Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-08-19
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-hOTIhtTH fHWUHG:
Mr. Van Buren, NAV well say the Wings, what
Charles Fox declared TO the House Of Commons: " /
expect no sort Of Justice here Wha for instance, are
we think Of the following article which Appealed IN
the last Fredericksburg Arena. without credit:
New ioTS Legislature i'll sllIa and voted for the
Esoesa, that the mpitie AMI disastrous; H"i Tia: 70
eD!9g's ihni" "a az ed"n'e rssr * nn ; q,
Ask rather wha, viii trutl. say 10 this; Ii ~ only
another proof out Of len thousand Of the determination
of the Wing press TO backen his Character and blast ms
election On no subject has he been traduced: than
on that Of the Wax. II with the evidence before them
if with MI " BIS papers, and the testimony OF the
most respectable men, all tesyIng IN his behalf, lie IS
still char ged with opposition 10 the War, Why 1t Is III
vain to expect truth justice the abolition or any
other theme.
Mr.. V B. not member Of the \. \. Legislature
in lSl-2 fle frs, took his seat in the Senate OF New
York in November, 1872 his first appearance IN any
legislative body From that moment he took lie lead
in defence Of the War He penned the answer to the
Governors Speech. in which he vlndcaed the justice
of the war and urged vigorous prosecution OF It, -
During the next Session, although 1t began to bear
most heavily upon his native State he prepared the ad-
dress to the people Of \. York, containing one OF the
iervd and eloquent appeals in behalf of the war
which the crisis called forth lie pursued the same bold
and decided course to the end Of the
Let say tina the was opponent o! that measure
before he into the Senate MIR. Is. F. Butler (now
the Attorney General Of the u S, and man whose in.
tegrty is spec,ed by the most imprisoned members OF
the OppOStlOn.) declares IN etteI to
that There was probably in the State OF his
own age, who had given efficient support to the
measures of the General Government during the whole
period Of the restrictive system, than himself His CO.
temporaes of all parties the county OF his residence,
miuhl be appealed 10 witnesses on this point. tie
was an open and decided advocate of all the strong mea-
sures proposed against Great Britain during the session
Of Congress of loil-l2 the included Having been
born and reared in the same town-having BEEN IRON
July lcl2 until after the peace an Inmate OF his 'ah!,
w. am able to speak on this subject, from personal
Know ledge No Of character, acquainted with ms
course and opinions IN 1872 Will venture 10 assert tat
he ever expressed doubt TO the justice of the war,
or the expectancy Of engaging in II at the time II was
| declared. :,
hostility TO the War! What, ask, " do the old De-
moc-a,s saw to this" What do they think Of party,
which is determined sacrifice Mr.. Van Buren, at all
hazards-wich sticks at asserilon-and respects no
evidence? VIII they permit such sacrhce: No
They will oppose The end and they will desPise The means
Thrice in this country the attempt been made by an
Anti Republican party, to put down the man q The reg
plc Mir Jefferson the first to Withstand the shock
The history of 1850 shows u.s. what enormous Ea'"n'
MES we're ndusrously circulated against him. But nc
sustained the shower Of fiery Persecution only
strengthened him the more. 1t made his friends more
active more devuted-they trumphcd over all oppos
ton; and well they rewarded by the Dement'S when
his Administration conferred upon his country Andre"
Jackson went through the same fiery ordeal, twice
His private sanctuary was invaded The maTeiiis char
ac,e investigated, the brighter lbecamcuntil some
Of the men, who had been most opposed to his cleo
ton became convinced and converted. Martin Van Bu
rem has TO pass through the fiery ordeal. lie will
be rewarded in the like manner No man has been, OF
can scarcely be, more prosecuted more illuminated
more msrepresented than he has been-but It requires
little of the gift prophecy TO predict that his star VIII
rise TO the ascendant and dispe the clouds Of caunny
which have been thrown around It,
The Richmond Wing told US but the other day, thai
the s.erand attack of the Additionally will be postponed
until Northern President is installed, whose sentiment;
are in unison with theirs, and they have no longer an!
REJECTING Mr.. Van Buren, on this ground-Bu', II be
does moi satisfy the Wing, what Northern man can u
the Wings object to Mr.. v B., although his sentiments
utterly hostile to the Abo.ionsts who has aecfee
that he will put on his veto whom will thus no, re]ec'
from the North In fact comes to ths-that we mus
vote for Northern man; and that the Union mus
be sacrificed to unfounded panic. The same humbug
will be got up at every Presidential eecton-and II Il
impossible for the Union Withstand these lncessan
shncks from sectinnal