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ment these words, "about 300 Of the
friends OF Gen. Harrison &C." now il the
sdccess Of Gen. Harrison, is calculated on
the same principle throughout the State,
J there can no confidence be placed IN any
thug that 10 said on that subject. The
sorrow that was expressed and the tears
shed on that memorable evening, for this
once happy, bat now miserable reIched
and rIlned country, and the sole object Of
the meeting being TO devise ways and
means 10 restore the constitution and
bring back the government 10 its primi-
tive purity, We should have expected more
honesty than This, on such aR occasion.
am credibly informed that the whole
congregation would not have amounted 10
l5O, and at least one fourth, and perhaps
one lhud Oflhat number, was the decided
friends OF M@tin Van Buren,, who in re
tuning from their own meeting called in
for amusement-lf these things lake place
in the green tree, what can we expect oil
the dry.
The next thing | shall notice, is the
second resolution which is rather con
delnnatOry in its character, charging Van
Buren with "being the master spirit, Of
that Odious system Of party tactics &C."
What system Of tactics is here complain
ed OF | know not, unless 1t be the art of
dong business so correctly that is en.
trusted to him by the people, that the op'
position themselves cannot bring an ac-
cusalion against him that will hold, and
thereby he has obtained the name Of ma
Igician, master spirit sc. This same res
Olution declares "that we are acquainted
with no act in the political lie ol Martin
Van Buren,, which entities hIm 10 the
gratitude Of his COuntrymen, and no prin'
cIpIe that he Protesses &C." now as it re.
speCts the principle he processes, | am
we'll aware that sOmv Of The Gentlemen
who sanctioned that resolution is aVerse
tU, and that principle is The foundation or
chief corner stone Of this Republic--and
that is the main reason why intend 10
vote for him, in preference to either of his
competitors take this 10 be aa honest
confession Of the Trainer Of this resou.
ton, and probably overlooked by many
} that adopted it. AS ii respects his quail.
6cations they are equil TO any IN the ma
ton, and far preferable to any Of his an
Iagonisls I'd. Webster excepted And il
civil worth, long tried services. and we'll
earned reputation as an honest man, a
lawyer, a statesman, diPIomAlist, and an
executive officer, is deserveins the graft
tude OF the people Of this Hataon, Martin
Van Buren, rises superior 10 aHy OF his
competitors, When quite young he Was
elected to the Legislature OF his native
slats and served IN that capacity for ma
ny years. Ia 1921 he was member Ol
the convention which revised the ConslI'
tuition, he was next elected Governor OI
that State, has been many years aleIn
Der oil boalh houses OF congress, was ap'
pointed secretary Of State by Andrew
Jackson, sent as minister TO the Court oi
ST. James (but WGs recalled by the Senate
in Older to politically destroy hjm) and
} was thea elected Vice President ny al
overwhe ming maj6rlty. THIS is the mar
that derseryes 40 gratitude from his cour
try according TO the language used in the
resolution.
8 Perait me here to enquire, If civil
worth is not pre- request tor The "gratl
0 tude" OF grateful people! what isl Is mi
d itary lrame3 many ofthe Gentlemen, who
t were members oil that meeting will un
doubtedly deny the latter; for many oI
4 them have told me repeatedly, that mil
Y taly Chieftains were unfit for civil pow
u erj that all experience in by gone ages
: proved beyound all possible doubt, thai
. military Chictlains, ought not to be entrus
ted with the reigns Of Government. Has
| these men come about 10 their opinions
t is it possible that they are raveing mad ior
The hero of tipacanoeS has the adn'nistra
ton of Gen. Jackson pleased them, and
changed their opinion in relation TO mill
tary chIellain? If this be the fact, why
] use the disgracelul language in the call
0 for this convention? why all those teers
8 Of sorrow about this ruined Country, But
perhaps these modern AbsOiums, who are
sounding the alarm, take care Of the Alba
ny regency; the Office holders candidates
! the collar men &c. are not more cincere
D Than AbsOlum was in days Of yore, and in
: all probability will meet with the same
success, (deteat and final OverIhrough.
= But it may be possible as they have be
came heavy.uP for a military chiellain
and have issued their call in many parl:
o of the State TO The honest Jackson men tC
j. rally round their standard, that they have
y gone out to hunt asses as didancient Saul
but paradventure they will hardly stun
s BILE on Kingdom as he did.
i. the next thing that arrested my atten
;. ton was those Gentlemen who slough
|. by The side" of General Harrison; nov
Q as 1t respects the courage Of either o: tht
:. Gentlemen, have no reason to doubt, o.
In that ,hev would aot. or did not. meet thC