Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-04-11

Ia ~ nv hand a coffin handbill. This
;namons lie.bill was started TO defeat the cleo
lion of General Jackson. 1t contains the
n6nher of collins which it was said were flied
with the murdered victims of General jack
con He was pronounced as a cold blooded
murderer: and this hand-bill contains the
name of each murdered victim, with short
biography of the cruel manner in which they
were murdered their good qualities IN lie,
and the lamentations Of their friends after
death. All good persons are called upon TO
lament their death, and TO execrate their cruel
murderer. The author and clTcnlaters OF these
hand-bihs did not do all their friends justice;
they should have added to the number OF cot
fms here represented about fonr thousand more.
to represent the number of red coats that fell
nv the hand of Jackson at New Orleans, and
two more for their more special friends Ar
buthnot and Ambrlster. Poor fellows!!! =,
will make miniature representation OF
this coffin hand-bilI a part of my printed re-
marks. The generation which has sP'une up
since their use for political effect viii 1ei'
lively interest in seeing them. believe mere
are enough yet living who can attest 10 'he''
existence, and the nse that was made OF tnen'
| if nv word should be doubted. In the presi-
DENTAL elections of 1924 and 1923, they were
spread far and wide, as numerous as mulberry
| leaves in November and there were floods OF
crocodile federal tears poured out over them.
| It is due TO the rising generation to let them
know that the man who now has place In
the heart, and whose name dwells on the lips,
! of every man who loves his country, was
| once the subject Of the viest SANDER, the most
malignant abuse, and the most unvarnlshed
| falsehood, by the almost entire wing party.
| But let us follow up the federal mode of e.
lectioneerng. No man ever bore n more spot
less reputation than Mr.. Van Buren,. His
| moral character stands, ard has ever stood, a.
bove suspicion. His political character was.
and is, of that marked, fearless, open, candid,
and dignifed character as to command the
confidence and respect of all who knew him
best His administration was dignfed in its
character, bold, economical, and jndlclous, d.
rected to the honor and the best interests of
the country, as all will acknowledge, and as
history will maintain, when the corruptIng In.
fuences of party, which have SO long dlSeas.
ed and poisoned the public mind. will have
passed away. Yet no man, living or dead.
has ever heen more the subject Of falsehood
and detraction. The basest means were re-.
sorted to to de fame him and his administration.
The yilest ISLANDERS that the most corrupt heart
could entertain, aud the most degrading carl
vent, where all brought to bear against his re.
election. The cup of Islander, vituperation,
and detraction was drained to its last dregs.
The measures Of his administration the best
calculated 10 advance the highest interests oil
the country, and the prosperity of the people,
were transformed into evils the most calami'
tous his private and his public virtues were
converted into vices the most alarming.
1t would be task Of too much time and
, trouble to repeat and refute the more than ter
} thousand falsehoods and ISLANDERS that dis
graced the country at that time, or TO enumer
ste the frauds that brought dishonor upon OIL
government and shook it's moral and politica
institutions to their very foundation.
ooh! did you hear that mournful cry,
= Borne on tho southern breeze?
7 Heard you John Harris earnest pray
For mercy, on his knees :" &c. &c.
Az, sir, caricature-that mos, degraded ane
degrading method of SANDER and OF election
? eerine-w S resorted to then as Heretofore by
the ftderaIsts. hold in my hand carca'
> ture which overspread the country in 1910
The mails groaned with the number which
were ranked by whg members Of Congress
> This degrading caricature is inscribed:
High places in government like steep racks, onl!
accessible to eagles and reptiles"
|
IN the character Of Il nud-tuttle, crawling FROM
the Top 10 the nase Of the mountain, and Mar
tin Van Buren,, as a snake, vending his wav
j to the top. General Harrison is represented
with the head Of man and the body Of al
= eagle. hold another caricatnre. This wa
6 the inscription of banner displayed from sh
: head of every colnm that marched in all tn
: drunken orgies that disgraced the elections O
-
Buren, upon his back in the mire and suckin
e the teat of a long-eared old SOW, and is Iabele
g .Mutty Fan sucking the public teot."
This disgusting libel is Of a man who ha
r been twice honored with the highest and mos
: responsible offices in he gift Of the America
n people. / may also make these caricatures
a part of my printed remarks, to the end tn;
they may be brought in contrast with the dig
4 nified character which the just and imparti;
~ historian will present of the administration
IS of Jackson and Van Buren,. l have no tin
"a 10 talk Of the promises which were made
the people in connection with the nfamo,
A, SANDERS which | have been briefly presenting
At INT wish to perpetuate in memory and reco
~ the fact that the federalist denounced the a.
Of ADMINISTRATION of MIR. Van Buren, profgate ar
ID extravagant, and that, if the people won
,e unite with them in overthrowing his admin
If tration, they would administer the governme
4. for less than half that was expended by NJ
Van Buren,. They also promised prosP peri
L. to the people and to the country public al
A. private confidence was to be restored, cree
9e revived, money was to be plenty, and the CD
ID rency was to be sound. ay, L" such curren
mr. rs the aVorid neUer saw before.''
Al How was the promise of economy futile
n. In the four years of Mr.. Van Buren's admin
] : tration, the ordinary expenditures of the 90
he eminent amounted to sixty-three millions
i'll dollars, Tin round numbers.) In the tuo fl
e. years Of the federal administrator, the agg1
of gate amount of ordinary expenditure is fit
b. eight millions Of dollars, lin round number:
be Almost double the amount of the ordinary G