Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1836-11-03

euiou, ny the aunt O interchangeable Arpifca>
tion.--No rich, powerful relations 10 take
him by the hand.-Esery advance be made
was by the exertion OF bis own energies.
ing an active part in the politics Of his ma
tive State.-Look OF him in the Legislative
councils oil New York, combating eyerv
principle calculated to operate, preiud,cialIy.
!? The interests Of the great body Of the peo-
pie.-See the stand he took in the Lepisla-
ture oil New York on the subject of tho late
War.-Look at his classification bill: which
was pronounced by the FIRST men in the U.
MON, as the strongest wnr- measure ever pro.
posed. His advocacy of this measure. s,amps
with tho seal Of fslsehood, every assertion
that he was opposed 10 the war Follow him
10 the convention, which was convened 10
alter the organic law OF New York; and
where do you find him? Not on the side of
power as exercised by the arisiocracy Not
advocating principles which would make the
poor, poorer; and the rich, richer but, in
the honesty Of his soul, exerting his power
iui talents for the general good.-How pros.
porous, how thriving is the State Of New
York, under the auspices of such men rs
Martin Van Buren,. His advocacy Of an
extension OF the elective franchise to the free
white inhabitants; and that master stroke of
-. w S~Pes u"hi Wo poits tnosc SuOScfVient
federal tools, the negroes, evince at once the
powers Of his mind.-New York is vastly
indebted To Mr.. Van Buren,, Tor the exer-
tons he made in convention, 10 defeat the
federal faction for, in Van Buren, they had
champion, who feariessly met, and success
fully defeated Jay, Van Vetchen, and others
OF tho federal party, who tried hard TO give
to their black auxiliaries, the elective fran
chise-ln consequence Of the $3.50 freehold
required by this new constitution, as quail
hcation for free negro 10 vote, nearly all
have been excluded from voting.
Fellow -citizens-You will be told, that
Mr.. Van Buren is not a democratic repubii-
Can, because, in tho course Of bis life, lie rot
ed for men, who were notorious federaiis,s
This, fellow citizens, is ono OF the mos,
flimsey pretexts ever resorted TO 10y the op-
position, 10 lower the standard Of Mr.. Van
Buren's republicanism.-A whole life, de-
voted unreseryedly, to the maintenance Of
republican principles, is, unquestionably, the
best guaranty, that he will continue the sup.
porter OF those principles, upon which our
government was established.-Fello citi-
zens-You, no doubt, have heard, that Mr..
Van Buren, is Proteus; and that his polili-
cal character bears upon it the impress Of
duplicity. We would now ask any impartial
man, to point out one single trait in his char
acter, which would, by the most tortuous
construction, warrant such conclusion. -
You will, between this period and the day Of
the election, see. and hear nisny garbIed ex-
tracts, from the speeches Of dir. Van Buren,,
and the journals Of political bodies where he
acted prominent part, which, in their iso-
lated condition, torn from the context, may
hear construction, different from that, when
taken together.-No mortal man is EXEMPT
from the frailiies incident 10 human nature
and Mr.. Van Buren, 10 no more than a man.
subject 10 the like passions with ourselves
aud 10 say that he 10 iafallibie, would be the
utmost stretch Of folly.-Mr. Van Buren,
has never given, by any public act oil his,
the least ground TO say, that he would palter
IN double sense, or, that he would hold a
promise to the ear, and break il 10 the hone.
He 10 the uniform, con sistent, patriotic states
mar.
FelIow-citizens-Wew will not trouble you
with history of Gen. Hnrrison's political
life; il is enough for you to know, that he is
not 81 the democratic party, and therefore,
you canhSt give him your support for the
Presidency.
Fellow citizens--N is impossible in a
new spaper address, to give in detail the in,-
portant services rendered by Mr.. Van Blu
zen to his country, we have only glanced
al lew Of his public acts withstand-
Jag his purity Of intention, Lis unreserveG
Development, of hrs political principles, and
the prsmPtitiHIe and readiness " it'll hieh he
answers all interrogatofies touching his past
history, and what will be his course in re-
gard to great questions Of national policy,
which, in The went Of his elevation 10 the
will derolve upon hin, ia take;
yet, in despite of all this, his enemies charge
him With dupficity and dosbte dealing
bruiting il from Maine te Georgia, THAT he
Is non Committal OH questions involv ing
principles Of tbs deepest importance
how citizens, his enemies have been repeat
ed'y called Upon, to furnish the evidence Of
his eguivecatiprs but hay. always failed 10
produce E.-H is certainly crafty ing 10 Mr..
Van BuEen's supporters, that b. rs SO we'll
fortified against the attacks Of the bitteresi
foes that ever pursued any man, or set of
men.-A!l the Wing presses in the Union
have teemed with calumnies against him
SCurriious missiles have been hurled from
every quarter; but, in no instance, has bis
character been affected. He occupies o
ground too high and commanding, 10 Re
reached by the malicious shafts of his furi.
GUS assailants-Too high to be reached, and
too magnanimous Of soul, 10 manifest any
thing like resentment at the course Of his en-
eEaies, he LOOKS down upon the articles, low
cunning, manceuvsrings, shifts, schemes and
plans OF the opposition, 10 destroy his char
acten, with tho utmost sang froid.-Con-
seious OF reciitude, and uprigbtness Of inten-
ton, he can smile when they howl The
charges Preferraaagsinst him by bis enemies,
have always proved to be as baseiess as the
fsbrick Of vision, leaving their authors.
wrecks behind. The pettifogger, the dema>