Holly Springs gazette., 1844-03-16
THE ISSUE MADE BY MIR. VAN
BUREN,

stIC natlZed as Iraud anu disgrace, 10 DC
wiped out by he reelection of Mr. Van Bu-
rem in l84i. thus responds to the sentiment:
singular as il may seem to those who
are not in situation to Judge correctly oil
the circumstances. it is nevertheless true,
that a condemnation 5y the people OF the
United States of many ofthe means TO which
our opponents had recourse in that canvass.
is not less important TO the permanent vel
fare OF our country and It's political instltu-
tons, than the overthrow of the principles
they laboTed to establish While the Ell
fects of the success of the latter were IN a
manner limited and temporary, the employ
ment of the former struck at the very foun-
dation upon which our political edifice was
based
at has hitherto been our pride to live un-
! der political institutions which have been
founded upon reason and virtue, IN the es-
tssblishment of which neither force nor fraud
was employed. and we have cherished the
belief, that it is only by an inflexible observ
anc e OF the exalted principle which prevail
ed a the period of its formation, that our
Government can be upheld. Without
more particularly noticing the humlliatlng
details to which you allude in your commu-
nicatioa, can it be pretended that there could
| De dflV tn pCCtdllOu Va SuC10SS Aot 1oSh SAi0AtN
unless founded upon the assumption that the
/ 1opular voice was not under the guidance OF
reason and virtue or upon the supposition
that the moral principles of the people to
whom those degrading appeals were made,
might be corrupted oy a resort TO such
practices2 The belief that the use o. such
means contributed to he result OF lS4O,
/ must have lowered the character of our
| l. ,th,a of lind and If
so. how much will their respect for US be
diminished, should the coming canvass be so
conducted as to establish the impression
that the American people arc liable to be al.
WAYS thus imposed uponl Liability to oc-
casional error is an iafirmity from which no
individual is exempt. What right have we
then to expect that communities should be
nfallible2 But there is wide difference
between an occasional alteration, and con-
, firmed defect of character. Can we expect
the people fthis country to maintain the
elevated standing in the eyes of the world,
which they have hitherto enjoyed, IT, after
+ 1.-The lapse Of years, and the fullest opportunity
for reflection, they suffer themselves to be a
second time operated upon by appliances,
from the use of which every friend to free
] government must turn with modification
and disgust.
You do not, therefore, gentlemen, IN my
Judgment, over-estimate the importance
e which the proceedings of 1910 are deatined
e to give to those of 1914 Considerations
will be brought into view by that connec
tion. of greater magnitude than any which
have been involved in our political conflicts
and compared with which all personal anc
party interests dwindle into insigni6cance
81 am gentlemen, very respectfully
Your friend and obedent servant,
g NJ. VAN BURAN"
d How far this defeated candidate is in
e situation TO Judge correctly oil the circun
stances" OF his defeat. is a question for 9th
= ers to determine How far the people ar
2 ready to proclaim themselves fools, drunk
u ards and madmen in lS40, and to re-elec
# Mr.. Van Buren, by way of absolving them
. selves from the disgrace of that epoch, w,
Is cannot positively say. though we can Civ,
y Yankee gu.ss at it. For few fus, how
d ever, we confidently say that we were nev
er more sober Snd earnest in our lives thar
: in that very 1910; and if any body dispute
&c it, we are as eager as he be TO try tha
O. issue yer again. MIR. Van Buren, hImsel
a admits that the designs ofihe Wings are al
! 'unmasked' all open now. There can b.
no further pretence of concealment or equi
r vocation on our part As to sobrietv an,
o good order, we drank nothing but water il
4 lS40, and are confident our party drank NJ
more liquor than :heir opponenis-aot S
% much in proportion to their relative mum
We bers. though each doubtless drank NOR
%. than was best. Our side built some cabin
to hold their meetings in. sang some songs
. and huzzaed occasionally. when they fel
p like it, but how should all that vitiate a
d. election You can't expect the winning
q side to be as solemn as owls. though it is a
natural as grief to be losers But ifhurrah
re are to vitiate an election, where would b
Old Hickory's .wo triumphs. with thei
nj pignut-po Publications.
We insist that Martin Van Buren shal
be the candidate of the Loco Focos fc
II, President this time. After the defamatio
~ they have heaped on the People for thei
= discontinue in 1910, we insist that the
''s shall not haul off their man and escape th
IL issue by virtue of plea of guilty
i'll Let us have fair trial on the merits as /
:. whether it was Martin Van Buren and h
ofice-holders or the vast majority of the
merican People who were disgraced by th
vi verdict of 1910.
le- Yet it strikes US that the party ought
+, be allowed a release from Mr.. Van Buren,