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| directly or indirectly aud 10 no one o.
spoken OF candidates have ia anythose
degree, committed mysclf amnow a,
tree TO make my choice as any Of YOU
can be.
have, however. reflected on tlrs sub.
Ject III all ITS bearings and contingencies.
aid atm free 10 state that, from present ia
dicatIon', think that Mr. ran Buren,
will be a candidate Tor reelection. and
that lac will be opposed by some one only
on The old OPpoSi,lon-Ncry probably
Mr.. Clay. la that event, have asked
myself the question, what cour.e ought !
TO pursue
For Mr.. Van Buren, | have already
sad never will and can never vote. If
he pursueS the course pursued Tor the
last few years. My motto is mot words
bat deeds Judge of linn by v hat he
has done. and caused to DC done. and no,
by what he has proieSsed. II is true he
has protested, al times, 10 belong to the
same political party 10 which have ever
adhered but his practice has on no one
point corrcSpcnded with ,ha, profession
lie IS tariff man, and voted for a. AZ mos,
odIous Of all our tariiIs-thst of l~2-.
am against all tariff for protection mere
". He Is for internal improvements by
me Federal Government where the OBJ
Ject - what he calls national. and actual
~ voted for the erection OF toll rates on
the Cumberland road. | deny that the
Federal Government possesses any such
power within the States. He is against
a National Bank. and 50 am but then
he goes for Treasury bonk, which |
tlsnL much. 4
ny Incorporated stockholders. He is for
increasing Executive power and patron
age. am Tor diminishing and limiting
them. lie Is IA favor OF the Federal TX.
ecutlve and officers under him using their
power 10 influence public opinion in elec.
tons. | att decidedly opposed to any
such pTaCtIseS. lie i IN favor of the
Che. Magistrate, IN office, selecting bis
successor, aud using al his influence 10
have tim elected. | think such a prac-
tce calculated 10 convert our Republic
into monarchy, and therefore believe
no man ought TO be President who holds
such doctrine. Iii useless now TO pur-
sue tins contrast any further. You will
readily perceive it's an entire mistake TO
suppose We ever belonged - the same
party YET 1t Is true We once nominally
did. lie came Ia,o 1t, and gave his sup
port at rather late day, when, possibly,
he would succeed whether he loined US
or not.
To him have still another objection
lie dad not come into office upen any
character OF his own, and no man IS TT
Tor the station he now occupies unless he
attains II upon .he siren 9Th Of his ON T.
principles ana character. He Is nothing
but mere tult of political n.islc,oe, hav-
ing no root OF his own, adhering 10, and
supported by, the limo OF distinct trunk
altogether. and must iDiailibly perish
whenever that trunk ceases TO noun h
him as the tuft on yonder oak. whenever
that oak shall have decayed and fallen.
The question thea recurs, should Mr.
Clay he the opposing candidate, what
ought 10 DO
answer | ought then 10 exercise nv
right oi suffrage 80 As 20 promote the pub.
lic welfare. ain entirely opposed 60
following ;he example OF throwing away
my vote, because the community will
neither select me, nor the man of nv
choice. IL i. nay duty deliberately and
ImPaFtlaily to compare the principles and
characters Of those between whom the
choice IS e. be made, and 10 vote accor-
ding 10 my best judgment Permit me
then, for few moments, 30 draw Your at
icniIon 10 contrast between these two
gentleman.
Mr.. Van Buren, is in favor ola protect.
ing tariff, aud voted for that of l~!- -
Mr. Clay !, also IN favor Of protecting
tariff bat dad not vote for that OF ls1- -
lie Is the author Of the compromise act ~
Isl! which settles tie question to ihe
satisfaction Of the country at large, and
which be believes ought no, To- bc dis
tuTbcd.
Mr.. Clay thinks tic Federal Govern
ment has the power 10 make internal i'm.
proymen,s within the States. but ought
not 10 exercise the power, cxocp, upon
an object Of general or national utility
and that now, as the States have taken az
the business 81 internal improvements
the Federal Government ought not g.
NEEDLE with 1t, bot rather sid the State.
with means. by distributing. whcn or
funds Sill permit. the proceeds Of our pub
lic lands. Mr.. Van Buren thinks tie
Federal Government can and ought o.
make internal improvements Wiea The
object - national, but hos ~, such power
wncn The object isl0cal The. oriu.Jn (
ihink - more eXcepnonable than hat 4
Mr. Clay. because under Ct. the pfesi.
dent has Discretionary power 90 make
Improvements where be- pleases by cal.
ling the objects national. and refusing
them al pleasure by calling the objects
local.
Mr. Clay think wc have ibe power
90 charter national, tsuk 4uI ihat So
ought To- exercise %. Alf Eaa Buren, d.
against q national bank bat b. 90 favor ai
a Treasury bank Tbs last. g. so ny
judgment, the most dangerous opinion
OUc great objection 80 incorporating na.
tional bank fs a fear tia: lhc directors and
president might cooperate ia elections
aud. u they dtd that The mOncycd poa 60
aHiisd soih EfSrliirs p1iroHqgt u0uia he