Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-06-08
Card from President Buchanan.
To tie E1tor ofhe " T. 7riJune..

To tie Edior ofhe ". T. 7riJune.
SIR In courtesy l ought to thank you.
a. | do sincerely, for your offered use Of
The IrtJUte for any explanation, comment
or disclaimer Of the acts otmy Admins
tratlon during the last six months of its ex-
istence. This kind offer should be cordi-
ally accepted; but admonished by advauc-
ing years, Of which you give me warning. |
some time since compiled u history Of it
during this period, chiefly from the proceed
lngs Of Congress and other official and reli-
able documents, too long for publication in
TIE Tribune. This has not been published
hitherto, because Of my reluctance, for sew
eral reasons. to Obtrude myself upon public
attention during the prosecution Of the war
now happily terminated in the suppression
Of the Rebellion.
Though We have been lifelong political
opponents, as you truly observe, | have
for many years been constant reader of
The Tribune. This have done to obtain a
knowledge Of the principles and policy of
the Republican party from their ablest and
most Influential eXpOundcr, and one who,
while contending against political oppo-
nents, has had the candor and courage to
present to the public the Democratic pfopo-
sitons and principles he assailed. | would.
therefore, put it to yourself whether it was
quite compatible with this character TO a.
sulne that my contradiction Of an article in
another journal, relating to matters Of fact
dating as far back as the Cincinnati Con
vcntiOn Of June, 1876, had been intended
as defense Of the acts AN Administration
which did not come into existence until nine
months afterward, and thereupon to pro-
nounce the conclusion that Mr.. Buchan-
an : letter had not yindicated Mr.. Buchan-
an ; career
Mr.. Buchanan has carefully refrained for
| four long years from any attempt to vindi-
cate his career as President, except so
far as this was forced upon him in his CON
troversy with Gen. Scott; and this course
he shall still continue to pursue until the
publication ofhis historical sketch. Indeed,
his recent letter to the editor of The Ne,c
York Post would never have been written
had the editor republishcd from his files the
old article as published nearly nine years be-
fore Though never known to Mr.. B. until a
few days ago., with any comments he might
have thought proper. That of which Mr..
buchanan now complains Is, that the new
article, though ostensibly based upon the
old, presents a statement of facts essentially
different, in a most important particular,
from the original; and this. too, with the
evident object Of injuring his character
This change consists in substituting for the
name Of Col. Black who aras a Delegate to
the Cincinnati Convention, that of Judge
Black who icdS not, and at the same time
referring to the fact that the Judge was
atterward Attorney General under Mr..
Buchanan"
Whence this radical change, if not to
bring home to Mr.. Buchanan completely
in the infamous pledge which the last arti-
Gle falsely, but in express terms, attributes
to Judge Black? Had the facts stated in
this article, on the authority Of the editor
of The Post, remained without contradiction,
they would have been taken for granted by
the public, to the lasting and serious injury
Of the reputation both Of Judge Black and
Mr. Buchanan.
1t is but Justice to the memory of brave
and lamented officer to repeat that in his
ardent and impassioned remarks before the
Convention, evidently, without previous
preparation, there is not the least color for
to Col. Black pledge which
would have been serious imputation upon
the fair fame of man without fear and
without reproach.
Yours, very respectfully,
JAMES BUCHANAN.
WHEATLAND, near Lancaster, May %, 'G5.
As Mr.. Buchanan has not seen fit to
comment on the new points made in our
former article, we deem it but fair TO say no