made them famous had not their political errors served to overshadow their other successes. The men referred to are the Fifteenth President of our Nation, the Honorable James Buchanan; and a Secretary of War under Mr. Buchanan's successor, the Honorable Simon Cameron. A unique pair indeed. Mr. Buchanan

Inquirer, Dec. 30, 1950, quoting reminiscences of Dr. C. N. Hickok, of Bedford. Buchanan to William Wright, Presi of Columbia Bridge Co., Sept. 13, 1819,Foundation MSS; The Union, United States Gazette and True Amer- ican, Phila., Novi 30, 1810; Sheriff,s Appearance Docket, Lancaster, 1819- 1819, entries

during the conflict between the States was openly critical of President Lincoln and the Civil War. Forney in this period took as an avowed editorial stand the policy "never to criticize the government in its hours of peril and trouble." James Melvin Lee, the prominent newspaper historian, commenting on