Daily Richmond Whig & public advertiser. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1833-1840, 1834-09-15
Van BareHism
Van DarcHt5m
e The Abingdon Statesman. says

hand-that II Is destined Seon To experience the
lost ss0nieS Of dissolution. The mad attempts
which arc now being made To transfer the peo-
pie OF Virginia over to Martin Van Buren,, will
only end in shame, confusion aud defeat to their
authors. MeSsrs RiveS, Richie, Stevenson, &
Co. have undertaken an HcTculean task Know
they not-THAT VIRGINIA Is REvULUTIuNIZEDl-To
roll back the current of public opiniUn-io change
popular Sentiment-to replace this State 10 the
Inundated condition in which she lately stood
is an effort, the accomplishment of which, will
bid defiance 10 the combined energies of these
gentlemen, AID the whole host of Oifce-h holders
oficc-SeekerS and political dcma gagucS who have
united with them IN this unhallOwcd cause. Do
these gentlemen vainly imagine that the people of
Virginia, Will, NJ their bidding TcrCTSc that dCCi-
sion which they made at The polls, only four
months agol-Do they yainy imagine that TnEY
are capable OF controlling public opinion IN TIN,
Stale, nj their willl-Are they so vain rs TO
imagine that The political destinieS OF this an.
cicnt aEd unteTrlicd Commonwealth are placed
in their hands to be controlled nj their plcasure1
II Su-they sadly mistake public feeling, and pub
lie sentiment. They presume too much uuOn the
credulily ofthc people, when they attempt to dupc
them into The ranks % w" p-res, aided rs he is
by the popular name OF Jackson The time has
been when the latter name was the OMIT necessary
passport 10 office. But the age of Humbug is
passed away-'he spirit of man worship will soon
be no moTe-the spell is brokcn-ihe charm
Is disSolved-und VIRGINIA Is ONCE MORE FREE.
We are happy to perceive daily evidence Fl n
gradual comprehension of the true question at is
sue, BY the people at large 1t needs but that it
should be fully understood, TO ensure the defeat
of the Van BureniieS. So conscious are they OF
the fact, that their proper flag is never displayed
At one moment they hoist that Of Jackson, then
the Anti-Bank, then Judge Barbour; hut they
take especial never to suffer the true color,
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the breeze Yet awhile they have little TO say of
Mr. Van Buren,; they are in arms, and for him,
but their partiza n:hip is disguised Under general
professions of patriotism; they are seeking re-
cruiiS and proSelyieS, and TO- the present they
disguise their objects, and disclaim an unpopular
cause; they hope to organize 4 party fra, and
then appeal To party spirit, with confidence of
being sustained by N, an ilis atlgipmepi Of ,heir
diteriUr purposes. Bur in ruth Ind in fact Tan
Bare.is's IS at the bottom of ALL and thai it isso
y susceptible of demonstration: And thus we
demonstrate IT, To put dozen Me Bank, cannot
be heir object, for as the Bank expires in 1896
and General Jackson does not retire until
1887, they know that the present Bank must 20
de'eHj must 60 down, unless General Jackson
fails Ia veto it again, or unless twothirds of
both Houses Of Congress concur in its rechar-
ter, an event wholly improbable, and which
Mr.. LeicAs election irovId ycHder siiH more 90,
for they kHop thar Mr.. Leigh isGs, as and ,riH b,
against Bank he Bank, or am Bank. For
this, they havcthe word Of man who IS known
TO hold truth, next 10 God, IN the highest rever.
eneei word never yet plightod TO falschood;
word never ret forfeited. 70 pa, do,-a IRE
BAIL, then, IS no! their obj.ct II is false
.preience, most impudently, most unblash.
iugly indeed, put forward; but false pre-
tence, Notwithstanding, and Prc,encc which
they, the leaders of the Van Buren, party, know
10 be false prc,cncc. They may swear until
tkey are black IN the face; they may induce many
10 believe them, who coufdc IN their integrity
but it is not The less true, that they, the leaders m
this crusade against Mr. Leigh, knowing the man
as they do, and with the evidence of his public
declarations and his Instructions, in their hands
must knOg, and do taoir their affected fears If
his voting for Bank or TIE Bank, 10 be a false
preence. We know very well that thousand, of
honorable citizens have been cajpled into the be.
lief Of ths calumny; but lis inventors and active
propagandists do not and never did believe it -
They could as soon believe that two and two did
rot make four
Examine every other pl3iis preteuce under
which Mr.. Leigh Is opposed, and it will be found
just as incapable Of wihsandipg scrutiny, lust as
false and hollow, as this Of his favor toihc Bask
AnothcrPrctext is, lhathe is foe Of State Rights
An admirable objection from Proclamationis,S.
ProiosterS, and the slaves of power, who stand
ready 10 justify every abuse
No--iTy 1t as you will, and ly whn, tests YOU
may-the objections 10 BeHjamiH HsHins L-ieb.
originate in VaR Burenism. His election will
PROSTATE the Van Buren, faction in Virginia and
hence the vehement opposition Of Van Bursnites.
His defeat willgiye them chance enable
lhcmio hold out encouragement 10 tina, desperate
ezIgg 10 other States viii keep open the louey
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