The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-11-19
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WThe following witty and sarcastic
speech of the son Of Elk. President Van
Buren,, will give the reader pretty clear
idea of the cause of the great blow up in
the ranks of tie Democracy in the State
of New York. 1t will be seen that he
handles Mr.. Richie of the Washington
Union, Mr.. Croswell, of the Albany Ar
gus, and other leaders of the party, with
out gloves. John Van Buren, is strong
man, and knows how to strike blows,
right and left, heavy and hard, when he
takes his sledge-hammer in hand.
From The Albany Journal October 30.
A Van Buren, View Of the Admin :
istrItiOM-A Gem for the DemOc-
Tacy.
The meeting last evening was one of
the largest and most enthusiastic we ev-
er attended. The multitude moved by
the inspiring watchword of Freedom" !"
begun, at an early hour, to wend its way
to the capitol
JOHN VAN buren, was pcrseveringly
called for after Mr. Wilmot closed his
speech. When he took the stand, the
walls Of the capitol shook with the cheers
and plaudits of the dense throng, He
commenced by reference 10 the inhos-
pitabe welcome which Mr.. Wllmot had
received at the hands of the editor of the
Argus. AS a Dutchman he regretted
this inhospitality Albany was wont to
give cordial welcome to all her guests;
and such welcome this meeting, and the
courteous of all parties, had extended to
this eloquent and truthful champion of
freedom. He alluded to the progress
which free principles we're making thro'
out the world. Austria and Prussia were
giving way. France was becoming pro.
gressve; and the inspiring cry of liberty
was even sounding from the portals ofthe
Vatican. England had expended a62O,-
100000 to abolish slavery in her domin-
ions, and Denmark was now striking the
manacles from her bondsmen. When
these glorious things were occurring all
around us, and the despotisms of the old
world were giving way before the bright
light of religion and democracy, shallth
model republic hold back? Shall hel
treasure and the precious blood of hel
sons be poured out to conquer free terri.
tory to curse with slavery? Yet such was
the position it was sought to give this
country. The effort was being made, and
under such circumstances it was time that
the free people of the North gave utter
ance to their views. Cries of yes! yes!
and cheers.
We have been told by the Union-the
organ of the government at Washington
that it was wrong for the people of the
North to meet and discuss the Wilmo
Proviso. Mr.. Richie. the editor of thai
Journal, is man of talent and agreeable
manners. But he mistakes his vocation
4 ifhe thinks it any part of his province tt
D lecture the fieemen ofN. York. Cheers.
: He has been recently translated laugh
: ter from Virginia to Washington, to taxi
e care of the Democratic family. His pre-
0 decessor was an able man, and had le'
2 the democracy through many successful
a battles. But what has Mr.. Richie t,
r show, that he has, in any degree, contrib
: uted either to the harmony, numbers, o
t triumphs of the Democracy Arkansa
g was once so sostronglyDemocratic that yo1
: could hardly find a Wing with searcl
f warrant; laughter and yetit is now uu
;, der the dominion of the Wings! Ten
/, nessee, the home of the President, an,
r once pillar in the Democratic temple
n has lapsed, and now rests in the arms o
4 Whiggery; although ,here has been ex
a ecutive patronage enough bestowed up
i on her citizens, within two years, to hav'
s converted Massachusetts herself! Grea
1t laughter. And Massachusetts, who's
n Democracy had more than once triumph
r ed during the editorial reign of Mr.. Ritch
o les prede ecessors, is now so sunken the
1t it can reject resolution offreedom Nc
II only so, its Democracy has SO degeners
a ted that it can nominate "6xed fact" a
II the progressive Democratic" candidate
a Excessive laughter. Pennsylvania &
J. lone bears up the old Democratic banner
a and she is the homo of the author of tn
j.. Wilmot proviso. Mr.. V. B., in view {
1t these facts, expressed the hope thatifth
is people of New York were to elect II
g tor from south ofthe Potomac, they migt
II have the privilege of making an examir
l. alton of his qualities themselves. Th
editor of the Union says that the OrdiI
. auce of 1857 is an "interpolation" in tn
1t Democratic creed. This is not the fir
Or time this gentleman has denounced Den
of ocratic measures as ''interpolations." -
: He seems to deem the Democratic cree
ut to be composed, like the creed of the S.
IS nod of bort, of certain number of Art
le cles, revokable only by the Synod itse
L. Laughter. Mr.. Ritchie declared Ge
10 Jackson's proclamation against nulllfic
III ton an "interpolaton." But would al
,e citizen of New York, if he had been CT
Id led upon to maintain that preclamatio
I'd have scanned the requisition, to ascerta
n. whetherit contained an abstract declar
nd tion of Democracy?
ng When the process offreedom is issue
it does not become freemen to higgle
as bout the terms ofthe process. Cheers
or So when the Independent Treasury W
re broached. That was an 'interpolatiol
in the opinion of Mr.. Richie, not to
he admitted into the Democratic creed.
he But when the annexation of Texas W
,ly made an issue by the Baltimore Conve