St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-02-23
John W. FOrney.

1t will be rccollected that on the
evening after the election of Col. For
neg as Chief Clerk of the U. S. House
of Representatives, he, as well as
others, were serenaded and were
called out to make speeches to the
multitude. Below, we copy the clos
ing remarks of Mr.. Forncy on that
occasion
This country has higher, a nobler
and loftier destiny before it than the
extension or perpetuation of slavery.
Loud cheers. l say it frankly,
that regret it is in existence. |
speak as feel, aud when see all the
power of this Government exercised
for the protection and pcrpetuatIon of
that institution, | must protest
against it. Cheers. | hav" seen
for the last eight weeks men, North
them, lending themselves t. tho de-
pravIty, if | may be permitted To use
the term, but certainly to the degrs-
dation, of endorsing such principle,
as these. But, gentlemen, to bring
these dcsnltory remarks to close,
let me in conclusion, repeat my thanks
for this demonstration.
You may remember the passage i'll
Mazeppa when Mazcppa | can
not repeat the exact words is bound
to wild stecd, which is turned off,
and which flew with him over moun-
tains, through valleys and forests and
across rivers, pursued Ivy wolves,
shouts back to his tyramt and pcr>c-
cutor, that some day he would return
to repay him. Loud cheers. Some
day will RETURN" said Mazeppa, to
thank you, Count, for this uncourtc-
GUS ride" Gentlemen, have had the
ride for the last two or three years,
loud cheers but have also, Mazep-
pa-likc, come back, to settle with the
respectable and venerable gentleman
at the other end Of the avenue for that
ride. am returned to pay my re-
spects. Cheers. \ voice" Give it
to him he has no friends" | have
returned to settle accounts with him.
A voice" Don't spare him he shot
us down, like dogs, with marines"
If he is now sitting in his easy chair
at home, Tonight, he must hear our
loud and hearty cheers, and they will
remind him that his old friend, For
ney, has come back to settle the old
debt with him. Loud cheers and
laughter.
Mr.. Forney, once more thanking
the asscmblage, retired from the win
dow, loudly cheercd.
Mr.. Haskin next spoke, in response
to loud calls. He was happy to join
with those who surrounded him in
congratulations on the great moral
and political triumph of their distn'
guishcd friend, Col. John w. Forncy
He said that he looked upon the cleo
ton of Colonel Forncy as the creates,
moral and political triumph ever
achieved in this or any other country.
Four years ago he had left this city
to buckle on his armor as the War
wick of James Buchanan to make him
what he is, and after he had elevated
him to power, because he would not
abandon and bctray the principles on
which he had won him victory, Mr.
f Buchanan had been bounding him
, and those who stood mp for principle,
. with him To-day the r"pr"s' mtativc>
of the people of this Union, fresh from
them, had rcinstatcd him drSpt" EX
ccutivC persecution.
1t is said by those who are intImat"
with Forney, that he is quite AS hos
tile to Mr.. Douglas politically as he !,
to Mr.. Buchanan personally. They
had a blow up not long ago, since
which they have been saying hare
things of each other. For a long
time many Republicans in the House
held back from the support of Forney
lest he should get the patronage o
the Republican party and then turn
. against it in the approaching Prcsi
Dental Election. That apprehension
is now quoted.