The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-03-12


South; and SO say we--so says every honest man.
MR.. VAN BUREN, vs THE PEOPLE OF
THE UNITED STATES.
AT the request Of friend, we give place to the
following letter addressed to Mr.. Van Buren,, and
a portion of his reply thereto.
1t will be seen that the committee appointed to
| address letter to him, denounce those who
thought proper, in the exercise Of the privilege OF
freemen, to vote for General Harrison instead OF
Martin Van Buren,, in 1910, as having cast +" a
stain" upon the country, which must be wipe1
away, they say, by his reelection. In respond
ing to this sentiment, or LIBEL, rather ne adopts
aud reiterates it, saying that the belief that the
use of such MEANS" these means were the pub
nshing and reading to the people public documents
showing the profigacy and extravaganza
his administrations his standing army project
md his Sub Treasury, sub-humbug scheme
+" contributed to the result of 1910, must haU,
'opered he character of our people in The estima-
hon Of mankind" &c. We remember that Mr.
Van Buren,, when Secretary Of State, instructed
MIR. McLane 10 beg Of England boon wha
l treaty in regard to our trade with her " es
India Colonies-(a ruinous treaty blythe bye)-
did that lcuer as in the estimation Of mankind?-
If not, it ought to have done SO. Did the people
sustain the Senate in it's manly course on that oc
| casion IN rejecting the nomination of man who
had humbled us by begging boon Of the British
| Government! Unfortunately they were carried
| away by blind party ZEAL and in their earnest de-
sire to prove loyal to their party forgot or over
looked the stain" that had been put upon our
| national character. Instead Of being rebuked Mr..
Van Buren, was rewarded for this humiatng act
But here follows the correspondence
From the Harrisburg Democratic Union
HARRISBURG, Jan. 20, 1874
| Hon. MARTIN VAN buren,:
Dear Sir With this letter you will receive
copy OF the proceedings of State Democratic
Mass Meeting, held at the Seat of Government,
OF Pennsylvania, on the 18th inst, which we have
| the honor to forward in compliance with resolu.
ton adopted at that meeting.
| The Democracy of Pennsylvania, in common
with their brethren Of the other States, are anxi.
Gus to wipe away the stain which rests upon our
country in consequence of the result of the cleo
| ton OF lS4O. 1t Will be glorious reversal o.
that decision to reinstaie you in the position
which you filled with such distinguished honor to
yourself, and advantage 10 the country and re.
turn 10 those republican principles which cl,arac
| erlzed your admin >tration and that Of your pre-
decessor, will give assurance to The friends Of lib
sriy. that our republican institutions are destlne
| o be perpetual,
| We ought never todespair Of the republic whel
The popular voice is left to The guidance ofreasI
md virtue no,r, these are in the ascendant
then, reason dehroned, and whrlwind q
,assinn, folly and madness swept through the lana
The deceived ,otary, like the wanderer in tho
desert, led by the mirage. pres sed on to graspt.
.elusive representation. The sober second though
will redeem us from such errors and place The
American cha 'acteI and popular suffrage in the
high position to which they are Justly entitled.
Your firm and infexible adherence to republi-
can principles, demand our admiration, and fully
entities you to the warm support of every Demo.
crat and friend of his country, and in SO doing he
feels the assurance that he is advancing and sus.
tanning those principles which directed Jefferson,
Madison and Jackson.
| Be pleased to accept the assurance Of our high
regard. Very truly, your friends, &c.
| EXTRACT FROM MR.. VAN BUREN'S REPLY
singular as it may seem to those who are not
| in situation to Judge correctly of the circum-
stances, it is nevertheless true, that condemna-