Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-05-02

tNAf-ffFf-. Hff W if -ffirfeef F0HlfeNfe..F Id1 Hnrfu vote
ren o. orr town. rood Dsaofrsr, aHf n lfeul minded man
r5tn ~ neno-ra'. a. gwen im a s.ror-er ,e-rimony Of ri
" saws on Democratic friend. ION tol us ~ 20 keep ~ so'
ro,el 'on' iHjaaeuons. white lfe Wang ae telling L TO e,e-
If az thing was wanting TO prove that H-ary Clay
Is the Vindictive Demaroguc AID Gasconading Politician
he was declared to be ty Charles Hsmm ond, SO long ih'
respectable editor Of the federal Cincinnati Gazette. th'
above would. we should think lie enough.
Suppose Nh. VAv BrnKx should take to rambling Owe
the country. whispering aloud lin the striciest conf
dence" to his friends. tia, Mr. Clay was a d~stauchee.
duellisi and a gambler; that he had c~ouuptly bargaincd
Adams into the Presidency in defiance of the wishes Of
great moJon'y Of the people that he sold himself TO the
L. :. Bank for $4,000 or more that after procuring he
es'~ahislmcnt Of a Tariff which came near producing a
disruption 4 tie Union, be gave up his famous '.Amcri-
can System for the Compromise. which be pledged him
self most solemnly TO sustain. bu, which pledge he seized
upon the first occasion which offered, to violato-thus
proving himself to be as corrupt in politics as he Is in
morals. Suppose Mr.. Van Buren, should, in imitation Of
Mr.. Clay he guilty Of a course so ~undignifed and ungen-
temanly-wha. would the Wing papers. which cLuckle
over tie dissraceiui course of Cay, say in that Gaze !
Why, Nr. Van Buren would be ossailod with i" bolts red
with uncommon wrath" and they would set the whole
country in a blaze Of indigran, cxcitcmen, with their de-
u.nca,ions against lin. But Mr.. Van Buren, is incapa.
lie Of pursuing such a di.graoeful line Of conduct, and
would not be sustained by lis party if lie could DO it.
Such a %sneaking. %slanderous course will answer for the
oh.vairoHs Mr. Cay, ard can be admired and approved 10y
the patty claiming oil the "dccency. ;" but would suit the
taste neither Of q Democratic candidate fr the Presden.
tiaI office. nor The party who arc guided by truth, reason
aud Justice.
Mr.. Clay in tic above reported speech was guilty not
only of sclf-degradaiion. but something worse. He was
guilty Of .syu! and deliberate Elselosd-or what is
equivalent 10 IT. of winuily conceaing the truth and mis-
representing facts. Many Of those who charge Mr.. Van
Buren, with apparent Inconsistency in voting for the High
Tariff Of 1923, do go 10 doubt in Ignorance Of The cir.
cumstances " der which be gave ,hr, vote. Such NAV be
the case 18th the Author Of the Wig pamphlet ON the
tariff. in reply - Facts for the People" and with others.
including the noisy and shallow Wing editors. But ,ir
Clay cannot be thus ignorant. lie knows that Mr.. Van
Buren, voted for the Tariff of 1928 against his own iudp.
mcnt, hut in accordance with the wishes of his consii,u.
ents. He was instructed to vote for that bill by a resolu.
ton Of the legislature Of New York, and unlike Mr.. CLAY.
he obeyed those instructions, as a good democrat should
have done. If he had been as unprincip!ed as Mr.. CLAW
VIGOROUSLY Is, he perhaps would have violated the wishes
aud instructions Of his constituencies Mr.. Clay did in the
case OF :. z adams and tie Bankrupt Law, in both Of
which the Legislature instructed him to a course contrary
to that which he chose TO adopt. But Mr.. Van Burr
respected AID otsyed the wishes of the people whom he
represented, as we believe he always will do, and we like
him all the better for il. We want no "DicrsTon" in
the Presidential chair.
The proofs of the circumstances under which Mr.. Van
Buren, was impeled 10 vote for the tariff of ls2S,
have recently been repubishcd in the Nashville Banner.
We copy a part Of them in THE connection TO exhibit
IN a broader light the dishonesty Of Mr.. CLAY, who of
course must have been perfectly aware Of them.
In 1873. observes the Banner, Mr.. Benton and Mr. Van
Buren, were both members of the l.. :. Scnate-occuuicd
seats, side ty sds-were in constant habit Of consulta-
and. when Mr.. Van Buren, gave The vote for the tar
III act OF 1888. MIR. Benton was sitting by his side. Of
course, then, Nr. Benton would be most likely to know
The truth on this matter. In the Nashville Republican Of
January 22d. 1888, we end a letter of Mr.. Denton, in
he gives his testimony on the subject, and we give
IN his own language:
THE vote in the sera'c Tor the tariff Of 1928. has
been objected 10 Mr.. Van Buren,: but with how
much ignorance Of the truth, let facts attest.
" he was the first cminen, member of congress. North
The Potomac To open war. at the right point. upon the
ann Of lS2S, then undergoing the process of incuhs,ion.
hIoush thr insirumenthlny of a convention to SIT at Har-
t-nuIg' MS speech at .7bGHv, IN Juig 1927, oDep'p
hoiGcferietd thai measure as a 1olicaI marocnrre. IN
'y|"c"ee the '~nPcndins p'CsidrHnaf ekcnon; and the
Iaphlc EXPRESSION a measure proceeding mofe fran
he cosef 81 the p~officion, hon fran Ike ~.so,kshep +
he manufacturer, 70 OF oTiunrfy and feiici;ousiy used
u hat speech, soon became he cpinion of the public. and
received the impress of ver6ca,ion from the :
handonn'nt. and the manner of abandoning. of the
'hoic fabric Of Tie high tauiT policy.
rue tha, Nh. Van Buren, voted for the tariff Of 1898 j.,
notwithstanding his speech Of 1897. but equally nue thai !
c toffd under instructions ON lbs SAFE legislature. |
nd IA ~o5eafcnce 10 tie great democratic priuc,be which /
a. always proved a distinguishing feature. aud a dividing |
nd-mark between the two great political parties. &c. !
iffNr ~ The CUlIF vfgf IN Inn ri L. TIM. e ,J.t- - .
'h"S as ne DID, and "pop tic same cble-infer- !
'a"S'nS opinions tcifAout rcseire or disguise-it comes !
ifhnn the Pc ccption Of my o,rn senses to kno,c. that
Jeh great rfp"gHcacc 10 The provisions Of tie tariG :,
is an" rofed Jar a. as ! dd IN oRrDIENcE TO A "
RI>cIrLE WHICH WE nora HOLD SACRED" II
This evidence conclusively proves first. that Mr.. Van W
uren had strong rerugnance to The act of Isas-nex,. S
at he expressed his repuguancc without disguise or re.
r'e-and last, that he voted in obcd cnce to the ins,4uc. b
of his State, it
Farther evidence Of the nature IF these Instructions al
forded in a letter from Denj amin +. Butter. for MANY m
'ars the Attorney General of the United States. da ed in q
arch 1885. After quoting from Mr. Van Buren's III. =
r IN 1892, To a committee in North Carolina. his o,;r. -,
rs rs tn rein laid down, in reference to a protective tar.
IN which he admits the constitutionalty of the prs ,ec,. h,
e policy. but expresses his opposition to the exercise of si
e power ''r'M an oppressive inequality upon ony nor. Il
N cf ctr ci6-eHs,' VT. Butler writes as follows: ct
In the month Of July. 1927. he CIR. Van Bu,cn ed
ended a meeting held IN the city of Albany. for the pur. w
sc OF appoint 9 delegates to attend the Harrisburg con. co
niion; and addressed the meeting on The VIII ,e suhi.c, n,
. P',u'u,"'s IN explanation ct the course previously co
rsu'd 10y himself Tbs speech. 1shh .sas DgJfkcd -
q erfeasireiy circulated ultimately produoef neat n I"
on pubic sentiment an Noe York. In ,,rg1 fr n. are
~ lar q lS@S. he eefed "a obedience 10 crDicf in. hiI
Ecf!o"s J,c1 tie LtSislo.ure IF his SAFE and al. IN:
'ush. a Col. Benton has correctly remarked IN hi. late H..
Ter, ne lett much fpturuapce A., Z, a. - Il. -.