The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-11-19

MARTIN Van BuREN--The following remarks re-
specting the political character of the Vice Presl-
dent are extracted from the New York Evening Post,
and form part of an able editorial review of speech
lately delivered by the Virginia Nullifer, Benjamin
Watkins Leigh, to his political riends at Peters
burgh i'm that State. We are so forcibly struck with
their truth and correctness, applied to the distn-
guished citizen whose name stands at the head of
this article that with great pleasure give them
place i'm our columns. Ifthcre is a man in the Uni
ted States possessing the distinguished abilities and
extraordinary accomplishments of Mr.. Van Buren,,
to whom the above remarks will apply as fifty as to
him, we have yet to learn his and place ofres-
dence. Bring to this standard your Clays, your
Websters, your Calhouns and you will very soon dis
cover how much they found wanting. That Mr..
Van Burens prospects to succeed the present Exec
utve in the presidency ofhese States are now bright
er and more promising than those of any other can
didate, is we think generally conceded Ifhe should
be the choice of the democratic convention he shall
receive our best wishes and hearty cooperation to
ensure his ultimate success. We believe him to be
sound Jeflersonian Democrat, warmly attached to
the principles of RepubIicanism and able to admin
ister the executive department of the government
with the same talent and prudence, falthfuness and
discretion, which through life have ever charactcr
zed him in official stations,
" Successful politicians arc always branded as in
trlguers by their unsuccesslnl-rvals. It is of
the modes by which they revenge their own disap-
pointmcnt and it is one Of the undoubted priv-
eges of misery to complain, 1t might be considered
by Mr. Leigh breach of the constitution to inter
fere with his lamentations. Hence we always find
that baffcd weakness ever cries out foul play. 1t is
so with boys, and with men. We demand of
Mr.. Leigh proofs-proofs that Mr.. Van Buren, has
used any other magic to scducc the people than
that of a superior mind, bending its energies to one
great object, and seeking to attain 1t bv course of
useful and honorable action. We want no spiteful
outpourngs ofsplcen or dssapp continent, proceeding
from mortified adversaries and rivals Give us the
facts, Mr. Leigh give something we can take
hold of! for be assured your doubts, or your naked
assertions, vii not fasen on Mr.. Van. Buren, the
characte: OF an intriguer, provoke his friends to
defrIce, The mere imputaon is too stale to merit
further notice, since hitherto not one solitary fact
has been adduccd in its support.
MIR. Van Buren,, il is true, goes about his busi-
ness quietly. lie courts no public dinners, there to
indulge in pulling complaints of his enemies, stul
fy the public with mawksh cgotism, and under
pretcncc of self-defencc, indulge in the utmost
latitude of self praise Neither does he go about
like roaring lion, making infamatory speeches,
from tavern doors, to shouting mobs by the light of
the moon, by the sunshine ofthc blessed Sabbath
and least of all does he ever debase himself, his
cause and his country, by attacking his adversares
or maligning them hehind their backs. No Mr..
Van Buren, was never yet heard, either in public or
private, to indulge in such unmanly modes of ex-
alting himself, debasing his bttcrcst enemies.
His political feelings have in them alloy of per-
sonal hostility, and both private gentleman and
lending politician, he is equally free from the sin
of calumny and misrepresentation, of peevshness
and malignity."