Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-11-07
1rr. Van Huren,s ssrcuC,I.


AIluding to the objections which have been made
against SIR Van Buren, for alleged Of personal
popularity the New York Plebean recently Observed:
Mr. Van Buren, has been called "beaien candidate
unpopular candidate by the wings and others who
would rather have other person Of les, strength
than he commands II l. uouseusical cry. and uttered
rs true Democrat We showed yosicfda, that be was
'beaen but chtGfed candidate To-day ve propose
90 show that instead OF being az unpopular candidate
ne - on Tie contrary the most popular and tie most pow
eriu that The party has sustained General Jackson
1t Will be remembered embodied enthusiasm IN his
than any other Democratic candidate previous 10
has Time. Let test his by Mr.. Van Buren, and
while 60 ask every Democrat the land cut
tins statement oui and preserve IT, IN order shew Tie
facts Of The and TO put down the wing lies that lie
meets with on tbs subject al every turn.
The Piebcian then append. table compiled by tic
Free Press, published Detroit, Michigan, Of The Popu-
lar vote from l-2S 1870 for Jackson and Van Buren
Nobody disputes that General Jackson popular man
though De- beaien ctoeted of tie Pre-
sidency But let the comparative popularity of
Cen Jackson and Mr. Van Buren, as tested by the Pes-
dental votes received by each:
Con Jack-ons ,ot' when lie vas elected in
l-2- wa. C5O9i3
1885. was 7C3.5s0
var, Buren.s vote over JaeA-oa-. 1890
was 7o7al7
was ~ " 1I0s 1903
Van I'urcn'- vote over Jackson. 1856
Again-lctus put tie matter n anothor slupc
Gen. Jar,-oas vote az l~ frstoleeiiou was C7ooi3
liz 'ote ios reelection was 7s.2l7
Increased vote in tour year. 5GaGl
lir Vac Barren vote at bis first election was 763579
iI's'ote !or recollection l.iG-,s'5
Van Purcns increased vote in four years. 7C4.7l4
II, - saba. D.. q G.y
Legislature chooses the Elections csimated bat be
hcsc fairly.
But tbi- j. not an different view ofthc mat
Ter Is presented BY hc Mobile Register leading Demo
craft Papor "a Alabama. which shows that hen IN
vo~i'gue he s..5ecl thoroughly, shall be convinced
that an easy victory is within reach IN l5li. provided
faithfully and unredl, labor for lis accom- l~hment
We copy the calculations ana Arguments Of lc Register
as follows
from lle .uobae Regis,cr.
Some rtio AutI-yau Bulcn presses among u.s. IN Tie
cxces, 90 their hcrai.t, Wing estimates sac constant,
stating that Mr. Van Buren, beaten b} popular vote
Of la1u0J ma l-9. aud occasionally thc expansive con-
ccs.jou reaches .U0ro0 The majority was in an co
scicnrc > icny large viiloui clug il beyond The
actual rcu.us aud even youd tic round assumptions Of
wings The actual maiou} not d. oud one Hundred
Thousand
TIE official returns give The following aggregate of
votes u the States except South Cag,lua. uh,tc the
Legislature dsro-es Of tae vote
Con Harrison received I>st.7-3
ar Van Buren, received l.I.-9J2
" iar.tv. I4Gg-I
South Carolina was nearly unanimors Tor Mr Van
B"r,n and her popular vote deducted from tins MINORITY
would reduce ~ ias 0o GEO uu 250U,oCO votes add
g Er The aggregate vote Of that stated or only about
tur pcr of The whole vote change # ONLY two
per cont would have cNne,-lcd the hole rnajoiiiv
But The people of The United STATES do not vote I'm mass
f the Pre-tlefr, -bcsta,ving II an the viii OF a mass
mJ"niy here D., no such constituency Tor TIE l'rcsl-