Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-04-16

Jackson's cunt" cabinet. 1t was in the recess
of Congress that Van Buren, was appointed Min
lister to Great Britain. He had dishonored his
country by his instructions to Mr.. McLane and
soon as Congress assembled, and his nomination
came up IN the Senate, some of General Jacksons
warmest fri ends regarded him as little better than
a traitor and accordingly, voted against him, or in
effect, for has recall In the emphatic language
! of Mr. Webster at the time, they wanted Minis
ter to the naughty court of England, who had
emo heart in his bosom, but an American heart"
The result you all remember,-his nomination
was rejected, and the disgrace he intended for
this country fell upon his oon head
The reader will pardon this depression, the OBJ
Ject of which is to remind him of that concatena-
ton ofpast events, through which by regular grad
alton we trace the motives of Mr. Van. Buren,, to
aid the British p, etsnsions to part of our dispu-
ted territory.
Having thus traced his motives, let US examine
how far he has succeeded in his plans. In the
first place, he obtained the British "boon )" which
all mercantile men know has been commercial
curse to this country-and he is now by that blaze
of glory in the very place, for which he inglori-
Mr. Van Burens truly infamous instructions to-
our Minister to Great Britain, were dated goth of
July 1929. We quote the following, word for
word, from those Instructions
81 will add nothing as TO the improperly of
suffering any feelings that find their origin in the
past PRETENSIONS OF THIS GOVERNMENT,
to have adrerse influence upon the present con-
duct of Great Britain !! y
In the same paragraph, he speaks of the
RIGHTS which all previous administrations of
this country had urged 'clams''-
thus
at should be sufficient that the CLAIMS SET
UP BY THEM &c, &c. !! !" Here is our Secre-
tary of State speaking in behalf of our country;
telling the British that rights in the Colonial
trade were "PRETENsIoNs AND CLAIMS
set up by rHEM'-only think, for moment,
our own Secretary of State--nstead of urging
our rights as asserted by us (meaning past ad-
ministratons of this country calling those rights
mere "claims and professions set up by THEM"
BY "rHEM 20 Gould the traitor Arnold have
used more insulting language toward this coun-
! try! Let every candid citizen answer But here
comes a part of those instructions which We
think no one will doubt alludes to our N. E.
BOUNDARY QUESTION.
After instructing our Minister, in substance, to
| tell the British Government that not a single ad-
minisration of this country had been friendly
to them until the present one, and that they must
not be angry with him for 'past prctensions and
claims, he goes to say, in effect, snow ifyou
will grant me your "pooN," | will aldyou when |
am Presidentto that part Of the territory Of Maine
Il 1
"You cannot press his rie,c of the subject,
too earnestly upon the consideration OF the Brit
| ish ministry. It has bearings and relations, that
reach beyond, the IMMEDIATE QUESTION under
discussion, &c, &c. r
| Now what other "guestion' of negotiation was
| there, beside this ''immcdIate" one Why every
| one must know, it our "BoyNpARy CUES
| r1oN," he alluded to. And why did he not say
| so Because, forsooth, he knew full well that
when these instructions Published, If they
should expose him, as actually aiding the British,
| in their unfounded pretensons 10 part Of our
territory, he must LOSE THE VOTE OF MAlNw
which might be necessary to elect him President
Why this enigmatical language, "bsarings and
relations that reach beyond o. immediate ques-
| ton p Citizens of Maine, calmly and candidly
reHecl OH IllS tlftIY your OVID
conscences another. Why has not MIR Van Blu
| rem, made single move for than eieuen
gcars past (snce he has been the Mrone itself;
and s'power behind the throne') toward tile
settlement of this "BoUNDApY QUESTION:" if
we except the most dsgraceful proposition to the
Legislature of Maine, TO sell -Ir citizens and
territory "for ample indemnity7"' While yo,
are bordering on these questions, may perhaps
aid you to an answer, by unfolding of the
mysteries, of that memorable "Secret Session "
| Yours &c, NJ
| *The consummatc tact with which Van Buren,
supplantcd Calhoun in the affections of General
Jackson in order to secure the confidence Of his
patron so exactly resembles the ingannations of
1aeo in order to prejudice the Moor bis patron,
against Cassie favorte officer, that can hard
i ly doubt but Van Buren, copied this character
from the great Poet, whose knowledge of the
human heart bordered on inspiration. lago in
speaking of his rival and patron, says OF the lat
ter Ito confidential friend) thus:
| 81 follow him to my turn upon him
| We cannot all be masters, nor all masters
Cannot be truly followed, &c,
In following him follow but myself;
Heaven is my Judge not | for love and duty
But seeming so, for my peculiar end
For the reasons here stated, it.would appear
that Van Buren, professcd to 'lollow the footsteps
| r. fha of