Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-07-06
IvNC5IHuRG. july d, $40.
THE TARlFF-IARRlsON VAN buren,
AND JACKSON

AND JACKSON.
The Enquirer oil The 3oih ult. deyolcs FIVE Of its
heavy coluars 10 the discussion II Gen. narison's
and opinions The Tarf queslion--trom all
which il comes 10 the concIus on that The General
worthy Of the snflrages Of the people. The En-
qater eyident, approached tie discussion OF this
subject with great feluctance-lleueei The unusually
long interval winch has eal sed between the appear
ance Of the din and this Tie ) No. Of us dul and
insip d Views on The Presidential Election" Nor
is Tins 10 be wondered n, when the position Of its
own Masnu3 Apollo. in reference to tins very subject,
is considered-a position which, with its usual
tact and cunning, the Enquirer fails 10 advert. HI
has succeeded Wing thai Gen. llatrlson has
sinned IN this matter beyond f1rgiyenessw we shai!
clam lhr benz fl Of ais argument against Van buren,
alsofor he has gone rs lar as he who went Earliest
in support oG tie Tariff system. Befote, however,
we proceed prove TN, fact wall remark that,
whatever may have been Gen. Ilarls rs opinions
HE subject Of lie Tariff origin lily, he IS now in
favor oil adhcling 10 tie Comp mse bill which does
mol as the EfqaIet says, necessarily erPire in 1912
but which. by provisions, atthatline reaches
point. and, II permitted 10 remain uulunehed vii
continue at thai poInt, peculiarly favorable tothe
Sourb. Whether Mr. Yah luren is in favor Of adj
hc1lng to the COMPROMISE Act, On Of again resisine
the discussion IT the subject, cannot say--aud
which Of hls friends can Nor one has as YET. AT
least, attempted 10 tighten the public mind as to
his iutue Bur 10 the las'. Let test
Mr. Van Buren, by his eoorss heretofore, and see,
WHEELER il Gen. llnrlsdn IS 10 be rcPud4ted by the
pie of Virginia Mr.. Van Baten should Got be
discarded by them a'so.
Mr.. Van b aren, il Is well known, voted for both
the Tariff Of 1871 and of1S25-lor HE latter, il Is
alleged, under Instructions" But why Instruct
him 3? In the year preceding he hid attended
meeting in Albany and delivered long speech To
convince the people that he ardently devoted to
Tie Pro ectye system, aud relered 10 The large in
ytstmenl he had made IN shecr as pledge Of his
fidelity to thar system. Why, den, was heiustrncl-
ed IN 1921 The late Adde'S OF the SIX Wig
members Of Congress from Georgia to then consli-
tuents answers tli,quesnon. Il says:
The circumstances under WHEEL lie voted Tor the
tuin act Of 1898, beng then member Of The
Senate oil the United States, illustrate that wan
OF elevation md -Wauluess Of political diameter
Which unfortunately uarIs the head IT the Eve
cutne Gov, fnnent of the Union also that
absence oil setued political principle wh.ch chr
/ "clellzs his eutae administration. lie induced
tNONltfU paIHlG4dhN a. " washington 10 ID lltNt lhl
he was oppuset 10 tie measure, whist he was ua-
derslood al Albany 10 be IN favor OF TO man
lnn his postum al b TIA places, and more plrilcu-
Darly felatn laal Southern itYor Which he seed.s
always 10 have cultivated win such eager assidnty,
Mr.. Van BufeD procured himsiflo be Instructed by
/ las own Legislature 10 vote for The act usually
known the bill Of abooipatious. With thr,e IN
stiueiOus hls hand, and with dtCiat.uious oil fe
/ glti Ier the Necessary winch constrained lin. lac
voted iof Tue bill ~h3statih r same llme herepresen-
trd himself 10 h friends Albany approving ne
/ instructions lLemsev,s Thus fact has frequently
slnre that day been changed ron INN. and de
hied. Reeenhy IN Tie 5 uatf Ul the Unlfe States,
II las been repeated by the Senator nom Ne" York,
! (Alt. Ialmadse1 VIVA apl 'ige 10 adiuco proofs II
/ drulrd, and 10 DENIAL has been gwen. 1t was the
conduct 81 Nj. Nau Buren,. upon The occasion refer
red 10, that eAtoued The mItilerirg febGke trym the
j ) hatnr from Vagina (Mr. Tazcwell) You, sir
/ h've deceived me oncc--hat was yoW laulf; If you
deceive me again, thr fault wlll be mne."
! ali can al e"urse.br no source ufgfati' alton thus
10 eAhi1'I 10 tie Murd Transaction hundaipg 10 an
+ elesatrd mud; aud ou1 u>nfcal an Is found HE
Iaet, thai nllloNraes "A lralt Of character II lneb
tnacu"nary, WHOSE support Is nov eafnes " beng
/ pressed upon the peopr our own Stale.
But agalu; The Albany Argus then his mouth
piece as it is now, so ate as july S27, published
an arucle, in defence of the "AMERICAN SYS-
i TEM,' and showing thai while the JcderaGsts, Ru-
ius King. Mr.. Webster, Lloyd aud Mills had ''ual.
tormly' opposed it,lhose good Republicans. Dleken-
sou, Jackson, Van Buren. 6c. voted iorir. So
thal tie TaaT vas then Republican measure !!
Mr. Webster h3d then recently changed ms posi-
lion; aud the Albany Argus hoped his conversion
VAS "sneere.' Bnr hea the Afeo,:
From he Albany Argus, Of Jpty Is. 1927.
"Butas late asle2I Mr.. Webster, 10 lhe House of
Representa- ives. and Mr.. Mills aud Mr.. yd.n Tie
. senate. and all RI nf IN he