Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-06-27

s"' S"o" W tnf itoffc NV s"nh ""e'
are managed at Washington. and how co
rapt Is their President ...a
The Chairmaa. Just commence Il
commencement. aud 90 on aud state Il
history OF the whole matter. as explains
your relations with the President.
Answer. After the nominstion Of NJ
Buchanan, II was at Cincinnati helpio,
With others. to secure that resuit,) I WI
taken very III. and resided at Lsncast.
With my mother. my wife being with n
al the time. IL was sometime before l r,
covered sufficiently to 10 To Philadelphi
and resume my connection with the eau
paign. One afternoon I drove up
Wheatland. and found Mr. Buchanan I'll
ting in front Of his house, on the lawn. /
company with my wife. who bad proceed
ed -ue: and he ssid - me IN his usual kin
manner. (for we had formed very close an
intimate relations To each other II st
very grateful TO you for what you hsv
done at Cincinnati. aud also durin
your life for the. shalt be elected easily
IL was then believed that he would be cleo
ted easily. he was regarded a. conserra
an election. "And now," said he, ia or
der to make your mind easy upon the sub
ject, want 10 tell you what my purposes
are in reference 10 yourself | design tha
you should go to Washington and tax.
charge Of the organ Of nv administration
sbould | be elected. and TO take pos esior
Of the public printing. This offer is vol
untsrily made. IN the fullness OF my heart
and intend 10 stand by IL" was, o.
course, grstified and surprised. did mol
expect that he would make such an offer
al least at that time. aud We parted We
freqoently me, afterwards. The campaign
began with good deal OF excitement. aud
iL a short time the contest assumed an as
Pect which made i, exceedingly doubtful
whether he would be elected. But the
election passed over. We carried by q
close vote the the Democratic ticket 10
October. and after the November election
he sent for me TO WheaIland and said, 81
am sorry to inform you that cannot call
you to Washington" | ought to say in
this connections. that | was for some time
the assistant editor Of the organ OF the ad
Of General Pierce, aud had a
large interest in the public printing which
wa- just about becoming valuable to me,
when Mr.. Buchanan became acsndidue for
the Presidency. / could not sustain a
double position to these two candidates
General Pierce and himself being in the
6eld-and threw np not only the partial
control Of the newspaper. but whatever in-
terest had in The public printing under
him. aud came back to Pennsylvania, At
Nr. Buchanan's request TO assume the di-
rection Of the campaign. II am sorry. {"
said Mr.. Buchanan. that l cannot fulfill
my promise 10 call you 10 Washington. 4"
| had my house here furnished-the house
nov occupied by Senator Trumbull. and
owned by my wife. Of whom Mr.. Buchan
an is still ltrustee--snd ]. Of course, felt
very much shocked at this statement, and
demanded to know the reason. Said he,
There are serious objections TO you upon
the part of a number OF Southern men l
said "You have surrendered me " Said
he, Il have been compelled to do so; a
great trouble would take place in my ad-
il you caroe there. aul sho'd
be compelled 90 make another arrange
m@nt" 1 said that however disagreeable
the intelligence might be, IL waa conclu
sive; aud be might rely upon it that he
would hear nothing from me IN opposition
10 his Administration, il he continued to
stand by the principles upon which he was
elected. He said. "There are many places
which you can take under me / said
''No' it is utterly impossible that l can
bear any official relation 10 your admins
trstion hereafter; but ! intend to give
your administration a hearty aud since,e
believed thea that il there
was man on earth who would be true 10
his pledges. IL was himself
Subsequently | became the candidate Of
the Democratic party for United States
Senator. He recommended me To the Leg
islature through friend, for that position.
which thought was an ample contradic-
tion to the objection which he had allowed
10 be successfully made against me: be-
cause IL he was willing TO put me into the
Senate. he certainly ought not to have OBJ
jeeted 10 having me here as his newspaper
representative, 80 To speak. 1 was de-
featsd for that place. and then very strong
was made. In many quar-
ters. to put me before him for the cabinet.
| took occasion at once to tell him, that,
acting on the determination which bad
started out with. ] was not caudi date
for that place. Indeed. went so far as
10 assure many kind friends that their per
sistrnt support of me for the Cabinet was
disagfeeable 10 me aud would produce
trouble: that Mr. Buchanan had other OBJ.
ects IN view. and my course vas marked
out. Shortly before his Inauguration. Mr..
B1ehausn wrote me letter rendering me
one Of two plsces-the place Of Consul at
Liverpool. aud the place OF naval officer at
| confess that I was sur
prlsed at the offer. and WAS some hat in
ii \ =
Either before that or directly after. tcer
'ainly about that time vas called upon
by Mr.. Weodell. at the Merchants Hotel.
hrst, and subsequently, at
Marshal hoovers. In this city. when he
renewed the proposition that the Presi leo,
had made 10 me IN his letter. sddiag that
anything else ! might wish could have.
DE stated further that ne vas authorized
70 say That II would 20 TO Liverpool. or
accepts foreign mission, 7 should receive
en- thousand dollars In addition 10 the
'siafy OF eoosal. or IL a named foreign
mission. Mr.. Wendell had always before
been Identified With the opponents OF Mr.
boehsnsn Daring my intercourse with
he Administration OF General Pl.rcs--no,
because ! hsd any hostility 10 Mr.. Wen
Tell, fof We were always good friends, but
'eesuse our relations we're not Il the most
uhsfac,er--I looked upon hts
asa most extraordinary one
thought Ar Buchanan had. will not
'sy made mistake. but though, be had
'slected . somewhat singular friend TO
nske that proposition TO me. knew
hen. a. subsequent svents have proved.
hat thc money. outside a the salary,
.ould only Come from the profits Of the
,uhiie prsssing. Ia subsequent esnver
'sllos ~llh M. BnshAnan. and vith a gen
lsnsn connected ~ith the Cshinet, for /
sss on the best tsrIas with them then. I
aid % them that sas no; entitled 70 that
much money, hat an inquiry ~oeld be
ai-ej. sad that although. ss Mr.. Buehzn-
10 suggested. ! might correspond With
,e~spspers. I never could make that
ress money by eorr.pondenee Well,
Iarins the Interim between that tine aud
he establishment - ny nesspsper IN
thi- eher vas repeatedly
iselinei- Al isst nualber Of sentisns-n
, ith vhon ~s- then. snd stiIl cenflaae
o be ultimately associated, thought Il
vou.d D. b>ss that I should 20 abroad. .
vss at New York. where Z yscsived
Iposhsf letter from Mr.. BsehAsso. ssd in
'sply 10 that | proposed TO snbmr q 10
frs Foruey. vho sac tsen here 10 WASH
ssse, thai night have been in Nsv. or
hsresbsuss: .nd she vas here On GA kralIh
ssid. Il do 90, wast 10 make any
rcssls. | have no quarrsl With Nr. Ba.