The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-05-23

pledgsss rhe mos. conclusively reply TO
these questions, is reference to the course
Of his advessries,
In the midst Of all the clamors and ca
lumnies Of the last three years, an opposi-
lion, more violent, inquisitive, and indefati- |
gable than any faction or combination Of
factions, 10 which syarice and ambition gave
birth, has never been able to fasen upon
him solitary act, or single sentiment,
incompatible with his previous declarations
OF in violation of the principles Of the Dem
ocralic party, by which he was elected
So close has been his adherence to the dec
trines of lis great expounder, the venerated
Jefferson, and so invariably has he carried
them out in practice, that every act Of his
Administration has only added new virtu-
lence to the attacks Of that party whose
opposition has always been most bitter
when those doctrines were most decisively
| carried out in practice.
We appeal TO the messsge Of Mr. Van
Buren as nndeniable proofs Of his devotion
TO these principles, and to the acts Of his
1minstration as furnishing demonstration
Of the sincerity with which he avowed them
We appeal to the daily and hourly aggraVa-
ton OF lhe opposition he has encountered
from that party which has always been ep-
posed to those princIples,a ,as the clearest test
money Of his having msnfuly and fearless
lv taken the old Republican track
under circu ms stances the most discouraging
and embarrassing, and pursued il with an in
trepid perseverance, through sunshine and
through storm, though sometimes appear
ing to stand almost alone and unsupported,
except by the consciousness Of the truth and
righteousness Of his cause, and the unsha-
ken fidelity Of his devotion
If the policy Of the Democratic party is
no. yet consummated, it has not been
owing to any wan. Of effort on his part, bu
to the peculiarly opposition OF combina
ton OF factions, having no one interest o'
r principle In common, but hatred OF the
Democracy, and hankering for the restor
alton of that ascendency which they lost BY
abuse and perversion. If other evidence
!, were required to prove that he had srucl
the true chord Of Democracy, it is abpnd
an,ly to be found in the character and ma
: terials of the opposition which his admin
istration has called forth, and which it i
:, identified in its sources, its means, and IL
u Il ends, with what which assailsd Mr.. Jeffsr
u son throughout his illustrous career, whicl
pursued General Jackson in public life, an
" sill violates the sanctly Of his retiremen
. with unmitigaled reproaches and unrelen
= n ing persecution. A brief summary Of th
u acts of his administration will furnish tn
- best illustration of his devotion to thos
p" great principles we have previously enuT
u Grated !bS the basis of Democracy.
a Notwithstanding the eminent skill wiz
L which our foreign affairs were managed b
= General Jackson throughout his admins
= tration, great embarsssments remained
% be encountered by his successor. Havin
~ succeeded in obtaining indemnity from FL
, fopean powers for The long arrearages Of il
juries we had suffered during the ssnguin
r ~ conflicts that succeeded The Aneries
le Revolution, he turned, towards the clese
IL his second term, his attention 10 the ju
e. demands of our cirZens against the r
IL publics OF this continent Beginning Wi
n Mexico, he pressed upon her, with his wo
r. ted energy and frmnsss, the prompt q
lr ransemenI Of our claims, daily incressiI
in numbers, and some Of them having the
m erigin in those first and early movements
n HE Spanish American S!ales, which resu
r. ed in their complete emancipation and
IL dependence. Although partially support
OF by Congress, they did not see fit TO Susta
ms him ia the recommendation made, at a CT
IA cal moment, to enforce, by competG
m means, an Immediate adjustment upon t
ty dilatory rulers who governed Mexico IN
In pid succession. The discussions betwe
is the two countries became more recriimina
nal ry and acriminous; and at last, at the n
INT ment of his departure from the head Of
he Government, the recognition Of the in
or psndencs of Texas, added to the PreviC
dIs interruption of diplomatic intercourse,
cI- produced selling on the part of the {
The vernment and people Of Mexico so embit
The ed, as seeming y to render hoslilites
c. most inevitable. In the midst of these
oil 6cultes, attended, as they were, by
,lic widespread domestic entertainments VIII
Ind disordered currency had produced,
disturbances in Canada occurred, to awaI
the attention of the people, and try the Fl
ted ness Of the Executive. A civil war ra
the in neighboring country: the population
ltu- each side of the boundary was dangeror
by excited: angry collisions, constantly an
,rn- pated, aud more than once occurring, "
readily imputed to a want of good faith,
Ill | Il oF hosl.l:,.,, II f.;