Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-02-10
..EXCEEDlNG FRANKNEss."

"EXCEEDlNG FRANKNESs.'.
Some of Mr.. Buchanan's View, Thirty Year.
FOrney's Progress
IN the subjoined letter to Mr.. Forney.
MIR. Buchanan spoke with exceeding frank
ness:
WHEaTLAND, NEAR LANCASTER,
10Th December, 1852.
My DEAR SIR: am surely becoming
al old fogy and have got far behind the
rapid march Of the age. One event fol-
lows another i'll such quick succession
that rub my eyes in confusion and ask
myself if am awake. | shall cnumcrate
some Of the wonders which are passing
before me.
And /. General Scott, just after his as
founding defeat BY the American Democ.
racy, is to be raised to tho same level
with the father Of his country BY his ap-
pointEent as lieutenant general. And
this result to the Democratic masses is to
be inflicted upon them by their own rep
resentatives IN a spirit Of noble liberality.
Who cares for the people: General Jacob
Brown, of Pennsylvania, aye, of Pennsyl.
vania, and therefore forgotten. was almost
AS much the hero of the war Of 1912, in the
North as Gen. jackson in the South. Ii
was him who first turned the
tide of victory in our favor at
Ogdcnsburg, ut Sackett's IIarbor, at Chip
pewa, at Lundy's Lane, and above all at
the sOrtie from Fort Erie, which was mex,
to the battle OF the Sth January and yet
his subordinate, who was present at two of
these battles, Chippewa and Lundy's Lane,
and, | admit, fought bravely, has no doubt
appropriated to himself all the honors.
Never shall forget the impression made
upon Mr.. Folks cabinet by General ScOtt's
conduct after the battle of Cerro Gordo in
dismissing his volunteers, and remaining.
so long inactive at Pueblo. Had General
Jackson or old Jacob Brown been there in
the American army would have
been III the halls Of the MOntczumas in
ten days after that battle. The true his
tory OF the Mexican war remains yet to be
written. But the rank of lieutenant
general conferred by Democratic Con
gless will cover all Scott's shortcomings,
and this Endorsement would make him
president four years hence, if he had any
practical wisdom to use it discreetly 1t
may do SO in spite of himself.
.. The clergy have made Daniel Web.
ster saint; and presume that yesterday
a Democratic Senate, with General CaSs
at their head, have canOnized him as 4
patriot. Now, to myself, with my old
fashioned notions, this appears passing
strange. have been in q delusiOn all nv
life. Such things are of evil example
They cOnfOund political virtue with pOliti-
cal and personal, l shall not say what.
believe it was the ancient Egyptians who
refused the hOnOrS Of sepulchre to their
departed kings, until the actions Of their
life had undergone the severest scrutiny
If such tribunal were established for
Webster, and were summoned as a wit
ness before it could tell tales, shades of
General Jackson but shall say no more.
8. The Rnnsylranidn, the organ of the
Democracy, is out in favor of the election
of Bickell for the fourth time rs state
treasurer. Supple tool of Cameron as he
is, and politician of the Schuylkill county
school, we shall be in a beautiful position
at Harrisburg to have such q pair OF wOr-
thies there, the one as treasurer of the state,
and the other as our "w0rthy governors
secretary of state, with Diffenbach and Hall
as his right hand men. But tho threc-year
rule must be departed from against his own
declarations when he was last elected on
account of BickelPs transcendent merits.
Neither the governor nor the secretary of
state can spare his services. But 4th, to cap
the climax, and bring up the biggest gun
last. the Hon. Richard 4MAllister must be
made Governor of Minnesota. This is
sublime object and worthy the efforts Of
hope. A new people must be rendered
worthy to be placed in the glorious galaxy
Of American States, and what patriot and
statesman can be compared with the Hon.
Richard McAllister in directing them on
the paths of political virtue and honor
His conscience is too tender to permit him
to follow even the Democracy Of the coun
try when they do wrong. When incOr-
ruptible Kunkel WAS the candidate Of the
Wings, he did not hesitate for a
to support him against the
Democratic candidate, and thus offered
his party willing sacrifice to his
high principles, even at the expense OF
losing the Senate. So tender was his con
science that he combined with that para
gOn Of perfection General Cameron to
defeat Judge Campbell rather than see a
vile papist, \ worshipper of the whore Of
Babylon, promoted to high judicial sta
ton. And when that scamp Buchanan,
The old Federalist. the ten cent candidate
Tor the presidency, had deluded the De,
nOcracy of Pennsylvania and induced
IN immense majority Of them to nom
mate him for that elevated station, he
lid not yield Tor moment to this
outrage but in company with the re
nowncd Phil. Dougherty and Wilson
Reilly, tho partner Of the illustrious Nc
Lanahan, boldly and manfully protested
against the will of the majority. He
ought to have been brought forward for "A
seat in the cabinet, and doubtless would
nave been. but for the pretension Of Frank
Hughes, who is an older but not better
'oldier. His appointment will enable our
worthy governor to reward the merits and
'ervices either of Diffenbach Or Charles
VI. Hall, of Schuylkill, also protester, both
low distinguished employees in the de-
,artment Of state. I. will be a difficult
ask, however, for the governor to decide
these worthless and # an out
ider is to be elevated, Pennsylvania has
till jewels left in Penniman and Garvin,
md a host Of other worthless.
Having Il leisure moment this morning,
thought would amuse you with some
# the speculatiOns of a retired politician
regret that B. B. French is not in our
tate-what an acquisition he would be
Believe me ever TO be your friend,
JAMES BUCHANAN