Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-05-07

az an accomplished prffot1n. Governor
MilIes. (of So. Ell. while in the Senate of
he Limited States, said, IN regard 10 thut
.s6hsect &. have understood upon the
best authority, from q member 81 Congress-
Men. nc, now, that this odious tariff act
.cf 1878, becaFpe law owing to.Mr. Van
Bdren's failure toredeem d pledge to-Uole
Ngai1st amendments, fthis pledge unques.
tonablywas given subsequently TO his 10.
strucliOns, for while, al the South, ne was
a thorough going free.trader, which
would have prevented the manufacturers,
10 certain extent, voting for the same
thereby putting hts Southern political
friends Ia iDorse SitUali0n than they would
have been, had they treated him as mimi
cal With these evidences Of f,ifhless
conduct t2acaras tie Southern interests, Re
could scarcely expect % becone fdtorite
iCi those wkom he had deceived. "
You say you cannot see any turpitude
IN hIssupport Of such distinguished citi-
zen Of Ills own Stale, as Mr.. Clinton. -
We will skew you wherein the turpitude
did exist.
Mr.. Van Buren, was. elected By the lie.
gislature, BY the friends, and as the friend
Of Mr.. Madison and his administration.
He, therefore, was in honor bound 10 adj
here to, and supportthat administration.
At the time Mr.. Clinton was nominated
blythe Uhra- Federal parry, the Admjnis-
ton ID mauy, very many difficulties I'd
encounter
AS your readers must be familiar with
he facts connected with that important
era in the history of our country, we shall
not trouble you with a recapitulation 81
them, suffice it to say that it was trying
crisis, and one that required the united en-
:. ergies Of the friends Of The pdr, to sustain
Il, and 10 bring II 10 an honorable feTmind.
ton. Just at that crisis did Mr.. Van Blu.
rem desert the Republican party, and iden.
tify himself with what was then termed
the PEACE party I icds there no iurpitude
in such a diyeLlctiOa of boat honor ant dat.
y2 His conduct astonished both friends
and foes. Gen. Root was so indignant
that he rose 10 his seat in the Senate, and
said, Mr.. President, it would be as easy
TO hold an eel with all the slime upon it, as
~ hOtu that tAloAA anu lIOLl ludl Qtty "
this, he has held Mr.. Van Buren, in most
sovereign contempt.
You attach much Importance TO Mr..
Van Buren's election to the Chief Maeis-
tracy Of New York, You certainly can.
not be aware that he was elected by plu.
rality of votes, and that but for Mr.. Solo
mon Southwick's running as a candidate,
Judge Thompson, unquestionably, would
have been elected. Mr.. Southwick was
the candidate Of the Anti Masons, who
were violently opposed 10 MrsY IAN Buren.
The vote stood thus;
Van Buren,, 436,794
Thompson, lQ6,444
Southwick, 33,345
The united vote of the two latter would
exceed that of the former 1895. Ii has
also been settled to demonstration, that 1e
united'v of Gen. Harrison and Judge
White would exceed that given to Mr.. Van,
Buren. several thousand. He then was
but aDitHOrity Governor of New York..
and is a minority President of The United
States. Had he lost his election in New,
York--quenB, would .Gel. Jackson have,
appointed him Secretary of State Doubs-
fuL
We have a charge 10 bring against Mr..
-1an- Barens more serious than any yet
preferred, and which is deferFedfor ano.
thcr occasion
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