The Arkansas advocate., 1836-07-15

poses he was more interruptions than the of Kinder hook. It matter of startling astonishment, that in the the south individual who socks to acquire character has character to lose, could be found advo eating the pretensons of this willy politician and practis-
 ed ntrlguant mention the south and the west because their interests have always been identified with the interests of the and the middle States; and men, ton them additionally, because there has generally been awarded to their public men more fankness Ill their po- litical bearing.
 Ihe biographers of Van Buren, who are his sycophanc eulogiss, represent him precocous youth throwing himself at the early age of eighteen into the poticsa member of County committees and of District caucuses-engraftng intrigue, ambi-deXterty and cor ruPton on 1mlnaturIty. Thus he progressed, Weedng out every kinder feeling of nature and instinct it- manlty, and consummatng himsefa cold soaess, hear less man--an Italian politician The year eighteen hun- dred and twelve gave him. several accounts wider
 field for operation. He then thirty years of age he elected to the State Senate ofNew York. This also pregnant year the political history of our country. Itwas the epoch of the Declaration of War against Great Britain Mir Madison was in the candid for election his second Presidential term and the election to take place the close of the year. uark aoeU sohat ottoae flor the slaves of power the applauders of Van Buren, have pleaded his ner its that he sustained the Mir Madison had recon- nended the war; in faithful response the will of the na tion lie IS every where known--to Union and to the world. He was the chief Architect in building up the Constitution. wiser Statesman aee of the world has knoWnand his purity kept pace with his wis dom. Yet frantic faction to the north denounced the and Its advlsethe war, unjust and runous-the always as weak, generally wicked corrupt, and urged the pretensons of Witt Clinton to the Presidency Prominent the ranks of these denun- cators and ealumnators stood Martin Van Buren. Per haps the annals ot our country afford instance of more actous and unprncped eoalition Is admitted all hands, that he who deliberately suppresses truth
 guilty as he who uters fasehood. From parity of reasoning does not result with equal cearness that the citizen who natural allegiance to his country when that country is involved in war with a powerful naton overshadowed with difficulty in extreme peril exerts all the energies of his soul distract her opera tons and abstract her legitimate defence, guilty thetrator who gives aid and comfort the enemy He would, at least, cite from Ia source acknowledge not the fairest for reerence from Ten nessee, famed for fs cunning than his wisdom be guilty ot moral treason' acknowledge myself ble to dYlne on what shallow pfetext Burens friends aege his support of the Before it's close he was Judge Advocate III one important trials--but to that extent The war supported him. for he received his recompense in dollars.
 During Van Burens continuance in the New York Se- nate, Missouri sought admission into the National Con- federaey With Constitution sanct6ning slavery. The New ork Legislature passed resolutions strongly object ing to the admission of State whose Constitution con- taned such teature an uren ustaned the measure At the same time, the term of one the Senator's Rufus King, expired. He was distinguished man--gifted, eminent, conslstenbut that consistency made him at all times the high-toned Federalist-and at that irae- date uncture, he the warm, the cl4orous and the towering raying point of op- position to State rights and the Ajax Teamon to enforce State subservency. His political sin mnistered to po- ltlcal lite. Tan Buren S Co., returned him tothe Senate Have we any suppose that since that period Van Buren has changed his opinion! Have any cause to believe that he not much opposed to the ad
 mission of Arkansas he was ever to that of isso,ri Nof he were consistent and honest, arguing from sni lar principles he should arrive similar resu!ts-but 1t Is the burhen o my exposition make manifest that he IS neither consistent honest he holds by himself through his friends, language that may be deemed most expeden for present purposes and parte uary such may go to the substantial advantage of ob tanng votes. But let me be excused from seeking to follow an Buren through all his countless mazes of ar- tifce and fraud Receive the allusion fellow wor- thy illustrative of the Grand Archetype. We all have heard of Falcon celebrated Italian mountebank who visited the United States shortly after the Reyolu tlon, and remained years the country. II ed his with such adrotness, that the locker on a though he became conscious of the result could not mark the trick Ill its progress.
 Mir Van Buren, the Senate of the United States has warred uninermittingy against the feelings, interests, rights and prime pes o this region of country. With he claim nothing germain feeling, and shadow o brotherhood His almost every vote, if by design, to have in conflict with just claims and to have outraged honest predispositions MT Van Buren has voted for the hghpressufe Tariffs that have vexed and oppressed the South Some of his rendshave latery whispered that he acted under instructions If so, rely 1t that the Magician the articer of his own instructions. 1t has, at tmes suited the views of this arch politician and pseudo patrot declare himself arend of State Rights and of strict construction of the Constitution yet he voted for bill embracing clause erect t5h Gates the Cumberland road Such vote would of course hav unfrocked him of all claim to mn- gle longer in the fold of Constitutional Repubcanisn
 What does this willy and interruptions man To sub- sequent speech he appends long note deporng n peni tental strains his political alteration He had given the atitudnarians all he had to gvehs yote-aud he venturcd on the generosity and cubity of the South rons, to make his peace by crocodile plaint.
 But the eventul life of Van Buren affords nothing quite 50 vile and abject his declarations think to certain citizens of North Carona questioning him about his po
 tca faith that it glory enough for him to have served with the approbation of his political chief What comment shall be made such groveling aduation =!
 In the first place. is basely false. He glory in the Business. An honest could have felt, and only