Holly Springs gazette., 1844-03-02
MIR VAN BUREN's CLAIMS.

Buren, claims 10 tue presidency, SHOWS
him up in his true colors. Not having
roon for the whole, we have selected the
following extracts
MIR Van Buren came into power with a
popular majority fover % 600, and large
majority in both Houses of Congress
What was the consequence cfthe very first
step he took upon his own account 2-He
fell forthwith into minority in Congress-
State after State abandoned him,-one false
step begat another-he continued sinking
deeper in the mire, never recovering a ma
iority in Congress until they temporarily
and unlawfully evicted New Jersey, and f.
nally the people elected him from Office, by
an awful majority of $4,000 only seUen
States. ou: of twentysx. giving him their
electoral votes. 1t will mot do 10 answer
this result by prononncin9 the moustrous
calumny upon the American People that
:hev were all drunk & knew not what thew
were about. Ii is attributable to the imbe-
cility, intolerance and sel6shness of MIR
Van Buren's administration to his failure
to accomplish any thing but embarrassment
and alarm. to his repeated attempts to force
measures down the peoples throals against
their will."-to his party despotism,- to
his frequent endeavors to interpoIate new
creeds and false doctrines into the Republi-
can CODE
whatever may be the extent of the SER
vices MIR. Vau Buren has rendered his par
ty it is quite certain that there is a very
large debt on that side. They have confer
red pom him offices of honor and emolu
ment. sufficient TO satisfy the ambition of
any reasonable man. And he who has Gu.
riosity to examine, will find that never was
an elective office conferred upon him, which
was not otarranged IN secret party conclave
or caucus. He has enjoyed office more
than haf of his life or about thirty -t10O
gears. In March, 1908, he was elected
Surrogate of Columbia county. In No
vember, 1911, he made his appearance in
the New York Legislature. In Feb, 18
Is, be was appointed Attorney General of
New York. In 1921 be was elected a
Senator in Cong ress. In February. 1927
be was reelected In March, 1929, he re
received the appointment of Secretary OF
State of the United States La 1881 be
was sent Minister to England, but was re
jected and obliged to return La 1888 be
was elected Vice President of the United
States, and in Nov 1886, be was elected
President, and continued in Office until 4th
of March, 1910.
"Aud has Mr. Van Buren retired from
all these officers, with that unusal concom
liant Of official integrity, poUerfy? No !
He commenced his career with little prop
erty, and ha, ing made office the business Of
his life, he has retired with wealth, to the
luxurious shades of a rich estate which re.
joices in the pretty. yet somewhat aristocrat-
ic name, of Lindenwald.
Etrr q OK, l.
tiles, of equal patriotism, and of equal servi-
ces as much entitled to party t,vor as Mr..
Van Buren-men who have labored more
and been less paid-who have contributed
more TO the party honors, and received less
of them Why should they all be again
and again and again set aside, to make way
for this grand Cormorant Of Offices
"Where were Mr. CLAY. Gen. Cass,
and Col Johnson, a0hen Mr Van Buren
:Cls Intriguing acitb the FederaLists a.
gainSt Mr. Madison and the War ? Al
cfthem united IN the support of The Repub-
! tican party, and in defending, manfuly,
the rights and honor of their country in the
field and the legislative Hall Even Mr.
Buchanan, we are told. notwithstanding his
savage attack upon the Democratic party iE
| 1916, actually shouldered his musket, and
rushed towards Baltimore and the British.
What has Mr.. Van Buren done, what
measure has he ever conceived, In behalf of
popular rights and Democratic liberty ?
When has he ever resisted the encroach-
ments, or opposed the increase of Executive
power, as even MIR. Clay has done all his
life? When in power, was he not selfish
and aristocFatc In his habits-reserveda and
inaccessible to the People2 Did he not,
and has he not always, with the aid ofa few
favorte and interested intriguers, used the
party. merely as a soulless machine for the
advancement of his own ego:ism Will
any one pretend, who knows HIM, that he
is democrat in daily life and practice2-
Have we any evidence of atonement for his
numerous political sins upon his head, un-
expiated, and unrepenting, just as he was,
statu quo ant: beLtum He thus places
himself i'm an attitude of ingratituie e 10 the
party, and insult and defiance to the Peo-
ple.''
Horses--C. W. Cooch, of Virginia