Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-05-09
TIE HERALD.
TUESDAY ErENING-MAY Q
Tho NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ro,i,,on.."

~onjcrmcm sal modification among the looos
30; yer, naturally comes to be regarded as on. Of
'hs peculiar non-eommial, please pass along gen
il,mcn sort Of oily tricks to avoid disagtecsble
necessity. and the committee have al las, concluded
10 give the result Of their negotiation with The
. sfal gentlemen addressed Leaving Mr.. Van Buren,
uonolesieI IN his ioS-tc,rcai, except to simply an
nounc1 that be has not come out into open field
with his prineiple, for 1874.
The questions proposed by this Convention to
tie several gentlemen talked Of as candidates for
the neat presidency we've FIVE. substantially as fol-
lows:
q L. Arc you in favor Of opposed to a National
Bank, OF any National Institution for banking pur-
poses. or to regulate the exchanges
/ Q. are you in favor of or opposed to the dis
irbu,ion ofthe avails of the public lands among
the several Sistesl
3. Arc you 10 favor Of or opposed 10 pro,ec.
live tariff
4. Are YOU in favor OF OF opposed 10 an amend.
ment OF the Constitution farther restricting the veto
powef
! 5. VIII you abide by the decision OF National
Convention IN the selection OF a candidate for the
next presidency.
10 these nierroga,ones responses have been re.
turned by Messrs. John c. Calhoun, r. NJ. Johnson,
Lewis Cass, and James Buchanan :--[Mr. Van Bu-
I rem non comaiible.l
| Mr.. Calhoun gives an unqualified negative TO all
the above questions save the last, and manages TO
get up comfortable appearance of Indifference a.
bout that, which, no doubt, will be quite satisfac,o-
~ to all who have for many years noticed his vio-
leni struggles for political advancement. Doubtless
John Z. Calhoun modestly prefers the quiet of phi
vate he to the cares, responsibilities, honors and
one hundred thousand dollars of the presidential of.
hce AT any rate his friends will please give out
that he is second Cincnnatus, and that in conde-
scendng to be named as a candidate he sacrifices
his own personal feelings TO the good of his country.
They Will also be pleased to overlook his notorious
turn-coat career and attribute each and every shift
he has made 10 an honest change in opinion, with
out the slightest mixture OF seliishness in motive
90 shan he, the patriarch of demagogues, stand
erect before the people in an imputed righteousness
as candidate for their highest trust and honors.
not even the smell of notification shall be consid
cred as having passed upon his garments A cham.
pon ofmeasuies the mos, completely destructive 10
every interest Of the free States he shall be one of
the acceptable candidates offered for the suffrapes
OF northern laoorers
The next on the list, (Mr. Johnson) has slight
sprinklng of anti-Cahoua democracy in his reply.
ne Is no advocate of National Bank; never dis
covered any specific grant in The Constitution 10 dis
"'oufe The land proceeds among the STATES [wonder
iui! but adhetes to a tariff, such an one
as, IN union with the land money shall defray the
expenses of government. He contrves to " cave in
decent looking piece of sophis,ry showing that
such tariff, after all, would afford ample ,rof,c-
hon. Whether he over-leaped the sen,imcp, Of
his party in this respect, or squaed under il, we
leave those interested to settle among themselves
as best they can only yeniulng the conclusion
'ha' one or the other of these gentlemen is slightly
uhde"oerahc on the tariff question. To the fifth |
question MIR. Johnson is far less direc, than wa, !
Mr.. Calhoun He seems to lineer doa,inply around
Inc thought Of possibly becoming Presiden, Of the
United Sia,es-allows his obligation to submit
humbly to the better judgment Of National con.
ven'lon, and then puts in direct claim 10 prefer.
ence' winding off with an eso,stical reference 70
recommendation given him by the democratic
convention of Kentucky.
Mr. Cass delivers himself Of decided ant-bank
sentiment, is opposed to distribution and aore.s
win Mr. Johnson on the tariff question TO r. He
oooges The 4th question restriction of the veto
power by Posponing the subjec, as being now pre-.
malurely agIla,ed. When he gets to be pr.sident
doubtless be will be prepared to give more def
mite answer
mr. Buchanan agrees with Mr. Johnson, and has
oy lar HE most manly, Independent, letter Of tho
louf Probably he calculates it no haz ardous dis.
closure OF his feelings in respect 10 the tifh cues
lion to fling back into the teeth of the inouiri,o
committee, his cool indifference .bou, the choice
That shall be r'ade for John c. Calhoun ia Alto
ee'her the greatest destructonis in the lot, it is
naturally conceded point that tie choice of the
loco loco National Convention will fall upon him
Here, then, We have the sediments Of a batch of
candidates, from among whom the democrats will
select one by nomination for the presidency A.
mong the whole Of them not one solitary sentiment
favorable to the great relief measures which the
wants Of the country demand, is to found The
utmost approach made to any one such measure, is,
the ridiculous notion Of accidental tariff The
profession Of faith, skeiehed by these gentlemen
will undoubtedly answer the present interests of /
slave labor, which in fact seems to be the onlv ORA
Gle by which 'he loco party constructs its political
sentiments but thai the free labsr Of due Nor,h
requires The exact opposite Of all the sentiments en-
pressed above. ad@is Of no argument In Wash
ng'ons time, or indeed at any tine previous to the
elevation OF Gen. Jackson, what would have been
thought Of Just such a manifesto as either ofshe
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