The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-06-07
a Gard from President BIc han
To he Eltor a' tis ". Y TriJa4e:

10 The E,fi0T 81 Tie ~ 7. IrtJH1e;
SlR: In enn-tc,y ought To thank ynu,
Ms ila sincerely, for ypir Offered use ul the
1ItjHHe lur ANY explanation, comment, or
disclaimer. ui the acts Of my Admihi,tra-
tinn during the Ia siA mon h ut its exI,-
Ience. This kind offer should be cordially
accepted: hut admuni he'd by advancing
years. Of which you give me warning, some
time since cnmpiled Il history OF it during
this periui, chiefly from the proceedings OF
Congress. and other uihciai and reliable doc
unients. too long for publication in the Iri-
buHe. This has not been published hlther-
10. because of my reluctance, for several
reasons, to obtrude myself upon public at
tention during the prosecution Of the war,
now happily terminated in the rebellion.
Though we have been lifelong political
opponents" as you truly ubserte, L have
tor many years been constant reader OF the
Tribune. This | have done TO obtain Il
knowledge of the principles and policy OF
the Republican party from their ablest and
most influential expOunders, aud one who,
while cnnrendiug against political opponents,
has had the candor and courage to present
to the public the Democratic propositions
and principles he aS,aiied | would, there
fore, put it to yourself whether 1t Was quite
cnmratible with this character to assume
that my contradiction of an article III ALI
other journal, relating to matters OF tact
dating ms far back rs the Cincinnati Conven-
ton of June, 1856 had been intended rs a
| defense Of the acts Of an Administration
| which did not come inte l;tence until nine
months afterward and thereupon tn pro-
uounce the conclusion that Mr. Buchanan 5
letter hus not vindcated Mr.. buchanan
career.
Mr.. Buchanan has carefully refrained,
for four long years, from any attempt tf
vindicate his career" as President, except
so far as this was forced upon him in his con
trorcrsy with Gen. Scott; and this course h'
/ shall still continue to pursue until the pub
| li"atinn of his historical sketch. lnired
! his recent letter to the editor Of the N. l.
| P,St would never have been written, hac
the editor republiShed from his files the ole
article, as published nearly nine years be
tore Though never known to Mr.. b. until I
few DAYS ago., with any comments he nigh
have thought proper. That OF which MIR
Buchanan now complains is, that the neV
article though ostensibly based upon The
old. presents statement of facts essential.
different in a most important particular
from the original; and this, too, with tn
evident object of injuring his character. -
This charge consists in substituting for tht
name of Colonel Black, who a0ns Il delegat
to the Cincinnati Convention, that Of Judg
Black, VINO ,oaS not, and at the same tim
referring to the fact that the Judge wa
afterward Attorney General under Mr.. Bu
chanan."
Whence this radical change, if not t
bring home to Mr.. Buchanan Il completely j
the infamous pledge which the last artlci
falsely, but in express terms, attributes
Judge Black. Had the facts stared in tn
article, on the authority Of the editor OF tn
Post, remained without contradiction, the
would have been taken for granted by tn
public, TO the lasting and serious injury {
thc reputation Of Judge Black and Mr.. Bt
chHuaD.
1t is hut justice to the memory Of bray
and lamrnted officer to repeat that, in h
ardent and imprisoned remarks bei"e ii
Convention, evidently without previous pr
. paration, there is not the least color for al
tributing to Colonel Black a pledge whc
wonld have been IA serious imputation upc
, the fair fame Of man without fear al
without rcproach.
Yours, very respectfully.
} JAMES BUCHANAN.
, WHEATLANp, near Lancaster, May =
1860.