Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-08-19


nf The editors Of the Sunhu Gazette have taken !
upon themselves the task of ccnzurng us for ex. |
pressing our opinion of Mr.. Van Buren's want Of
popularity in Pennsylvania. They gravc'y assure
their reodcs that M Van Durcn is popular, and
the manner they attempt 10 prove it, will afford
amusement at least if not instruction. Hear them
"To prove this, Van Burcn's popularity we
will give the vote in Pennsylvania In 1899,
Jackson had 90,9S3 votes in lS:}6, Van Buren,
had 81. 40 votes-and in 1910 Van Buren, had
li3,G16 votes From this it will be seen that
in $40 Van Buren had nearly one third more
votes than Gen. jackson had in 1S;}2; and vet
the American says Van Buren, never had any
popularity in Pennsylvania"
The Gazette must indeed presume much upon
the ignorance and gullbi,y of its readers, if they
think they can palm off the above statement a
proof of Mr.. Van Burcn's popularity in this state.
II is evident, from this statement, that they wish 10
impress upon the minds Of their readers, that Van
Buren, was more popular than Gen. Jackson be.
cause lac received larger vote. To show our read~
crs the fallacy, and might say the absurdity of
| the above, we need only state that in S32 not
that, even with this small vote. Iackson's majori.
v was over % 600, whilst in 1928 it over
/ 10000. The true way Of showing Van Bur ms
! popularity would have been Ivy comparing his ma
jories with that of his opponents. And how did
/ that stand In 1886 Van Buren, succeeded by
majority ola little Over 1000 Bcrks county alone
saved the State from going against this truly popu.
( lar man. But what ca, $ the climax Of the alb
surdity Of the Gazette's logic, and mus, even as
tonsh itself is It's reference to the election Of 1910.
when Van Buren, actually lost the State by ma
iority Of 500 against him. lfthis is an evidence
Of popularity, we have yet to learn the meaning of
the term, and We trust we sh,ll never experience
any of it. results. Van Burcn's popularity com
pared to Jackson's in Pennsylvania Shades OF
Dcn0crncy who ever heard The like before Van
Buren,, who in 1896 only SAVED himself by the
skin Of his teeth, and in lsiO was actually bcacn,
10 he comparcI with Gen. Jackson, who at ono c.
lection received a majority of 10000, and at ano.
ther, when the vote was small over % 5,0O0f Van
Buren the oniy democratic candidate who was ever
beaten in Pennsylvania, popular man in this
state
As another evidence Of Van Burcu's popularity
the Gazette states that he received the vote of thi
State for Vice President. Now if our memory
serves us, Pennsylv lv,nii cast her vote for Mr.. VIII
kns in 1889, which was in fact, throwing it a
way, rather than give it to Van Buren,. The Ga
zettc has been most unfortunate in its references Il
Mr.. Van Buren's popularity. We have neve
said any thing against the private character of Mr.
Van Burcn, hu, his political character we pr sumo
is as open for discus ion, as ha, of any other can
d!date.
Many Of our readers VII douhtl IS recolle th
frs, Van Burcn meeting held a, tie Court House IL
this place. Not more than eight or nine indviiu
ais ia this town could be found, who were wilin!
to take part in the proceedings in favor Of ,hi
pobular man.