The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-04-29

What do you know about Van Buren,
that you should vote for him ?" These
we're the words that saluted my ears as |
approached group of country people in the
Court yard, at Lincolnton, last week. eyed
the speaker an old man, and thought saw
good deal of plain sense under an unpublished
exterior. His adversary replied, that Mr..
Van Buren, was surely great man, else he
never would have got SO high. How high
would he ever have got, SAID the old man,
if General jackson and the office men had mt
taken him up--Did you ever hear of any.
thing great that he ever did : or any thing
smart he ever said Did you ever hear
him called an orator or hero or a man
of remarkable wisdom or virtue or re.
markable for any thing but for has cunning
and scltishness You say he must be a
grea, man, because he is so high; why,
Aaron Burr was OF exactly the same height,
and Quincy Adams was peg higher, yet
don't think YOU would vote Tor either of
these for President. A monkey may climb
high for his own pleasure, or the amusement
of the boys, but remember, the higher a
monkey climbs the more he exposes hun.
self, But If Mr.. Van Buren, was ever SO
capable, (sald the old gentleman cannot
see how Southern man can vote for him,
for the fact cannot be disguised that on the
question OF slavery he sagainstus. "Pshaw,
tins is all damned federal party slang, SAID
the Van Burenlte. The old gentleman held
forth has trembling hand, and pointed TO one
OF the emlnences in sight Of where they
were standIng-loung man, said he, since
| and my friends, the Wings, met your
grandfather, and his friends, the Tories, on
that hill Wonder, where the bones OF some
are lying I'LL this day, have never taken
sides with any sci OF men for any purpose.
got wound IN the battle of Ralnsour's,
that sent me home, and has kept me there
pretty much disabled man, and | never
needed 10 the hue aud cry OF party, Tor |
know that they mislead with names. But
| have watched affairs as they passed, ard
whenever called on, have gwen my opin
ion without fear or hesitation. Ii the Jour
nails OF the New York Legislature are to be
believed, Mr.. Van Buren, did vote rcsolu.
ton that no State ought to be admitted IN
TO the Union unless such State would pro-
VIDE against the existence OF slavery ~ such
new Stale. Tins was Just before the APP
plicaton OF Missouri Tor admissions, and
when she did apply, the sentiment Of thIs
resolution was urged with such earncs'ness
by the New lork Senator, aud others from
The nop-sla,ehoding States, that 1t had We
~ nearly broke up our Union, Bat tbs
was not all this same Martin Nan Buren,
voted Tor the election OF Rufus King, fed.
eraIist, that he had always hated-yes, and
he wrote u Book, and wrote IN the News.
papers, 10 &c, Mr., Ring elected what was
II all for Why, 1t was because Mr. klug
was an able man and an aboItlonist. Yes,
sir, while the debate was raging IN the Sen.
ate Of the L. States, he (N. b. wrote to
one of his friends that he would "gut his
htad on HE proprlety' OF the measure.
Now, all those thugs are history-ibey new
er were denied nor questioned until a par.
" rose up amongst us, who wished to make
Nr. Nau Buren, President. Like all vlo-
ieut parilzans, they believe nothing but
what they wish. have heard thesa things
talked OF when no sach bias was on the public
mnd, and 1t was then believed that Rufus
kng and Martin Van Buren, were the mos,
dangerous men to Southern interests, Of
any IN the nation. The spolls man, little
posed at thus Impressive onset or rather Gr-
set, looked first in one direction aud then
another; at length, he picked up knd OF
face and followed hurra for Jackson and
Van Burcn, and burst forth INTO a sort Of
forced laugh but no one seeming to JOIN IN |
ms mcrrment, he made some excuse, and
retired. A