The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-04-29
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anu ds usudl we got into conversation on
political subjects. You must know, sir, that
my old friend" is an ogice-holder, and gets
right snug sop out Of the public treasury
for his services. Of course be is a Van
Buren, man and of course he is also first.
rate Democratic Republican according to
the Albany Regency Patent IT'S true,
land pity It's It's true, he was once Fed.
erallst, and electioneered and voted for John
QUINCY Adams against Gen. JuckSoa-but,
as SAID before, Of course he is no,o first
rate Democratic Republican, for he supports
Martin Van Buren, If you are not yet
satisfied OF his Republicanism, sir, | can add
this further proof Of il, which [ think YOU
will not dare to dispute, VIZ: he was one of
The eleyenth-hour Jacksonians-one ofthose
whose faith in the old Hero" if it waver.
ed before, was fixed and perfected on the
perusal of the Proclamation
But be "my old friend" still Federal.
ist at heart, or Democratic Republican,
(that is matter which you and your rea.
pers can settle for yourselves, from the evi.
dence, pro. ct con-, which | have given you
in the case;) did not set out with the in.
tentlon TO secure verdict on the orthodoxy
OF his political creed, or his diSinterested.
ness IN adopting 1t, "under the crcumstan.
ces of the case;" but with view of giving
you sketch of cur conversation, in order
that the world in these parts may see what
sort of arguments the Van Buren, men use
IN his favor, and hnow the men by whom
they are used. And | must say, by way OF
preface, that some Of said arguments struck
me as being curious enough, coming from
Southern man who delights TO be called
Jefiersonian Republican
To the gia of our conversation and drgy.
fcGtion, then.
| told him, in repy TO question he put
TO me, of "What was the reason | could
not vote for Mr.. Van Buren, ?" that Mr..
Van Bnren was confessed Federalst for
long time, and had not assumed the garb OF
exclusive Kepubllcanism until he was spo.
ken of as candidate for the Presidency,
when II became necessary to set up claim
to Democracy for him, 10 order that the
people might be gulled TO elect him that
he was Northern man-had voted for put.
ting down slavery in Missouri, and for not
admitting any new Stale into the Union I'M.
less slavery should be abolished in her Dor.
ders by law-was suspected of being friend.
y to the abolltlonists Of the present day, as
his votes show that he was with them on
the Missouri Question, and as be had, in his
recent letter, acknowledged that he believed
Congress had the power to abolish 1t in
/ the District of Columbia-that he lad moth
ing 10 the world to recommend him TO the
confidence of the Southern people, who haC
always been Republican IN the mass, anC
were so yet-and that he owed bis nomi
nation to an irresponsible Caucus of office
holders and office seekers. which fact, alone
if there we're no other objections TO him,
ought to be sufficient TO ruin him in the es-
timation of every genuine Republican.
/ When had got through with these lead.
ing reasons for not being friendly to Mr..
Van Buren,, my disinterested (paid) Repub
Iican Gold FederaD friend, who, by the bye
is somewhat testy, almost loaned at the
mouth-he fairly rared. He replied, that
Mr.. Van Buren, had Arrays been Repub
lican that the fact of his being a North
ern man ought to elect him, for the South
had given Presidents to the Nation for for
ty years, without ever giving the "great
Empire State of New York chance to fur.
nish one" which she at least ought to be al.
lowed to do, as she paid almost the whole ex.
penses of the Government that il was
not true that he voted for the Missouri Re.
strictions, or that he was for abolition in the
District, &c. !l-that, as TO calling the
Northern people aboltionists, and saying
Mr.. Van Buren, was friendly to them, it was
foolish, for that the people there ,rere nc
more aJoHtioniStS than the people here, ana
Mr. Van Buren, no more friendly to them
than Judge White traS !ii!-that he had
erery thing to recommend him to the conf.
dence of the Republicans of the South, 70.
that he ,cas better Republican than any one
that are had erer had for President ! I'M
and that the body which nominated him was
not an irresponsible Caucus" as called
it, but National Convention of the Demo.
cratic Party composed of Delegates fresh
from the people and in accordance ,cith
the riers of General Jackson nm
When my friend got TO this point in our
talk, Mr.. Editor, he pIumed himself, with
an air of triumph; thinking, no doubt, that
he had answered my objections, and won
mo IN ,ha srnnort of Mr. Van Rurnn Rut