Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-11-21
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BUCHANAN AND - sCn,N

Ono OF tbe most " .,velous Of all the
proligies Of uor .atarsl growth j. the
sudden, strs. .,ge, and entirely nnaccount.
able ele''.stion of this man to bis pres
eut dignity, position, and importance,
which he seems TO hold in the councils
Of the Cabinet Of Mr.. Lincoln.
Mr.. Stanton vas a very clever lawyer
Of S,eubenville, Ohio. never taking rank
higher than the attorneys OF tho neigh>
boring counties. When Steubenvile
wa. not by any means remarkable for
the ability Of its bar, Mr.. Stanton was
never classed with such lawyers as the
Stansberry's. Thomas Ewing, and the
Swans, aud Swaynes'. lie was simply
"El. Stanton"
He removed TO Pittsburgh, and there
took clever rank with the Younger por-
ton Of the bar. He was by no mears
regarded as the equal of Richard Bid
die, w alter Forward, or A. w. LOOMS,
or approxmating to the great powers Of
James Ross, and the older Pittsburgh
bar.
Mr.. Stantun next went to Washing
ton City, because his business had not
improved with his necessities. Here
his success was not extraordinary. As
an attorney, his debut into general no.
ticc was his participation in the defence
of Gen. S,cklcs.
Mr.. Stanton had the good fortune to
have q Pittsburgh acquair lance, per-
haps in court with Attorney General!
Bl ok. While Judge Black was in Mr..
Bucbanan's Cabinet, hc employed Mr..
Stanton 10 prepare some California
cases Of moment, that Gen. Black might
argue them before the Supreme Court
Of the United States, the General not
having time to prepare them.
Mr.. Buchanan called Attorney Gen
eral Black to the State Department, up
on the resignation Of Gen. Cas-, and
asked Gen. Black who had better fill
tho place Of Attorney Gcneral,t TO which
he substantially replied that, 'thcre was
scarcely any business OF Importance
likely to come before the country, OK
ccpt the matters from California, and
Stanton WAS engaged in these, and for
the very short period to be filled he
would perhaps do az we'll as any one
M. Stanton was threupon appointed,
and Mr.. buchanan speaks Of him as
"c6epsiceiy sgcophanftc." During the
short time he was in Office, Mr. Buchan-
al asked Mr.. Stanton his opinion OF Mr..
Lincoln. Mr.. Stanton replied, that he
"knew Mr.. Lincoln, and once did for
him some business in the Supreme
Court; and he regarded him As only
about lhirisate, country lawyer, with
no reading, cutiyatios, or the acquire
ments TO entitle him to any considera-
ton whatever, as Statesman.
This extraordinary elevation of Mr.
Stanton is accompanied by its usual
conconitants.
Mr.. Stanton was never Judge, has
never had any distinctive position as q
iurls', a legislator, or as man.
lie is to day the autocrat Of Lincoln's
administration.
lis will imprsons private citizens,
and secures their prosecutors against
all legal trials. His will and edicts
doom persons to death robs the coun.
try Of the right of trial by jurv- the
writ Of haJeos corpus, and verify Re
treat. Lincoln os he would thirdrate,
country lawyer.
In all history there is only one in
stance Of so sudden an emeIgence from
ohscarity, and facility 10 despotism and
cruelty.
Judge Jcfreys, Of the reign OF the
Stuarts, had precisely such history in
origin, promotion, and official career !;
they are not unlike in personnel. His.
tory has carefully done her duty to the
one. The living Al d the dead are fitly
joined; the Jud gment of mankind will
never separate them.
"GoIN' PERMIsKUs. "-~Durinc the
time wien klrhy Smith was supposed 10
be beleaguering Cincinnati, the colored
population were in condition of api,a.
ton not second in dcmons,rativ.ue ss TO
that prevailing among white folks. An
incident took place at one OF THUR war
meetings which should be recorded.
The ab'o bodied coored men were de-
batting the propIiety Of rendering their
services TO the government as volunteers
for the war. The prevailing impression
had been that they ought TO do it, and
their patriotic emotions were at a hirh
African temperature. But before tho
vote was taken tall and very black f,l-
low produced a sudden revulsion of feel
ing, by delivering himself as folio va
I'm IN favor OF goin', and go in a
mint, II we go peimiskus with white
men. III tell you why I'm Tor gon'
Perm'skus. Ii we GO pcrtniskus we'll
have fair play. But let Gun GIT q ris met
OF n'ggefs, aud dcy put dem in dc fore
front of de battle, and bofe sides kin
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