New-York daily tribune., 1844-08-03
Office oflhe Journal and Eagle.
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To tie Editor ef Tie .le@ York Tribune
| saw III the fieoeltn Ul MONDAY last a SLAM
dcrous attack, made from this place, upon VIM.
Il. Van Wagner, the Poughkeeps!e Backsmlti.,
stating among other Things, that IN lS4O he Was
lone OF the most noisy, hOioiing, and ,oorthleSs
jeiioios in our village" 1t is hardly necessary
for me To say that that assault is unpro-okct
and wanton as Loco. FcCo malignily and mean.
ness could make 1t.
In this quarter 1t is unnecessary 10 say sin
gle word IN vmdicaton of MIR. Van Wagner's
character and standing. A residence of fifteen
years among us has given him reputation that
needs no defence where he is known, as the men
whose carriages he has roned and whoe horses he has so
testify 1t ubove repronch md of Loco Foc0
bull dogs fall harmless ut his feet would be their bites
anvil. II asnilants paIcuiaEs they
nishtd
fee greatly Obliged the ter in the Pebean for assai
ing MrNan Wagner 10, his advocacy temperance cause
believe the has arrived when tiat will hardl, be
!.re even by the po;housc politicians OF our urge cities
SUBJECT Of reprOaeh For than two years past he
n!icsi constantly engaged u delivering temperance catons
cities and IN all places from faneul Hall and different Church
IN Boston and IN New Haven ans Hartford, 10 the district
But MrVan Wagner has taken the political field he
d Tor short time IN lO. only whea strongly solicited From
fifteen taking of his leather apron aGd ay ns down his
sgc he has resolved Ia address his fellow working
r"coisn wne prossnr ~ 10 be the n,ttcsf tc1c Of The
intruder and then eiecGttn their the
trlr service full the hope OF driving from the
neld or couneIac.ing MS ailucnc..
II mystery here from which he has b.en
attacked. We have among quite number oi pnuper and
budding Loco Foco lawyers be distinguished and
aplrants for fame These gentry OF skulls dame
Nature has lett partly rGelnt, and whUe perhaps
ah!es them TO get along without causing sufe-ngs TO
;tct landlords. the snpeuakers aud taors afflicted with
their patronage. are Of thus crS the peculiar champions OF
lrco coiSm. Unable 10 attract the attention OF people OF
sense Their wrath naturally to high when they
themselves cast the back ground and their efforts made o
effect By one OF those woihingmsn whom they
to c but III their hearts despise One of tbe whose en
edfyins ihe eiG;tcr of Dutch FunnRg Mill
; without doubt III. sulhor of the attack
Were Il aOt that Mr.. Van Wagner stranger your city
and IN NewJeey would trouble your readers with
10 than uaIneresng subject But the duty the press
Ia deiead champions the field for the Loco FOcos
principles 10 maintain, only Keep H.,
by SANDER ana viiupefhtion. from which can expect
escape. Havlng heretofore generally succeeded By their pn-
stions the industrious classes nothing eXcitss their
dcnal much us to wOrkIngmen themselves Aks the
field. exposing their hypncrsy her sophes and deceptons
and the people 10 sustain Wh: principles and Henry
Clay They written IN such hei. inevitable
doom.
The Wing is advancing goriously in this and the
neishborirs counties We hear constantly of favorable
changes and may rely good from IN
yemhes We the Mass Meetings saturday the
i0 ns. Rhneteck and ner that intend keep the bu
rolling riShI vigorously unui Hen ~ Cayl> elected
Your, III the Wing cause