The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-08-03
Mr.. VAN BUREN,.

Mr.. VAN BUREN,.
The following article was written BY
me Democratic editor Of the Providence
Chronicle. Whether he belongs 70 the
Calhoun. Case. Buchanan. or Dick John
son branrh Of the Democracy we donol
kao#; but he leaves no doubt rs 10 his
hostility 10 Mr.. Van Buren,. No Wing
in 1870 ever spoke more feelingly &C The
/. Standing Army" the "specie Sys.
iem," Defalcaiions." Extravaganza"
&c. lhsn does This Loco: and il such are
the views Of Democrats . after sober
and csrefla review Of the past" there viii
be little need for ..coon skins and hard
cider" 10 beat Mr.. Van Busen nexi sum-
meE
From the Providence Chronicle.
Mr.. Van Buren, hss been the candidate
OF Tie democratic party for tro Presiden-
bal trims. once successful. and once IN
successful. lie has slready had ss m.py
chances. and been run as msay times Tor
the siiency, o. either Gen. Washing.
lon or Thamss J-fsrson. and the itIsud-
nf I'll the ether democratic c.nilda.es i,el
thst he. as Q Presidential candidate, has
been the reciplen, Of The democratic favor
~ hng. and has occupied 80 mech Of The
time of The present generation Of men as
lie has any right 10 cla,m--ihsi he 10 On
reasonably pressed upon the support Of
the psriy--.hst,f he must be The demucra.
nc candidate in 1914. because he ~ss de.
feaied N 1910. should he be un-uccesslul
~ 1874, his elshns on The tl~snnrrsiic Ter.
~ would be much s,rong,r 10 be ihr9r
csnd,sla,e in ls4s. and IL then defeated.
would be s.ill greatly Increased. ar6 ~
deed irresistible 10 1852. and so IN 20 the
exclusion &c all The o,her distinguished
democratic statesmen Of the present gene
ration. IRON The sasinmt nj Of. and service
Of the people. IN The FIRST Office under The
Consultation. l. no. The Fact, tina, surh
sentiments as ,hsse now GIL the tasnGs ni
the friends of all the o,her democraiie can
dad sies. Who eunst.tute, II 10 believed, a
large msjnrily Of the democratic rauy,
worthy Of The most grave cen.lsers-
tian,l -.c ~ .s..
II must, alter sober and careful re-
q q q nj ha h. all ta1 Il, ~. IL
candid men that Mr. Van Buren's admin
isirst"n was in many respect, an unlorlu-
nate one. II Was unloriunae IN the loss
To the Government add the people Of ma
ny mill,"ns OF dollArs by the dslslcslions
VI h,s officers. Il was unfortunate in be.
ing Identified with The Quixolc attempts
:, es,abl,.h IN sbsolaie me,aIhc currency.
To the exclusion Of all the Srms Of credit
Tor The business operations Of the people,
as well as IN it. recommendation af The
obnoxious 300 900 militia bill. Aud n
was especially unfor,uns,e in IFS extra,a-
CANT expenditures. smouniiug to nearly
thir,y-sssen millions II dollars annually.
Notwithstanding all .ihsi has been said
and sung relative 10 the warmth and en-
thusIasm with Hhich The last PIesideE-
tai canvass vas conducted. no sensible
man can doubt that these subjects we're
fully discussed before the Grand Inaueei
OF The Nation, and a vernirt quite decisive
enough given by The people IN relation 10
them. Ia there any prospect that re-
argument Of these subjects would com-
manJ different populas decision IN 1914!
Is there any more probability now than
10 1910. Of consincing the people that
large official defslraiion, are q bene6s--
thai purely mtt.il,e currency 10 for the
bust e., Of trade and business--thst a cum
brous. expensive and arbitrary militia sys-
ten Is suited to The genius Of our Rrpab-
lissn institutions or called for by the ex-
igencies Of The c"un,ry. or that On annual
expenditure Uf ti,irty-sesen millions Of
dollars by the General, Government 10
better fnr the people than the present re-
doeed amount Of seventeen mvllIons?
We submit the matter To the co0I eonsi-
deIation oil all unprecedented. independent
and uf,ttsmmel!ed ieabsersts. would il be-
good policy Tor The drmocratic parry 10
revive these once dscide,!, ,ll-ialed issues.
10 renew the discussion upon these unlnr-
,unats topics, nov 80 perfectly idsniif.
ed. in The minds of the people. with the
name Of Mr Van Bur.n.by again slskrng
the fortunes 81 their csnse ppon csndi..
date who. whea run before. under va.u,
mare favorable cifcumstsnces tbap he ran
be sg4in. s,gnally broke down, was so for
iistanceG--indeed. him out OF sigh, 10 q
former race---sspsclaIly when they have
In reserve fre,Les spirits, wsll.riiact