Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-17

shave informed u.s. and their declaration has his
singular advantage, that IL is equally accommodate
ed to the taste Of all parties; TO those who deem
"the war in which wo engaged essential to the
vindcatons Of our rights and rhonor and TO those
Friends efpsaes who in their anxiety TO obtain Il
| are content to wade through the blood Of their
"brethren: we believe that maintain the riebt.
'of his country SC. (givng the quotation rs above
from the addrcss.l "Are you Republican p
support Clinton, he will maintain the rights Of his
country. Arc you Federalistsi-support Clin-
ton; the war against which you clamer shall cease.
atoregain peace would be his study, to retain IL his
desire" tRchmond Enqurcr, Sept. 20, Isia)
10 show the character Of the party sustaining MIR
Union, and the opinion well tried Republican
entertained OF u, the following exltact from an adj
dress OF William Duane ofPhiadephs, Editor OF the
Aurora, published in the Richmond Enquirer, Oeto.
oct JUN, roI2, Is introduced. Charact ersiny tho
members OF the party he says Of them that they arc
| Wosc VINO preferred war to the embargo and who
NOW call themselves the Irieads Of psae,; We see
among them treason pal.ia,ed. and traitors of ali
denomination received allies; in short, the nv
poerey q hs eonniry. from the high priest Of the
| "Sanhedrm TO the lowest OF the Scribes and Phari
secs, the indictments and discarded Of all pa,tes.
"al these unite In support OF MIR Clinton" In th,
company calling themselves the "fronds of peace
we are content to leave Mr. Van Buren, and his pro =
ge ior me present, with their declarations that they
| sustained MIR Clinton as the more decided war cam
didate with confidence submitting TO the decision of
an htelhsent community, whether that declaration
| entitled to any credit.
:" wv" '""ncNonh pceomesa question OF some
interest, was MIR Clinton a Republican aud in favor
OF tho wnti
Il ia admitted that M Clinton sprung from Re-.
pohleon stock, aud had usually acted with the Re-
puhliean party, bu, before no was taken up and
supported Ivy The Federal Peace pntty he had dis
aNowej hls iepublicani.m aud AIKEN ground against
war; aud hIslec, had tesn forth 10 the
pubic,
In tho Richmond Hnpuiter VI 18th September.
1919, the Editor 'ays, ut Mr. lie Wit Clinton la,
a No hal
Few months attircd ia black" In the Same article
he informs his readers that Mir Clinton will not eel
single Democratic vote. In the same pager Of
October goth, 1912, is an article re-publ,hed from
the National ln,ellisencer, headed "New York Co,
h'on, stating that caucus of leading Feierplists
had been held in the city OF New York, to deter.
mine upon the course Of the Federal party that h,
that caucus, the support of MIR. Clinton wes srony-
ly urged; aud that "a meeting between this gentle.
man (Mr. Clintonl and "a certain number of The
caucus, Of whom Governor Morris was one was
had, and in this meeting Mr.. Clinton declared that
All political eonnex on between Himself and the
Democratic party in tie United States had ceased.
lard would not again be renewed This fact ca,
Oe established IN court of law, IL necessaryp
n similar statement was published in the Auror,
and other Democratic papers. Cove. neur Morris
wrote an evasiye answer, intended MS denial but
which amounts only to a denial Of having seen Mr..
Clinton Tor some time previous TO tire caucus OF
this matter, MIR Duane, ia the address before cited
speaks thus: THE statement which appeared IN
the National Intelligence, published, because
"eneVed H. knew the source from
(which the information had been derived
the author Is neither a native Of New York nor
Pennsylvania, and there that fact shaIl remain. 4
Fam satisfied Of its truth. have seen nothing to
"weakcn, but much 10 Strengthen that beliei since
sit the subject of conversation in this CIV for
"a week. Ii his publication tallutliny to
Governor Morris eIter) 'has any intrinsic force
"at all II amounts TO confederation, sine Tie has
"neither rcfuted denied the only imrorant
Ihe = ~.
lIh, 1872, IS another article, published from the
lntellisencer, from which we extract rs follows:
I'VE as er, under the mo careful investigation and
solemn conviction Of the truth Of what we do as
Sert-lSi. That = coalition does exist between MIR.
DE Wit Clinton and the Federal party. 2ndly.
hat the basis of this aliion were Nv declare.
"uons made Ivy Mr.. Clinton: the first TO certain
number OF FeteralsIs," (of whom Gov Morris
was one,) THAT all connexion between him" mir
DE Witt Chnton) sand the Democratic party, had
ceased, and would not again be renewed; and tie
'other, II elected President, he mir Clinton) would
put an end TO the war ia twenty four hours. We
invite MIR. Clinton, or his friends, into court OF
law, To Try the truth or falsity OF these allegations;
"and we agree To shorten the process in any way
THAT shall I've indicated, that the result may be
promptly had. We also dare MIR. Morris TO pre-
sent himself before any Judge of the Supreme
Court OF this State, and make oath that the for.
inner of these declarations or something taniamount
thereto, was not made in his presence. Should he
take this rorlious step, we pledge utseves to the
public, TO nix upon HIM a tciltul perjury"
u any thing more be necessary To put beyond
the Teach Of doubt, the iact, that MIR Clinton was
at that time FedeIast, and opposed TO the war
avowed and known TO be so,-the finishing stroke
TO the evidence has been given by Harrison G.. Gus
Esq, leading Federalist and clamorous peace
man IN Massachusetts. He was a member Of the
Federal Caucus in New York, already spoken of;
and at n town meeting In Boston, he made speech,
1n which he declared that "Ihere would be no Be-
dera candidate at the next election but that they"
let h. 4
"to the Republican candidate who should be uon,i.
mated by the Democratic party in the State OF New
f ork tch3 disdppropeS Of commercial restrictions
"oFTEHsIyE WARS, and French ailianee"-(Rch.
mond Enquirer, 2Ist August, 1871 MIR. Clinton
then disapproyed Of commei cal restrictions often
sive wars, and French alliance. These were three
OF the leading and most prominent characteristic
marks ct difference between the Republican and
Federal parties OF that day, and upon all OF them
Mt Clinton argued with the Federalisis-and with
them too, he was opposed to eGsnsire loar In sup
porting him, then, Mr.. Van Buren, supported a
known and avowed Fedora ist-- in supporting him,
he supported known and avowed opponent Of tie
war And it is TOO late and in vain for him to
say that such support does not furnish strong ev.
dence of his opposition TO the war;
But MIR Van Burens course in the Legislature
oil New York in 1912 and 1913, has been appealed
to, rs furnishing evidence that he was in favor Of
The war. Whatever evidence this may furnish Il
cannot affect the point in issue between us NV
charge against him that he oppos ed the war un-
al November 1912, and that about that time he
changed, aud became IN 1913, a clnmorous support
er Of the war. In November, 1912, the prcsiden-
iinl election took place, ard tie reelection OF MIR
Madison by decisive majority, gave so uneuuivo-
cal manifestation Of public opinion in favor OF the
war; as to drive MIR Van Buren, into its support.
But even this evidence, afforded by his legsla-
tive career in lSl2-'I3, corroboraes rather than
otherwise the statement have made. On the 18th
November, 1912, the regular session of the New
YORK Legislature commenced. The result Of the
Pfesdentla election was then uncertain, though
enough had been heard to make the reelection Of
Mr. Madison mere than potable. Soon after the
meeting Of the Legislature, MIR Van Buren,, as a
member of the Committee Of the Senate, repor;ed
answer TO the Governors speech. This doeu.
ment, so much relied upon by his friends as evil
denco OF his iayonng the war, ike most Of his pro-
ductons, does not comm. him either Tor or against
the war. but leaves him free to take either side
when the popular one should be Indicated Ivy the
result OF the election Here 1t IL:
''Sir The Senate fully concur with yonr Ex-
ceIency m the sentiment, that at a period like the
present, when our county is engaged IN war with
one OF the most powerful Of the nations Of Europo,
difference OF opinion on abstract points should not
be suffered 70 impede or prevent a united and viz
orous support OF tho constituted authority of the
nntloni aud duly impressed with n convection, that
m tho breast OF tho real patriot oil individual con.
sldenrons and feelings should he absorbed IN n
paramount regard for his country's welfare the
Senate will chocrluly and firmly unite their exer.
tons with those Of the other departments Of the