The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-08-13


" urged Congress to declare war, at al
time when the ceuntfy was unprovided|
wiih the means Of carrying it on with
success. before adequate ,pro,cctioh had
been provided Tor our seacbast and from.
tiers, and before tile commercial part oil
the community had an opportunity of
Withdrawing their property out Of the
hands of the ehemv..''Iaa ut fT.d
Because MrqM adisoni is devoted toI
the Southern policy, which is hostile 10
commerce. and consequently discouraging
to agriculture, the two great sources from
which Pennsylvania derives her pros
perity.'' . aal e aidfTsq gtiinia9a' va
osResolved, That thi$s IS meeting concur
with the republicans Of the4sthts oflNew
York9in the nomination Of The honorable
DE WITT. CLINTON as a candidate
for the Office of President4 De Witt Gin:
ton. more Distinguished for his. talents
and patriotism than HIS 'in1eyible adher
enceto republican principles; a!yet. uGlike
Mr. Madison, he Is a friend 10 peace and
commerce" saah& ~ SFp a52Rs Dis
q Another Gg4ga aat Offered ~ lie lie Federal
allies Of Martin Van Busen for Opposing
the candidate of the Democratic war party.
in 1912, was Because MI, Madison Is
devoted {, the southern. policy. !" Ayl, SIT,
BECAUSE Mfr Madison was devoted 10 tie
southern policy, was It crime, then d
Be devoted q, sea;hern policy!',,g Apd.is
ii Write new to be az northern man, with
SOUTHERN PRINCIPLES? cannot believe
that the Intelligent ireemen of this onalion
will5b4 Longer tboppzl,sd by1 Tie littIe
j lsg clan,. Who was a lfiend, tc, peace, when
lis, country was tat,YWaF.a AfieE sheIhaa
'buckted Oh her armour" when, dc British
fleets We're Of our coast f IS jtlhe PasSa:
.ll1aquoAdy Il" New 0Eleans, when, the
savage Indians were bgagdjslIng their
'tomafaWbs and their scaIppipgs ,kt1naii knives
around the inhabitants of 5{olro western
cabins, then It was was, 'tl,as biy Van Barep
was the friend Of peace, When Harrison
was calling upon the gallant yeomen Of
Kentucky to throw aside, their plough
shares and their pruning hooks, and to
rally around the standard of their country,
then it was that This President was getting
up an anti-AdI1inistration candidate, TO
cripple the energies Of thcr country Sir,
this country has been thnmbugged long
enough. Happily The freemen Of this
land know it,. They knoW3that It is time
1 they should speak ont, as their, fore(athers
did in the lime Of '7'6--as hey did in the
times Of Lexington and Bunker Hill; they
are determined to see justice done, and to
I see that such monstrous ilnposiiions as
have been prac;ised upon them ior. some
/. years past shall moi be praci,$ed hereafter
I Yes, sir. whist Harrison was wading
through black swamps, cold waters, any
! deep snow banks, and compelled TO sas:.
/ tain his strength by eating ray beef with.
out salt aud sleeping upon brush heaps,
enduring every rriyation in order e bea,
fafcft the. American eagle, that proud EN-.
,tben Of his countr5's. honor and glory,
M3rtin Van Rurea wa, snugly seated at ;
: comfortabIe fire in his law shop, growing
rich with the fees Of his clients. Willis
Harrison was exposing his head and hi
breast to the bullets of the, savage enemy
in the inhospitable Wilderness, our. yalian
7 President was leading of i coli'lion in III,
gay, saloons Of an sopulent citizen in Il
bany! Oh! glorious democracy! Are til,
;! good people Of this great nation going tt
: be longer hoodwinked by such false pre-
tensions? ,...a,,;f.g.. a..t in .yiter9ne
! But, Mr. Chairman, besides the testi
mopy Of the biqgrapherof Mr. Van Buren,
! ] have other, evidence equally authentic
to show thar, he was opposed to there
/ election of James Madison, the democratic
i war candidate in 1912. | have investi'
gated with great care. the history ofhis
1 political conduct lat, that eventful crisis;
and l must, at the risk of being tedious,
go somewhat inio detail. ,rIJpray there's
I pccial attention of the committee TO the
following facts, as. they viii enable gen.
tlemen 10 define Mr. Nan Buren, 'sposifion
!. at that period with nnerring cersaintyao
In,April, 1912, he wasfa candidate for
seat in the Senate Of New York, andh
4 for a com petitor sEdwfardaP. livingston
4 The issue Oh the ectioadepeaded oItthe
! .countyiofsfRockland,ins whichpithe Clil-
tonian interests had decided preponde-
RANCE u MIR Van Buren, received the sup
Iiport of that county, and 1w;s''of course
! elected Sssi54 e7aFIas9T 9si 50 ssa
3Ea.eOn tile slh Of July,,olsI2, some pronii-
Inent menibeIonging Ii The peace party in
1.-THE town of Hudson, The place Of Mr. Van
i Euren's residence, pabhshed an address
t,recommendingia meeting oflthe party sfov
1.-THE purpose Of denonncing James Madi,
hson and the war; Among other oPPb-
tnents of 1the war, this address vas Signed
hby James A. Hamilton, the. Warm person.
baifrlend of nj RYAN Bdreff, ant. the same
Egenslenan who,aiin March, 1879, wa:
Rcharged with the 1dntles Of Secretary o
State Of the United States, until the re
enlar induction of MrfVai. Buren, to tia
eoffice took place. 'rhe Hudson meetin!
] convened and resolyed-!'t'aA al'.'s.
q! That lie war is impoGtic, unneces
saryyt,, and .disas;rous, ard s5s.that 10 en-
Eploya tie militia ii an offensive war is un
4 constitutional. 'soe5'gI 81 ', 6a,s, i.
The following Language, is, extracted
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