The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-06-28
Richmond, Wayne County, indiana,

valuable to me, when Mr.. Bzchaoan berame q
candidate for the Presidency. could not sus-
tain double position to these csnthdstes-Gen.
ersl Pierce and himself being 10 the ield-and
l threw mp not oaly the partial control of the
newspaper. but whatever interest had in The pub
lie printing under him, and came back to Penn.
sylvania, 1t Me. Buchanans reqaest TO resume
the direction of the campaign Il am sorry said
Mr.. Buchanan that ! canpot fulfill my prom
ise TO call you to Washngton." | had my house
here furnisbed-the house now occupied ny Sen
ator Trumbull and owned by my wife, Of whom
Mr.. buchanan is still, the trustee-and |, OF
course. felt very much shocked at this statement,
and demanded to know the reason. There are
serions objections to you upon the part Of q
lumber of Southern meu" ! said. "You have
surrendered me- SAID he Il have been com
PEELED to do Sc: great trouble would take place
10 my administration if you came there. and
should be compelled 10 make another arrange
| ment.' | said that however disagreeable the
Intelligence might he, il was conclusive; and he
might rely upoo il thai he would hear nothing
! from me 10 opposition to his administration, if
/ be continued 10 stand by TIE principles upon
which he was elected. He said. There are
many places which you can take under me" l
said. "Nol i, is utterly impossible that ca, bear
any official relations TO your administration here
/. after; but intend TO give your administration
! hearty and sincere support'-for then believed
that IT there was man on earth who would be
true to his pledges, il was himself
Subsequently became the candidate Of the
Democratic party for United States Senator-
He recommended me to the Legislature through
friend for that position, which l thought was
contradiction to the objection which he had
allowed to be successfully made against me; be-
Cause it be was wiling to put me into the Sep-
ate, he certainly ought not to have objected to
having me here as hs ne wspsper representative
so to speak. vas defeated fer that place: aud
then q very strong demonstration va, made in
many quarters to pat me before him for the
Cabinet. took occasion at once to tell him,
that. acting on the determination which / had
started out with. was not a candidate for that
place. lndeed went so far as to assure many
kind friends that their persistent support of me
for the Cabinet was disagreeabIe to and would
produce trouble; that MIR. Buchanan had other
objects in view, and my course marked out.
Shortly before his inauguration, Mr.. Buchanan
wrote letter rendering me one of two places
the place OF consul to Liverpool, and the place
of naval officer at Philadelphia confess that
was surprised at the offer, and was somewhat
indignant and declined il uDhesitatin "
Either before that or directly after (certainly
abou. that time,) was called upon BY Mr..
Wendell at the Merchants Hotel, Philadelphia,
irst. and subsequently at Marshal Ioover's, in
this city; when he renewed the proposition that
the President had made to me in his letter, add.
ing that anything else which might wish l |
could have. lie stated further that he was au-
thorized to say that if would go to Liverpool, |
or accept a foreigl mission, / should receive ten |
thousand dollars in addition TO the salary of con-
sul of a named foreign mission Mr.. Wen i
dell had always before been identified with he |
oppooents Of VI. Buchanan. During my inter /
course with the administration Of General Pierce |
not because had any hostility Mr. Wen
dell, for we we're always good friends-but be-
Cause our relations were not of the most conf |
Dental character-I looked upon his proposition |
as q most extraordinary one. thought MIR. |
Buchanan had, l will not say made mist axe, |
but thought he had selected some hat sin
gular friend to make that proposition to me. I |
knew then, as subseg lent events have proved, |
that the money. outside Of the salary, coud only
come from the profits of the public printing.
In a snbse quent cow .rsation with Mr.. Buchan.
ard with gentlemen connected with the Cabi-
net. for was the best of terms with them
then, said to them not entitled to that
much money, that an irquiry would be raised,
aud that, although, "a Mr.. Buchanan suggested,
l might correspond with newspapers l never
could make that much money by correspondence.
Well. during the interim between that time and
the establishment of my paper in Phiadeph
this offer repeatedly made to and repeat
edly declined. At last number of gentlemen
with whom / was then. and still continue to be
Intimately associated, thought it would be best
that should go abroad. I vas at New York,
where l received another letter from MIR. Bn-
ehanan, and in reply to that proposed To sub
nit it TO Mrs. FosDey. who was then here 10
Washing ton; that might have been in May,
thereabouts. and she was here in i'll health. I
said, Il do not want to make any trouble; lhave
10 quarrel with Mr. Buchanan; know he will
do right as to his pledges made during the cam
paign and IN his inaugural address aud do not
in,end to make the mistake of warring upon him
for personal considerations. He has chosen TO
violate bis volurtary promise to me; but II Mrs.
Forney agrees to it, I will go abroad and get rid
Of the thing" I wish TO say here, thas at t1at
time l had no purpose in case vent abroad, OF
accepting of the ten thousand dollars offered me
lon
referred to her, and as I expected. it uohes-
itatingiy and Indignantly declined. l then pre-
pared TO establish my paper. All the mouey
which had saved under the administration of
General Pierce was spent; / exhausted all my
resources in the campaign. and WAS compelled
to call upon the few friends that had to assist
me 10 raising the means to establish my paper
Mr. Buchaosn himself, when ne that
resolved to do it, sai6; "foa cannot establish q
Democratic paper in Philadel phia and sustain
il" told him thought could; if bad any
ability in the world it was for that Up to that
period We had good many papers, but We had
not had progressive Democratic paper there,
and never anticipated any difficulty with him.
9 had hopes that might so conducs the paper
myself as to be enabled TO secure the patronage
of the administration, and the confidence OF the
parts. The money that was subscribed fov the
paper Was raised By gentlemen outside of the
administration. Mr.. Buchanan himself offered
through Judge Black or two thousand dol
lars which declined, not desiring 10 be under
any obligations to him- Nov that | wss an
appiic ant for the public printing iG the depart
men,s is wholly unfoonded. Taas would have
taken the Postofhee blanks at that time is true.
l an = practical priuter. i was reared in .
printing ofiee; and thought If that we're Of
fered to me. as il was constantly offered to me.
il would De perf city consistent With my trade
and nv psper 10 take it; but as to my ever ask.
ing for il. or taking any e.eps TO secure it with
my prescnt recollection the charge most
foanded Before starting my paf-er l prepared
ry introductory address in shich I asserted the
principles Of popular sovereignty fully; and 10
cautious Was not TO get into ds;;eulsy with the
adm: :nis;ration and the party. that | Submitted
that address to Jadge Black in proof sheets tell
ing him that IL my aliusions TO Mr.. Buchanan
were not strong ensagh. he should make them
stronger; and be did amend ,ha, opeains article;
50 started my paper. Previous to the es,Ab