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

in the estimation Of the true Democracy
OF tho land. For years he had been the
bold, aole, unswerving champion of the
hcbiest cause his pen, truer than the
steel 1t was made Of wrote down 'the
bold bad men" who essayed 10 crush out
the everlasting principles of Democracy.
The errors and sophisms of the old Whig
party the monstrous absurditias Of Abol,
ition Republicanism, and the wiclledness
and injustice Of Know Nothingism met
with no mercy at his hands. Their faIla,
cies were exposed and their cunninply de-
vised props knocked from under them,
as 1t were, by the strong arm Of an intel
lectnal ginnt. While on the tribune Of
his cherished PeanSyivaniqn. he made for
himself name that was loved and cher,
ished by the American Democracy thro'
out this brood continent name that
our people delighted to honor. And am.
onG other things, his love and cnngtancg
10 the fortunes Of the 'ngc Of Wheatlard
won for him the admiration of thousands
who did not accord with his politicaI
| creed, or personal prediloCtion7. It vas
said there was Mt least one true man in
the land-onc who othrough n bng series
| Of years, not controlled bv mcrcenarv mo.
tives could 'tand by the friend Of his earz
lier years. But, alas for human frai,tv
! The fell spirit Of dsappointment-foiled
ameIIlon reared its ugly front, and "a
change came DER the spirit Of his dream"
! And now, the man who "sucnt twenty Of
the best wears Of his life" in noble war
fare for Democratic principles, and in de.
votion to tho cause Of James Buchanan.
is cNertng himself to the utmost to trail
the Democratic banner in tho dpst and
bring the gray hairs of the venerable Ex-
ccutive of the nation--once worshipppd
, by him as God-to'the grave in disgrace.
Now, no epithct is too bad, no fiction too
foul, with which to stigmatize the Presi
dent. Every motive is misconstrued. ev>
cry action is misropresentcd that eman-
! ates from the "Whte House" And,
worse than this, Forney's Press almost dali
ly teens with base conccctious, vile fabri.
cations, intended to iniure the fair fame
Of James Buchanan. Tie members rhis
/ cabinet, some Of whom Forney used to
fawn upon and almost idOlizp. 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 G erkship Of tho United States House
of Representatives, by the most abiect and
corrupt of bargains, TO the disadvantage
Of his former political friends, ne lends
the columns Of his journal. in carving
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 dlll-patcd dupes who
now follow in his wake would see the
whirlo pool to which he is leading them
ne stlIl 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
il8 new made Black Republican friends
more efectual aid than by raising the
names OF Lincoln and Hamlin. IF such n
calamity was to fall upon our loved land
as the election Of the Republian ticket,
Forney, would have his reward, We
know that he does not love Douglas, and
that Douglas does rot trust Forney.-
-Four years ago at Washington, Forney
SAID, "DougIas was the prince Of dema,
g1guGs' an was not ut to tie to-" And
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