Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-05-13
TIE ENEMY ALARMED.

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Manifesto Of the party. in the shape Of
Prospectus for the Extra Globe. 1t is in
many respects on extraordinary document.
Its immediate cause is the result of the
Virginia elections, and the state Of affairs
in Pennsylvania. The faithful are alarmed
ut the signs Of The Old Dominion. They
fear that the sccp,rc intended for Mr. Van
Buren, will prove barren sceptre, and that
even now it is in the grippe Of an unlincal
hand. No ono can read this document.
without being convinced that the party /
treu.bie for the fate Of their candidate /; aud
no one can rend the arguments and com
mens OF the Globe, without feeling that
they have much reason for their apprehen-
stems. The turning point Of the whole
matter is the election in the House. The
Globe is convinced that if the election goes
10 the House, Mr. Van Buren, will be de.
feoted; and it predicu,cs this result on the
compatibility of his o,cn party. General
Jackson sad that the Bank would have
bought Jackson men enough in Congress,
to have procured it's rcchartcr, had it not
been for the removal Of the Dcposilcs.--
His orgnn snys now that If the Presidential
election goes to the House, the Bank will
buy over enough Van Buren, men to elect
an opposition candidate. We will not dis
putc this. We will yield to the superior
knowledge Of the parties interested in the
subject. We little doubt that the Globe
and Mr. Vun Buren, know the price Of all
The purchasable members of the House ;
and if they are apprchensive that the Bank
can oulbid them, their alarm is unqnesion
nbly founded on good reasons. The fol
lowing is the calculation Of the Globe:
''ln The flouse the Federal party have a control
over the following State. Massachusetts. Vernon,
Maryland Delaware. Ohio, Kentucky. South Car
DINA Alabama, Louisiana. and Fennessee-10.
There is a Democratic represent alton from Maine,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
York. New Jersey, Pennsy lyania, Vrgn Geor.
gia. Indiana, and lllinois-ll.
The States of North Carolina, Mississippi, and
Missouri are equally divided in hoir representation
i the House.
II, Then, the avowed object of Tho opposition
nyowed in their public presses-should be accom-.
pl'shed in giving the choice Ct Chief Magistrate 10
the House, Teach State voting through the ballots Of
majority OF it's representatives in the House,) il
would follow that there would be no election, I'M
less some members Of the Federal phalanx in the
House should comply with The will of their conslil.
uens, and vote against their party, their own incli.
nation, and principles or unless portion o.
the Democratic side should surrender the cause
are the most probable. zoe leave to conjecture
aided by the experience of the past, WHICH
BRINGS IN REVIEW SUCCESSIVE REPUBLicAE
MAJoRiTlEs IN CoSGRrss, dissipated under
the spell offhe Bank, as we'll as the signal in
stance Of the late majority of the Pennsy lvania Sen
ate, which was converted from majority Of two
thirds against the Bank and its party, TO maj pril.
OF two thirds in its favor in defiance Of the consl
uent will, and the most Geyout party commitment,
previously on the part of The apostales.
In the above paragraph the Globe pays al
unintenlional compliment to the inlegri'!
and firmness of the Wing members o
Congress. 1t intima,es in language tina
will net admi, Of msconstruction that lh
''surrender of principe"-ifther is any
will be among the friends of Mr. Van Buren,
It knows that the bond which untes then
is that of self intcrest-and self-interes
only that this is the beginning and end
the alpha and omega-lhe source, centr.
md termlna ton of all their attachment!
1t knows too that in the struggle of tn
minority are involved principles that wi
admit Of no compromise or surrender ; ih'
its leaders ore not to be purchased or CO.
rup'ed. TIE Globe confesses, it will
perceived, TINT Ten State, are certain 10 II
opposition in the event of the election goir
10 the House, IN another part Of the ART
Gle il observes, that there will be no diff
Guilty in uniting these ten States on al
man hostile to The present odminisira,io
Now The Globe knows very well that
Carolina must be ranged by their sld'
leaving the candidates II to II, with "
doubtful States. But suppose that Il
electoral vote of Pennsylvania, Virgin
New Jersey or Indiana is given 10 all o
position candiduie--will the Democrat
representatives of any Of those States {
10 give effect to the popular will? w
the misunderstanding gentlemen OF Virg
IA give the vote of their State TO Mr. V
Buren,, if HE electors give il to Jud
White? VIII the representatives ir
Pennsylvania dare 10 vote for Mr. Van
rem, if electors " fresh from the Poop
vote for Gen. IIarrison' 1t is out of
question.
The Globe is evidently convinced I,
the election will goto the House. 1t kno
that a majority Of the people are opPo
TO Mr. Van Buren--and that though II
muy differ 10 their first choice tor the Pr
idency they are united in their hostility
the nominee of the present incumbent,