The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-10-21

Won any encouragement that will. in ihs
event of nv election n he Presidency,
favor that policy" Nov Mr. Van Burea
says that The proceeds n he pubic lands
will be more equiiahly and laIihiulis ap.
piled TO lhe common benefit By their ron.
iinued application 10 the general wants Of
the treasury. How can Ibis BE- The fact
when. exclusivesfIhe proceeds Of the pub
lie lands. there is in the lrfssnry alreadya
large surplus revenue! Or in other words,
more money than there is any use for.
What general wants ran The Treasury
have. 10 require The money arising from
the sales Of public land. When that same
Treasury cannot find . use for all Of the
money which il derives from other sour.
ees. The truth is-if Mr.. Van Buren,
had told us thai he was opposed 10 the
distribution Of ibe surplus revenue be-
cause he wanted the money 10 remain in
the Treasury. moi 10 be applied TO ito
general ranis--bni 10 be used for parti.
ian elec1ioneering purposes. then would
he have spoken bis real views. Gen.
Jackson, whom you all so much admire,
recommended The distribution Of The sur.
plus revenue among the states in his s'ess
sage 10 Congress 10 1929. But nOlwilh-
standing all these things. We are YET
lold that Mr.. Van Buren, is The Demo-
cratic Republican candidate. and mas
been nominated regularly. and therefore
We must vote for him. Ths, he has been
nominated by self constituted Caucus
or Convention. We readily admit. Bus
that he Is either democrat or republican,
remains ye. 10 be determined. That he
was al one time decided Federallst. his
voting Tor De Win Clinton IN opposition
I" Madison mos, clearly proves. What
he may be nov. however. God only
knows FIR lke the weaihercoek he
r.. has heen found always to Turn with the
changes of the wind. He was NO d., mo.
! Graf, certainly. when he sat in the CON.
veniion. which was called 10 revise tho
Constitution OF New York, 10 1921. For
upon a motion to extend the right Of
suffrage. submitted BY Gen. Rooi. Mr..
Van Buren, held the following languages
81 cannot consent TO uadervalue This
precious privilege (of Voting) So far as to
confer ID with an indiserimins.s hand
upon every one"
This. then, 10 Mr.. Van Burenis demos
cracy--it 10 of a par With his religion; 40
the later 10 indicated in his celebrated let
TER TO the Pope Of Rome, which was
written. as we firmly believe, for the pur-
pose of inducing the Pope to use his
boundless influence over the Catholic
church in this country, 10 make them vote
Tor Martin Van Buren, when he should
become candidate for the high office to
which he nov aspires. This letter
should be stlenlively read by every man
who loves the free institutions Of his
country. and who fears the consequences
to those institutions from 700 great diff.
fusion of Catholic superst.ions among us.
We give TO the public only few. but COS
pious extracts from the letter. in which il
will he seen that the proud pon,iE who
blasphemously claims TO hold in his hand
the very keys of heaven, is styled By
an .3mericon statesman, "HOLY FA>
TIER" " HIS HOLINESS" ~
POSTOLIC." &c. This Pope. il seems.
had expressed some solici,ude for the
welfare OF the Catholics in this country,
to an American diplomatic agent who was
present al the Pope's palace. The agent
Immediately writes to Mr.. Van Bnreu
who was then Secretary of State. and in
formed him Of what the Pope had said.
Mr.. Van Buren, wrote letter back to The
agent, which hushed The fears of" His
Holiness" completely. Mr.. Van Buren,
said" You will accordingly seek an
early opportunity to make known to the
Pope in terms and manner best suited 10
the occasion, the light in which the Pre-
sident views the communication referred
10, and likewise you will assure hun thai
the President reciprocstes, in their full,
lest extent and spirit, she friendly and Ii.
bersl sentiments entertained by Ills h0-
LlNESS towards the government Of the
APOSTOLIC see and he people Of the
States Ut the Church. And il is the Pre-
sident's wish, tia, You should upon the
same occasion. offer his congratulations
to the HOLY FATHER upon his re.
cent accession. DC" Holy Father! HIS
Holiness Why. If MIR. Van Buren, had
been addressing himself to the Saviour Of
the world, he could not have employed
language more expressive Of feelings Of
the highest alteration and worship. God
is our Holy Father, and beside him there
is none else.
But again: Mr.. Van Buren, says in the
same letter" You will take care likes
| wise to assure HIS HOLINESS in re-
ference to the paternsi solicnudeS which
he expressed in behalf Of the Roman
Catholics 10 the United Staies---thst all
our citizens PROCESSING that religion stand
upon the elevated ground which Ci,izens