Southern telegraph., 1837-05-02

m vas na. differences Of PripeiHe, auJ
hai to'erHion was wiso when trutrwss
,ree to cou5at error. The principles oil
public policy which wers mydyc3 IA ,bg
ooa.esi between Clay ana Jaeksap were
different lrom ibose ngolyod 10
the canvass between Messrs, Van Bireu,
White Vpl Harrison OfaH ,6s questions
Of the ormor period, debued ay lkc time
with as much zeal MS ir the t1le al rbo na-
6oa hal been suspended upon teir deeis-
ion, wbatmo, at he latter, had nasaal~liyed
its day, and toiled through ihe nieriinl
The vexcd Tariff had been adjusted By the
memorable compromise. Tho Iadian poli-
cy Of the Government had been opposed b,
the phihnthrapic politicians Of the North
aOl elsewhere, bat the people, aaimite by
a sense Of Justice To the S,uth, hid sustain
cd its views. I"tera1l Improvements had
been thrown hack upon the shoulders ofthe
State Governments, and lelt to draw susie
nance from their Golfers; there having been
an apparent coincidence Of views between
President and People, though lhoWicws Of
the former might not always have seemed
consis cnt Ind homogonoons. The Bank
of the U. States did not form a topic of dis
cnssion in the canvass Of 1885, popular
having previously fixed its IN
tevokod Seal upon it, while the charter sui
seqpeutly granted by the Legislature of
Pennsylvania, was then matter Of anticipa-
ton. This is necessarily a hasty reference
to the measures of the period referred 10,
hut it is believed to eulbpcc those which
were most prominent, Adherence to the
principles on which they were based gave
the title in 1892, Of National Republicans,
not Of Wings; name which should be pre-.
served apart and g.rnored up IA the siore-
house ola Nations recolleeHonsofaR Rwola-
ton which laid tho founditioaof the public
liberties; name which is desecmtdtl and
when used as party watch,
word, or hoisIed as a device upon the
Of faction. Ualcr whitevor other
banner our party egions may march to the
ballot box, let the rcvorad, revolutionary Ii
tie of Wing be preserved until invasion
frowns upon the entertainments Of public
liberty. y
The truth is, the canlidrcy Of Mr.. Van
Buren, formed, as | conceive, an epoch in
the history Of parties in America, when
patriotism called upon party to surrender
the angry reco'loctions arising out Of past
Struggles. The sinister Influences Of pre-
existing prcindicos should, now when he is
elected, be laid upon the altar Of the plbIic
good, and patriots every where should rely
upon the virtue, wisdom and popNllrity of
a statesman who can promote it and best CT
foctuate the paramount interests of the
South. BIT whit, approaching the ballot
box ir 1896, was | called upon to d.? |
was called upon TO make a selection be-
tween Mr.. Van Blren AMI Judge White; !;
both Of whom had twice supported the cleo
ton Of Gen. jackson to the Presidency;
both of whom had upheld the measures of
bis successive administrations, which had
been denounced as high-handed and arbi-
trary; and both of whom h.d opposed the
Wings and been opposed by the Wings.
The history of the canvass-the combinl-
ton of three competitors against one-their
public characters--'heir Stratagy--alI these
are as familiar as household words. Judge
White was as obnoxious, or should have
been, as Mr.. Van Buren,, to all the oppo-
nents of General Jackson's administration;
there never was a time when he stood the
least chance of success, and the only OBJ
joct for keeping him on the carpet, was to
conquer by division. NJ apology that
could not vote f,r White 10 aid Harrison
will hardly be thought sufficient by those of
my Whig friends who preferred ''the DoviI,
N Tom Walker" to Martin Van Buren, and
Tint this was the only purpose ofthe "know-
ng ones" is evident from the fact TINT the
lnllotins Of IIarrisonian victories in the
West, as they came floating down the ma
ostic Father Of Waters, were hailed with
IS much true joy as the Southern and
.vaiable candidate had beer Identical. |
could not rejoice with those 'thrdid teIoice,
lor participate in those ioys. Why? In
William II. Harrison | must be pardoned for
not being able to recognize those civil quail