The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-30

We have warned Messrs Bryant and John Van Buren,
against all humbugs, quzzes, and hoaxes," which may
be pacscd upon their gubily in relation to Stree soil
associations" and barnbuners' movements. We have
proved to them that they have been twice hoaxed in Vr
gnia; and we had hesitation asserting that John
Van Buren, had been shamefuly hoaxed by the letter he
had received from Gainesville, Alabama Such turns out
TO be the case as appears from the following commune
cation, which reached us in yesterdays mail Yet we
feel ourselves, in some degree, indebted to MIR. Van
Buren, for indirectly calling out this keen and beautiful
piece of composition. We shall probably hear less Of
"free-s soil conventions" in the columns OF the New York
Post for the lesson has received will not soon be for
gotten. "a burnt child" they say, "dreads the fire.
The following the correspondence, Preferred to by
our correspondent which duly published and en-
blazoned few weeks since in the New York Evening
Post:
GAINESVILLE, (Ala) Aug. %, I34s.
DEAR behalf the friends OF the nominee of the
taon ee-so dinner, be given the I'd OF October
Sis this place One object contemplate is the con-
a snsns s"s
has twice supported the distinguished statesman alluded
to- because conceded with those of the inn
mortal Jefferson the undertaking friend OF human liberty
She rallied around his standard in the glorious campaign
1910 He then, now, the treemans friend.the ty-
rants foe Ii we fail to support him at this eventul peri
cd, should be inconsistent
Many OF desire opportunity OF naniiesng our
regard for him as we have heretofore DONE and would be
pleased your presence assist delibe
Very respectfully, &C.
JOHN VAN BUREN, esq.
New YORK, Sept. 4, 18is
GENTLEMEN: received your favor Of the ed ut,
and regret that am unable TO accept your invitation The
proprey of nominating iree.so ticket for electors OF
President and Vice President in Alabama is that could
be best and most partay considered by the citizens OF
that State ssed by their friends in other States,
phn rho iaan
which they shall come. Nor, it otherwise, could
spare from the active duties Of this campaign the large
sary be occupied in travelling to Gane'v,e, ana IN
returning But cannot allow tne occasion 70 pas WIN
and expressing the delight with which find the real
deserves BY the Intelligent reemen Of Alabama Tbs
high compliment bestowed by that State on our noml
er, whole debt its patriotic citizens
Its State in ls4, after active de-
men, and able southern candidate Nor believe
that its true hearted democracy sanction the agrees
The security Of the rights Of savehodng
fmed by the unanimous voice of the Baltimore buffalo
Convention; and the South would sacrifice their true
friends, themelves, and the Union, they joined in
eessiu crusade against the nominees or the principles Of
that unprecedented and commanding assembage oil tree
men Respectfully ana I INK VAN VAN BUREN,.
We introduce the communication by the following
tract from private letter
LIVINGSTON, Sumter Co., Ala, Sept 81, lS4s.
81 send you herewith faithful of the ho,x lately
played off upon Mr.. Van Buren, by gentlemen in
Gainesville about eighteen miles from here has caused
great deal of here and all know and are
familiar with the used and those who used them
The hoax was hardly Legitimate but considering the
made of the correspondence by Mr.. Van Buren and Mr.
Bryant ought be exposed, and you may charge the
authorship of the hoax the wings All is going well
in politics both here and in Mississippi The democrats
there said TO be betting on 1000 majority for Cass and
Butler"
For the Union
BARNBURNERISM IN ALABAMA.
You opportunity democrats much accustomed
take for granted the fidelity of the party in Alabama
tina, you hardly drop us a word of applause or en-
iomae fact, that with us il is all Eyes right! skie.
brght So is; and perhaps the fidelity of the party
com plimcned when least the subject of comment The
why's evidently look upon Us as nhabiting dark corner
themselves in terror whenever they accidentally aude
The in your section On the other hand
neni position in the pyramid Of States which will nevita
1 the BE-
doubtful The only party that appears to be making
the Prince Of which and some Of our citizens the enclosed
interesting correspondence cut from the columns of the
Il IS great PITY that Mr. John Van Buren, was COM
PEELED to decline attending the dinner to have been
soil Ito adopt the figures Of the New York
Evening PoD in this State 1t was in contemplation to
Henry Bibb but whether the committee attended 70 this
part their duty, am advised If all three OF these
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visit Gainesville the of people that would have
assembled there them would have been immense
Ii under stood however, that the decnatare of Mr.. Van
Buren, will break up, or has already broken up, the
proposed festival Whether, in the of his ac-
ceptance, the gentlemen whose names signed to
the letter of invitation which he received, could have
welcomed him in person, may be considered doubtful
though safely be said that least of them
would hail such opportunity the most Joyful event
that could possibly One of these gentlemen, how
ever, has appointment for life in the pententary OF
Alabama, and the duties of his Office arduous and
combining in their that he could hardly have left
them long enough to be present the festival if the
had been acceptedto say nothing about the inn
propety OF public officers interfering in elections But
although this gentleman is ardent advocate of free soil
does not follow that Mr.. Bryant, the editor of the New
York Evening Post in publishing the correspondence,
earnesness and frankness of the free soil party in the
South the patriotic character the which
hat party is actuaed In truth, while the feelings which
have led the gentleman in question to synlpahize with the
oanbuners highly honorable himself, they such
would arise in the minds of others differently situated
nor they be aiken indication of popular
ment 1t is well known that Mr. Bryant and other disn.
suhed leaders of his party Jealous and influential
members of the Society for the Abolition of Capital Punish
nent; and the gentleman in question being equally in
of that society," well under the highest all OBJ
legations its moral influence, has felt bound take sides
politics with Mr. Bryant not much from any consd-
eraons OF political principle from high of per-
onal respect and individual gratitude This being the
state oil The case the publication of the correspondence
by Mr. Bryant In his paper and the rium plant reading
by Mr. Van Buren, AZ public meetings in the NORTH
evidence OF southern sympathy and cooperation, would be
unusRable political charity should
compel us to believe that the two compurgaors labor
ing under an honest mistake in the premises.
Another OF the gentlemen whose name signed
letter OF invitation, is barnbuner and "a quarter over
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