Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-02-07
F0RNEY IN WASHINGTON.

FORNEY IN WASHINGTON.
He is sereuaded. and Makes Speech
He pays His Respects 10 s.J. b."
and Quotes a Significant Passage
from NfNzeppU.
Col. Forncy, upon his appearance, was
greeted with enthusiastic cheering from
those in the street and in the house. He
spoke as follows:
CITIZENS OF WAsUISGToS-I have few
words TO say to you upon the events of
this day. | desire 10 address them to those
inside as well rs to those outside. in defer
eucc to what has trnnspircd in the House of
Representatives to-day. For this scnti-
ment, demonstrated in my own person,
am most sincerely thankful to you, and
regard it as testimony of approval of the
result Of the days proceedings. ] say,
gentlemen, there is something peculiar in
this demonstration; and first, let me say,
peculiar to myself. Gentlemen, four years
ago this very evening the House of Repre-
sentatiyes of the United States, after Il long
and most harrussing session, was at last
organized by the election of Nathaniel =.
Banks, of Massachusetts. as Speaker. In
the discharge OF the duties of Clerk of
that body, the same as performed by Mr..
Allen, who rctires to-day, | had the honor
to receive, at the hands of the representa-
tiVCs of the people. Il unanimous endorse
meut for the manner in which had
discharged the duties of the Office of
Clerk of Congress, which then HE'LL
Now, gentlemen, just four years have
elapsed to-day since my retirement from
that Office, when now, by the expression of
the representatives ormy own region, am
again returned to the same position from
which I then voluntarily retired, cloth
ed with the confidence Of the whole people
OF the United States. In these four years,
gentlemen, many changes have taken place.
! retired from the Clerks chair in the year
1856, with my heart ardently beating to see
the man whom then conceived to he the
fayoritc son of Pennsylvania elected to the
Presidential chair. Gentlemen, had had
no hope in life before that-no aim or OBJ
/ ject. Then all was concentrated in the one
| absorbing feeling TO see that mans aspira-
tions carried out to successful issue. |
assisted in his triumph | came back to
| the State where was born, and then, with
! whatever sclfishneSs was in me, If any,
! gave it all to his cause; and the result was
/ that lie was elected President of the United
States-to the high office of presiding for
| q time over the destinies CT this great
country. VIC in our part of the country,
believe, gentlemen, that the District of
Columbia is common ground-that it is
mine as it is your home. [houd cheers,
and cries of "Thats So" believe, and
| know that have right to speak here, as
/ have IL right to speak in Philadelphia, nt
least that there is no ostrncism and no pro-
scription of sentiment or freedom OF speech
! tolerated When that is prescribed, when
/ free men, from whatever State of the Union
4 l,nN
Speech then your Uuion is virtually dis
solved. TCheers.l And therefore it is
+ that in this place and in this presence /
desire to say, that in electing James Buchnn-
an we thought we acted in accordance with
the spirit of democratic institutions, slavery
inclusive. loud cheers. That had been
written in the bond. [Chccrs. Hereto
fore for some time there had been no going
back of the bond, but after his (Mr. Buc-
/ hanan's) election, when his elevation
! to the chair of office was secured, he disre-
garded his pledges, and it was disCov-
cred that n new reading had been suggest
ed new gospel presented to our faith,
and thus we who at first acted with him,
never believing that we who had adhered
to his faith should he excluded from the
democratic party, concluded TO stand by
/ it. ConSequentIv the result has been ns
| Won foresaw. Thrt result is, that the
( general government of the country has
I tarncd oil its power against the men stand
/ ing in my relation 10 it. aud James Bu-
= clanan, elevated to be President of the
! United States, has become n dcSrot.-
! (CrieS of "That he has" Give it to
him.") A despot more intolerant than
any ever before known in the history of
this country, and has performed acts of
tyrNuny which, if attempted in dcspotic
"a ,.,I
cheers, and cries of ''GOOd."J ! say it
with pain for Philadelphia, that never in
! the history of the country, never in the
annals of any President, has there been
such prescription of men-never such n
prescription of individual opinions
| (Chccrs.) When lie was raised TO that
| high position which he has disgraced,
raised by the votes of the people of the
the North, he pledged himself upon bend
c,l knees to sustain the true policy of the
country. But now what do see? Why,
l see him turning against his own people,
and Crouchng once more upon his knees,
this time before the South, that despiSes
him for his Cowariicc. (Chcers. -
When ] sec all this, and when sec,
also, that the great democratic party
against it, have only to say for myself that
| for one will not submit to it. (Tremen-
dous applause from inside and ont.) l will
not, say, submitto it, but i will join hands
with any pHrty-with Americans, with re-
pubIicnns, with any party of men-tO re-
bukc such prescription as this is. If you
tell me from this that therefore am oppo-
sed to the institutions of the South, say
no. (Cheers.) And4I reply that, on the
contrary, feel the same devotion to the
South thatI have ever felt. Continued