Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-05-04
Your obedent servant
MARTIN BEATTY.
GEN. d GREEN.

The reader will remember th't the veto Of tie
Wabash internal improvement bill, by Gen. jack
son gave great dissatisfaction in Indiana and nlen
a,ed from the administration many ofIis friends IN
that State One of her Sena ofs Gen. Upton,
took occasion st winter on the floor OF the Senate,
to dcnounce its policy in this particular, and en-
phatically declared that no man could hove any
hope Of receiving the vote Of his State for the mex
Presidency who either under the influence OF con
stituioual scrup!es, or as matter OF eXpcdehfy
should be hostile TO system OF internal improve
| menis by the general government. And what VS.
the consequence of this declaration Almost on
the insian Mr. Van Buren,, apprchensIv", i'om his
known confidential connection With Gen. Jackson
and his paramount influence over hIm, thai NJ
would be identified by the people Of / dana wdh
the Wabash Feto caused communication 10 be
made TO Gen Upton, that, If he should be elected
President, he 1r0ntd sustain me 'RfetHn' '"P'0t'
ment plicR.
while Van Ruren was thus-not directly ard
onenlv for thatis not his character but indirectly
and bodybuilding for Western votes, by
ayowing creed which he knew to be almos' unan'
mously popular in that region, some other oi ms
convenient fficnds in the S0nlh, were bidding ior
Southern votes, by declaring that, both on grounds
Of cons,itutionuly and expedIency, he was opposed
10 the very policy which Ire PItdsed h'nstn 10
Gen Tipton in the event of his election, 10 SUSAN
+, the celebrated letter of Benz F. Butter Esq the
Attorney General Of the United States, written iof
IN. nurpose of rendering Mr.. Van Barren aceel'a'
BILE to the people Of the South, and publ shcn IN 'os
S,,e ;us, on the eve ofour elections, luborcd ell
far, was made TO show that that gentleman hap
oyer g;rcn hui one vote in which tic right Of Inc
no,orni Government to cons ruc internal improve
,on,s wos admitted and is br ably asserted, al
ho,ob ,ba,yote was sui gcncriS, resting upon prm
onlcs M, common to ordinary gu stons of this cha
rac,er tina, NJ. Van Buren, would, were the suhJec'
again presented to him, oppose 'nsteao OIL S"il,"'
ino il, Nay, Mr.. Butler affirms, 'ha', !" 'e'' ~
tn the internal improvement policy, unae' we aus
nces of the general government Mr.. van Du''n
p,inions are more decidedly IN accordance WI"
Nose Of the people of the South, even man
Con Jack.on's And yet, Mr.. Van Buren, VINO
,hnc attempts TO win golden opinons, ana, VIVA
=. ,,,ro recards Presidential votes, IN the oou'''
hv Ibis elcctoneerng appeal 20 Southern 'eenhss'
:: =, tho very moment, endeavor'ns 10 ihsfa'a'
;',saef with the people of the West, by pIedg'ns
,.sif 70 .ustsn policy which is popular thero,
,h;ch he assures US he is opposed TO- both be
anu T.. ,ol;eyes it is unconstitutional IN us chafac
. .ss .rd corrup,ing in its tendency "
| 'o', CIV" no eaid. however that although MT van
m charged vita this gross dup"c''y' nc
Du'I" ho condemned a, least until ne mas mao a.,
snou.a Of being heard in his defence hs'eeo
oppo, ''',' ho 70 no doubt tina, Mr.. Beatty huse'
w ',''o ao, man. has told the exact "u'h' anu
high .o,f,len, that Gen. Upton received
whic We VT ,ybich led him to believe,
less judging ifo" HE WV