Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-04-16

wealth and talents Ofbts native country
But little talent either for debate or il
writing. existed in the democratic par
y OF that county, and as young Van
Buren possessed the faculty Of both
writing and speaking in en- smineni de
gree, he was, on all occasions, pushed
rward as the leading champion OfihC
democratic cause. Al the youthful age
Of Is years, Mr.. Van Buren, SO entirely
possessed The confidence Of the demo.
cratic party, that he was unanimously
chosen to represent his native tOwnin Z
dislrict Convention composed of The
counties Of Rensselaer, and COlumbia,
called for the purpose Of selecting cans
didatss for the Legislature.
At the Sge Of 81 years, Mr.. Van
Buren was admitted TO the bar,and CON-
menced the practice Of Law in his native
village Of KinderhOOk. He had not only
to contend with poverty, and against vim
dicalive feeling, Sn0endered on account
Of the part he took in politics, but he
had also 10 contend against the most tale
enled and eloquent membere Of the New
York bar. Difficulties such as these,
we're sufficient 10 damp the ardOr Of any
man not we'll schOOled in adversely. But
life, 10 Mr.. Van Buren, had been but a
succession Of struggles against difficulty
after difficulty, and he peTsevered and Iri'
umphed. Talents and industry such as
he possessed, could not fail Of cOmman-
ding business, and few years saw him
rank 90 one of the sOundest and ablest
LAWYERS in New York. Business flowed
in upon him and ll!Ose who sneered At
the Dutch boy in the days Of bis trial,
now were proud TO claim the talented man
as q tOwnsman.
The aristocrlcy of Columbia county,
fearing his commanding talents~his in
fluence with The people, and, above al,
his able defence in favor Of democracy,
sought in vsin TO WOO him from his Prin'
ciples They pointed out to him the sta
ION in ''good society }" as they called it,
TO which he might aspire; the splendid
fortune which, IN few. years, would Ger.
My How in upon him, lhFOugh the aid
and sssislance of The federal leadSrs,f he
would only change bis P"Iilical creed ,Gor
they were more able than the democrats
who were poor, 10 advance his fortunes
snd 10 raise his reputation. The answer
OlMr. Van Buren, was such as might have
bOsn expected ifOm man governed by
principle, He made money, more than
sufficient for his frugal wanss-Old friends
hq could not deser: for new ones, and in
his politics, being governed BY principle,
he could not change them it hewould-
he would not, il he could.
In los, Mr.. Van BuTen was appointed
by the democratic Legislature, Surrogate.
Of Columbia county, the duties Of which
station he filled with the sirictest fdeli-
", until The federal party got the ascen'
dency in the Legislature; then for the
crime Of being a democrat, he was hurled
from Uflices
|. Ia 1912, Mr.. Van Buren,, then just eli.
QibIe on account of age, was candidate
for seat in the New York Senate. His
oppO nent E EiwGrd P. Livingston. was not
only highly talented aud popular, but pos.
sessed a powerful and influential family
connexion, and added TO which, vera
many apostste democrats, among whom
was Aaron Burr, and others, whose plans
Of establishing Nalional Bank Mr.. Van
Buren, had assisted ii thwarling. The
contest was 4 most spirited one, as
can be seen from the fact Of twen-
" thousand votes having been polls
cd, and yet, with all the combined in'
auence Of federalism and Burr pOpulari.
" against him, Mr. Van Boren was e.
lected by a majority Of2OO votes. Hc
vas then the youngest man that ever
took seat in the New York Senate.
The same federal feeling-which
sneered at Mr.. Van Buren, in yuoth,-
| in manhood sought 10 ssdLce, and, fail
ing in that to PROSTATE him,-to this hour
has never forgiven him, but still Pursues
him with an unrelen,Dg hate. They
the mselves opposed The last war, yet
knowing that war is popular, they boldly
aver that Mr.. VanBuren opposed it also
In making this charge, they have mol
shown their usual sagacity, for, though
serious one. il is easily disproved, anC
thus isit done:
InISl3, Daniel D Tompkins, the dem
ocratic. as we'll ah The war Governor o
New York. was nominated Tor re cleo
tiOn, Mr.. Van Buren was amembeF 9
the Convenlion which nominated him
and was chosen as chairman Of a com
mi,lee 10 draw up an address tolhe pso
| liz Of Nsw York. That address wa
written by him, and from i We make lh
following extracts:
"FeIow Citizens Your country is !
! war. and Great Britain i her enemy
/ Indulge us in d few causes which hav'
n led lOl I; and brieflas from the noCessaE
/. limits Of an address il mus; be- we hop
1 | X will be- found sufficient 10 convince o.
. ery honest man, Of the high justice an
Z indispensable necessity Of the aitltud