Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-06-24
From The Charleston Courier.
MARTIN VAN BUREN,,
HENRY CLAY.


>ew York, assessing considerable influence
and Of mature aye, voted in the Senate of lha.
State, in favor Of INsTRUcTING her Representa-,
lives IN Congress, and requesting her Senator'S
10 vote against the adInlsson oil Missouri into
The Union us S'aoe hoiding State. Nay,m,re-
over, We assert, and challenge contr,,Jictius.
that, through his exer'ions and nhuence. was
the election of Rufus King TO The Senate of the
United States perfected, and, with the express
understanding, that he should oppose the adms.
SION OF that State into the Union, with The priv
ilege OF holding slaves. Judge Norton Of Mas
sachusetts, who was in the Senate Of the Uni.
ted States at thai time, has in letter, in an.
swer tothe A53iitionists Of that Stat, given /,
as his opinion, that hut for the exertions aud
Influence Of Mr.. Clay, Missouri would never
have been admitted mo the Union, except al
free Stale. DR.. Duncan Of OHIO, confidential
friend of the President, and one Of the mlst
prominent leaders Of the "p0ry" on the ho,r
OF the House OF Representatives, has openly,
and under his own signature, declared he new
er will give vote for the admission Of Florida
as State with the wjuiiege Of h,iding S,ares
Mr. Van Buren, advocated in the Convention Of
his State, (caled 10 form new Cous,itutio.,}
the n:'nrai right IF Free Negroes 10 The elective
franchise.
Mr.. Adams, when he declared Mr.. Van Ru.
rena "Northern man with Southern principle.'
must have lost sight Of his early Declarations
and acts He should have re objected that he
was man Of calculation, an always governed
by profit and loss considerations His S)uhern
principles depended on circumstances. He was
perfectly aware that the South was ''uaik" on
he suhjccl of abiliiion-hc also knew that SEP
es-eights ofthe people OF the North were equal
lily hostile To that faction it was safe and popu-
lar therefore for him to take strong GROUND
against them. Hal il been uice rsrsa, as far
- the nm Siaoe hiding States pere coacer-
ned, is il too uhchari'able to believe his sent.
nents would have been in accordance with
the II? "lle has deceived us once" said dis.
nguishel VirginiIn. "hat WI, his fault ii he
deteves US The SECOND TIM, that will be uur:.n
Ios, he did deceive Us in 1891; while on visit
To he South, he unequlv"cally declare his hos.
ilIty to the American system, an 10 favor If
Tree trade. Ga reach ny his home at Albany,
d public meeting was called at the Capitol, OF
the frirGis OF tn, American system; h.. atten led
that meeting AMI male long AMI il is sail an
able speech. The sub:eluent year, he voted
| in the Sena OF the United Sta es in favor of
the most obnoxious tariff ever passed by Con.
gress. He did so, TO b. sure, un Ter Instructions
OF Legislature, completely un Ter the control
Iofthe Albany Regency, Il set OF m N, poli.lca.ly
Of his own creation. He at that time owned
twenty thousand sheep, consequently it was to
his interest to sustain the American sysiem.---
He had not sufficient Independence to cn.ne,out
before the nation and OPENLY and mzyuiy de-
clare his honest sentiments Ono that courso
would belle his declarations to his Southern
friends and might perchance prove injurious io
his future hopes and calculations. He could
accomplish his wishes in another and safer
way--ho could instruct the Legislature to in
strucl hm--they did so, and he voted accord
lingIy. In these three instances, he has eef-e
tainly and most conclusvely given proof
thai he is "Northern man with Southern prin-
pleSw
Did he not betray his party, during thu lat,
war, by deserving Mr.. Madison, and advocating
the election OF Dc Witt Clinton, who was
brought forward by the ultra Feieralists, aud
who was openly proclaimed the Peace Candi-
date for the Presidency? Subse lu.nily did he
not turn traitor 10 thai great man, by having
HIN turned out as Canal Commissioner, and
one Of his own tools appointed in his sic .d2-
And committing other acts Of hostility, which !.
is believed, were tho cause Of his .death?- -
Consider his conduct, too, towards his benefac-
tor aud friend, the late Judge Van Ness but
for who, in all probability, he would have been
his fathers successor as tavern keeper, at kiR-
derhook .perchance follower Of poughi
and then ask the question, if so much treachery
8 was exhibited Gin tho green tree, what may we
/ not expect in the dry" Can zoe trust him?--
n IF he has dece eeG us once, have we any giaran
I. tee he ,cHL not do so again. Is il prulent
5 is it wise TO place our interests aud happines:
{ in such d bous hands! Let our .sober secons
G thought" answer The question.
i, We have frankly and candidy assigned 1
r few prominent reasons why the South [may w
. not add tho CnionO should repudia;e. Mr.
' Van Buren's reelection to the Presidency
{ Our objections are predicated upon histories
o facts, which we deem important. ~ y
9 Public men are public property, and it is on
d orthe prorogatives Of frecmen to canvass, thsl
3 qualifications anil merits, and it should BIS th
J. pride and pleasure Of conductor Of On indie
pendent press, TO see a portion OF its column
o occupied in describing their political acts.-'
!. Nothing affords the friends Of Mfa Clay great
20 or pleasure, than tc m-eta candid dad bnoEd
Ibie opponent in fair AMI opcn Discussion, an
they call upon the friends Of AR. Van Baten
ID make similar declaration--to come forwaE
e and abide tho consequences.