Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-06-22

grateful rccollcctiors the honored relation
or Representative and Constituent, which
has existed between " for SO long period,
in such varied forms and which IS now
forever closed.
have the honor, gentlemen, to be very
respectfully, your friend and obdtservant,
M. VAN BUREN,.
Mr.. M LviLLS proceeded:-Who is
there now, what democrat, what man that
pretends to be democrat, and most es-
pecially what citi en- Of the Empire State,
that does not feel pride in the name and
fame Of MARTIN VAN buren,? WHO
does not feel manly and conscious pride
in having been his uniform and conscien-
tious supporter? Martin Van Buren, is
the foremost democratic citizen of these
United States. His position is taken. II
is as undeniable and as apparent as the
mountains. Il is as firm and fixed as their
rock-bound foundations. History will ac-
cord it to him. The universal concur
renee of all thinking and calm judging
men places him where be ought to be and
is-side by side with JrrrrRsoS, Man,
SON and JACKSON, as an advocate Of popu-
lar rights, and an authoritative expounder
Of the democratic creed. (Great cheer
ing.) He has taken his place as fixed
star in the democratic armament. and there
he will remain forever. Tremendous
checring.) One thing-thank Heaven
is true, true as holy writ; and that is---the
leaders Of the democratic, party may wa
yer, but the rank and file, the bone and
sinew, the mechanic and the working man,
the tnadaherated manhood Of the land, nee4
er waver; they don't know how to waver.
| tremendous cheering.) The voters Of
the democratic party have known but one
alternative: Henry Clay and his obsolete
idea Of United States Bank, a tariff based
upon the principle of protection, distri-
button of the proceeds Of the public lands,
combined with latitudinarian construc-
taon Of the constitution and an i-Texas
and anu-Oregon bias-or, James *. Polk,
determined opposition to the United
States Bank and the policy of the land dis
tribution-the maintenance Of the veto
power-a limited revenue tarifr-the oc-
cupation Of the Oregon-and-th re-an-
nexation Of the state OF the lone sar--gal-
liant and fertile Texas-hoth occupation
and remuneration to take place at tie err
tiesf possible practicable monsent. (Enthu-
siastic cheers, and cries for Texas.) These
are the issues. They must be kept before
the people. The viii record their decis-
ion upon them. In that decision, what
ever it may be, we have the utmost conf
dence. In it we will acquiesce. II we
do but half as much for the cause as the
cause will do for us, we will most assured
ly triumph.
Let nsgo into the contest with heart
and hand, with an inveteratc spirit Of de-
termination that causes its opponents to
give ground. We do not recognize the
existence Of any such word as fail
(Cheers.) ! have carefully examined the
democratic dictionary, the last edition
lS44-and there is no such word as fail in
it. Laughter and tremendous cheering. J
To use strong Saxon idiom, feel il in my
very bones that we will beat them-(ter-
rife cheering)-we will establish per-
manent democratic aseendeney, under our
chosen standard bearers, Polk and Dallas
|-(great cheering THE accomplished
Pennsylvania, and the young Hickory
tree Of the great and growing west.-
Great cheers.) The old Key Stone has
never furnished the Union with either
President or Vice President, and it causes
her to feel badly, ard she cannot avoid
complaining. But let her be easy and con-
tented. She should not complain, for she
is going to furnish one now. (Cheers.)
As for James K. Polk, the next President
of the United States, we, The unterrifed
democracy of New York will re-baptise
him; we will give him name such as
Gen. Jackson received in baptism Of fire
and blood at New Orleans; we will re-
Christen him. Hereafter he shall be
known by the name that we now give him
it is, Young Hickory. (fTere Che
cheering was deafening, and continued for
some moments. A voice, "you're good
tw;g Of Old Hickory, too!"-laughter and
renewed cheering.) We have had one
Ola nlckOiV lCCs 4tS tluiIh - Yet SItCu
and undeeaved. Sixteen millions Of
Americans have yeposed under its shade in
peace and happiness. 1t isyet vigorous
but it cannot live fo,' ever. And now to
take its place is sprireing up at its very
side a tall and noble sapling. Il imbibes
its nourishment from the same soil. It
fourishes in the same atmosphere. 1t
springs from the same staunch old demo-
cratic stock. 1t is heart Of oak and sound
to the core. 1t grew originally uron the
same Carolinian ground. Like il, it was
early transplan,ed to the West. There it
has struck its root wide and deep. 1t viii
yet be Graded in the tempest and rocked
by the storm. Storm and tempest will
alike beat against it in vain. Its growth
cannot be checked. 1t Is destioed to
reach correspondent elevation with the
parent system. We and our children will
yet live in prosperity under the broad
branches of this one young Hickory tree.
On the 4th day of March next, that young
Hickory will be transplanted by the Peo-
pie, to the Peoples House in Washington,
and you, and !, and all Of us, will assist