New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-01-13
,rhs Kinderhook Flnrry.

ae,nhia last Saturday evening. Very great and
v,erseveripg efforts had been made TO render 1t a
iarge and imposing assernblsge. Letters had been
written to and received from Gen. Jackson WI
Van Buren,, Senator Woodbury., and all the mag
mates of the party, which were preserved IN all
.keir freshness to be read to the meeting; and 1t
xvas rightly supposed that the curiosity learn who
were and who were not for Van Buren,, and to note
in what terms Of polite evasion those who were not
would respond to the invitation would call IN many
who. like Faul Pry, were impelled only by love
of knowledge. To crown all, 1t was positively
proclaimed that the Great Mssourum, Cole Ben
ton, would be among the speakers; and as should
he speak, the City would be obliged to hear, it was
probably wise choice Of evils to go near enough
TO hear distinctly act to DC forced to endure
the noise Of his Stentorian harangue without re-
ceiying the benefit of what little sense and mean
ing there might be in it. Altogether, therefore,
we anticipated large gathering. And yet some
of the Philadelphia journals estimate the number
present ut 800, which we doubt not is too low;
while the largest estimate We have seen is 5000,
which we doubt not is equally TOO high. Grant
that there were 5000, in City and County which
gave Dir. Van Buren, over $4,000 votes in 1910,
and we have the basis of a fair conclusion with re-
gard to his present popularity.
The meeting appears to have been every way u
cold affair. The list of its officers and impeers
ia yery barren of the names of the strong men Of
the party in Philadelphia-we miss those of George
M. Dallas, Richard Rush, Joel B. Sutherland, Je-
seph G. Neal, anc others of like calbre. Senator
Benton, was among the missing, and in his stead
the audience was thrilled enraptured with the
soul.strr;ng eloouence Ito those who can under
stand him) Of (" our own" Major Davezac. But,
as might have been expected, the Letters were the
crown of the feast and to these we proceed to Fay
attention.
Mr.. Martin Van Buren, takes modest prefer
ence among the correspondents. He speaks OF
Dmy personal wishes in respect to the next Presi
Dental Election, embracing sincere desire that
"no steps should be taken ia my behalf by which
1" the aliimate harmony of the Democratic party
..u,av be Impaired, as being known to them
through his long since written and lately published
letter to Horny Horn. This, without being really
frank. is certainly rather bold; and if Van were
mas,er of English we should infer more from his
use of the word ultimate than we now fec! JUS
tilted in doing He rightly speaks ofths maneu-
ere as compliment, but when he speaks OF its
4yslue he touches ground wherein we must have
leave to differ from him.
He proceeds to reciprocate the compliment
bv eulogi.ng ''the stern integrity and iHtiexbe
perseverance," &C. &c. of the Philadelphia De-
mocracy' during the War OF Gen. Jackson upon
No nix
this happy hit, considering how vehemently this
Pennsylvania Democracy clamored for the
Rechsr,er of that Bank, maugre their devotion to
Gen, jackson; with the unanimous Resolutions OF
their Legislature in its behalf sustained by the
voice of their Press, and of many Public Meetings.
The abless Representative of this same Dsmoc.
racy' in Congress introduced and carried through
the bill to Reoharter the Bank; he voted to pass
* even after Gen. Jackson's Veto; every Member
from the State supported it but one, and he was
beaten in strong Jackson District in the Election
which soon followed; and even Mr.. Henry Horn,
the manager and President of this very meeting
who has long been Mr. Van Buren's confidential
correspondent, in Philadelphia, and who is highly
comphmen,cd in this very letter-ycs, Mr.. Henry
Horn was in that Bank War on the side (if MIR.
v. B. is to DO believcd) of the Aristocracy and a
corrupt Money Power against Gen. Jackson and
the People; for he sustained in Congress and
voted for the Reeharter of that very Bank! After
its defeat, he knelt TO the rod that smote him, and
came oat at the head of call for Public Meeting,
not to condemn the Baas nor to thank Gen. Jackson
for preserving the Country from its mischiefs. but
a. For ARdreic Jackson, Bsak o.. Ne Bla6.'-
Such is the consistency aud strength of principle
OF Henry Horn, who is fifty the head and from, of
Van Bnrenism in Phiadelpha
And here let US digress TO exhibit some Of the
kindred beauties of this school. A long.winded
Address was reported TO and adopted by this meet
ing. accusing the Wing party of almost every
crime and disaster in the history Of Man. except the
Fall of Adam, (Which was probably omitted through
the snacouaintance OF the writer with the Book in
which that event is recorded,) After running
through the vocabulary of s,ereo;yped slang abou,
the Bank, and roundly abusing the People as drunk
or unidentified in elec,ing Gen. Harrison, it pro
oseas to denounee US for creating a National Debt
in time of peace. when il done under the sway
Of ,b;, very Martin Van Buren, whom they iad as
.embied 70 eulogize and while ne had msJor'ues
in both Houses of Congress! No ether National
ADMINISTRATION than his ever created a Public
Deb, in time OF general peace. hen we are
abused for favoring g. high Protective Tariff, and
,ba, of 1928 is cited as tbs highest snd most