Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-01-08
From the Boston Atlas.
SYMPTOMS OF TROUBLE IN THE
TORY RANKS.


From the Boston Atlas.
SYMPTOMS OF TROUBLE IN THE
TORY RANKS.
1t is not little amusing to witness the great
anxiety which the would-be-canddatcs for the
Presidency among the leaders manifest to trum-
pet abroad their great regard for Mr.. Van
Buren,. The "man of Kinderhook" has been
so badly beaten that he is not only defeated but
forever disgraced. The Loco Foco party, we
think, can never again be brought to rally to his
support. Aware of this we see the Bentons, the
Calhouns, the Buchanans, ct i'd omne genus, of
aspirants for the honor of a defeat four years
hence, each striving to Guido the other in their
expressions of devotion to their PROSTATE chief.
By so doing they pass with the party for vast
deal of credit and regard on the score of self
denial-devotion to the cause, while they have
nothing to apprehend from one who has utterly
ruined their party, and can therefore extol him
without fear. Their praise Of Martin Van Buren,
costs them nothing while they hope to benefit
by it. But they will find that their efforts will
be as unsuccessful their professions Of love to
Martin Van Buren, are utterly selfish and insin.
cere. There are too many aspirants not to
jostle one another. and the road by which Benton
Calhoun, ETC. are striving to reach the goal, is
open to all. Already are the travellers therein
crossing the path Of one another. Benton, on
his way to Washington, without consultation
with his party, announces in Cincinnati his de-
sire that Van Buren, may be the candidate four
D. e.. III l. Al.
way from Charleston, and Mr.. Buchanan, from
Pennsylvania. Each wishes to forestall public
opinion, and, each by uniting in a pretended
desire to promote what they are most anxious to
prevent, may, in the end, bring about the very
result they are most anxious to avoid. Mean
while Calhoun manifests symptoms Of an inten-
ton to desert in case he is not the candidate
Benton denounces him, while Buchanan,
King of Alabama, Nicholas, and others, are
doing all they can to checkmate the movements
of both.
In reference to this matter the Washington
correspondent Of the Philadelphia North Ameri.
can says:
"Mr Calhoun has disconnected his friends BY
avowng determination to give qualified sup
port to General Harrison. He waits for his
measures,-for the full disclosure of his policy,
before he will commence an opposition and he
promises him heavy support in case his mea.
sures should suit his views. The next gentle.
man is Mr.. Buchanan, but he is viewed with
great jealousy. Mr. Benton has no strength in
the Senate, whatever he may have with the radi.
cal interests Of the country. The measures
which he brings forward and advocates are gen.
orally spurned by his own political friends in
that body"
The following letter of Col. Benton to the
Cincinnati Advertiser, will be read with interest
in reference to this subject. While it shows
the pompous and inflated arrogance of the writer,
it also contains internal evidence of his in sin.
cerity in his pretended anxiety to have any other
person than himself candidate for the Presi-
dency four years hence.
1t is matter, however, OF interest only. 1t is
wholly wanting in importance. For what mat.
tiers it who is the candidate of party so hope.
lessly in the minority as the Loco Focos. 1t
will make precious little difference whom the
Tories may set up as the candidate to be over.
thrown.
SENATE CHAMBER, Dec. l6, lsA0
Dear Sir am glad to see that you have hoisted
the Van Buren, flag for 1914. This is the third time
since the commencement of our government that the
democracy have been defeated in the Preside tal cleo
ton, and think the party should now do as it has
done heretofore and Immediately take up their defeat
| ed candidate and move forward with him without
division and without faltering. This is the way the
democracy acted in 1886, when Mr. Jefferson was
defeated.by the elder Adams; and in 1924, when Gen.
Jackson was defeated by Mr.. John Quincy Adams
In each Of these cases the democracy instead of vast
ing Their time with vain regrets weakening them
selves by divisions, Immediately took up their defeated
candidate applied themselves TO the proper presenta-
ton before the public, and carried him trumphantly
| through. am for following the same course now,
and can see no reason for an hours delay. For one
| am for Mr.. Van Buren, against the world and thai
public and private, for twenty years past. no
better candidate, no better president no better man.
want no farer trial for the democracy than second
contest in his person will afford. The late election
do not regard settling the question of party supre
macy. II is good victory for the federaists and
great defeat for the democracyj but the line was not
fairly drawn between them, and require new trial
before can surrender the democratic cause. want
new trial in The person Of our defeated but rreproach-
able candidate, and look for the same result in his
case which the democracy of former days found in
the second trial of Mr. Jefferson and Gen. Jackson.
Yours truly, THOMAS II. BENTON.
Moses Dawson, Esq.
The Cincinnati Republican has hit the nail on
the head. 1t prefaces Benton's letter with the
following just remarks;
M, BIsrcN-Tbs Eres. leader ef,he Loccs