New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-11
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,y ~. 1fis yt,Ce RACKS R,piy Jegerso D.r.s. Re-
'' ported ta tie Philadelphia i1eA-
The most painful Wc.dCut oI my lOng a0sO-
c,sfion with Mr. buchanan took place tue day after he
h.d fr,d 70 the Soutu NaIolhL ioHIi,NOh-
r. I'm Clbine meeting IN the 29th OF Decem"ri' loo"
recall WIN great disuutness thG seeno Ia lac t""nel
when that taler was read II ,rN upon III 'Ac '..o
,,,ch ,,sturpcd None said great e,l a'Ou II,
brcausc AN OF knew by experience thu "hoh pr
, yrT flled the Presidential ONCE who kne~ better
IMAM ne did enforce the rerlecl due 10 us oNl
Nuru ms Judgment liked. lie wac Az O'ue ""''e'
A., ma w mousse. Therefore. when that C"O1et "ett-
i sdinurusd lid not believe II DssiOie tnht our on
-, & non. cou.d continue. spent the inuHt miserable
and rastiYe night OF my ne. My nlhd was ~ via ,
,,.,,,ft nu,l ( AROSE morning Getcrtluc 10
i,..l.n before ulEht. / called on Stanton non ana
Toucey expressed to them any eAoteni- "'aPPVno
INA / = ould that day leave the cabinet stanton sai
hc Lso 'nouM co. w,t Toucey would have loLe 40
moi hnoW Wncn bee catered me 'aoinet, an lhrouH"
Ian cros.-wi,e from the Presiden y lie miShi lave
.rIycd A. soon as parted with Ioucry hr went L.
i' Whue House aud informed the fteSiden; o. my M
ms and of What had taken place bel ~ten stanton,
T"It md myself Mr. Buchanan NJ once rqneNt't ~
rrnrr. Sal hesita,cd Ia 70, tor kneN tie temper
and strrn ia OF the appeal he could make to me lot
tut ue would ia,c IiS "ciii -. le.lu ~ .'i' ~
upon such groun il of prrso 'rensnr tnat II Mouii
n, almost impossible It % leave MN withO Il
LAYING myself open 20 the rn'iSe oil having deserted
,,,, ynen n, was under the shadow OF the greatest
tronhe OF his lie lie sent second tlno anI went
font hun greatly disturbed, ANA hls hlst words "'ie
{" f. IL true tuaI > are going Id desert HE
II Is true that am going o resign, Wac my reply
am oyer.hcn eli Know, said he. That ) on, or
all ofrr men, going "a leave me III thi' crisis You
are my cwn state my closest p3''e anu per ~
mon none other and insist that You shall stand ny
NV ~, linen reviewed our association and m de such
rersonal appeal 10 ~ knew ne would when re,
spondrd To his summons. After ne WAS through
Mr. President, from the had determined to
stand by Won and with you dcah aud destruction II
nseI n, promised nyst that long IA tuerc was "a
huton ON your coat would cling TO IT, But your action
has taken every button OIL ana driven HE a"'J iio'
'c"":: what do yor refer to T. said he. ,.--,.....
Your reply to the south Carolina Souihlssions s
That document powder that has blown your CAD
met to the winds The Southern numbers III lee
ne.ua, Won do not cOnccde what tdey ASK, AMI your
conclusions MAKE 1t impossible Tor tnem 70 s'al; LUG
paper IA harder upon inc NOfthern mrnloeIs ..
y"nr poca household Ii forces tue southern men out
9nd you cannot that stay wouo not i1"vc You
for any earthly consideration 80 long ~ Souo Stay ~
Won with srlf-respect. nut cannot do U II tile paper You
have prepared IA sent 10 the gentlemen o'u oo"'H
The President seemed surprised that took this doe-
ment so much 10 ana confess ooA All thc otor
minat,on mad to announce 10 HIM my decision WIN
relation 10 IT, Tor his manner toward ms was kind ana
his appeal earuestness ITSELF 10 my surprise ne
iiu not argue the ponts OF my objection as ca
peotcd he Aould He heard ms Without "ofH' anu
when had finished said: -
Judse, you speak the words OF NY heart reeoS-
uize the iorce aud jus what you ay The letter 10
the south Carolina commissioners nl tongue dc,at,u q,
not my relson But teei mat We mus not nave ia
open pure. We not prepared for war, ANA II war
IS provoked Congress cannot 40 relied upon 10
my arm, aud the Union luuSt utterly pelsn -
( Bnt Mr. President yOu must stand by your
position. and boldly, with your judgment lie I'll" no'
| hesitate "A monent but turned To tnc a. Il sald:
Your 4nati0E IL The Que thlng n"t snail h0e DO
will not cannot part VITA YOU lt yOi CO. non anu
stnnfon will leave, aud | will he IN sorry atili"uo
rore the country Tlls rs The greatest irO"io nav
yet mad To bear Here take this paper and modify ~
sut YOURSELF nut do Il before tlle sui goes down.
sle.p Tonight must know that this matter Is "Ii'nse
| to YOU Satisfaction. 49, -. ,..,.., ,,uiea
II Jeff NJ buchanan and went directly 10 my p u
confess that after what lhe Pieouen s"
not ,,ur Inn q that ne would a,op: my radical views
| Lut 1 sat down and wrote memorandum Nv ~ go
.t rho original To the President and reainud tho o9Py
Ihe President accepted tls paper "hs aru, 'nar,
answer 10 the so-callel South 1arOiinH So'h"e
to avoid the point, had raised agahs IT, i. ~, u
criss the grca est ALI my public soricc Ws sa ny
ua-sr ina reply that Mr. Buchanan ihtdc 10 tho 30
called such rsDukc 10 their pieleh