Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1844-04-26
From That Same Old Coon"
Hear Mr.. Van BuVen,

We could not have believed, without
the mosl direct evidence Of The fact, thu,
Mr.. Van Buren, would have endorsed
the miserable ISLANDERS upon the people
of the Union, with which The lowest and
viIesl OF the Locoloco papers have con
stanuy teemed Yet that direct evil
dence is before US. A letter enclosing
a copy OF the proceedings Of mass Lo-
cofoco meeting, held at Harrisburg Pa,
on the l7lh Of January, was addressed
to Mr. Van Buren, by the President of
The meeting, James R SnOwdeu. This
letter, among other things, asserts that
in the political contss. Of 1870
"Reasen waS dethroned, and whirI-
wind of passion, folly and madncsS Soeps
through the land"
Mr.. Van Buren replies TO Mr.. Snow
denis spisIIe, and 10 the course Of HE
reply says
without more particularly noticing
the humiJiGtiag details 10 which you al
Iude in your communication. Gun it be
pretended that there could be any ex-
pectalions Of success for such efforts,
unless founded upon the assumption that
the popular voice was not under the
guidance OF reason and virtue or upon
the supposRion, that the moral princi.
pes Of the people to whom those de-
grading appeals were made, nigh be
corrupted by a resort to such practicesS
The beIisi that the use Of such means
contributed 10 the result OF 1910, must
have Io,oered The character of our people
in the estimation OF mankind, and # so,
how much would their respect TOR US be
diminished, should The coming canvass
be so conducted as 10 establish the I'M
preston that the Americsn people are
IisbIe to be always thus imposed upon"
Mr. Van Buren, endorses, in full, the
infamous assertion, that in 1910, 'res-
scn was dethronpd, and a wh,rwind of
passion folly and madness Stcept through
the land And goes on 10 cay that the
character OF our people was lowered
in tho estimation Of tho world by the
eveR,s oC 1910.
Thus does his Majesty Of Lindcnwaid
vent his spIte upon the people for rOut-
lng him and mis- band Of fPundorerB from
the places they had dsgracod! &c ef-
fects 10 be ignorant, that there was any
cause Tor the patriotic excitement which
reused the people to the performance Of
an act Of justice to him in IB40. AS
sumrng for his own administration an
entire exemption from reprOach, end
Withholding any GIlusion to the sIuces
oI detrsction which his friends opened
upon General Harrison, and which end.
cd greatly to increase The feeling against
himself, Mr. Van Barren, coolIy proceeds
to insult and dsride the vast majority OF
the American people who cast their sui.
frages sgenot him in 1870.
General Harrison was branded asa
coward, debauchee, dotard 10 the hands
OF keepers. Mr. Van Buren, can ses
nOlhing improper in ihess Installations
OF viIlany. And although wheO GeHer.
al Harrison was fighting the banIes OF
his country, MIR Van Buren, like the
ground squirrel when the hawk is about
was snugy concealed under the fence
and out Of danger, yet he can nOW de.
Iiberately sanction the grossest libelG
upon the military character Of his oppo-
nent, and condemn The appeals which
we're made 10 the people TO rebuke the
ibeIlers. ss 'DEGRADING,' and az
tending to lower our country in the es-
timutiOn of Tie Dorld!h
We look upon this letter ss another
evidence Of the infatuaion which ps
greatly expedIting progressive demo.
cracy' and i've leaders 10 irrstriexabls
ruin.