The Arkansas advocate., 1835-10-02
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THE PREsTDENTLaL QUESTION.

 and good in the nation. The old and irled I friends of General Jaekson-those ot whom 1 he was once proud, have been thrust from him by the CUTS that at first were content to nick the crumbs under his table. Hhefe l are Inoham, Branch, Berren, Duane, Mc- Dnfie and Hamilton! They have been | lopped off and shredded away, one by one | from the side of that stern old man, and re- | placed by the parasites and satellites who worked their downfall. When he went ln- to office, he was surrounded by a host of friends, men of great intellectual power and { moral worth-lilse an oak surrounded by its I towering progeny. He now resembles the same oak encrcled by creeping, poisonous plants and parasitical vines, devoting all hls powers to afford nourishment to them and to the misleto which grows among it's with l cred branches. The men who have thus usurped patronage and power, remind me strongly of the simile in Croly's Cataline; "Reptiles, that having wound Their slimy track unto the columns top, Hang hissing at the man below"
 And even thus these reptiles dare to hiss at the patriarch of Tennessee. do indeed hope that Tennessee and her children, wher- ever they may be, and the whole West and Southwest, will teach these myrmidons of the Albany Regency that they cannot al- ways insult the beloved and venerable choice of free people. Since Van Bn- ren's interest has been paramount at Wash ington, these beings, like reptiles and ob- scene birds that shun the light of day, but come forth to crawl and fit noisily about when the influence of night IS on the earth, have eongregated in our high places, and sit i staring Ike owls, hooting at all that IS hon. est, good and Yirtuous.
 But to our task. ' hat claims has Van Buren upon the South and Southwest What has this section of the country to ex- pect from him, if eleetedl
 The United States at this lime resemble q volcano ready 10 burst forth in fire and flame. and overwhelm all union and order and civil liberty in the eruption. The great subterraneaa fires of sectional fury are swelering and gathering strength se erety and in tho dark. The Abolitionists in inc North are every day gaining strength, aad excitement in the South Is rapidly in- ereasing. If the present state of things ! continues-if the Abaitienists are permit ted 10 pursue their mad schemes-the erup- ton must soon break out-and civil war commence between the free and slave States. Are we then not interested in hay- ing President chosen who may have a due regard to the rights of the Soath2 Rll we not examine scrupuously every candidate who comes before Us, and ask, what has been his former course, and what have we to expect from him, if elected! Let us make these inquiries of Martin Van Buren. Let us see what has been hi3 course, and what We have to expect from him.
 Al the risk, then, of being accused of an attempt to excite sectional prejudices, and of consequent illiberaity, shall ask the people of Arkansas to what State and what section of country Martin Van Bu.en be- longs. Had l not other objections to him than a merely sectional one, l should con- sider that 1 ought 10 waive it, but as l be- lieye the objection on the score of country well supported by corresponding ones on the score of principle and doctrines, shall not forego my right of presenting 1t to the people. say, then, in the first place, that the great and growing West should always, if possible, elect President who will be 1 favorably disposed to the interests of the West. Considering Martin Van Buren, then, simply as a New Yorker, we are na- lturally led 10 reflect, that the great Empire
 State is essentially a manufacturing State,
 or will be-that ii has now forty-two repre- sentatlves ia Congfess--and, aided by Pennsylvania aud the New England States, can control the Union. With them she is
 more intimately connecting herself by rail roads in every possible direction-so that soon the interests, and of course the policy, of that whole section of country will be identified. It is we'll known that Van Bu- l ren and the Albany Regency wish a nation al Bank al New York. If we make Van
 Buren President, therefore, we give that country an immense preponderance in the
 Union, which will press down the West like an incubus. New York and New En- gland desire Tariff, to which we are all opposed. Van Buren voted for the Tariff in 1928, and was told by Tazewell that he had deceived him. Are we prepared for Tariff President? hope not The inter- est of the Fedetalists of New England, and of the TarfIites, is exactly opposed 10 the interests of the West and the South, and we have good evidence that they look to Van Buren as a man whose interests are their interests. There is no earthly doubt that, as soon as Webster is dropped, Van Buren will be the choice of the Federalists of New England.
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