The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-08-14
OUR SOUTHERN PRESIDENT.


cessary to coax the South into the support of
Martin Van Buren-a man who in every trait oil
personal character is the very opposite OF what
the South admres-a partiZan of The Heir APP
parent commended him "Norlhern man
with Southern feelings and principles" We are
in some doubt about the "princples," but his
s'Souhern feelings" certain enough, IT acts
and declarations 90 for any thing.
When the Distribution Bill was passed, by the
votes of three fourths of Congress, IN opposition
to the most strenuous eXertions OF Van Buren,,
Wright. Cambreleng s. Co, things were thought
to wear squaIly appearance for the Magician
One of his file leaders became alarmed, so 1t is
said and asked Martin how they would he likely
to weather it,. "Sir" said this degenerate son OF
New York, eve must carry the North by party
machinery and the South by falling m toih ats
measures"
This was distinctly asserted by the journals of
that day, and never TO our recollection contra
dcted. We would not quote it as the language
OF MIR Van Buren, if his whole course did not cor
roborate the assertion.
About the same time with this notable declar-
alton, cuse arose in Congress which demon
strated his ahiect servty to the South. John
c. Calhoun had introduced u most atrocious Gag
Bill to prohibit the circulation Of Ami Slavery
publications at the South. This bill authorized
the opening of letters and packages on Suspicion,
the most shameful and odious espionage and des-
potsm over the mails, and the virtual subversion
oil the KIgHt OF OplnlOu anu ulSctSSiOu. II was
concocted Ivy the Calane of the South with the
express design of making it as bad as II could
be, 50 ,ulat-itaUould be rejected, and he be enab'
led TO raise an excitement against the Free States
at the South 1t was so airocious that even The
Senators from Kentucky, Slave State, opposed
it, But il was urged on. nevertheless and voted
for by most of the Southern Senators for fear OF
MISREPRESENTATION at home, and by few OF tie
more reckless disciples oil Silas Wright from
other States in order help Van Buren, at the
South. When the question came up on order,
ing this bill 10 third reading, the vote stood 10
to Is: and MARTIN VAN buren,, as Vice Presl
dent, gave the casting vote in the affirmative!
This is but one ola thousand acts OF sycophan-
tic, toad eating subserviency which have marked
the course of Martin Van Buren,. When he
came to deliver his Inaugural Address us Presl-
dent, he travelled out of his way to approve in
substance, OF The mobs and lynchings which have
disgraced our country for years past, and to de-
clare that he should Veto any bill which might
be passed by Congress for the discontinuarce of
Of Slavery in the District of Columbia. There
was no necessity, no occasion, for this unheard
of dictation. 1t purely an act OF official ar
rogance and sneaking subserviency 10 the South.
1t was to strengthen himself at the South.
The course thus marked out he mas pursued
with unremitting constancy lie is Still pursu-
ing it. Benton and the Nulfiers insolently hoast
that the Sub Treasury scheme will destroy the
commercial and manufacturing ascendency of
the North and transfer population, commerce,
af1luence and empire TO the South. Calhoun,
Pickens 81 Co. go for reducing the free laborer
of the North to an equality with the slave of the
South, and insist that this measure will accom-
pish 1.-THE necessary destruction of confidence
and credit will make so much muscle in one sec
zion equal to the same amount in the other, ami
destroy all the advantages of "head work" which
The Northern freeman has hitherto possessed
In this magnanimous work they abetted and
cheered on by Martin Van Buren,.
On the 4ih of July, at Dinner given by the
Nullfiers OF South Carolina, the following sig
nificant toast was given:
".Martin Fan Brcn--He is hitter pill: BUT
THE INTERESTS OF THE SOUTH demand that he
should be swallowed.
THE INTERESTS OF THE SOUTH =
and has the North no interests, feelings or public
spirit? Does she not know when her Arnolds
thus selling her for plumber and power? or
is she too base TO resist and resent P Let the
ballotboxes answer Herkimer Co. Journal.