Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-02-13
RICHMoND, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY ID.
.crHE SAME OLD COON /.

we Ind supposed, that The Wing slangwhangers
had sufficiently rahed The kennels OF parry hI'e ~
slo to leave no topic OF misrepresentation to be ish
cd M against Mr.. Van Buren,. We are mistaken
THE fury Of the Wing par,zsns wall never aoate, So
ong os there is chance Of eecling Nj. Clay. Their
reckless ingenuity will never slumber, 81 long as there
: the sluhlest prospect of Injurying Mr. Van Buren,
v ,nsjd,nus nuaiions, by bly, and anonymous que
rs or he oo,n, shameless assaults The efiusion oi
,.e Of these slang changers Is row before US, IN the
Redmond Wing under the mask "f ~ .fsac York Re
,u,biican If 1872" lie puts certain queries 10 our
s~Iye. about Mr. Van Burens in support
np Mir. Dewitt Clinton in lol2-whom this Que
r,st calls "he Federal peace party candidate for the
presidency"-h,s alleged Remuneration OF "Mr. Ma
dison NJ n Stakeholder, Soul!erner, and acting
under French influences. And he concludes with
the very modest and respectful query, "Did Daniel
D. Tomukns, Then Governor Of the State OF n. York
whip hin, fAlr Van Buren into the Republican RANKS
nv rendering him the office of Collector GeneraR
should like 10 see Mr.. Rtchies reply to the above in
errogatories, or any part ot them
The very character of these queries denotes such
profound ignorance Of what vas brought TO light IN
$40. aud. indeed, in Mr. b F. Buffers flank and
man Letter of March, 1885 upon the main poin, OF &C
cusaon, that i, seems almost az unnecessary to ans~e
them es ridiculous TO propose them Mr. Bnliei
shows tha. letter, the course which Mr. Van Buref
pursued towards MIR. Clinton, towards Mi Tompkns
and towards the Of 1912. Mr. Clinton had beer
brought forward IN the Spring Of 1871, by decided
majority Of The Republicans OF the Legislature nt Ne"
York Isl out oil nearly 1909 "They, and their con
sttuents had supported The administration of Mr. JEFF
ferson and that, aso of Mr. Madison in all the grea
questions of public policy, connected with our foreign
relations The great mass Of them, SO tr from be,ns
0Dpostd 10 beNgtrent measures against Great Britain
were favor of deeided p0'icy than had been
pursued towards her
Mr. Van Buren, himself did rot 20 into the L'gisla
!ure until November, lsi2. He had beers up t. tina
nomenla most decided Republican. Young IS he Then
was he had vigorously supported The election aad ad
mins,ration OF Mr.. Jefferson. "Ncvcr for ems momen
did he waver relax his cxertioBs. lie shrnnk moi
from the ERNEST measures. lie opposed the renewal o.
the charter Of The first bank Of the IT, S.. Virginia had
done by her decided resolutions In Republican
meeting warmly defe nded and justified the celebra LED
casting vote Of old Geo. Clinton against that unconsu
tional ins ution He stood side by side with Daniel ID
Tompkns that great question. When Gov. Temp
kins prorogued the Legislature of New York for al
tempting up the Bank of America substitute
for the Bank OF the U. States, Mr. Van Buren, warmly
exered all his talents in behalf of Tompkins and the
Propagation.
Who he went into the Senate Of New York in No
venher 1912, he required stimulus 10 support The
country in the war IN which she was engaged. We
have no doubt that the speech ascrbed 10 him IN eau
GUS by this ''New York" scrob!er. and the douceur
alleged 10 BE- held out By Governor Fumpkns, en-
tirely fabulous. He required no effort 10 "whIp HIM
into the Republican ranSs,bough it is literary sole
clam speak OF beng whipped INTO the ranks, by
rendering him office. You may stduec man By a
douceu but not lohip him. Non in the whole State
of New York more ardent advocate of the war,
upon the highest principles, active and elo
quent defender hroug bout. This writer seems 80
pleely TO have forgotten the whole course OF MIR. Van
Buren,, during that ardunus contest; and his powerful
addresses 10 The people OF New York, which was the
great frontier State in the war; thai shall sc'zs
some favorable oppor un,y of rubbing up and refresh
iug ms failing memory. In the mean I'm, have t,
ask. in return, question OF this ".New York Re-
publican Of 1872" VINO is lie is he The same gen
,leman WHO convicted in $40 OF having grossly
lumnated the course of Mr.. Van Buren, as witness
" III he be pleased To inform us