The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1840-07-30
From the Indiana Journal.

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Whatever may be said of Mr.. Van Buron's
course during the late war, one thing is GER
tain, and that is that he did all in his power
TO prevent the recollection of James Madison,
the war candidate in 1912. At that time
the foderalists called it "MR. MADIsoN's
WAR;" IN derision, and urged upon every
friend Of peace to oppose his reelection
AT that time the Republican party sustained
| the war, and exerted all their influence,
successfully too, to re-elect Mr. Madison.
1t was the great and absorbing question of
the day, whether the war should be contin-
Iued; whether Mr.. Madison, under whose adj
ministration it had been declared, should be
Sustained by the people. 1t was not then
as 1t has been in later days, that mere per-
sonal preferences and prejudices were per-
mltted to operate, but it was considered the
duty Of every man who approved of this
great leading measure of the administration,
TO give his hearty and efficient support to
the cause. But did Mr.. Van Buren, then
come up TO the work? No! he voted against
Mr.. Madison, and neither he nor his friends
dare deny it.
But we stated that the FederalistS urged
the defeat of Mr.. Madison; nd IN order to
learn their motives we have only to refer to
history and their publications at the time
We have been fortunate in procuring copy
of the celebrated pamphlet written and pub
lshed in 1912, against the war and intended
TO operate against the reelection of Mr.
Madison. 1t is entitled "Mr. MddiSon's
Wdr-A dispassionate inquiry into the rea-
sons alledged by Mr.. Madison for declaring
an ofensiue and RUlNOUS war against
| Great Britain, together with some sugges-
tons as 10 a peaceable and constitutional
mode of aVerting that dreadful calamity -
. We copy from the Third edition of that
pamphlet, which contains SO pages, and we
are informed that it ran through several 9TH
er editions and was extensively circulated
in New York as we'll as New England, South
as we'll as North. After examining the sub
Ject, and assigning reasons against the war,
the author, on page 40, made the following
appeal;
1.-The people collectively have right to
meet in their respective towns as bodies
polite, then and there to express their opin-
ions of the nature and tendency of the pres
ent war-to point out its destructive effects
on themselves as well as the nation-to send
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conventions which may be assembled for the
lsame peaceable. orderly and constitutional
representatives and senators how TO act IN
this trying emergencv-especiallyt they may
lif thew see fit, earnestly recommend to the
senator's of this State 20 concur either IN 8
general ticket for the choice of electors o
President, or in a choice of them by JON
ibalIot. They must recollect that OH The
CHANGE OF PRESIDENT depends thu
prospect of PEACE, and EVERY MAN, lie
his politics be what they may, WHO Is AT
TACHED TO PEACE, must wish to DlSPLACl
the man arho alone is responsible for TIN
,rar-I mean Mr.. Madison"
And Mr.. Van Buren,, in accordance wit
this appeal, DID endeavor to DlSPLACl
MR.. MADISON. Mr.. Clinton was nom
mated in opposition to Mr.. Madison, and nj
Van Buren, not only "concurred IN the SUI
port of this nomination." but in Novembt
1912. when the war and the President nee
ed the strong arm of the people to susta
them, she took DECIDED part in the So
mort of Presidential electors who were vote
for as friendly to Mr.. CLINTON, and wi
ultimately gave him the vote of the State
as is asserted by Mr.. Holland, the biogr
pner OF MT. v all DuICLlJ uhu IN ihthotS va =
house, page SO, edition of 1886. The Jou
nails of the New York Legislature, show 4
same fact-that the first importent act, ait
he came into public office, was an attem
to "DISPLACE MIR. MADISON"
MrlHoIIand also admits that ''Mr. Clint
received the votes of the FEDERAL me-
'gl- bers of the N. York Legislature and was al
and supported by THAT party IN other States
ISIS We care not what Mr.. Van Buren, may ha
nile dome afterwards. In 1912, was the tt
to that the aid of every supporter OF the
to- was needed. We are told that In the N
Yer York Legislature he brought forward
him to aauthorize the raising OF troops Tor the
, for fence of the State" We admit that he I
for and what does it prove? Why, that in Is
ives when he saw that in spite OF his efforts
des- Madison was sustained by the people-ai
ac- the war had become decidedly popular
IS to took part on the strong side, just as ne
and posed Gen. Jackson's election IN 1874,
Ign- after ascertaining the extent of the Gener
Ike popularity, he attached himself to the Y
lnds, erals car. But Mr.. Van Buren, is not
his entitled TO the credit for the bill which
said he reported to the New York Ser
in 1914. The measure had been destln
moor recommended first by Cor. Iompkins,
ID tol aoco1.e' -, h;s ,oessa oeawili show.
'rgeo truth is that Mr.. Van Buren,, IN his OPT
from tioD TO Mr.. Madison, fairly entitled hlII
ia to a conspicuous place in that class q
Iiohe, eralits. whom he describes afterwards n
most nanphlct published in 1919 entitled =
lorty s;derations in favor. of the appointmel