The Arkansas advocate., 1836-07-01

lcan tcket. Political buccaneers generally sail under false colors. Why not say Van Buren Republican tick eta Are you ssshahaed Of your eandidateor afraid to let go of General Jackson and stand your legs
 The letter writers of the .spary are getting dest with regard to ashngton county week or two since they claimed ten to IL that counynow they say that Conway and Yell will get good vote. They will get down to the truth of the matter by and by
 Congress will meet hereafter on the first Monday in November and close the first session of each Congress- the second Monday in May unless earlier period should be agreed by joint resolution bill to that effect has passed both Houses.
 We understand that it has been asserted that Mr. Van
 3uren voted with Mr. Webster upon any great tional question. Such assertions easily made, and easily shown to be false. On the 21st of Aprl 1928, Van Buren voted against the bill for reducing the price of the public lands-and Webster voted with him. On the 18th of May IS2S Van Buren and Webster voted for the tariff bill On both these votes Judge Whte ted against them
 It to that the men who are so zeaously la boring to elevate Martin Van Buren the Presidency should lay before the people their for dong if 1 wished to select agent employ servant, my first inquiry would naturally be, s he suitable per sonl" This inquiry is certainly much in place with respect to public servant private one who offers himself candidate for high honorable and responsible office, should be who has rendered serv ces to his countrya of frnness of purpose-eon- sIsency ot characternot marked by treachery dup city-no deserter of his friendsno time serving tide waiting politican-and man of patriotism above sus- peion. Let these men, therefore shoo that Van Bu- possesses these qualifications Let them take the record of his public acts and proue his consistency his fahtulness, his honor and his public services. We yer find these defending their ciefan. They dare not contradict the record of his votesbut when pushed hard and Ill danger of deat they raise the cry of hrra tor Jackson! Allow that Gen. Jackson is a patriot q great and good man-does 1t follow that must elect Van Bnren! The reason would prove that we ought to elect Francis P. Blar Amos KenGal or shad raeh Penn.
 If Van Buren have any claims upon this people, why not bring them forward! Why take refuge under the capaclous mantle of General ackson Is the President like an English pars that every political agrant should become pauper upon him, live his bounty and be SUD- ported by his fanle What is 1t to us whether General Jackson likes Van Buren not! His own party allow that he hae been deceived by mttudes of his friends lie was deceyed, they say lngham Branch, Berrien Barbour, Wise, Peyton, Bell and White. May he not be mistaken ln Van Buren! But mistaken or not, are we to elect certain President, because Jackson likes hln That would be the old theory revived thqt "the King can do Wrong." Yet we know such to be the theory of his partsans here You get an gument out of them upon the merits of Mr. Van Buren- but they eternay gabblng about General Jackson
 the people will support General Jackson They might as well talk about defending Jefferson or Washington what has Andrew Jackson to do with this question!
 We wish them to try this case upon its own merits Set an Buren on his legs and tell what claims he has to the Presidency That he has all the public money and the offices Tn the country his disposal may be req son sufficient for yoa to support hm-but the peopte will hardly consider satisfactory to then The fox may be very decent animal. That all depends on opinon-bu at all events tls no great recommendation to him. that he has sometimes been sneakng after the footsteps of the lion.