Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-04-26

Black, that the President had ever written such
laser e that which Ex-Governor Walker declar
4 he ksld. and which was Published In these col
arms : few days since has given rice to much
fspeculasion, and variety Of comment.
/. must be admitted that. although Mr.. Bocha
nan is IN old stager has often played at diplo
matics, and long been backneyed in the way. Of
the political world he has not vet loarne1 To
| cover up his tracks. From the time that he used
| an almost imbecilc old Dutcbman who happened
to hold the once respectable position oI member
of Congrcss-to propagate charges Of corruption
against Henry Clay, down u the present time, he
has been exposed 10 more peccadilocs and dirty
tricks than any public man now known TO Abe
country. 1t affords Us no pleasure thus to speak
Of man venerable in years, whose gray hair
should be "a crown Of glory "a man occupy
the highest position earth, the chosen ruler
| Of twenty-five millions Of freemeo but his Of
fences have been open and glaring; 30 incon
sisteut with the lofty situation no occupies. that
they deserve to be held up to reprobaton and
scorn, to serve as a fearful warning to all who
shall succeed him in the position he has outra-
geously prosttuted We have referred to the
any letter had been written by the President to
Governor Walker. that could. as tho latter aec-
cd, compromt his consistency or honor. TIE
prevalent impression IT, that Judge Black was
honest and sincere in this declarations and That.
being on intimate terms with the President, be
had bcen deceived. The President, probably pre-
Stunning upon tho fact that the letter WAS marked
tn hat n1l
the hazard Of exposing himself TO the charge of fuh
fishing private letter. respecting which secr ccy
was noncd in the usual manner by the VIZ ter
But the Covode Investigation Committee brought
it out, and tho facts are patent to eyeryb od,
The obvious sincerity Of the Attorney Gene raj
aud the moral turptudc of bis ficnd the + .esl-
dent thus fnrciby ALLUDED u hy he PhilaIc hi.a
N3m,tr: - After this expression Of opinion .-hv
tho Attorney General, upon tho lopravity of ere
ly charging :hc authorship Of such lc'Io ~
Mr.. Buchanan. in view cf it, utter aud ivt. IN
con,isicncy with his almost smu'nnc,us 1eci ara
tons aud tho whole tenor Of biz subsequent poll.
CIV upon the Territorial question. what language
wian he limits Of political dcupncaon ca We
imagine sufficiently strong, - express Jnlge
Rlaekp own opinion of tho turpitudc of his pa
Iron. su ni the charge prove true? Has b,nio'
indeed come to judgment? Shall the Black itr-
publican ask in wonder, has mine enemy inIeed
written u book ? and such book Have tho
gods truly dcmcntcd whom thcv would destroy
We have no taste for comment upon this Ia.
t'tcrs crsaton Of tho President but the fact
disclosed by his letter to Governor Walker
which We elsewhere publish in fuli, is of unturc
which forbds silence. Mnnlnoss, straightforward
ness, that degree Of political consistency which is
inscparabc from honor and honesty. we lcuand
Of one, invested with tho unequalle dignity Of the
highest Office in tho greatest republic of the world
But instead Of these qualities. we have the CIV,
dence OF inGdclty To professions. aud iii Ingenious
ness So monstrous. that the near licni aud caun-
selors o! the accused rcpcls tie charge rs an in
famous invention. We wish. for the credit OF an
American Adminisira i'm TINT it were SO. The
decadance Of public virtue hns had mnny sud OK.
alnpes within this generation. None 50 sad, none
SO notifying. as this. Mr.. BnchAnans honest
opponents will be no less crat'cd thnn his SINGER.
est friends; should he be abba to relieve himself
from the moral M we'll rs the political dlcmur.
in which his letter to Mr.. Walker appears to place
him. 1t is shame to the country, Of which men
of all parties must desire to purge it,
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