Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-09-20

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mo action OF hi. (Mr. Van Bdrsnsl life enables you To
what manner OF he H. you may Judge In what
circumstances he placed what objects he had in view
but you refer all the cxernals, and Of the internal
mind we no nothing. Search in your minds for n
you know abou, him, and you shall find you know
what offices he has held, and that you do not very we'll
know hoto he he selected for them. lie has
dealt with YOU directly, hut always one removal
ways, were, second hand lie has stood out
OF free speech and action, in bold relief like Mr. Cal
houn, before the people, but he has prdcieed apart with
their BY those people trusted he has been tru
ted, but not by them lie OF calculation and
who makes mistakes, and his strength lies in his know.
ledge Of every pivot and pnion Of the political system
Such knowledge in political life is emincny valuable and
useful and the man who had gonious for acquiring and
turning 10 account became indispensable public bodies.
Not in political clubs and committees and conventions only
but also in legislatures and cabinet councils aud all in
turn he did good service and from all he collected ms
advancement But he has personal popularity; he
had any, and the CELEBRATE APPRECIATION half negative
that we bestcw his public thing different
from the genial feelings OF frcndshpwh which men speak
Of Jackson Calhoun certificate OF good character is
different from n cordial embrace"
Ii Col Burr living he would glory in reading this
picture OF his early procge and proclaim his boy he
ed 10 call him, worthy OF conveying the generation
specimen Of the political intguant of that which past
In low cunning and the practical operation Of the adage that
"the end usthes the means did resemble
father than does Mr.. Van Buren, the extraordinary
whose and opinions he early imbibod aud has
constantly pracced upon; and should he live the
age, he will probably live himself somewhat similarly
estimated. The following portrait equally well skeched
and proves concusivey that Mr. Van Buren, length
well understood by those with whom he has been acting
he is by his old political opponents. quite sufficient
show how utterly hopeless the attempt again make
him candidate for the Presidency capable OF polling
the of the party which he belongs simply because
he has heretofore managed 10 control it,
A these heresies may be said be rest, and if in
treating Of the opinions of presidential candidate,
Ia argue great length against ihem should the
suspicion of wishing rather TO overshadow and conceal
something multitude of words than explain eluci-
date anything. Something like this have observed,
with PAIN Mr. Van Burcn's letter the Indiana conven-
ton. He full and dise, much so, where there il
nothing in dispute. He fights the well fought battles
again, and Stays the slain, and loudly declares himself for
the vicors But in the question OF free trade there is bat
tie field yet undecided, and that he slowly and
with evident hesitation and reluctance. He explores
cautiously every se, and blows breath of favor with
sentence OF contrary argument carefully diluted with hypo
thesis TO every point OF the compass.
Protection is declared To bc constitutional, and here
tile guse OF quiet legal opinion white flag hung
the oppressors OF commerce. of which they we'll know the
Significance. Protection then Is constitutional, diScTimna
ton Is not altogether to be condemned, but
maximum suggested, and strashpay oosened twenty
five, and anphcd by diligently noted contingencies int
thirty hve Finally IN another paragraph, slowed
secretly possible, but alive and real find the
non that the measure OF protection mot be increased
Hear this fellow citizens comfort yourselves with this for
OF IT. the present abomnablc tariff will certain.
~ never be increased and somewhere between this safe
surance thrown out TO extreme OF interest aud opinion
aud the fast and loose generacs about duties for
addressed 10 tile other must look for the Mr.
Van Buren, will hold according circumstances should
we have an important play the OF the
tarii Our ships rotting the wharvcs because nc
freghs now be earned imports Our exports the
same hampercd with demands of double eighs
of the phrases OF his opinion Of these evils by Inn
ting that they are NOT TO BE INCREASED"