Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1836-09-29

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when did he give this pledge Certain
ly not TO Mr.. Collier, who deserted him
because he refused to answer two letters
addressed TO him on that very point
The same paper says, "Gen. Harrison
wished the surplus revenue used TO effect
abolition" The proof, sir, the proof
We defy you to show one particle oil evil
dence 10 sustain the charge. Gen. Har-
,;son, in denouncing the conduct of the
Aboli,ionists, at Vinceunes, Indiana,
said he could Be ,ciiiing, with the con-
sent of the lave.holding States, 10 APP
propriate the whole surplus revenue to
rid the country of slavery; but any in
reference on the part Of the citizens Of
the non-slaveholding States with the
subject, without such consent, he pro-
nounced to be ",9eak. iJadic;cus, pre-
sumptuous and unconstitutional
The Republican says "AIr. Van Bu-
rem voted for the Tariff of. lSsS, because
he was instructed to do so''-and that
Gen. Harrison voted FOR the same tariff
without any instructions. Does the
Republican pretend that that was the
only vote Mir. Van Buren, gave TO attest
his friendship to the protective system :
Was he not member Of the Harrisburg
Convention which connected that very
bill? And will it deny that he said on
the occasion of his vote he did not need
the instructions ? Why then this fuss
and ilummery
The Republican says "AIr Van Blu.
rem is against the Bank" A mighty
merit Against the dead monster !
Why, we dare say that "bugaboo" will
serve to brighten democratic" children
to sleep for century to come. Against
The Bank Pro di gi-ous !! +!
But the Republican gravely adds
Gen. Harrison, at this late day, says he
"is not committed TO any course in rcla-
lion TO the c!;artering of Il United Stat, :
Bank. Aud seeming not to know the
difference between ;he Bank, and n Bank
or SO haunted By the carcass of the old
one as not to perceive it, the Republican
makes some sore thrustS at the old Cen
eral. II forgets that Gen. Harrison vot-
ed against the chartering of that UcrY
Bank. and snbse quentiy, for an investi,
CATION into lis alleged Observation-Disclosures
ton, with view, as he expressly said
to repeal its charter. if found guilty -
Gen. Harrison, on this question. holds
the opinion that a National Bank ought
not to ta established but under some
great and commanding public necessity
and then only with charter carefully
guarded against all abuses The sege
Of the Republican, however, says that
"a politician who has not strength of
mind or of principle enough to TORN an
opinion by this time, OF course in re
gard to The dcdd monster never can be
relied on when he does determine''!
The Republican saws "Mr Wan Buren, ne.
yer gave hml one tfilng vote fvouring IN
ternGt improvement, by the General Gov
eminent, and has regretted that long since
and repeatedly -long before he was thought
OF as President, and has uniformly opposed
the system, and enileav0ured 10 have il VI
terly stopped Stopped How? BY voting
to erect toll gales on the Cumherland Road /:
d" Uniformly oPPossd'' J.! How; BY moving
and advocating on the floor Of Congress,
i-ttigsr 'e,I44errd the constitution SO a TO
give the power to construct works OF Inter-
nal Improvement expressly TO Congrcss-a-
yowing that he did SD, not because he thought
Congress had not the power already, but be-
causeit was disputed--an because he thought
that # Congress had ii. moi, ii ought to hare
~! See proceedings OF the L. S. Senate,
Jan. %, 1924.
IN. Van Buren," says the Republican,
put down free negro voting in New York
by attaching so heavy freehold qualification
as to keep them from the polls, when public
sentiment would not allow direct eXclu-
SION" Now the Journal Of the n ew York
Convention happens 10 differ little with this
version OF the matter; and which is right
the Journal or The Republican, the reader
must decide. The test question, which set
tied The principle OF free negro voting in the
Contention, according TO the Journal, was a
motion TO strike out the word s'triite''-and
on that question, (Which of course was dc.
signed to test public sentiment so far az il
could be reflected by the Conventions Mr.
Van Buren, voted for striking ont The
motion, moreover, was carried bv but three
votes Nor is this all.-Mr Van Buren, in
speech to The Convention, completely sets
aside the notion Of the Republican that he
was influenced in his vote 10y ''pubIic semi
fnent I" and distinctly places i, on principle.
lie there said, "He had yofed against a 10.
tau and unqualified erciasi0n (y the bucks, }