Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-04-19
SCRAPS FOR TIE PEOPLE.
NO. vi.

1t appears be settled by the nosed ebsequiousnes
OF Iocoocosm. tina Martin Van Buren, again
scned inspection tho American people, but equal
certain il, he is be conhsca,cd intelligent
public, contraband goods and catte present bel
ligercns of feeling. However. before he is mingled
mighty heap of ''things that were it may afford
after attention important duties
the oft repeated inquiry, "WHo IS MARTIN VAN
BuREN!''
First of all, then 'he nothing but man. altogether
unlike himself bears resemblance to anything for
nobody: nobody him. belongs. IN politics. the
genus .4D,ptiboloa ct Plrasta born Dec. 9Th, 1892,
kindehook alias, Lnenwold for classical elegance
2dy. lie is the person who sanctioned in speech
delivered before the ntion which assembled iii New
York, the 2S,h Aug, 1884, to revise the State Cons
tuition, freehold ft Senator'S thereby
Guiding the poor Iaborer, had
acquired fine plantation, from
holding among the wealthy nabobs in the State Sc
Yes men, whatever bc their virtue, honesty.
talents. information capacity if they poor
to be possessed of comfortable fam, their misave
in life, become the sports Of sneerng as-
tocacy, sanctioned by the voice of wealthy
kinderhook See Hollands life Of Van Buren,, page l69
3dy. lie same, who in that convention, proscr-
bed wisdom, intelligence and honest ambition, they
associated with that poverty which was destitute Of
property qualification, by opposing the doctrine of the poor
mans right v,tc. Tho committee who reported n the
subject of the right Of suffrage in favor Of allowing all
who had acquired residence,
paid tax, &C.; bur Martin Van Buren, insisted pro-
pety quail and in his speech said. We had
dy reached the verge of universal se'.'he could
aderrate this precious privilege far
confer with i,.derimate hand upon erery one.''
Again he says, The question then recurred; shall
tempt BIO again made add that of Ter the
highway publication and the haaard of the reinro
ducton of the proposition % the gentleman from Washing
abandoning all qualifications and hronng open the
bal 10 HoHu
expressing his fears Of arriving irersa suffrage, which
the poor freemans privilege; and becau
tho tinsei of wealth gid This RIGHT, urdped
RIGHT, Il was 'utderr 1asas this precious ivege' And
''o confer it with Understanding hand upon every
one" excited fears in Mr.. Van Buren, tina, poor man
would he brought too equality with the wealthy
lie feared IT was running great haasard
great privilege TO so low a creature poor
In another part Of the speech, Gays, sAt ,h.
moment, he would only say, shat among many evil
which would flow from a wholly unrestricted suffrage, the
following would be tho most Injurious viz First twoule
give to the city of New York about $4,000
under the liberal of the choice
legates this had but 900
Mos, astonishing! 1, would be grea, eri then. give
to the remaining 200 poor labcrius the civ
Now York, who were equally intelligent, equally honest
eq"as competent the privilege of voting because the,
were destitute OF real property qualifications. Dowr
with such pseudo democracy. QIe the voice of the Br
tsh astoca, for il upbads sound and dshonors The
name of ''hgh minded republican,' IFor above No
tations, see Hollands life of Van Buren,, D. l77-e
4th. lis is the who opposed the eec justices
OF the Peace, in thar contention. He wished them ap
pointed, cuail, m,ch ossble, the privilege
OF ,he dear people" o., this ne says. 'Sone had ho
these Magistrates ought &c elected;
times been opposed eectio' See the above life
Of Van Buren,, p. 49, ITO be con,inu.d)