The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-11-21

bliged to act upon his own responsibility anu
throw himself upon the patriotism OF the
country and ask Congress to endorse his iile-
gal acts upon the plea of necessity" Then
why did not Buchanan Go the same thing =
If he had put forth his power at the proper
time, even in legal manner, without resort
ing to any extraordinary means at all, he
could have crushed out rebellion when it was
in its infancy. But he stubborny refused to
do it, even at the earnest entreaties of many
patriotic democratic statesmen, among whom
was the true Cass who resigned the Office of
Secretary OF State, because Buchanan would
not attempt to put down the rebels, and be-
cause he permitted the traitors in his Cabi-
net to rule the hour. In reference 10 these
traitors the Herald has the unblushng auda-
city to say:
"When their completely became known
were they not required to withdraw, and was
(were) not such men as Dix and Holt nut in
their stead Where is (are) there two men
who have done more to sustain the patriotic
efforts of President Lincoln g.
Buchanan ''required them to withdraw
such is not the fact. There is not particle
of evidence of it. He continued them in his
Cabinet. and allowed them to transfer arms
from the north to the south, and to plunder
the government of every thing they could
render useful to them in their efforts to de-
stroy the Union.
Not one of his Cabinet of traitors did he
dismiss, as it was his imperative duty to do.
All the traitors remained in his Cabinet un-
til they sa W proper to leave. They in their
letters of resignation assigned as reason for
leaving, that Buchanan had broken the con
tract that he had entered into with them, 10
the effect that the Union forces south should
not be reinforced, nor the rebels in any way
be interfered with. Thus showing beyond
question, that Buchanan was entirely incom-
petent to discharge the duties of President,
or that he boldly connived at the designs OF
the rebels. Thus things went from bad to
worse, until Buchanan's imbecle or traitorous
u
indigna ton which he dared not face, and
then to appease the wrath of loyal men, he |
took into his cabinet such patriots as Stanton
and Dix-Holi was already there.
In reply 10 our question as to what the pol |
itics are of those who are engaged in destroy
ing the Union, the Herald turns around and |
accuses us of once being Know Nothing,
and that many of the leaders of that party
are prominent in this rebellion. We never
bad any connection with that party. We
hoisted Mr.. Fillmore's name at the head of
our paper, because we considered him bet
ter man than Buchanan; but we subsequent
ly supported Fremont. We recol!ect very
distinctly, however, that the man for whom
that consummate demagogue. of the Herald,
tErns the crank, was prominently and nnto-
riously connected with that party, which. in
the language of the Herald, "was oath bound
to secrecy, and whose main bUnd of union was
TO subVert the constitutional rights of our
adopted citizens" and that it was that very
organization which made the KeraIds mas
ter Canal Commissioner.
In reference to the charge Of the Herald
that we lied about its masters candidate in
the late representative canvass. we wonld in.
form him that what we stated we got from
men of reputation and intelligence Of his own
county, who can boast Of a longer residence
than sir months, and who assured us that
their statements were reliable. If they had
not been too true, and the Herald had had
common prudence, it would have denied them
md demanded the proof. But that was what
/ feared, and therefore it remained quiet, or
SO. But since its pet is elect
I'd by the heavy majority of nine. it is deter
mined, knowing that its influence, which is
IF the backaction order, cannot now defeat
is pet, to get off some cheap scoldng in or
Ter to demonstrate its general consequence
But the Herald has reason to grumbe, for il
inds itself repudiated at home, and sustained
,nly where it is unknown.
"Abolitionist"-Eyery body who is not
'artly for the rebels and entirely in favor of
laverys(wnich, except ambition, is the whole
ause of the rebelion,) is denounced as an ,
by the semi-secession and pro- t
lavery fanatic Of the Herald. Such being
he case, we must regard his silly and uncal- :
d for epithet as real compliment.
So much for the rawlings of the babbling
nd cringing demagogue of the He, aid. who
rlzes party above country, spols above pa :
riotism, and falsehood above truth.
New Counterfeits.
The November number of Peterson's !,
Detector. describes the following new