Union, but he would be pretty safe in the Senate; at least a vast improvement over Brodhead. If Forney got the Senate, there would be no resistance to Jones in the Cabinet. After much prodding, and very late in the game, on January 7th, Buchanan wrote a guarded letter to Harrisburg, stating his personal

throughout the United States swung its support to Mr. Buchanan. On January 8 there appeared on her masthead: For President JAMES BUCHANAN (subject to the decision of the Democratic National Convention)3 1 Auchampaugh, "Buchanan a Political Portrait," p. 12. 2 Minnigerode, "Presidential Years," p. 321. 3

Protecting The Buchanan Papers Homer T. Rosenberger James Buchanan had extensive correspondence with men of note in the United States and in Europe. He was a methodical per- son and saved the letters he received. Unlike many public figures in America, Buchanan was in the habit of putting his