New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-06-13

rom Tie (WaskinsroHI Cons't


Mr. Van Ness il Sew.Yofker Of the Old Democrat
stock born N the mansion now occupied By res enl
ysu Buren, a. Underwood. lie va. educated ID tnH.
state and began his political career a. AZ sos
he Wa Of I.l2-l5 he he'd with high reputation u
ofce Of Collector q Vermont when ~ duties were o.
mo-, responsive character. Dofn 70 n4i@rF atg ooi
-uercsi roiut Of view He Afterwards 'Aei su-li
a ,ta. ss-e and ACQUIRED for ~ Supreme Court ai
elevated reputation FOR sound legal di-cernmeni an
equity IL subsequently nom-naieo ~ ule -
-nocrscy ~ Vermont for Governor, and va, u.liH NJ
Is elected thus redeeuing TIE state rom f"oeie' ~.
,ufe and wa. again elected for second term ~ 'N'
.srne ofFce he was q the earliest trends o. ten
Jackson IN Vermont
We trns, Mr. Bancroft viii be wary Of max M
such materials a. the above the basis OF his hsior
NJ the United states Mr. Van Ness was chosen
GoverDor Of Vermont as an Adapss man. and served
a. socb throughout But in l-26 or :, he took q
notion 10 be r. : Senator from Vermont m place 81
Hon. Hora,io Seymour, whose term then expired
Mr. Van Ness wa- the ADLER man Of the two o.
greater mark and influence in the state and barel,
failed Of an election He did fail however, be
esuse the People disirused his professions Of attach
rnent to the principles and measures Of Mr. Adams
Administration There was no tangible reason to-
distrust except Mr.. " known intimacy with the
Albany Regency-with Van Buren,, Wright Flags.
Sc-a body never popular in Republican Vermont
and lust then in particularly bad odor. That MI
Van Meas was the champion Of Protective an"
and the other great measures 10 when vernon
was invinciby attached nobody questioned Du-
what affinity could an honest, irueheareu yer
rnon,er have with the Albany Junto Inc "i'i'o
heap might be NEAL and then again IL might not
Vermont, declined 10 take the risk and reelected her
tried and faithful if no, brilliant Senator, Horaiio
sevmour Hereupon Mr. Van Ness justified the
sns,icions Of his adyersaries and falsiied the as
surances Of his friends by turning the shortest KIND
Of a corner and coming out for jackson in long
,yinded Address Therein he took especial pains
10 assure the Federalists that Gen. Jackson was a
no party man, supported by the most eminent OF
their number throughout the Union, and disposed to
disregard all former lines Of demarcation. He en-
dorsed Gen J. as Protective Tariff man, and urged
the People to elect him. and thereby establish the
wholesome and necessary principle OF never there
after rcclectine a President, -Four years aftcrward
he was supporting Gen. Jackson for reelection
eight wears after that be did the same kind turn for
Van Buren,: and four years still later, he was pro
fessedly anxious to get MIR Tyler reeleciedD 20
,ysgs this wicked world
Mr.. Van Ness has enjoyed more of the sweets OF
exalted station. seen more Of the world and spent
more public money e a little too much by a darned
sight. D than he would probably have done had he
remained faithful to his old friends and shared then
adverse as he partook largely in their prosperous
fortune; bat we doubt whether he has been nap
pier. we know he has not been and is not 80 truly
bopored. But what mpelled us to write this para
grapb il the circumstance that he has just been
screwed out of most responsible and lucrative
post by that very Albany cabal who were suspected
Of first seducing him from his integrity, and whom
h lo,, and faithfully served The moral is obvious