Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1840-10-10
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From the Abingdon virginian,
VAN buren, AND TIE WAR.

/ At the request Of subscriber. give belo"
our reasons lJr rayiag that Mr.. Van Buren, was
opposed 10 MI Madison, the War candidate fol
the Presidency, add IN favor Of De Witt Clinton
the Peace candidate, or better known as the Is
sex Jnnto.'' We quote from The spy IN Wash
ing tom
in April, 1872, Mr. Van Buren, was elected a
member Of the Senate of the State OF New York
The whole country was then convulsed with the
question of war, Or no war with Great BrI
tain. In those days the Democratic party desig
mated Presidential candidates by Congressional
caucuses. They the test of party men. In
this way Mr.. jefferson had been twice nominated
and cleo TED, and Mr.. Madison once. On the Odd o
MAY, lsl2, M Madison was dominated ! Sc
gross. lie was elected by them the known
| and acknowledged war candidate.
Con the 29ih Of May, seven days after the no.
m'nation OF Mr.. Madison, tho New England Fed
eralist with certain distinguished Federalisis of
the State of New York and else where, held a eau
Gus in Broad street, IN the city of New York -
Their deliberations resulted IN nominating what
they termed peace party candidate foT The Pre-
sidency, in opposition to Mr.. Madison, the swar
party candidate On the 9Th June, 1912. war
was declared against Great Britain; and from
that time until the meeting of the State Leoisla-
ture on the 81 of Nov. following, Mr.. Van Barren
denounced the and It's authors. He was &C
lively engaged with the Fcderasts in disparag-
ing Mr. Madison, and in untrlng efforts TO defeat
his reelection
AT that time the Legislature of the State Of
New York chose the Presidential Electors. Mr..
Van Buren, IA member of the Legisa ture.-
The Electors were chosen viva voce. Each mem
Der rose in his place and read off the ticket for
which he voted; the clerk taking down the names
Of the persons voted for and b. whom, and then
entering .hem upon the journal. There could he
no mistake, therefore, to whom the members
voted for. War had now been rigging for nearly
fye months. The disasters which the country
had experienced were calculated to awaken the
national feelings of every patriotic American
and to prompt him Of he had any sympathes in
common with The ADMINISTRATOR to act in con
cert with. and give his support TO it. What was
Mr. Van. Buren's course OF conduct al this event
fu period'
s'On the 81 Of November, 1872. the Legsla-
ture of New York convened in the city of Albany.
II was special session held for the purpose flap
pointing Presidential Electors.
son ,.a evening Of the 4th. caucus was Eeld
in the Senate chamber, lor the purpose OF desig-
mating candidates to be voted for for Electors
There three parties in the LegIsa ure--
FIRST. The Democratic party, the friends and
supporters of Mr.. Madison and the war. Second.
The party which has since acquired. and Is N !
possession of the Administration OF the Federal
styled now then, Democrats,
the advocates OF Executive
power protesting economy but practising extrava-
gance And third. The high toned Federal
party.
'-The two first met in caucus together. Great
violence ensued. Mr.. Van Buren, in speech OF
some length assaied with virulence, Mr.. Madi-
son the statesgnas of the south, the and all
It's supporters. He then Landed in most fol-
some manner the Presidential candidate of the
Essex Junto,' and avowed his determination to |
suppor, tina. candidate. which pledge he redeem
ed. He was replied to by Gen. Roo',now IN the /
Senate of New York. and BY the late Chancellor
Sanford. and BY others Gen. Root, and the 9TH
Of NJ Madison. finding themselves
in minority. withdrew from the caucus. Each
Of these parties separately nominated their can
d;da,es for the Presidential Electors; and on the
9th of November, 1912. with Mr. Van B1rens
influence and vote, Electors for the peace party /
candidate were chosen .
.Sucb was Mr. Van Buren's position, preceding
and during the first year of The war. Suisse