North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-01-22

hes oUn expense, IN tie hnpe 81 serieg Nj
+ Van Bufen aud sendihg ne Eene eooe
nrws. THIS was in Joly, and rven now
{ IN January, tie Presidents frpubiicaf
tdras - oi,iliiy has Bsg permitted him T.
4 acknowledge is rrceiii. Mr. Griffin.
4 letter vas mailed, poet paid, al ph,lsdeI.
f ftia, when dale,i, ADD addressed Ia me al
ivan Bufea's American Basiilr, Rorhes.
I ter, MY"
Philadelphia, Jolly 20!a. 1889.
FEirND Mac:-On the ,iav nailed my
letter 10 you from New York, | went IL
ihe hotel ta see Van Barcn with my I,eii.
ten. | waited two davs on bis Drur,cTa-
lic majesty without seeing him. There
we're iva hig fellows with black slaves
keeping guard. told thrm my esrand
and that Vas from Philadelphia. They
told me thai has orders must be- obeycd.
told them that as one Of the people, help
rd TO create him. and that must see him
before returned. met Mr.. Wardel,
one of the council, in the lobby and slept
up to him Rnd told him my GRAND. He
said il | would give him nv PORTIONS he
would give them 10 the President TINT
night at five O'Clock. told him would
rather SEC him myself; that could have
mailed them at Philadelphia but wanted
positive answer from him wheiher he
would let Mackenzie ouI or please the
Tories by expressing him. He said that
Bishop Onderdonk and other great meu
had been refused admittance. ! told him
the Bishop might be better Christian
than was, bot no better in any other
way. | told him that il | went 10 see the
Autocfat OF Russia on matter OF human
ity IL could not he a harder affair. Seeing
no other alternative | communicated nv
euand to n young Irishman OF my own
cast-hc gave ne pen and ink, and sent
~ my name wrapped round the papers to
Van Buren,, with my complaints against
the treatment received. He told the
Young man that he did not want 10 see
me, hut would pay all the attention that
was due Ia them, and read them over. and
that he could do ngthing more till be re-
turned To Washing ton--and doubt whc- |
Iher he'll take the trouble To take them |
there or answer them at all. When |
,ane home | was questioned what he had
SAID 90 me, aud il | saw him myself. Mac,
4 you knew my feelings at that time-they
were il possible worse than yours there
where YOU lie ia his republican bastile.
vas really ashamed To say that | had wait.
ii for days Ia present a petition 10 help q
elbow creature on; of iroube-and that
'ur republican President was so taken %
With the Tories and British, he could NOT
pare a minnie to see his face and place
he papers into his hands. ! voted three
INES tnr General Jackson and once for
Fan Buren,. broke up three factions Of
ainted Irishmcn in this city to support the
emocrailc raliv-factiOns that could have
one great mischief il not stopt in the bud: !,
am no otiice-huntcr or holder OF one. but
eiirving that form Of government the best :
lr my il-lreated countrymen and all 9TH :
RS, incline that way. But Mac, did | !
yer think That General Jackson was !
'rong in saddling such saucy Whitting-
IN on the American people. My blood
oils within me, when think Of the pa-
lots of '76, to see the chair OF a Wash
lgton ana Jefferson filled by descend
Mt OF the amphibious low Dutch, who
url the stranger from their doors-one
no cares so little Tor liberty, as To thrust
10 dungeon man who had also SO far
mel as 10 seek To extend the empire of
eedom. Such is tate--the turn OF die
II him ia the chair Of state, and SEM u
cunt and Matthews to expire on Bri. u
sh scattoId. He IL supported by set Of F"
lngry drones in office, who nominate for le
K people, and right or wrong their nomi. u
ltioes NE must suppou; lit,le il is that ID
ev do for us, 50 huSilv employed thew tp
e ia doing fir themselves. Mac, Pm al
arried 10 a native, and have lived 81 long
the country that i'm almost seheming or
anker, hut | don't like the aris,ocracv, :.
ho think no one can he good for ANYTHING y,
ho is no, born in England or here.
i've letter written 10 send to his demo. u
attic majesty, signed by hall a dozen ciri- B
MS, To see whether he intends Ia pardon r.
~ forthwith. Don't beg from him-let r
'ur triends dn that for YOU. Remember
,u and SIlas IN their prison, as told in is
{ acts nj the apostles. ! hope your a
eper is like PaUl's keeper, ord he was su
oG one. Keep YOUR temper, Mac, and >,
d out some means 10 rouse This Dutch
m the 2nd term. The sub. treasury is II.
lat keeps him in moiion--we might as a
III haveStaniey or Peel FOR all the demo ca
lcy he has cot about him. Excuse nv
hing. ava no grammaTian. liIwas
classic. Mac, woold put into these
,rieS. Bu, be Of good cheer aud mind o.
. old saving, that '' the blood Of the ke
Irtyrs is The seed of the church." a.