Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-07-19

the principle OF the veto message rth,s he
so, we submit TO candid public to Judge
,chen and echy he changed his opinion, as facts
shall warrant.
In 1927, when the protective OF "Ameri.
can system" (as it has been falsely termed. J
had been already carried to the extreme of
prohibition as to many articles of prime ne
cessity, and when that course Of systematic
extorton and plumber had become thorough
! ly organized, by the union of all the interests
which were to be enriched by its operations.
Mr. Van Buren, advocated and voted for the
tariff bill which passed the house of renresen-
tatives. and opposed all attempts TO mitigate
the enormous duties proposed on salt and o.
] Their articles Of absolute necessity.
Mr.. Tazewell, Mr. Macon and other sena
tors from the south, whose constituents had
FELT the gnevous and heavy curse of this
}"Amercan system and who then complain
ed OF ITS intolerable burdens, made frequent
and unavalling efforts to lay the bill of 1927
on the table-to recommit it to the commit
tee on manufactures, with instructions TO in
qure whether its duties were not prehibIto
ry, Sc. Mr. Van Buren, being absent from
his seat, there was an equal division of The
senate. and the motion was carried in the af
iifmatiee by the casting vote OF the vice pre-
sident
Fearing that the accidental respite which
was thus gained by the southern states, for
one short year, from the oppression of that
bill, might be imputed to returning sense of
justice IN his bosom, Mr.. Van Buren, took oc
casion in public speech during the ensuing
summer, at Albany. to disciaim all intention
TO hesitate or faulter in his devotion to the
protective system. In this speech, made at
a meeting to send delegates to "mannfac
Iturers' cenvention," Mr.. Van Buren, declared
that he was accldently absent when the tariff
bill of 1927 was lost--that he could scarcely
be suspected OF wanting zeal in behalf of the
system oil protection, Especially tic iijTT5::e.-
ton OF wooD as he owned more than $50 900
worth OF sheep. As the ileeces Of these sheen
were TO have been enhanced by that bill, Mr.
Van Buren, seems TO have regarded them as
so many hostages which he has given to the
| American system After thus aiding IN send
ing delegates to conventions of manufactur
ers, and being Instrumental in forwarding the
celebrated Harrisburg convention, Mr.. Van
Burens political friends moved TO instruct
him during the ensuing session on the subject
OF the tariff. They instructed him to vote
for such tariff as would "afiord sufficient
protection TO the growers of wool, hemp, and
1 flax, and the manufacturers OK iron and wool
| lens and every other article, so far as the
same may be connected with the interests of
mdnuidc lures, agriculture and commerce :"
| These are the vague and indefinite instruc.
tons, (thus gotten up by Mr.. Van Buren's
partIsaDs,) which are now relied on, TO ex
tenuate or to justify his vote for the tariff of
l828-whlch has driven the union, we fear
TO the verge Of dissolution This shallow ex-
cuse comedies that Mr., Van Buren, does not
| regard protective tariff as unconstitutional
IA doctrine which lies IL aar estimation nj
ID ieurdahon OF the whole sYsta,n. We
have never heard, however, that MIR. Va.
Buren, was instructed 10 vote f.a the taria of
1897, aud those preceding 1t, or to make his
speech during thai year, in which be avowed
himself lii favor OF the system.
/ While these and opinions are unexplained
and Inatoned for we cannot regard Mr.. Van
Buren, AS possessing those peculiar claims to
the confidence of the republicans of Virginia,
which have been recently asserted in has be-
| bali. We will not acknowledge the humtlia
ting necessity of making yet another sacri-
ice, to appease the ruthless spirit of task
masier--nor can we east the principles Of
our state into the political scales to be weigh
ed down by "the Spoits Of uicto,y'
But you are told that MIR Van Buren, is re-
commended to your confidence by the nomi-
nation OF the Baltimore convention. Before
YOU take such a counsel, 1t were well 10 con-
slider whence it proceeds. 1t is the first time
that Virginia ever doubted her competency
to think, to decide and act for herself, ac
cordlng to her own convictions OF duty. 1t
Is the first time that the character and prin
cIples of our state were ever committed TO
the keeping Of northern convention, TO be
f baFtered away in a political auction, by the
, votes Of New York and New England.
RI As the reasons which induced the Balti
more convention 10 recommend MIR. Van Blu
4 rem TO you, as candidate for the vice presI
: Idency, have not been assigned by those who
: were most competent TO the task-we are
left to infer, that they regarded his claims to
r your confidence, either as utterly lndelensi
BILE, or as self evident. That convention was
n composed of heterogeneous mass OF mate
Y rails, made up of fragments OF all the poilti
!, cal parties which ever existed IN our country
d and if that studied silence which reIgned ove
r, their conclave, and once been broken, there
Y must have been a confusion OF tongues ant
lprinciples, which would probably have saved
n us the trouble of addressing you. 1t is ma
II nllest that body composed OF such mate
Irials could have agreed on nothing but tn
e nomination OF MIR. Van Buren, and that on
N ty, when no reasons were to be assigned Tor IL
a When did Virginia ever take council o
lie the federalists of New Engand-the ullr'
IN friends of the american system from Ne'
D. York or of George kremer, oil PennsyNa
is ala? Why are they now the exclusive guai
id dams and conservalors Of our principles! Al
81 the disciples Of Jefferson and Madison 10 D
I'd suddenly identified with such a republlca