Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-10-13
VAN BUkt\ISM.

AN DoI>T-NIo-h'
Mr.. Van Buren, i, certainly the mort fortunate
Of politicians, in one respect at least-and that is,
in the faculty of 50 presenting his opinions to the
world, that, whether llley appear IN the shape
Of votes essays, speeches or cpis'l's, they
seem 10 be adapted to evrly meridian, and TO h'sr-
moaize with the views Of thu most discrcpant aad
hostile schools.
Thus, although ho opposed the reelection Of
james Ma Olson, the candidate OF the Wdl party,
and although, according TO the testimony OF his
friend BntIer, he gave decidcd" support 10
Dewitt Clinton, who wds supported by the Peace
party led on by the tdcialisi, OF the Boston stamp,
vet We are era,,ly assured dat he WIS more
rampant" for thc War than Madison himself
Although he voluntarily and sratuousIy thrust
himself into the Missouri controversy, insisting that
tie prohibition OF slavery shoald thenceiorwdrd
be regarded as an . Indispensable condition" Of
he admission Of new States into the Union,-a
condition which would have operated mjuroo,y
dike To the prosperity ol tie oil slave Stlte, aud
tie new, " hc it would have been complete sub
version of oar rights. under IL federal compact
vet il /, prospussd that the ) nth, towards whose
right, interests lac thus betrayed tie most de-
cided hostility, shall coni.e them to his custody
and guardianship
Although he voted for the Tariff Of 1924, ruth
ont Instructions, ana for the Tariff Of 1923, under
llstra otions, up to rescue him rom the coase-
qaence, OF Il redemption of his pledge 10 certain
Southern Senators, thai le would unite with them
in opposition to the " Bill OF Abominatiuns," yet
he is held up a. the Anti Tariff candidate in eve
~ Soathern Safe, except Louisiana, where, the
Tariff is popular, in consequence of the IN
terest Of tho planter, in maintaining the high
duty foreign sugar-and there he is sustained
as III" friend Of protecting duties, and his votes
in 1921, - aud % copied from the Congressional
Journals 10 prove hs cl..im to their support
Although he voted 10 establish rol-gacs on the
Cumberland Road, and to plan, federal taxgaih-
crers in the ST tie, th,u5 wllcl, it passed. yet lie
is now boldly proclaimed 10 be the Auii-lateraal
Improvem mt can la.c, N tho S0nt!, where thai
policy is uapopu ar-thongh elsewhere, where it
IS popalar he is strcniously supported rs the
Internal Improvement caalilaie In the South,
his apology for the Cumberland Road vote is para
ded as he evidence Of his repentance while in
the West the vote Itself constantly cited as evil
dence OF hi, attachment 10 thi, policy, and the
rctraNit carefully concealed from the public eye.
Althonsa he voted, IN the New York Conven-
ton, to strike the word " white," in the pro-
vision OF the new constitution, which, as reported
excluded free negroes from the right of suffrage
but which, by tbs crasure OF that word, conferred
upon this class the ii ii, Of voling,-yet it i, mpu-
IDENTIFY asserted, that, because he afterwards vo-
ted TO require property qualification in the negro,
he was opposed 10 fee negro suffrage
Although he tells us that, with E." the lights now
before" him. he does not feel himself safe" in
declaring that Congress does NOT possess the power
of "mancipating The Slaves in the District Of Co.
lonbia, yet we are seriously assured, that he
does not acknowledge the existence Of this right
And SO on, 10 the end OF the chapter.
At this very moment, while every Southern
champion of Mr.. Van Buren is endeavorinr to ex-
tenuate the danyrrou, Character OF hi, opinions.
ON the subject of Slavery, what course is his North
ern advocates pursuin. We cntrcat the a,ten-
ton OF orr read Is, particularly of such of them as
may be inclined to support Van Buren,, from be-
lei that IN, Opinions on TIL, subject, if orho
dox are harmless, to read, with unprejudlcel
minds, the snbjoinod extracts from late Northern
papers-and then vote for Martin Van Duren, If
then can
The I" Concord (Alassachuseits) Freeman" any
Al t-Masonlc, Abolition ana Van Buren, papcr,f
defending Mr. '. b. from the charge of looking up
On Slavery with tolerant eye, thus specifies lis
lets oil hosti,it, 10 that institution:
In 1879, Van Buren, voted that CONGRESS had<
he Constitutional power to abolish slavery in 4
he Territories, aud instructed the New lor. Sc