Holly Springs gazette., 1844-02-24
[FRoM THE NEW YORK ExrREssl
THE NORTHERN NAN WITH
OUT SOU HERN PRINCIPLES"

OUT SOU HERN PRINCIPLES.
As loug rs New YoIk's iavorile Son"
could carry on his game under the rose,
there was no great difficulty in showing a
HattellEg face 20 both parts OF the Union
And this Is equally true Us regards both the
tariff aud slavery. But the unlaclky pfac
lice among warm paTtIzinS. OF slsllng up
On II tha. the seekers alter popularity, shall
come out openly, IA the face otday, ami de-
clare themselves on such lho.ny questions
as those a bove mentioned, Is notsonly incon.
veuIenl 10 those concerned. bui too often ia
tai 10 The hopes and prospects OF an aspi.
ring ambitious man. V.ry iew men. & par.
I:uIdriy LoiIu lans. Can Sal, ly go through
The process of having their lhough hts turned
inside oul before the world. especially In
such country as this Al the South, they
like slavery. aud strongly dislike prot c
ting tariff Al the Noah. they dctest slave
~. but think ii IS duty OF the goVeenmcnt
to encourage and cherish some of the
great national interest. particularly that Of
domtslic industry Now wha. IS to be done
III The cdse Of man. who has st his heart
upon being President OF the United States
s. in order 10 rea liz his wishes, ), atitSv ltt s
fsoln both ends o, The UnIonl AS be can
not safely declare his tet llngs 10 be In favor
OF .ithel d, scfplion of politicians there is
kind OF harshness, TO say the least of it, Ia
calling upon a man thas situated, % ayow
himself openly the friend OF one Side or the
other. and for the best possible reason, viz:
that 5r taking pat Cfone, he Is sure 10 lose
the ror II the other Mr. Calhoun d lcs
not hesitate to avow himseifa TREND to bota
tree trade and slavery This will piobly
secure for him the votes of all those VINO
approve his sentiments But ur Van Bd-
rem knows full well, that II he were 10 de-
clare himself friend ofthe tariff and oppo
sed to slavery that il still " 9uld not otestablisa
him as a safe and popular candidate with
large proportion o. The people in the Tree
and manufacturing Sites Over aud above
his views on the subjects alluded 10, Iney
have no conf itnce in he m4n They have
known him long and seen him tried IA all
situations in public if,', aud they have thus
far found nothing in his talents or
his principles. which qnal.firs him
for the highest office In the gavernment.--
And he lids fair 10 enter the field of comoe.
tition. under different circumstances from
any 10 which he has heretofore been plsced
He will now be obliged to depend in
cat ui' uSuiF, upon MS own merit L o
gain the esteem of his former opponents.
he must set up some new claim To their
confidence. For the fist time in bis hf.
ne will stand him forward no packhosse on
which to ride into Office. If he relies upon !
services already rendered To the peaplp, he
viii De loudly and earnestly called upon TO
SPECIFY them. twill hardly do merely to
set up the underlined claim 20 democracy
ina; WHICH the party once called repub
ieanIsm seems to have grown out of ia, H.
tion with them. and 10 have been dropped
by sort OF silent consent. The simple
question before the people will be, what.
olains, personal or patriotic. has Martin Van
Buren, to the office Of Cnief Magistrate. of
lheinafionf-e Aud their vptrs will depend
on categorical answer to the inquiry.
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