The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-02-17
Col. rorncr,s snccch.

We make an extract from the speech
delivered by Mr.. Forncy when screnoded
on the evening Of his election as Clerk.
Mr.. F. said:
l retired from the Clerks chair in the
year 1856, with my heart ardently beat
ing 10 see the mun whom then conceW-
cd to be the favorite son of PENNSYLVANIA
elected 90 the Presidential chair. Cen
tlemen, | had no hope in life before that
no aim or object. Then all was con-
centrated in the one absorbing feeling TO
see that mans usperations carried out to
a successful issue. came back TO the
State where was born, and then, with
whatever selfshness was in me, if any, |
gave it all TO that man and his cause, and
the result was he was elected President
Of the United States-to the high office
Of presiding for time over the destinies
Of this greet country.
james Buchanan, elevated 10 be Presi-
dent of the United States, has become a
dcspost. (Cries Of "That he has"-Give
il 10 him.") A despot more intolerant
than any over before known in the histo-
ry Of this country, and has performed acts
Of tyranny which, IL attempted in despot-
ic France, would create u revolution.-
cloud cheers, and cries Of "Good.")
say il with pain for Philadelphia, that
never in the history Of the country, never
in the annals Of any President, has there
ever been such a prescription Of men
never such prescription of individual o.
pinions. (Cheers,) When he wns raised
to that high position which he has dis
graced, raised by the votes Of the
people of the North, he pledged himself
upon bended knees TO sustain the true
policy Of the country. But now what do
| see! Why 1 see him turning agaist
his own people, and cruuchinc once more
upon his knees, this time before the South
that despises him for his cowardice.-
(Cheers.) When / see all this, and when
| see, also, that the great Democratic par
ty have not arisen in arms to protest a.
gainst II, | have only to say for myself
that for one will not submit to IT, Gre
mendous applause from inside and out
| will not, say, submit to ii, but / will
join hands with any purty-with Ameri-
cans, with Republicans, with any party
Of men torebuke such prescription as this
y !
The Democratic party, TO which Mr.
Buchanan has bound himself, is devoted
solely to the perpetuation and extension
Of slavery. (Crics of "That's So" and
cheers.) But |, as one man who is re.
solved to stand by the rights of the South
who is rcsolvedto see the Fugivtive Slave
law executed in the letter and the spirit
who is resolved to march forward if ne.
cessary as a humble men in arms, / an
resolved for one to protest against such
an act. cloud cheers) This country
has higher, noDler and loitier destiny
before it tbCn the extension and perpetu.
alton Of slavery. Cloud cheers) | say
it frankly that / regret that Il is in exist
ence. / speak as feel, and when see
all the power of this government exer.
cised for the protection and perpetuatior
of that institution, must protest against
Il. (Cheers.) have seen for the last
eight weeks men Northern men, and
was ashamed TO see them, lendiug them.
selves to the depravlty, il ! may be per
mittod to use the term, but certainly c
the degradation, of endorsing principle,
never before Witnessed.