Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-09-19
John w. Forney.

lheTe was time wLen the name of
the man who heads this article stood high
in the estimation Of the true Democracy
OF the land. For years he had been the
bold, able, unswerving champion of the
noblest cause ; his pen, truer than the
steel it was made of, wrote down 'the
bold bad men" who essayed 70 crush ont
the everlasting principles Of Democracy.
The errors and sophsms Of the old Whig
party, the monstrous absurdities of Abol,
ition Repubicanism, and the wickedness
and injustice Of Know Nothinrism. met
with no mercy at his hands. Their falla-
cles were exposed and their cunninglv de-
vised props knocked from under them,
as it were, by the strong arm Of an intel
lectual giant. While on the tribune of
his cherished PeUSylvdnian. he made for
himself name that was loved and cher.
ished by the American Democracy thro'
out this broad continent name that
our people delighted to honor And am
ong other things. his love and constancy
to the fortunes of the sage Of WheatlandIb
won for him the admiration of thousands
who did not accord with his political
creed, or personal predictions. IL was
said there was at least one true man in
the land-one who through long series
Of wears, not controlled by mercenarv mo-
t;ves could stand bv the friend nf his ears
lier years. Rut. alas for human frai;ty
The fell spirit Of isappoin.ment-foiled
ambition reared its ugly front. and "a
change came DER the spirit of his dream"
And now. the man who Spent twenty of
the best wears Of his lifa'' in q noble war;
fare for Democratic principles, and in de.
votion to the cause of James Buchanan.
is exerting himself to the utmost to trail
the Democratic banner in the dust and
bring the gray hairs of the venerable Ex-
ecutive Of the nntion--once worshipped
by him as God--to'the grave in disgrace.
Now, no epithet is too bad, no fiction too
foul. with which to stigmatize the Presi-
dent. Every motive is misconstrued. ev.
cry action is misrepresented that eman-
ates from the "White House." And,
worse than this, Forneys Press almost dai-
ly teens with base CONGO ctions, vile fabri-
cations, intended to iniure the fair fame
of James Buchanan. The members of his
cabinet, some of whom Forney used to
fawn upon and almost idoize, come in for
n share of abuse second only to that
heaped upon that of his old benefactor.
Elected by the Black Republicans to
the Cerkship Of the United States House
of Representatives, by the most abiect an d
corrupt of bargains. TO the disadvantage
of his former political friends, le lends
the columns of his journal. in CARRYING
out his Infamous contract, to advance the
cause of Lincoln and secession and disun-
ion.
He does net openly proclaim himself q
Republican. No, that would block his
game, The few dull.pated dupes who
now follow in his wake would SEQ the
whirlpool to which he is leading them
he still processes Democracy, advocates
the claims of the Lite Giant, and opposes
the union of the Democracy for the sake
of the union. In this way he can render
his new made Black Republican friends
more efectual aid than by raising the
names of Lincoln and Hamln. If such a
calamity wos to fall upon our loved land
ms the election of the Republican ticket,
Forney would have his reward. We
know that he does not love Douglas, and
that Douglas does rot trust Fornev.--
Four years ago at Washington, Forney
said, douglas was the prince Of dema-
gogues and was not fit to tie to-" And
all who knew Forney then, and were in
his confidence, are aware how much he
despised the little man who is now trav>
cling the country, begging the American
people 10 vote for him for President
The only earthly reason that he now has
for using the name OF Douglas rs he does,
is he'thinks it the best way 10 aid in des,
troying the great party that brought him
into existence, and gave him all, and made
him what he is.
Disappointment in his ambitious view $
is the sole cause of Forney's detection. -
Had Mr.. Buchanan given him the control
of the Union newspaper, or made him
Postmaster General, the President would
still have been q "good and great
old man." and Douglas "the prince of
demagogues, insrcere, and not f. to tie
to-" But, fortunately for the Democratic
party and the country, this bold, bad
unprincipled man, has been thwarte ed in
his schemes of self aggrandizement, and
caused thereby to exhibit to the world
his faithlessness, and moral deformity.-
the Black Republicans have bought him
let them make the best they can of
their bargain. The Democratic rarty is
. 'Oii NV VI mum ~ J"o'
BaS-Gold is just now affording lucra-
tive, though most rascally employment,
to some extensive concern in the coun>
terfeiting business, that seems likely to
render its use as coin considerably less
Gold coins are split open, and half or two
thirds of their contents taken out, and
the vacancy filed with composition OF
platina and zinc, of precisely the same
weight as gold itself, platina weighing
about as much more than gold as zinc less
the outsides are accurately closed, and
thus we have coin, gold on The outside
that weighs as much as one that is of solid
metal, and yet is no larger in bulk, but
has lost half Of its value.
HmYA lady being on visit to hei
daughter who was young widow, asked
her why she wore the widows garb Sc
long:
Dear mamma, don't you see,' replies
the daughter. 1T saves me the expense o
advertising for a husband as. avery on,