Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-07-05
From the Sisibguiae Herald.
ISIT OF MARTIN VAN buren,.


! On Wednesday evening, INTEL gence reached
that the Hon. MARTIN VAN buren, would
pass through our village, on his route 10 Springfield,
and in company with several Of our citizens, We
proceeded the nj ht stand for the stages 10 give
i him an humble welcome TO Shelby At 10 o'clock
/ the stage drove up. and Mr.. Van Buren, and Judge
Whitcomb alighted they greeted with hearty
good III, and after the usual introduction had taken
place Mr.. Van Buren seated himself among US and
for hour he displayed TO great advantage his
brilliant conversational powers. In the morning
we escorted him 20 town, where the company psr-
took Of an excellent breakfast prepared by Mr..
rackctt
On his departure, Mr. Van Buren, walked up
wards Of mile OF his road accompanied By several
citizens. During this walk, Mr.. ' an Buren,, by
request gave very interesting sketch Of his course
during the LAST WAR lie stated that the
charges made against him, of being a Federalist
and opposed To the war were base SANDERS, and an
insult and contempt offered TO the understanding OF
the American people that his whole course was
before the world, and yet the fccs OF documentary
proof to the contrary, these Infamous falsehoods
were prophgated We asked HIM TO state the CIR
cumstances attendant on his voting for Rufus King.
while a member of the New York Legislature, and
he answered that Mr.. KIN. was, at that time, with
out opposition he had no opponent. and IA fIror
If The tcar, which caused the whole Democratic
force to unite upon him. We Mr. Van Buren's
own language there non communal; every
question asked WAS answered frankly and honestly
no committee to sway him-his own bosom dIc-
tated; his own tongue gave utterance.
The personal appearance Of Mr. Van Buren, was
far, far different from what every one expected who
had before him, aud had been prcjudiccd
by the description given by his opponents. " Little
Y an" &" Little Magician and other terms have
been continually bestowed upon HIM by the wings,
until II become almost settled matter that lie
a very small specimen of the human race and II
decided by general reclamation that > feet
/ wa h could q
/ IN boots What then was the surprise Of our cit-
zens to behold tall partly man, cuh hair rs ohHe
as SR0lO and frank open, manly cOuHfeHaHce.
Mr. Van Buren, has high expansive forehead,
searching eve. and countehaDce expressive OF great
intelligence he is IN his 18th year, but maintains
an upright carriage. and is in fine health. lis
dress was plain, without the slightest ornament or
/ attempt at show and vet his grey hairs have not
protected him from the charge of being " seicon-
conceited little dandy ," We have heard II made
time and again, and 1t a choice subject with
the slang whangers of 1910. On nqulring OF Mr.
Van Buren, his height, he stated 1t TO lie FlN T.
i FEET NINE INCHES AND \ HALF; weight
72 pounds II his petty traduccrs had been present,
how many of them would have found themselves
beneath the notice OF IdHe Martini What "A change
must have Ger the spirit of his dream to have
turned in two years, from the dmuutive exquisite
/ TO the maiestc veteran
At the humbug OF the wings in Springfield, in
June, 1910, a banner was borne by the Morgan
county delegation, representing prairie on fire aud
4 fox running at full speed to escape the flames!
The prairIes are fire the people thronging
the support of their faithful and tired servants
and on this very day the cheers Of thousands will
greet the farmer of undertook the capitol OF
Illinois the glad voices OF his countrymcn will
shout forth his welcome and old and young wall
grasp the hand of him who has faithfully served The
American people in the high stations to winch they
have called him.
We wish every farmer in Shelby county had seen
MARTN VAN buren,, and had heard hun. Sd.
expose the falsehoods of his enemies II done
IN set speech, but in honest answers To questions
put directly to him. Ii was not before the cheer
ng crowds but among two three staunch friends,
and every word uttered bore the impress OF
TRUTIl-we iet and knew it to be so-and as we
waved the last farewell the great Statesman the
exclamation came from our heart, AN honest mans
the MODEST work Of God ="