Daily Richmond Whig & public advertiser. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1833-1840, 1835-07-11

Law, which in s"n,e of ~ !ea,rr-S aInounied 10
actual prohibition nnd in a., ihingS buTlhened tbs
trade pf the country 10 an slniOet insuppOrlablc
ek,enL In its passage, the ihietes,S of Virginia
aud the South. were entirely disfeRaTded; IN its
operation as was declared by the present Secfe,a.
| ~ the Navy, then member OF The Senate, and
| chairman Of the committee of Manufactures, an
speech delivered n, the time, il caused a transfer
from the South to the North of twelve millions oi
dollars annually. IL was in vain that every
Southern State demonstrated against the passage
of n law 81 oiiouS and unequal. Virginia thrice
pronounced the Tarid cossii,uuonal-thr thrive
was her voice raised, procaiming its injustice and
| oppression. The law Was, nevertheless passed,
aud Martin Van Buren, voted for II. i II this
that recommends him To- the support of Rcpuhi-
cans and Southern men in psrIicularl
We know tina, for his vote for this last law, au
attempt was made To- apologize, by urging that he
acted under the instructions at his Legislature.
Instructions came to him, IL ~ true and were pla-
! ced on the Senate journals 10 be made available
at future day; but they did not arrive in time To
I afford him any pte,ext for hiS course. The bill
came up for consideration many days before the
| Instructions reached him. They were not pre-
seated until the 9TH OF May TN the Ia of May
| the bill reported with amendments by the
| committee ON Manufacture aud ON the 9th, 9Th
1ih and Sh Mr. Van BuTcn's votes are recorded
on the journals OF the Senate, in favor of every
proposition for the most eItrava-ant duties. A.
| early rs the 5ih OF May, he voted tor the Imposi
| ton Of The cdiouS minlmuniS, which rendeTed the
duty deceptive. aud IN many cases amounted To
To substitute the lSt Of September IN the place of
the 3O,h ofJune for this obnoNou. measure tn take
effect, Mr. Van Burea voted against Ii-thereby
refusing To the country a Tcpiicvc OF sixty DAYS.
from the execution OF that oppressive law. Our
produce, which was lheu nilnat on the ocean, had
to- be exchanged under every disadvantage, and
tia return caTgueS were subjected To these new
bnrihenS. Did his instructions require thiS|-
Would they have been violated IT he had granted
this small boon of indulgence, which vas thus
asked? This pretcXt of instructions will not a
vail. His course decided upon before the
| instructions reached him. He had voted without
them for the Tariff OF 1924. He had openly avow.
ell his advocacy OF the woolens bill OF 1897. He
was counted in the Senate, on the side ol the ma
nuiacturerS. And as il the proofs should be too
Migrant In admit ot question, his co-memherS OF
the Regency parry, not only voted for these mea-
SufeS but brought themselves with reluctance to
vote for the compromise bill. The instructions,
$50 were So wurded aS 10 leave him at large tn
follow his own convictions. Their terms need
no, here be repeated they stand recorded on the
journals of the Senate. DO these things recon
mend Martin Van Buren, to the favor ot Rrpnbi-
cans, or Southern men
But the cure for all these errors IN supposed hy
some To Ice found IN his opposition to the Bank at
the u. 5 No matter how great may be hshus-
iility To the South, or oppressive the measures
he has contributed 10 adopt, his opposition 10 the
Bank gives him with many, the TILE 10 be conSid'
cred Republican Let not the fact be overlook
Ell that on that subject, he agrees with many who
ha We been reared the Federal School ofpolitcs:
We would nevertheless, enquire when II was that
he adoped his present opinions? Was II upon
the rejection of his application for branch nj
Albany which he urged ON the Bank as a mea-
sure calculated greatly To advance the interests OF
that ethyl Or where has he announced his u -
position To that institution on constitutional prin
c.pleS2 We rest our objections To he Bank or
any Bank ON constitutional grounds Our OBJ
lection 10 1t l. permanent and abiding, and we
claim 10 congenialiry N sentiment with such rs
oppose this Bank; while conscience creates with
- II -. NFn ,l.l a..
iher the nur,ent this is put down. But even IL
there existed coincidence between him and us
on this single point, that coincidence cannot 80
slnciifv his past great errors. as To render ham
acceptable To Republicans. He has been the All
vocale ofevery measure which was calculated To
lure the producing States; he has made open
and constant war upon onr interests and prinCi-
pies; his adIunciS in Congress have not ceased to
vote appropriations for Internal Improvements
and upon the testimony Of honorable men, (Gen
Upton aud MIR. Beatty,) he stands committed To
uphold and prosecute the system. We ask then,
the members of the Old Democratic party, whe-
Their they can agree To confer their sudrageS on
Martin Van Buren2 Would Ihc citizens of Re
publican Rome have consented tn elect 10 the
ConSulship one who had ged coaSeleSS war
against Rome and liaIyl Are reduced TO so
low a condition, that we must elect one who has
on every occasion Of his public life, wnSet hos
Utilities against our principles and iniere>tNl Let
uS, then, invite oppression and inluStiCe-Iet Us
cnRcede that we are but mcn-heaSt> of buTlh"n
and Subduod--et hia dcspiSe our doctrines
scott at our ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS our humble
peiitous-surihen our lHbor-ImPoSe urOn our
industry the heaviett exac,lonS and that yet W.
--II raise to him shouts at praise. and beSiow up
on him the civic wreath: Let VirginianS decid,
whether IhS ba the way to defend the ConSiitu-
ton from encToachmeni-tO advance our inie-
reSts-or to secure tie respect at our coniede-
rates. But are told that the Republican par
~ must be preServedby uniting on Mr.. Van Blu
rem. We ask, what Republican p1rtyl j. the
Tariff party meant by this erml sit the Inter
nal ImprOvemeG; pariyl l. II the party which so
lately sounded hOzannHS to the doctrine of the
celebrated Proclamation l. this the Republican
parjyl OF such w1s the fcO hirds composed in
the late Baltimore Convention, who noInina ed
Martin Van Rurcn and Il. NJ. J'haSon. Are
these the recognized and we'll approved allies Of
the Virginia DsmocTacyl Surely It cannot be.
An effort equally IL grOuniicSS, is made, 10 de-
ter the people from al expression OF then Opin-
ions, 10y urging the probability OF the election go
lGg TO the House Of Representatives, under the
idea that corruption must necessarily there pre-
vail. We have plain question tn submit To such
as NAV urge this view. /. here more danger Of
corruption at Washington than q! Baltimore
with responsible or irresponsible agenisi II Cur
Representatives IN CungreS, shall forget their du
ty to their country, we, the People, have at least
the means of Furnishing; and, with The rod in our
own hands, we regard the decision by Congress
IN The lsSi resort n less Objectionable than the
elevation of ona TO the Presidency, with whom
I
question.
Hugh Lawson White has been nominated Nv
the people at Tennessee and Alabama. We re-
cognILe IN him enc with whom all who hold the
political doctrines oi GhoS. Jefferson, have iced
up Ia the time of the passage q! the Force Bill
His vote On that occasion We strongly cCni- inn.
That bi created the President absolute Dictator
by placing AT his disposal the entire Treasury,
and the Whole naval and military force OF the
country. tn make war en- sister Stale. ~ hi,
approval Of this law the entire representation at
New York concurrcd Ills vote Justly merits
OuT strongest Disappointing; but Judge White
is no more cupahle Than MIR. Van Barren; aud
we are called upon 10 select between them.
Up to that time, Judge Whi'cs name s,an 5
recorded in the Journals ul the Senate IN unpu.
site columns 10 that OF Mr Van Buren; aud he
manifested a becoming prumputude ~ voting
Tor that great measure Of conCH,a!ipn and rcacr
the COmpTOWise BH-lhal cOmptsmisc, iffitcIcd |
We have doubt lie would iluhfully uphold
thus furnishing ~" r0uuiry the assurance Cf
confined tranquility. In no instance, in ser.
wee Of Twelve years m the Senate, has he yued
dollar for any measure Of Internal Improve.
ment On all occasions, he has voted against any
other tariff than enc for revenue. To the Bank
he is known to be opposed on constitutional
grounds; aud on every occasion, save iu his vote
on the Force Bill, he In, proven himself the J
friend Of the rights Of The States. But above all
he has avowcd and proved himself 10 be 10 favor
of restraining EyScHiirc PafrOHaa s-- declaring
that he Presidential power e removing ffDi,
nihcc, as mOie Than good man would wish 10
have, oud greater inaB bad man ought 10
have" This sentiment, so EYtihy iLe be,i DAYS
of The Republic recommends him most strongly
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