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and Resolutions on the Tth inst. as cul-
.able omission, that they have not set
forth the fact that Mr.. VAN BUREN sup
p.rteh a Federal candidate for President
iM,. DEW1rr CLiSruN) in 1872, against
Mr.. MADISON, a peace candidate against
,he war candidate. If such had been the
f,c, ,hc Committee would deserve some
censure, as they ,,r"lcssed to give full
and impartial view OF the claims and de-
merits of OF, tho present candidates.-
Bat the truth is, that the charge agains,
Mr.. Van Buren,, like most of others
which have been brought against Eim,
turns out to be a pure iiciioa. Ii is moi
true that Mr.. Clinton was the Federal cam
Lidatc, or the peace candidate. lie was
The known head Of the Republican party
in New York, after the death of his re'a-
tive, GEORGE CLINTON, and was nomlna-
ted with extraordinary unanimlty by thal
party in the Legislature of New York,
within a short time after the nomination
of MIR. Madison by the Republican mem.
bers of Congress at Washington. Both
events took place before the Declaration
of War. Mr.. Madison was nominated by
80 members Of Congress on the lsih May,
1912, and Mr.. Clinton by 80 out Of 80
Republican members Of the New York
Legislature on the 29lh May. An account;
of both will be found in the 2nd vol. of
Niles Register, 1925. l copy for
,he information Of your readers, part OF
Mr.. Niles accoun. of the latter:-" a
meeting of the Republican members OF
the Legislature of New York was held in
the Capitol at Albany on the 29th inst
The whole number of Republicans IN the
Senate and Assembly is 95, of whom VI
were present. Gen. James W. Wilkin oi
the Senate was unanimously called 10 the
Chair, and Alexander Sheldon, Esq,
Sneaker of the House Of Assembly, ap-
poin.ed Secretary. A motion that the
meeting should proceed to nominate can
didate fnr the Presidency Of the United
States was approved by 81 voices. twas
then proposed that Dewitt Clinton should
be supported for that office, and deterInln-
ed unanimously, after some debate, in
which Gen. Roor was the only opponent,
who retired before the question was put"
After stating the appointment of Com
mittee, Mr.. Niles procceds:-" This re-
markaLle unanimity is we'll calculated TO
increase the high confidence already re-
posed in Mr.. Clinton in many parts of the
Union. Partaking literally of the spirit
and frmncss of his illustrious relative,
our late revered Vice President, with
highly cultivated mind and polished
TANNERS, his pretensions, supported by
the State of New York, are truly respec-
table. He is said to possess those quail.
lies in a supereminent degree that dIstln-
puished his uncle in the exercise OF his
Executive functions for so many years;
and he would, in tho opinion of those
who know him best, fill the Presidential
seat with much honor to himself and be-
neft 10 his country" Such is the lam
auage of the veteran Niles. then and al
ways leading Republican Editor, who
goes on TO say, cit is probable that some
who denounce the caucus at Washington
will approve that at Albany; and vice
versa. One nomination is just as legiti-
mate as the other; and the right of either
uniting to select and name candidate will
not be reasonably questioned" OF the
Legislature which nominated Mr.. Clinton,
Mr.. Van Buren was not member. lie
took his seat in 1.-The Senate. for the first
time, in November following, and had no
agency in the nomination, nor in urging
the claims Of Mr.. Clinton afterwards, al
though he may have voted for that ticket.
The nomination Of Mr.. Clinton was in
express and avowed opposition to the
caucus nomination by members Of Con-
gress a. Washington, which was consi-
dered dangerous usurpation: and instead
of being regarded as the Federal peace
candidate, the Committee for the city Of
New York in their address Of Aug. f7Lh,
1912, urge his election as ga relief from
the evils Of an inefficient administration,
and an inadequately conducted war..-'
From his energy we anticipate vigor in
war, and q determined character in the
relations of peace" As further proof
that Mr.. Clinton stood very high in the
Republican ranks, Gen. King, as the en-
voy of the party in Massachusetts, pro-
posed to his friends in New York, that if
ne would withdraw his claims al :hat time,
they would support him for President al
the next election.
This evidence abundantly disproves the
assertion that Mr.. Clinton was either
Federal candiGReor peace candidate.
The Comnfttt of the Administration