Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-08-17

eru men and Southern policy. You cannot have
Coruorton your sncers and sarcasm upon the An.
ceHt Dominion. You drew parallel between
the qualifications and talents of MIR Madison and
Mr. Clinton, in which you placed the former far,
very far below the latter. But you did not stop
here You denounced.the policy of the General
Government in punging the nation unprepared
into war You declared the whole Cabinet un.
worthy the confidence aud support of the People.
IN short sir, your entire language was one Of great
bitterness against the party in power, and a warm
penegyric on those whom you were endeavorngto
elevate. A dozen such letters as mine would not
contain your d0nunciations of the South alone.
REPLIES were made to you Ivy Gen. Root, Ma
than Sanford, and others. They defended the
Southern democracy and The war against your
philippe. Their efforts however, were unavail-
ing The caucus decided that no man should he
supported by them who would vote for James
Madison As soon ms this decision was made,
Gen. Root Mr. Sanford, and Others The friends OF
the war; retired from the caucus, and lett you 10
enjoy the pleasing reflection, 'that it was sufficient
glory TO serve under such chief us DO WIT
Clinton"
Five DAYS after the caucus before referred to,
viz. on the 9th day Of November 1912, the Sen
nte and Assembly proceeded to nominate. ripn roce,
the electors. And Martin Van Buren, rose III his
place. MS a member Of the Senate, and 'road oit
the names of the candidates for whom he voted
! Marlin Van Buaen is altogether Il selfish pot =
clan. His profession Of democracy is about as
sincere aud praisewolthy us the boastliIl charity
of the deacon, who told IL pious old gentleman
one day that lie had that morning performed
very good Christian act--tlat lac had bought
barrel OF flour for Il poor woman. And VINO was
it, said the pous old man, whom you have made
so happy by your Heaven born charity? Oh!
replied the deacon, it was my wife. such is Mar
tin Van Burens democracy. 1t is nothing except
for himself Why, sir, let us come down to dol
lars and cents for this is the real standard 10y
which to measure the value of his democracy.
| How many dollars of the Peoples money has he
received 10 compensate him for talking about de-
mocracy? | will say nothing in relation to his
salary as Governor, and his per diem as Senator
Of the StaIc OF NcS. York. But let us examine
his account current With the People Of the United
States. However, before | proceed to state the
account III detail feel strong disposition to in
dulge my libcraIity, aud permit fair and equal
set of us to snndry items Of debt and credit. For
instance: Martin Van Burens opposition 10 Mad.
leon and the war in the year 1912, would cancel
by his support of Madison and tho war in the
year 1913. In like manner, his support of De
Wit Clinton in the year 1872 aud lSlI, i would
balance by his opposition to Tint great man in
1913 and 1919. III the same manner, lis efforts
in favor Of The Missouri restriction in 1919, ard
his services in favor Of negro suffrage in 1921, J
would set Oft against his inaugural address in
Io3|.-And his bitter opposition to Mr. jackson
in 1924 would cancel by the glory he acquired
in the service Of such chief in 1929, &c
Nor will my generosity permit me to make
charge on account ofthe fees (S;},000) paid to Mr.
Van Buren, for playing Judge Advocate ON the ir-
ais of Generals Hull and Wilkinson, inasmuch as
those services were quasi military in their char
acter, and were doubtless enacted while he was
bedccked with golden epauletis, bright buttons,
noddng plume, and other insignia OF patriotic or
der in the cause OF his bleeding counlrymen. But
in addition to my anxiety not in the smallest de .
gree 10 infringe against his reputation rs a bold
soldier, can state, with perfect candor, that the
cash received on those occasions doubtless had a
tendency to hasten his remarkable conversion
from osr t. ofenmiiy TO MIR Madison aud the war,
to the more agreeable condition of friend TO bolE
for that whereas his eyes had before been blinded
but, having been anoinled with the true 81 I've, be-
hold, he saw clearly. Keeping, therefore all these
matters ont Of view, | will state the charges a
gainst Martin Van Buren,, in dollars and cents, nj
the Treasury Of the United States.