The daily gazette., 1881-12-08
HOW HE REBuKED THE EDITOR OF
HIs SUPPOSED ORGAN.

HOW HE REBuKED THE EDITOR OF
HIs SUPPOSED ORGAN.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir.
In the correspondence published by
Mr.. Horatio King in the December
number of The Century, 1t appears
that In November, 1850, he called the
attention Of President Buchanan to
the secession tendencies of The Con.
stitutton, q paper published at that
time in Washington, and popularity
supposed to be MIR. Buchanan's organ.
For this supposition l do not know
that there was any foundation, ex-
cepting that the paper enjoyed some of
the advertising patronage OF the
Government. 1t might be inferred
from Mr.. Kings letters to his CORES
pondent that he spoke to the President
repeatedly about this paper, and that
the Presi dent did nothing. Mr.. King
does not appear to have known that
the President rebuked this editor for
his course in regard to secession. l
have in my possession, on President
Buchanan's files, copy Of his letter
to the editor of The Constitution, writ
| tCh AAtOt thAe RubcA hRo boApb kioouu
against the President on the subject Of
| secession
Private.
WARRINGTON, Dec. %, 1850.
MY DEAR SIR: l have read with
deep modification your editorial this
morning, in which you take open
ground against my message on the
| right of secession. ! have defended
you as long as | can against numerous
complaints. You have perfect right
to be in favor OF secession, and fol-
this have no just reason to complain.
The difficulty is that the Constitution
Is considered my organ, and its articles
subject me to the charge Of insincerity
and double dealing. l am deeply
sorry to say that l must in som,
authentic form declare the CsnstitutisI
not the organ of the Administration
Your friend, very respectfully,
JAMES BUCHANAN.
WILLIAM NJ. BROWNE, ESQ.
In the multiplicity Of matters Of til
, gravest concern which, in the mont
of November, 1860, demanded tn
, Presidents attentlon--of which, q
well as of all his conduct down to tn
4th OF March, 1851, / expect ere lon
he may have not done everything tina
his anxious friends desired, befor
, his annual message ofDeo. 8, 1860, t
relieve their minds of the apprehen
| sion that his Administration was suf
} fering injury from this newspaper an
, other similar signs that it marlboro
) secessionists among its officers or tn
, objects of its patronage. But | tax
: 1t upon me to affirm, after the mos
thorough study OF Mr.. Buchanan
0 course and a full examination of til
1 very abundant materials contained i
Q his private papers, that from the tim
:. of Mr.. Lincoln's election, when th
: secession of South Carolina was fri
d. threatened, down to tho day OF NJ
Lincoln's Inauguration, Mr.. Buchana
a never did an important act which an
friend of his would now wish that h
u had not done, or RETAINED from doin
n an important act that any patriot {
8 friend OF his would, upon close col
"a sideration of the facts, sag that /
" ought to have performed.
VI There is not q more remarkable IL
g stance 10 all history of the misconce
"a ton and misrepresentation with viii,
great public man may be pursue
IL than this case Of Mr.. Buchanan. 1t
q somewhat encouraging that the revel
70 tions recently made by the surviviI
, members OF his Cabinet, Messrs. BlAc
" Holt, Thompson and King, have tend,
II to show the people of this country he
IN mistaken many Of them have been
4 regard to him. But 1t must be remer
bered that Gen. Dix and Mr.. Stantt
40 are no longer living. From them, 81
lie from Mr.. Holt, will come In due tin
Nv the most indubitable proofs, put on 7
= cord imme diately after the close of
no administration and when facts we
as recent, that their authority Is not to
As used to disparags any part OF his
At duct, his consistency, his frmness,
:. fidelity 10 the Constitution and /
~ Union, the wisdom Of his measures, q
en- the propriety Of his acts. The time
nm cume when Mr.. buchanan himself, VIII
the truth as it is, should have hsaril
No and although do not mean, In writ
of his life and times, to constitute inys
NE his special euloglst, intend that he q
=, bis cause shall be tread Alright TO |
'"' unsatisfied."
GEORGE TIcKNER CURTIS
INV Yang Nov % 1891