New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-27
a cnrd rren, President Buchanau.

/ IL ne E4if,r Of The y J. I'r9ns.
SIR. ia courtesy ! ought TO thank you, aas
do sincerely. foi your offered Of TuE TRIBUNE fol
"apy exnanation con meat or disclaimer Of TIE act
u ~ Administration during the last tx months Of Il
existence. ANS Rlaa i-.ll 800 o,-diay ACCEPTED
bit al nouaheG by advancing years OF which you Civ
no warning some time since compiled history Of
daring Tbs Period chiefly from the proceedings oil Con
cress all o.ler official and reliable documents, to-
Ions Tor publication in THE TRlDuSE- This has not
been pubahod hitherto because Of my reluctance fol-
several reasons 10 obrude mpself upon public atten
ton during tie prosecution OF the War now happily
terminated in the Suppression Of the Rebellion.
Though We have been lifelong political opponents,
~ you truly observe lave fcr many years been con-
slant reader CT The TRIBUNE. This l have done to
obtain "a knowledge Of the principles and policy OF the
Ropub csn party from their GDest aud most inAueSa
expouudors. and one who while ccntendins against
political opponents has had the candor and courage to
present to the public the Democratic propositions and
prin, iples h. assaied I would, therefore, put 1t to
Yourself whether 1t quite compatible with inis
character 70 as that my contradiction of an arti
Gle IN another Journal relating TO matters Of fact dating
AS ar back as tho Cincinnati Convention of June lSe,
had been intended defense Of tue acts OF an Ad
ruin!stratlon which did into existence until
nine months aftcrward. and thereupon to pronounce
the conclusion "thlt Mr. Buchanans letter has not
yinGica,ed Mr.. Buchanon's career"
lr Buchanan has carefully roirained for fosr long
wears from any attempt . viniicae his career as
President except so far this was forced upon him in
his controversy With Gen. Scott; and this course he
shall sill continue TO pursue until tho publication of his
historical sketch Indeed hs recent lotor TO the ed.
tor of The NJ Y Poa would never have been writ
ton had the editor republshed from his files the Old
article NJ published nearly nine years before Though
never known 70 MI T. until few days ago. with any
comments he might have thought proper. That Of
which Mr.. Buchanan row complains is, that the new
article though ostensiby based upon the old, presents
statement of facts essentially different in most i'm
ro-tnnt rer;icular from tho originals anu this too
with tie evident object of iriuring his character This
ohanre consists In substituting for the narue Of Col
Blaok vlo ras Delegate 70 the Cincinnati Conven-
i,,, Tint - Judge Black who rrs not and at the same
time referring % tie fact that 1.-THE Judge was afer
vnrd Attorney General under SIR Buchanan"
whence this radical change. If not Ia bring home
~ Mr.. buchanan completely IN tie Infamous
Mode, which the last article falsely but III ex'
re. forms attributes to Judge Black. Had The facts
s,ted il tits article tie authority of Tie editor Of
me Po,t remaiaed without contradiction. they would
have been taken Tor granted hy the public 10 the last
ing and serious injury Of tho reputation both Of Judge
Black and Mr. Buchanan.
i "a but Justice to the memory Of brave
and lamcnted officer to repeat that In his ardent
and inpnssionsd remarks before the Conyen.
ton. evidently witlout previous PREPARATION there
~ no. tie least color for si,ribnng TO Col. Black o
uled-e which wonld have been q serious imputaton
mon The fair fame Of man without fear and without
rcproach. Yours. very respectfully,
JAMES BUCHANAN.
Y1erfiand r,ar Laroarey, May % Ices.
1As Air. Buchanan he's not seen tit TO COM
mont On the new points made in our former
article, We deem it but far 70 say no more.
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