New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-09
HvsT0Yy THAT Is PROPHECY.
From The ". y. Herald, jan. g. 1862.
AN IMPORTANT LITERARY WORK.

From The " y. Herald jan. g. 1862.
AN IMPORTANT IITKR,RY WORK.
We understand tina, work called The Life ard Time. Of
James Buchanan, and written by the ex President him
self, Ia printing and will soon be Published at Phadr
phis "a Mr. Buchanan little noted for brevty ss for
wit the book will probably be gwnde aud compile sew
srl volumes il said 10 be very well written severe
and sarcastic aud pitches into Buchsnans Cabinet in
The toughest possible style IL. object is TO prove ihal Mr.
Buchanan IS ana always has he n true Union man.
The venerable politician aud humbugsed eI'Presdent
could not wait, seems until the over hi, grave to
have h life written and his virtues and GinS displayed
Pehsp. he undertook the task himself because be d'rus'
aud wishes to oresa the calm judgment Of the country and
tie world lie night spared himself the labor and tie
pens and INK over the popular estimation oil n bu
,harsn well settled aud too nearly right TO be DISTURBED
or altered by this suehumcus attempt 81 sehJns'ISa'n
us a. there are sin, Of omission aud ns OF commission so
there Is a in refraulns from supPTe'sns a"eu
treason in abettng ard assisting rebellion Try 90 ne WI"
Mr. Buchanan cannot defend himself from the chsTse ftrea
sopsble OMISSION. Of duty There may be evidence to
show that he was traitor IN and deed but Union man a.
he profss TO Ie there ample evidence that he was
traitor in acting when by little courage ard decision
he could have saved the Union, and that without civil wsr
Its beyond all question that the Two nrtions which
the present o.erd and strengthened the rebellion
which had been connected years ago and II form and
power JEFF Davis the chief Of the rebels was the mas
ter spin. poor Perces Cabinet lie ws the bully OF the
whole concern and ruled the roast as lie pleased cushing
and the rest unlimited TO him almost without nurmur and
II Marcy and then showed little SUNK he was soundy
slapped upon hi. patched breeches and 'bded foo
Pierce himself was mere nncoiupoop whose only ambition
look nice and pretty pumps aud only talent
was kn.ck Of getting Of neat after dinner speech With
out the slightest mind Of h he nuered Ike feather In
every breeze aud pulled hi' way and that ike fancy
dancing ack Among such iuespsbes JET Davis Wa, easily
chief and managed everything quite his ewn way 10 the
Je. Of Southern Conedsrscy planted by Paul Calhoun
It va, wsered by Aro, Pierce and the administration 4
James Buchanan gave the treasoIable incresse
For poor shes fe.bl Pierce lot half 80 bad the
mbecie and bunderns b. snsn In Pierces Csbine, JEFF
Dav, Inled but in Blslsnaa. Cabinet Floyd. Cobb aud
Thoupon played out boldly game OF rebellion and armed
at the expense Of the country To these and
traitors Buchanan Away. and Tonoey aud The other
prose5y loyal members Of the Cabinet were 81 weak and
a. Thoroughly iiotic tie President tn.s II Buchsnsn
had been possessed q particle Of stgsy common sense.
or power the sch.gs. u Floyd Cobb and rhoP'on woud
have been deec,ed and debated Or even buchanan had
been hon e.ty humbussed up the time Of the secession Of
South Carona he could then have npp-d rebellion in the
bud and settled the whole matter IN Eve weeks II he bad
been endowed with bit Of pluck capacity. Had
The He5o!fs advice to 90. scyeutyhye thousand
ard kick the ene Cabinet been followed IN December,
1850 should have head Of u,lon In this country
again
But through the f-ebsnes. OF poor Pier- and III.
srdy inbeciy O, bunderns Buchanan, tie country has
been brough, e, ps,eu, crisis. Dor either Of them 10
attempt prove hHisf pTo. move to outtE' oil bic
tory and all reason In doing hsh these msu we're
guilty Of doing wrong To- tLes criminal wessne' was The
strength OF the rebellion.
Comments by The Tribune.
The above article embodies much pungent
iruth--far more than often appears IN The
Hraid-but just consider il in the light It rc-
fleets on the pas, course OF that journal.
Poor Pierce" was ychemeBuy supported
by The Hroid, though bis iailings and weak
nesses were rs notorious in l-j5 NJ in ls62.
That journal was not content with giving him
II most determined support--to elect HIN, 1t
Jaw tit to assa not only the personal but the
professional character of Gen. Scott, bis gal
liant, illustrious competitor. Gen. Scott spoke
kindly, chyHlrouiiy, Of "pocr PIERCE" The
Heraid roquited this generosity by the most
shameful d,traction Of Gen. Scott, whom it
now affects Ia regard as second Washington.
" Poor, shltless, feeble Pierce was pushed
Bis own part-most vociierous'y on the part Of
The Herdid. Tint business proved his ruin, as
il notorious lie dcser'es reproach and cHccra-
ton for it-but not from Tie Herald.
&" lmbecile, laundering Buchanan was
swampcd BIZ the LecOmpton fraud which Tie
H,coH upheld aud promoted with all lis might.
So with regard 10 his ine4cusable neglect IL
meet the treason Of secession last Winter with
Jack.onian promptness and energy. What
The HeooM new says with regard 10 his feeble
ness and yascillstion, his imbeciliiy and virtual
treachery is quite true; but The Hesah vas
art and part Of the whole Of it-day b. day
denouncDg Any resistance to tratorous sece'-
sion, aud urging the North to accept The Jeil.
DAVIS Constitution ard creep into his ConicJ-
eracy. How dare n, Htrod, in view Of the
treason.up holding extracts which We have re-
peatedly copied from lis editorial column
misstate its course so brszrnly as above
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