Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-07-31
SPEECH OF EXON. WM. JARVIS

Al W i!H IONN EH IAON Al "lNbSCLi JlLi y, low
Mn PREsInENr AND FELLOW GlTlzESs
Recently speech has been brought under my
tire, puiportlng to be made by c. p VAS Ness, at
Van Buren Democratic meeting held at Woodstock
not long sin"e,-whlch it was my intention to have
commented upon at the Wing Convention at BIZ, ING
ton; but prevented from attending that mtSenn
by il! health. shall therefore avail myself Of this
occasion 10 offer 4 few renal rs in reply 10 it.
Mr. NAN Ness commences by assuring his hearers
ofhs sound Republican principles and the consistency
OF hs political He next attempts to prove
that the Van Buren, Democratic party of the present
day IS the continuation of the same party which ecva-
ted Mr. Jefferson, and sustained his principles and
supported Mr. Madison in l7l2 'l3 and a. On the
other hand, that the party which now opposes Mr..
Van Buren,, rs the remains and continuation Of the
| old Federal party founded by Alexander Hamilton, F"
and which supported the odous and arls,ocrac mca-
surcs OF he administrator of John Adams, during the
years l795 and 1885," and he has made many assor-
tons and several quotations TO prove this sweeping
declaration and further, to prove that the present adj
| minslration party have preserved, unchanged, the
principles of the old Jeilersonan Republican party.
This speech is tissue of sophstry. in which no one
conclusion Is justified by the premises. He has as
| sumed much without proving any thing. There are
many assertions hout the shadow of truth for their
foundation; and where facts are quoted they are nva-
ably followed by false conclusions, as think shall
! be able to show IN the sequel.
| Mr.. Van Ncts says heisa lawyer. As lawyer, he
ought to know that man. to be worthy of belief must
come into court with clean hands; that he must not
oIna'e acrto cnn me interest," v q inc
cause. WI ~ any one whI Knows y. +. naI Moss
9y' uo" HIS ''at ne - Pt'e ana t"P'F
ta witness that he Is actuncd by an immediate or
pioSp'GIo llo',c ~ pofso'i, uu'ni,i"su .!s
= ,u 49,, IL ,ila ~ ".,'' SINISTER
XXI u; oJio' " iiisel aLy suom .'t,g a. !,
hN' III a. s~hso' sia4i NC Hpe W prove ia' my
have mistaken the character of the man. He wishes
TO nave UNDERSTOOD l1h' ior thftyIsN years lie mas
ncon ~ a'o'ii H. ~ De".oria'' i
Iluo' 'Il' ne ucllo "I,h 'lG hepuphca pai' "l yer
H'"I ~ I'M a. u" 'oi'''ii'u "i'o nun oiL ~
noAof or G''oi'Ieh. o'l. 80 s'9. as tgy wnnhI'o
utt''' I've ueo''u ~. la'y. ~ ''S " ~
r''It ' Soi i'.'' " wy '''.; ''s iuoiy " we
ni,t'ui 'ni.y, anu outraged ,nG pieogcs ''at nc
10y oip"'y ENrn " nt,iy 'u''idu''7' ''''u o''oi'
"hth hc h'' n'"oo III Wiiuh3'
fever man owed faith to- people, q. F.. Van Ness
dd to the people OF vermont lie had been electet
70 all the MINOR oillccs oil the State The Pcoh!e
representatives IN congress ma recommended nm
to be Commissioner Tor settling the North Easter
boundary, under the treaty of Ghent; To be the Col
!ector oil Customs at Burlington; the State Lensla
turc had elected HIM to he Chief Justice OF the Stnte
ana the people hnd elected him Tor Governor ;-nnt
he then claimed the office OF Senator Of the Unet
Stats At TIL" time, scVeneighths OF the people o
the State were the warm supporters OF the admins
taton OF John Quincy Adams, but II was understood
that when Mr.. Van Ness returned from New York
in l12i, he was disposed to advocate the pretcnsion
Of Mr. Crawford, and the Republican party of the Stat
were dlSincned 10 elect him TO the Senate of tn,
United States. To overcome their scrupes as 10 hi
fidelity, he compelled verbally to pledge hInscl
to a faithful support Of Mr.. Adams administration
and to several he gave written pledges to this effect
IfMr Van Ness arcs to deny this at least one of hi
written pledpes shall be published The intrime 70
his election To- the Senate in October lS27 benin n
enrlv ~ Nav. Of tho samc vrar. and So sncccssf,
had he md few If his nrs1nsl friends bcen thu,
,LS ,"e,inr Of he ralnt,,ro II was ooncr,y bl,oyc
he wonld he rlcctcd Bnt thanks be- M Cav C;aush
and C, Of tha al loo, Ronrbl;r,ru az tho S,o ,,h
noy him h,,nr ,hon tbn uo,n,,or n,onhors U,ro,;
S"v,nomr vas cloc,eJ hv n snail nn;or;,v and q p
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