The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-09-10

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GERS" MARTIN VAN BUREN,.
From the Spirit of TO
HOLLANDS LIFE OF V. BUREN,.
The Administration Presses throughout
the country are endeavoring to create the
impression that the Wings have publish
ed a spurious edition of Hollands Life of
Van Buren,. We noticed this charge
about two months since in the Lafayette
Eagle. accompanied by the remark of the
Editor of that paper that he had heard Jo-
seph L. White, Esq. candidate for cleo
tor on the Harrison ticket, read extracts
from such book in speech at Indianap-
oils. So well known was the editor of
the Eagle as the author of reckless as
sertions that we deemed it unnecessary
to contradict his statement, for really the
creature has been SO often compelled of
late to swallow his own falsehoods that it
seemed almost pity to endanger his ex-
istence by checking him with another
dose of his own manufacture, his own me-
deal skill being quite insufficient to pre-
vent such result.
The truth is, the life of Van Buren, from
which MIR White read, was procured by
him from a Van Buren, man, and was read
/ in presence of Messrs Owen and Peaslee,
both federal candidates for election on the
Van Buren, ticket, neither of whom did,
nor dared to dispute its authority.
n e,,r;o,,e aI;.;o, of Ho1l,pI'c IF
of Van Buren, has been published at all
unless it has been done by Mr. Van Bu5
ren's own friends, which we think vegF
probable is the case, for we know that
for several months past every possible eff
fort has been made by portion of them
to suppress the genuine. No wondegsthat
this is the case, for although every Page
indicates that it was written by a heated
partisan supporter of Mr. Van Buren,, yet
lit distinctly furnishes the following facts,
/ though Mr. Holland evidently labors to ex-
! plain them away:
l. That federalism was a conspicuous
trait i'll the Van Buren, family.
| Q. That Martin Van Buren's education
was under the superintendent of his half
brother, ''high toned feaerolist."
3. That for six years, while pursuing
the study oflaw, he was under the instruc-
/! ton of federalist.
! 4. That for eleven years of his early
life, commencing at the age of fourteen,
when his mind was most susceptible OF
| the influence of those around him, his in
| tinacies. connections in business and in
,ercourse were with enlightened federal
ISIS. .
S. That he never voted for repubi-
can for office in New-York when there
was a federal candidate for the same of
| fee.
6. That iii the first important act of his
life. after coming into office, he acted with
the federal party by opposing the cleo
ton of, and voting against James Madl-
son, the War candidate for the Presidency
in 1912.
Z. That he not only voted for Rufus
King a distinguished leader of the .federaI
party, for the office of U. S. Senator, but
actually wrote pamphlet for the purpose
of wheeling the democratic party into his
support also.
| s. That he acted with the s'leaders Of
Federalism" (see Jefferson's letter to La
/ fayelte, in opposing the admission of
/ Missouri into the Union as slave state.
8. That in the New York Convention,
/ he voted that free negroes should be al
lowed the right of suffrage.
10. That he not only voted for, but
proposed, himself, the household qualif-
j cation for white voters.
1 IL. That he proposed to prevent the
People from electing their own Justices
1 of the Peace.
10. That he was in favor of preventing
Them also from electing their County
j Clerks and Sheriffs.
10. THAT He VOTED AGAINST
t AND OPPOSED ANDREW JACK
/ SON FOR THE PRESIDENCY IN
j 1924. took decided part in the nomina-
ton of another candidate against him, IN
! a caucus at Washington City of which he
: was a member, and in the subsequent ell
/ forts to elect that candidate.
j ID. That he uniformly voted against
e appropriations for the Cumberland Road
i Is. Tha. he voted for the erection o.
3 TOLL rates on the same road.
i 16. That his opinion is that no appro
Il pria,ions ought 10 be made for that roae
81 by the General Government. without ;
previous amendment Of the Constitution
: II. That he has uniformly voted agains
81 the interests of the West while membe
e of Congress.
These and many other facts are prove,
by the genuine life of Mr. Van Bnren writ
nj ten by his own personal and politics
81 friend, and formerly an inmate of his ow