Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-18

TIE ~ .Prssitents ,riNat >'ctc''t' ''''
rrrt- some GIa'ing ht'tHtrm'i'''
= Buchanan Henry IN sew ! nrN Nof.I.
1t the historical accuracy oi 'ir bIhnr
statements in the chapters Yet ~ De E'''H
70 the public is not n'Ic mtlllrNJ 'hAA III
the one Just published, the forthcoming
work will have to be tlaSsrI wIln "Ssloh
rather than history, O. consigned 10 NLo
domain OF campaign literature mere Is
not z word of truth 10 Nr. B.Aiot s sla.e
ment that Mr.. Buchanan prepared an
answer to the South C1raana commission.
ers that vas compromising to The honor
OF the executive ana pcr,,opN 70 "a" lute-
rity OF the Union, and that Judge
Black took a decided and irTcyocah.3 sl"hd
agaius the preslden, $ i,ctN'u
Il is both dtsipgenu,us aEd uHma1,y Tor
Mr., Blaine to make such vague aud g"n'
eral aEermeuts without stating what those
fatal concessions were aud CLIOlnS
Mr.. Buchauau's friends to meet toe charge.
He shelters himself behiud an iIl.denntd
and intangible allegation, which may oe
understood 10 mean auytEirg whi,h t. the
prejudice Of the reader may be pleasing.
Ills words certainly suggest and luS.uuatc
a very serious charge, such, t'G eT-
ample a. that the president Was II
the principle or right OF Sar''s.1u, or 10
abandon the public property OF the United
States 70 the state Of South CLrohGa, or &c
order Major Anderson back 10 the u3,cn-
able fort which he had jus. evacuated. EC
use the language "peTlluUs - the integrity
Of the UnioU' could be justified by nothing
less grave The iusluuatIou IS simply d
slander upon dead staten NJ. aud
there is not one scintI.La OF evidence tC
support 1t.
The whole aud sole fDuniltlJu for this
ma evolent tissue Of IusiuuItious is this
When the president prepared his reply 10
the audactOus demand OF the South Caro-
lima commissioners, be male use Of some
phraseolOgy which judge Black, Als legal
advisor, thought might be subject TO mis-
construction on the part Ol the SecFs
sOnists and lie asked tha: It might
be modified as 10 those phrases, 50
as 70 clearly express what tao pres
ideot and the cabinet intended, because
there was not the least dIsl grcemeQt De
tween them upon the great vital C1ustitu
tiUnal questions involved. The president
handed the draft u Judge Black 20 be
wOrded uumistaklbly. I4is is the who'll,
story, aud Judge Back never told tht
president that he would resign or express
sed any threat 70 him. Judge Back va
DOT a man TO threaten, 0: MT. Buchanan
TO be threatened, whatever partisan
enemies may say Of them. Cuier y.ushiul
difficulties and emoarrassne ntg, sugJOIGd
ed by treason and thwarted by partisan
malice IN Congress, the president and hi
loyal cabinet were uGtCd,Y striving - say,
the country from its deadly perl, aud the!
had no substantial differences between
them on any of the great questions Of th'
hour.
have within my tcaGu q letter writer
by Judge Black TO Ar Buchanan shortly
after the close Of the administration, offer
Ing TO write the lAtteT's biography. Iii
SO ardent in its Outspokeu adDiasiya o
his late chiefs course all through th
| trial! aud peTils which they had enC0un
| tered together, and SO cOnneuiatOrY q
the wisdom aud patriotism Uf his Who'll
course, that the friends yi Mr.. Blchaua
would be justified in disboUevlng MI
Blalnc's word, If he should even say tia
the charge had emapated from Judg
| Black himself, aad would be right /
consi ie,ing it cruel libel upon his mem
ory.
Mr.. Blaine has been pleased TO spoa
apprOvingly of President Buchanan
moral and social worth. The latter
friends will cheeTfully dispense with au
tribute of this kind from the hero Of II
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