State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-11-01

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othar interest win be mnde 10 yield TO mo
GRAND controlling interest Of the pGriy--hs
party Chicf; and The cdndidatelor HIS success
sor. ,Ohom he may Designate
Fellow citizens, can you give yonr sup
nort 10 Marin Van Buren, for tho Prcsiden
cy? Is there single feeling of your
hearts. or conviction Of your understand
ings, which gives to this question an afiir-
NATIVE answer We are confident there
cannot be, upon full examination OF HH
the considerations connected with TINS
sHbect. No where, we fully believe, can
there he found people more ready TO give
To such question Il decided negative tnah
the descendants of the intelligent, intleXibic,
straight forward men, who laid the toun-
dation of Green Mountain Independence.
TO whom, then, shall be confided the
nigh trnst of Chief Magistrate of the Repub-
lie? We answer--To II man who is not the
Father of the abuses of the present admin
:straton; who is pledged neither by PROM
isc, nor consistency, nor interest, nor OH
cial attachments, to pcrpctuato them VINO
has too much independence to say that he
will tread in any mans footsteps, and soul
too large to find its "su0icicnt glory in any
service but that of God and his country.
CuCu UltllllCdtIOIiS1 uh'tON WIN
practical sense--a thorough knowledge of
men experience in matters of government
and tried fidelity to his country, will en-
sure nm administration which shall revcr-
once the constitution,-seek support in the
virtue and Intelligence of the people make
talents. uprightness, and fidelity tho the test
decentralization for Office -rcbule the spirit
of political speculation, and yield back to
the people, and their Representatives, the
mower which this administration has vrtu-
ally usurped from both.
Aud is it too much to hope that such n
man may he found, who is sufficiently
.uown TO command the public confidence ?
10. fellow citizens. Such Il man is found
His name is waited to your cars on every
breeze; and millions of his counrymen are
ready to unite with you in proclalrnng to
the world that WILLIAM HENRY HAIR
RISON is worthy 70 preside over the dcs-
TIMES of Ills great Republic.
This ia the man, whom we now com
mend to vour confidence and regard. Ills
name is associated with some of the most
important events Of the last forty years
lie las served the country III her battle
fields und in her public councils every
whelc cvncing the same stern vlrtue-un-
bending integrity respect for the constltu-
ton-regard for the rights Of his telo" cit
liens, and devotion TO the interest and hone;
of the Republic. The administrations Of
Washin.ion, ut Jefferson, of Madison, and
If John Quincy Adams have, each conf T.
al % him high and re ponsibIe trusts; while
h.s Immediate fellow cilizeus, intimately
nc,,uain,c,! viii, iho qualities OF his mind
arl MS hears, have lonored him wth seats
in both branches of the National Leg'sla-
tH,1.
Having thus eerved the public for thirty
yenrs, it VG3 reserved for the present ad-
niuisraton to make him one OF the earliest
victims OF its pretended refrr', by recalling
IA him from foreign mission to which
The discriminating mind of John Quincy
Albums had selected linn us his country 5
Representative.
With the means ct his command through
His long course of public service, Of T.
.InaSs.ng millions, his proverbial generosity,
and5iesol asl, Patriotism have left him bur Il
s,gsas sssslsstensx. .y.hpsa. sesources he is
ssp; MI Ss'q 5'IIsa''S% of of
I; fiie8.i Will H9dhtxbf aa5sIih gsiished order,
ssssssme1r in sshafxlsppE ofde4sterience, and
thcrebyRacd FIRE ~ nefsj'sl ppp lication to
the duties OF a figh public seust, ho unics
Tho independent fraukness, ana unostentn-
Gus simplicity OF cultivation of the soil.
He is emphaiically, ONE OF THE PEG
PIE. lie has mingled much with them
participated in their hardships and perils -
and is capable OF approaching their wants,
understanding their interests, and entering
into their views and feelings.
He comes before you, fellow citizens,
sustained by no official patronage. No ad-
minisraiion, with tha Offices and the money
of the nation, has been, by seven years Ia,
Dor, paving the way for his elevation. The
energies OF no party organization, acting
viii, mechanical precision and efficiency
Ample confirmation of Mr. Van Burens devo-
ton to southern interests may be found in the fol
lowing recent declaration oflhe Richmond Eaquir
.r, the leading Van Buren, paper in the State Of
Virginia. Addressing the people OF that State in
behalf of Mr. Van Buren,, he says
"If you desire candidate who has
adopted your creed and vindicated your
strict construction principles in the Senate
of the United Statcs-one, who insists on
such a modification of the Tariff as will