The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-06-02

After Arnold aud Burr there ia no man in
the brief history of our country whose career
exoitas more general detestasion than james
Buchanan, the President of the United States.
lie comm enced political life fierce Federal
list, but betrayed and deserted that party as
soon as it lost the ascendency IN his dis
trict. Upon the rise Of General Jackson into
the ascendant, he wormed himself into his
confidence and poisoned bic mind by the bn-
ssst ISLANDERS against many OF the purest
statesmen Of the day. And as climax of
his baseness in that line, he cuncocted that
Infamous ssbargan and corruption" libel
which blasted foreverthe bright political
prospects OF two OF the ablcst and purest
statesmen our countryss councils have ever
: known--John Qaincv Adams and Henry
Clay. Then, after u career OF artfal diplo-
macy and plausible chioanery to maintain
position before the people and with the poll.
ticians of his party. he at last obtained the
nomination for President.
proclaiming himself no longer James Ba-
chanan but the (swo-sided) Cincinnati plat
form, bis friends In the North advocated bis
election as champion Of squatter sover-
eighty and free Kansas, while in the South
be was regarded as the ablest opponent Of
both. Having By bis double-faced ingenuity
secured the Presidential chair, he obtained
an "opinion" from the Supreme Court which
he officially declared established slavery as
firmly in Kansas as in Georgia. He then
opened another and sharper campaign OF
fraud and corruption and violence to concoc.
and force slave constitution on the people
of Kansas, which closed With the scapdalous
mud long pr0tractei siege OF bribery 60 carry
the Leoompton constitution through thu
House of Representatives.
On the heels OF that, snd of bis bribery ant
corruption campaign in Philadelphia ans
New York, he wrote to q Pittsburgh com
mittee deplorins 10 very melancholy anS
pious strain the fraud and corruption prac
ticed at elections. Taking him ut his word
the House of Representatives appointed
committee Of investigation and called upo
him TO furnish information as to what officer
of the Government had been doing in the va
Of providing material sid to carry on To
campaigns of fraud and corruption OF whic
he complained. Thereupon, however, b
protests, and declares that he..will mover AT
sent TO the idea that the Representatives Q
the people have the right or the power to ca
the officials Of his Administration to rends
an account of their briberies and frauds
elections. The committee, nevertheless, pre-
ceeded, without his aid, and have alread
astonnded the couatrg by the extent and v,
riety of the frauds and bribery which ha,
been perpetrated BY the confidential frien,
OF the President, with his knowledge and
quiescence, and not unfrequent'y upon b
direct suggestion.
Thus he il revealed as tho basest of hyp
critics piously denouncing, in terms OF viii
ing objurgation and regret, the very ii
which he was most wickedly busy 10 prom
ting and perpetrating. But whilehs hasbS
thus false 10 his country and to truth u
justice, his double Drain. and treachery
his friends and his party make the pictr
yet more dark and forbidding.
A willy politician, he reached the Preside,
ial chair BY crooked practices and devir
arts, only 10 afford him an opp orsunity
merit and justify the exerration Of bis IA
and The eontempt Of his country and m,
kind.