Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-02-09

~ The meet ting at New York. is to be followed
up at Albany and Philadelphia A strong and con-
certed effort is to DO made induce the persuasion
that Van Buren, has been sacrificed TO rivalry and
jeaousy-that the President has been outraged in
ms feelings, and curtailed of his rights-to keen
Jackson and Van Buren, constantly in view topeth-
err and if possible identify them in popular sym
pathy, and secure to the latter, full and entire in
nertanco of the others popularity. The trained
presses are lamenting, abusing, and urging public
feeling-the shoals of Office holders in the great
cities, are in actual motion, getting up meetings.
spouting and declaimng-every art is cssayed
every spring touched, every oxpedicnt in rcquisi.
tlon to convert the incident OF Van Burcn's reject
ION to his success candidate for the Vice Pre-
sldency once there, we need not say what will
be the consequences. No doubts that if Jack
son is again elected, that Van Bu,en as Vice Pre-
sident will virtually and substantially, rule the
Government, as he did from 80 to 81, nay, as he
now does, at the distance of London, for the adj
1ninlstration has pursued the programme which he
dictated The measures and policy of the Govern
ment, the appointments to Office will all Aow
from his breast. The New York system of party
tactics, already successfully introduced at Wash
ington, will be finally established and perpetuated
AS Van Buren, and few the Republican Party
mt New York, so, his ascendancy established at
Washington, he and few choice spirits will be-
come the Republican Party of the U. States Their
will, will always be done under the name of being
the Will of the Republican Party, and the "impro-
we'd Press" planted at every important point, and
speaking only the voice of the central dictation
will echn ond re.2co its own voice O. the voice Of
'Public opinion" That is the leading feature Of
the New York system. The Albany Argus at the
centre, starts the opinion. Fifty presses in all parts
of the State, respond and re-ccho it. The Argus
catches up all these they return upon it, collects
and arrays them under the imposing title of spub
lie OPINION and demands faith for them as the
undoubtcd voice of the democracy of New York
This trick is exactly in the genius of the States
man of Undertook. BY assuming i: to be the
voice of the People of New York, he rarely fails
to make it He has been known to boast, that
within fortnight, he could bring City Presses in
New ork to bear upon particular question! In
truth, Van Buren, and his Regency, by the force of
their party machinery, have ruled New York with
dcspotic sway.
10 Virginia prepared to embrace this detcstabIc
system, which strikes at the root of freedom of
individual opinion and conduct, converts the peo
pie into mere puppets, danced by the iugger
III the centre, and resolves the Government into a
concern conducted for the benefit Of a few ad.
venturers who choose to cali themselves the Re-
publican Party? Van Buren,, Vice Presidcnt-thc
President completely under his thun.b-posscssed
of unboundcd Patronage-what is to defeat the
establishment of New York tactics at Washing
ton? What is to prevent the rule of this country
by Van Buren, for the next twelve years? Let
those who dePrccate it, open their oyes-lct them
act before it is too late. The tolls are spread
the screws are being applied What it is some
times easy to prevent, it is oltontmcs mpossi-
bic to cure We happy to sec, from the
dominant tEe WOLF State party of Pennsylvania,
manifestations of determined purpose, to resist
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Van Buren,