to assume on the
strength of Forney's anteccdents, that Mr.. For
ney's efforts were mainly impeled by the ardent
expectation OF pushing and eTecting his ever
lasting good fortune in case he succeeded. As
chairman of the National Executive Committee,
Inanager-in-chief of the heavy contributions,
Forney pushed the campaign all through the
summer Of 1866. He impressed Pennsylvania,
from Philadelphia 70 our border here, with
Buchanan, Breckenridge and free Kansas,
and by so doing he carried the State and SO
elected Buchanan to the place he now holds.
We may reasonably presume that Buchanan, in
the flush and plenitude of gratitude to Forney,
looked out to see what he could do for the
Colonel. The Colonel was too sharp to
put himself down in black and white rs to what
would please him He had tried pen and ink
in the Jamison matter, and was careful after
wards. There were three things which would
have pleased Forney the U. S. Senatorship
from Pennsylvania, then vacant; place in the
then forming Cabinet, or first class foreign
mission. One or the other of these three he
had set his heart upon. For the first Buchanan
was agreed. So he wrote a letter--a sort of
"know ye" manifesto to tho democratic members
of the legislature at Harrisburg, signifying what
wns his pleasure in the matter. Buchanan and
Forney were both rebuked. The members re-
sented the insult-and although Buchanan's
partizans were in the majority, Simon Cameron,
an out and out opposition, was elected Senator.
What, then, was TO be done with Forneys 1t
no doubt was as great source ofsolicitude with
Buchanan-perhaps greater-than was the ele
plant to his purchaser. 1t was in vain that the
Liverpool Consulship, which the romantic Haw-
thorn, the man fthe "Scarlet letter, the Blouse
with the Seven Gables (" &c, had honored with his
occupancy, was offered to Forney. Likewise
was the offer to make it worth $25, 900 per an.
mum in hard cash, Iunavailing. 1t was no go
Buchanan plead-Forney shook himself-shoOk
himself CHiawatha style) as poutiug boys at
school do-and said. 81 won't" What theni
Buchanan was half mind to send Forney to
Spain or to Russia; perchance to Ia belle France
Said three or four Southern men, Eve won't
stand it" Can he come into the cabinet, then?
deiereutally and timidly asked Buchanan. He
cannot" answered the other parties nominated
to the several POSTAL but the one now filled
by A. v. Brown. So FOrney was out, clear out
in every place that he had set his heart upon
Buchanan could do nothing for Forney that
Forney would eondescend to accept Forney's
eyes were opened. The scales fell at once The
South and the fre.eaters no longer had any
charm for him. 1t was in old Pennsylvania, the
land Of his first beginningth now he had every.
thing to expect. There he might hope to undo the
Jamison scrape, butin the minds of the dainty
fre-eaters, who would not recognise him as
their peer, he had no chance. Then came the
newspaper project in Philadelphia, and so in