Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-08-11

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had fccomnc nded that war. Aud itIs
ar equally good drscfipuon.oi Icdc-
ralisi 10 ~, that be vas opposed 20
James Madison, and united siih The
peace party TO proven, hts reelection.
Nov, sir, desire 20 iry Martin Van
Bufcn's political principles by this Of
thoJo1 test. And, for that purpose,
viii refer the committee e. a paragraph
IN Emmon's Life Of Van Buren,, written
in 1885, for tho purpose % advancing
Mr. Van EUrcn's interests. Iwl-h 60
introduce the proof which this book
furnishes, aid which no Locofoco dare
gainsay, Of the part which Martin Van
Buren, took during the last war. read
from pages ! 3 and "a;
ale M. Van Buren, took his seat
IN the Senate 10 November, 1912, al
the meeting held FOR the choice of
Presidential electors. The republican
members of the Legislature having, in
the preceding summer, nominated De-
VIII Clinton for prcsldcn, in opposition
20 Mr.. Madison. then candidate for
reelection, and that nomination hay-
ing been rendered TO and accepted by
Mr.. Clinton Mr.. Van Buren, thought II
due to consistency and good faith
to support electors friendly TO that
gentleman."
All very good. II appears. then, by
the account Of has own biography, that
Martin Van Buren, was opposed to the
reelection Of James Madison; that
Martin Van Buren, 'thought il due to
consistency"--consistency, ayi that is
the word-'to support electors" who
would give their votes agaIns, the war
candidate, James Madison. II is clear
therefore, from the testimony Of his
own biographer. # there were no 9th
or evidence; that Martin Van Buren,
acted "a unison with the FcderalIsts,
with the "Bluc Lights" and with the
Tories against the Democratic war adj
mins,ration in 1912. care not how
long or how loud he talked about dem
ocracy: the question is: What did he
do How did he act' care not, say
in what manner he talked, so long as
l know that he voted against Madison,
the only candidates ofthe democracy
OF the country and Of the war party.
But will tell you what Martin Van
Buren, and his peace party friends did;
they despatched emissarles from New
York TO Pennsylvania and other States
10 get up an anti-Madison party there;
meetings Of this party we've held. at
which the war and its abettors were
denounced; enisiments of men were
discouraged; loans 10 enable the Gov
TO prosecute the war with vigor were
refused.
The nomination Of Mr.. Madison was
made, IN strict accordance with The
well-establlshed usages of the demo-
cratic party. Mr.. Jefferson had been
nominated on two several occasions,
m the same manner, md Mr.. Madison
had also been nominated by acongres-
slonal meeting prior TO his first cleo
ton. But Martin Van Buren, and his
federal allies affected 10 believe that
u was vastly more in consonance with
the democratic creed, 10 sustain n
nomination made by n caucus at the
Capitol, in the city Of Albany, on the
Goth day of May. 1912, by the mem
bers flhe Legislature Of the State Of
New York. And, as ic 10 show his en-
tire dosti,ution Of political principles
IN the boldest relief, he zcalously sup
ported William II. Crawford for the
Presidency in 1924, in opposition to
General Jackson, on the very ground
that the former had been nominated BY
caucus of the democratic Members
OF Congress, and the latter had only
been nominated 10y State conventions.
IL was al this period that Martin Van
Buren's "organ" ia the State Of New
York, the 'Albany Argus" unblush-
ingly proclaimed that "Mister Jackson
has no principles in common with the
Republican par,y;" and that "Mis,cI
Jackson is al an immeasurable distance
from the Presidential chair" /, was
about the same period, that Mr. Var
Buren's "organ" 10 Virginia, "tho Rich.
mond Enquirer, was publishing throug-
out the length and breadth of the land,
tina, the election Of General Jackson
would prove a curse TO the country. -
But let US come to the second rca-
son given by The Federal allies of Mar.
tiny anIIuTen for disappearing the nom
inatlon Of James Madison, "bccause be
preoipiiu,cly and rashly urged Con
gress 10 5eolare Var"
The act Of Congress declaring wal
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