True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-06-15
SATURDAY, JUNE is, 1899.

That MIR. Van Buren, is utterly unfit to be President
Of this Union be evident to every refrcting mind
and more particularly TO every Souihron loving the
Constitution and determined maintain the rig hts &c
cured to him by Tint instrument He il utterly unfit to
execute the laws Of Congress and watch over the nte-
rests Of this great people, because he hold. opinions
widely different from those which the rights Of the
Southern States founded. The Convention ,hut
reated the Constitution recognized our slaves u pro-
perry, but made them tine basis of representation in
partal degree. The Constitution adopted bv the
people ofthe South, to whom the Northern people had
accorded their nulienable rights and the new era be-
gun; but 10 meet the wants Of the future there was
clause inserted in this said Constitution to provide for
its alteration. Mr.. Van Buren, is of the men who
wishes the Constitution be altered "a To deprive the
Southrons Of their slave property and slave rights and
to erect slave population into body voters equal
in every respect to the free whites. Holding opinion
that this alteration can nc made in the Constitutional
compact without dssolvng it, how can sucl, man pro.
tect the rights Of Southrons' Our right. are totally
different from Northern rights and they require to have
man at the head Of the general Government who can
appreciate and understand southern feeling and souh-
ern principles. Mr. Van Buren, is not that man, never
has heen nor can be.
In the convention that formed the Constitution of New
York, in 1921, Mr.. Van Buren, played conspicuous
part. Therein lie exhibited his real character When
the convention reported that the rish of suffrage should
only belong to free uhkes, &c Mr. Van Buren, moved
10 strike out the word ehites and insert reemen Of uN
cofors. Col Young, the notorious monarclst and hard
money man now in the New York Senate, opposed the
mover and his colleagues, Jay, Kent and Clarke, with
such orce that the motion was l'st. Mr.. Van Isuren
we'll knew that the elevation Of the black race in one
State to social and political equality with the whites
would prove contiguous example and that such
step would do more the ncipation of the
slaves of the South and consequently our
rights and privileges than all the preaching and argms
nen that could be brought to bear. He has not chang
ed his opinions On this subject since this maucs
tation in 'avor of negro emancipation, though he has
cajo"d Soutlerners into the bell that he is their
Trend. Elect him another term and he will tie
question OF Negro emancipation as large element in
the canvass for third reign In every Of Mr.. Van
lnrer, where Southern rights concerned, we find
hun recrennt to our and siding with i,ionis,.
A man holding the station that he does could secure
the votes "f"ll The Southern States by manly defence
OF their constitutional privileges. Contrast his whole
conduct this score with that Of Henry Claws.
friend alike to Northern and Southern rights, Henri
Clay holds the Constitution in his hands, and points to
this charter Of our federal liberties. An enemy to
Southern rights and the friend Of Garrison Tan
pan bud their associates, Martin Van Buren, points tn
his inaugural speech, and covers with mantle his con,
duct in the New York convention, while the Constt,
ton lies his feet. ahhorred by him and his uta as
the guarantee afliherty. Will Sou,hrons, can South
ros vote for Mr.. Van Buren, the next election 70.
abotonis heart and the enemy of Southern
rights