White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-07-26


Mr, Forney. he would give it to him in
preference to any other person. In All
TINS conversation with the President Mr.
Brown said he was certain that Mr.. Bocb.
anan had no idea of the profits to EIDE.
rived from this work. nor had he the Isas,
IntentIOnof doing xhght but honestly to
perform his duty to the public, and assist
Alr. Forney in proper enterprise.
OF all which Mr.. Brown said he in.
formed Dir. Forney on his return to Phil.
adelphia. This, Mr.. Brown said. was
the only conversation he ever had with
the President on the subject. The Press
was started in August, and supported the
measures Of the Administration until
some time in November, when differ.
ence Of opinion apparently arose between
1t and the Administration, in regard to
Governor Walkers course in Kansas
Mr.. Brown said on his visits subseou ent.
ly to Washington on his own business,
down to December, 1857, or January,
1858, the last time before Mr.. Buchanan
had sent into Congress his special mes
sage in relation to the Lecompton Con-
stitution, he had had some conversation
with Judge Black, Mr.. Cobb, and other
members, or perhaps persons connected
with the Administration, from which it
was apparent to him that the Kansas
question was to be made test by the Ad-
ministration in regard to those who were
to enjoy its confidence and favor, and this,
on his return to Philadelphia, he told Dir.
Forney. and warned him, If he pursued
the course he was pursuing in regard to
the Kansas difficulties, he need not expect
any patronage of any kind for his paper
from the Administration. To this Mr.
FOrney replied that he had taken his stand
on the subject when he first started his
paper. with the full and expressed appro-
baton Of the Administration, and that
if they chose to change their position, he
would not, for all the patronage the Gov
eminent bad to bestow that he believed
his course was right in itself, and that he
would have taken the same, whether it
was approved by the Administration or
not, and that nothing on earth should in
duce him to change it. until he was con-
WINGED it mas wrong.
Mr.. Brown said, as he had had no no
tice of the subjects on which he was call.
ed before the Committee to testify, he
could not pretend to accuracy as to dates.
or the express words of the parties. but
could only state the impressions the facts
had left upon his mind, and that he de-
sired to say most em2hatically that in all
his conversation with Mr.. Buchanan and
the members of his Cabinet, nothing had
occurred that induced him to believe they
had any desire to purchase Mr.. Forney's
support by bestowing upon him patron.
age, nor by Mr.. Forney to oppose the
measures of the Administration because
it mad been withheld from him.
Mr. Brown was asked whether Mr..
Buchanan did not, in the interview to
which he had referred, state to him that
if Mr. Forney would accept the Liverpool
Consulate be would make his pay equal
to his own. Mr.. Brown answered that
he had no recollection of the President
making such an offer. That he had heard
a report that it would be made worth
that amount. something like it. if he
would accept it. but by whom or how
it was to be made so, he had not learned
from the President.