Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-12-14
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babie that Mr.. Van Buren, will receive the
vote Of North Carolina, New Jersey, and Lou
lisiana, in which case he will have i5 votes a.
bove the number required to elect hin in the
colleges, LAG being sufficient for this purpose.
From tho ''Kaleigh STAR" [whig] a we'll
conducted paper, We gather the probability
that North Carolina has cast her vote for the
democratic candidate. The editor of that pa
per, in a long lachrymal article, confcsses his
disappointment at the returns which had been
overwhelmingly reproaches the White
and Harrison men for their supineness, which
prevailed, he says, to an alarming degree, while
the friends Of Mr. Van Buren,, it is alledged,
were actively and artfully employed in misre-
presentation. This is the cant, the wonted
phraseology of the party. aevery case ofde-
feat. The worthy editor admits that the adj
dress Of the Van Buren, central committee had
great influence even among the more intelli-
gent and discerning, and here VIC think secret
Is communicated, by the help OF Which we can
account for the falling oil Of the wings, in that
state, since the August election. We had
previously heard of the effects produced by
this able address, and have no doubt that its
influence was very considerable both in extent
and duration. 1t was the object Of the p bli-
cation to open the eyes Of tho people of North
Carolina, &c pa: then, Oil their guard against
the scheme which had been contrived to desert
the Tennessee Judge, and give the vote of the
state to Harrison, and that objectwas attained.
Thousands being thus informed, ''that their
wishes were to be thwarted and their conf.
dcncc betrayed" were infamed with anger
and disdain, and came TO a resolution toleave
a taithless party, pass over to the other side,
and give their honest support to the democrat
ic electoral ticket This seems to be the most
correc. mode Of accounting for the di.ninution
in the wing ranks, and the addition to the de-
mocratic thousands, in the good old republican
state Of North Carolina. Tho epithets which,
are so copiously bestowed BY our friend of the
''Star'' on those who sustain the great demo.
cratic candidate, cannot, we are we'll persua-
ded, make the impression intended by the wri-
Ter there or elsewhere. Hard words in the
language Of Mr.. Burke. pass like empty air o.
YER the heads Of innocent mon, and recoil on
those who use them. The federal bank wing
notification party in the south. are fretful, vi
client, and abusive, and the reason given for this
il, they are ''hungry, sycophantic, obsequious
Office seekers" and seem 70 be fated to re-
main 30, for again they behold victorypeEched
on the democratic banner.
General BERNARD, formerly in the service OF
the United States, has been placed at the head
Of the war department in France.
Gov. Booos's MEssAoE.--'The message OF
tho new governor 70 the general assembly OF
Missouri appears in the last St. Louis papers
II is document Of no ordinary importance, y
seems 70 be well suited to tie enterprlsIng sPl'''
and temper Of the times. We have great plea
sure in laying before our reader the lo''ow'ns
extract in relation to the public lands Inc
governor appears TO bakhn sincere 'flend OF me
industrious cultivaso} =: nc aovoca'es
a reduction Of the pri1 'l'c lands' togeth-
er with a permanent presumption law. aud VI.
oes tho lerislsture to memorialize congress on
The subject, and to request that such course
NAV be- taken by the general government a.
the interests Of the people demand.
..The public lands Of the general government
il our state. which remain undisposed Of, form
: subject 70 which it may not be improper to
invite the attention Of the Legislature. lnas-
much as some Of the most substantial reasons
why the price of those lands has not been re-
duced, now no longer exist. The fact that the
national debt Ito the payment Of which the
public lands were pledged) is now discharged;
and the present fiscal resources Of the n:aons'
treasury are much moro than equal g ine ns'
cessities Of the government, and that they Pr0
duce surplus fund, which i e exaems, "a,
acult for congresssto dispose ofon tesms MlsSS,
are satisfactory. authorize the exPressloa
ia wish sf.hspsopls. Through shsls 'ess |s.