The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1844-01-08
MIR. VAN BUREN'S CLAIMS TO RESTORA~
TlON EXAMINED.


TO ths Ealor Y s. .s
I had not seen the article Il ~ wDemocralic Re-
yiewp to which you have alluded, although, you
will perceive, bad guessed e42ey, the determina-
,ious and views Of the party, - now announced BY
this patriotic oracle, -
The nomination was Nvirtually made on the 4th Of
march l84l.n vengeance IS not exactly the word
Init we must honestly confess il is something ill.,
n. ,;ke ito EXPRESS what we ali then. who had t
Ls. warm psvt in ahe recent contest. 40 ardently
n,nted for.n When We come 10 speak Of the nature
ia sHsc,s ~ ,..to,o,o. We shall sea whether or
| 10. uY.agIafx.n IA not uaxactlv the word .,
Je,ns first examine 4 littfs into MIR. Van Buren's
lin. ~ res,orat;on mon The nartv and the conn
nv
E,,,, his claims unon the Marty.
The nr;rc,ca, orsnmert NJ h;s friends Il that he
ma. or sacrifice 90 bs head or The
hv bs devotion a. their cause and nrncinles in
! r.. Sass.t 4 ,eao
IT. ,h,s- ,.s 90 ,var mt, ,ovar o.n. prss;a.nt
~ ,s.s 80 h;s o,vr ~ ~,
a.,.n;,;oo for hr;,,;ant .ra s,oosssr,, oa,r;ns-
4 ~. - 49,. pu.s;aoa. ,,,., So ,,;o,,,,,
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4 ,;..a,. ~ ,,,s,. -, f,anoro, I,,,son ~.
.,sctsa Mn ana az ;,,st or q enero, IocL
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to,,ano :, ~, 80 -, ,.h;o, ~. Va
s. ~ rr;r.,lss ~ 800
4 ....a 800. In, Z. rs.,.a
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of qs,.ne..ss "A q. a.. u =, cro...
Van Ruren,s ~. - Congress- will sat;,fv 10
ou;rer thot the,e l. scorce,y svmna,hv ba,,voan
| .hon
NJ. Va pn.., ..,,. ;n,o ,,o,,or MIR ,,,.u
maiorv of over 3, nm ond , large Majority IN 10th
Honses Of ronoress What yv,s tho conseono,co or
The very fret slen be tool unon b,s o,,6 account,
He fol, cor,hx;th into r,;nor;,r ~ Connross c,o,o
aftor Stote abandonod rim ono c,Iso e1a, ho,ot
other he cont;n,ed s;nL,o doono. ona deon.r ~
the miro never recover;,c = majority IN connr.,s
until thew temnorar;lv and unlawfm,v ev;ctea Now
Jersev and finally Tho peo,le ieceJ hin, from Office
nv an awful majority Of 1a5 o0o only s.r.n st.tes
ont of twontv civ n;nn hin, tbo;, a,aotor.I ,o,o.
u wa, No, do - .nS,var ,h;s ros,I, -, o,o;.n
.ho ., ~, .u;. p.,s
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wsrJ .bout 7, i ot,r;h,t,h,o 70 ,ta ;nhao;,;tv
to,eJ .nd so,eshnoss &c A. Va p,rar,s 81
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ok ,ho;u ,n;u - -, u,,. aoa.otr.. - -
fr.obent endsa,or, 20 intermediate o orood.
,nalflse doctrines into Tho pon,h,;.on oodo
He j nc ders.,ed b, n,au,ha,s Of he o al;
r;o,n A., oo,s,;.,,o, ~ oco, :, oa,.,
ubenever ), sboud no oo;nr ostr,y undor haa od,oe
,na ,looson.hlo ,,,;,a - a., -, a.,
fore that was Injured and defeated and No, Mr-vo,
pures alone who u.s s,cr;Gced II : Ohio s,o,,d
ash for,;veness o,d NOT tho marty = 70 Tho nor,v
that night reasonably rconre vengeance and no, Mr.
Van auren It was his deser,;on and no, his .devo.
ton ,,that occ,sionea his downraj II would he now
mere ius,ice scarcely moynon;m;,v were 10 to 90
and ask nardon of Cen Jackson whose ber;,ace 10
wastedLof Col Ren,on Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Cal
houn. whose homes he has d;mmed and Deferred and
withdraw his pre MYSTERIOUS c,o;u TO restoration
If the party were honest thew had reason 10 he dis
satisfied with The vast increase in tho or tho
Government. and with the frauds corrn,,;oos and
enormous ewbezzIcments or the noblic money that
were alIowed-or. If they were M, homes, ,bey hoI
reason to object that Mr. Van Ruren wos M, spcces.
fu in concealing these practices Of his friends in
office. We shall consider these and other matters.
when we come TO look into his claims uoon the conn
try.
Whatever may be the ex,en, of the services MIR
Van Buren, has rendered his party il i mite ccrt,in
that there is very large debit on their side They
have conferred upon him Offices of honor and cmolu.
ment sufficient to satiae the ambi,io, Of anv reason
able man. And he who has curiosi,v ,o examine
will find that never was an elective oAce conferred
upon him. which was not arranged in secret par,v
conclaye or caucus He has enioved Office moro ,b,n
half Of his life. or abou, thiy,-neo uea, In March
1893, he was elected Surrora,e of Columbi, COUNT
In November 1911 no ID ~. .,,a...,.a - 49,