Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-04-03
,EnER AL. FORGERY.

The Nashville Wing the peculiar organ Of the lately
dismissed Tennessee Senator, EPhram X. Foster, says,
that 'he tII7 Van Buren,, in l-l2,l headed popular
an,;-war meeting, in the town of Hudson Columbia
county, New York, (s native county,} on which occa-
sion he mosc ed this camp at!c resolution:
"Resorea, That TIC Is TMpoLTTlC AID nlsAsTEo;,
and employ The m!::: u 4: offensive va: unconstitutional
The HUDSON resolution, as here imputed 10 the Pre-
sdent, is an abominable forgery. Such resolution
was passed by his Federal enemies in the city of fud-
son, and acted on by them. And we have no doubt
that the part which Mr. Van Buren, took 4! the time in
furnishing this ''mOrai treasoR left that cmbittercd
feeling among the old federasts Of Hudson, which
shcwcd itself last summer, when he visited that city Tor
tho first time since his elevation the Presidency II
will be remembered, that the city authorities OF Hud-
refused, his arrival the ordinary cvllitles pad
him every where cse the Chief Magistrate OF the
nation: and the whole Federal party mot excepting the
m;scrcaatS in Tennessee, who impue TO him the
resolutions oftheir hudson friends cr") rcoiced
at the insult offered 10 him by the Hudson Fcdcrass.
This insult will be considered by the country the
highest honor they could have paid him, when the orr
gin of Tie hatred from which sprung is understood
After the Federaliss had resolved that he 'enr 'raS
impoyic and dSaSrous, and that was ''uScoSsrlTr-
rIoNAL 70 EMPLOY THE MILITIA IL As OFFENSIVE
WAR;, they refused to turn out and perform militia
duty.
The rccusants were courtlaartialcd and fined. They
Appealed 10 the civil courts, the hope, no doubt to ind
protection under the ermine Of the judiciary. There
they me; Mr. Van Buren,, the head OF the Republican
party in New York, who carried on the prosecutions
against them, 10 punish them for their crimes against
the country 81 .lis is Of record III New York
To appreciate Mr.. Van Buren, services at tn" time
in question: il should be remembered that the Federal
party had command OF the most powerful branch OF the
State Govcrnment-thc House of Representatives.
Their effort get control of the whole, and put
New York along side of "hc moral traitors oil Massa-
chuses to cooperate with the enemy upon the entire
frontier f ran,dn relieving Great Britain from the ne
cessity of defence in that quarter and enabling her TO
transfer her we'll provided troops embodied there to car
ry the in the Northwest and in the South The
holiness activity and cloquence of MIR. Van Buren,,
mainly contributed 10 the defeat Of the attempt OF the
Fedcralss possess themselves Of the State Govern
mcnt They overthrown in the elections The
H. orr redeemed from their power and then 1t was
that Mr. v Buren, proposed the law called the conscrp
ton bill, which brought the whole militia force OF the
Empire State TO bear upon the war the Canada Dor
ders. The evidence Of all this will be seen in the
pamphlet have published lately containing proof OF
Mr. Van Buren's conduct during the late war. This
triumph over the British allies in New York was worth
more to the of the country and the safety of the
Union than all llarrsons battles would have hcen, if
they had proved fatal 10 the enemy, they to
gallant youth, who poured out their blood in
vain unde: Indian tomahawks at Tippecanoc, Fort
Meirs and River Rasin.-GtObc.