Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-08-31
VAN BUREN's LAST!

August %, lS48. Mr.. Van Buren, accepts the
nomination of the Buffalo Convention, and adopts
its platform, AS He UNDERSTANDS 1T, AS follows
81 have examined and considered the platform adopted by
the Buffalo Conventions defining the political creed OF the
ects which embraces and tho interesting circumstances
under which 1t ia presented II brcnthos the right spirit and
presents political chart which, ,ph the explanations am
about to make / can in good f,i:h adopt and rustain
In regard the chief topic of the resolutions IL not
bo doubted that the present of tho
public mind in thn avehOdng Sqes upon the subject
OF slavery, is caused mainly by honest uphold
founders of the Republic That policy in addition to the
prospective prohibition Of the foreign Save trade
si Adequate, efficient nLd certain security against the
extension Of slavery into territories where 1t did not pac,
Cd That in the language of your condensed and
ceont resolution, Slavery IN The several States of this u
Mon winch recognizes its existence should depend upon
state laws, which cannot be repealed or modified by the
Federal Government and
3d. spirit ofecnsdsrate Jorbeardace torards The Institution
in ioeats vhre placed under e control Of Cong ess
On slavery in the District he says:
Ny opinion of tho power of Congress to abolish
Slavery in hs District of Columba has been repeatedly
vowed, as well when candidate while rrosdent ind
every days reflection bus bu. served to confirm conyio
tim of its correctness. ut the time expressed eli
strongly against the erpediency ofcxercsng and in
cent letter the New York delegation Ctca referred
tn my continued opposition 10 that measure The subject
only incidentally introduced, and there consequent
but little cure taken in regard to the terms in which the
must not, however, DO understood either by what now
say what said in letter to the Now York Delega
ton at uica, as repeating the declaration that would,
elected, Withhold appreciation from bill for abolition
oil slavery in the District. could not any such
assurance, for the reason that tho by which
the quest ion is surrounded widely aud materially
different from what they were when the declaration was
made and BECAUSE upon question of cSpcdeny cifcum
stances must control At that time the apprehension
honestly enieTaned That there was danger of srvie
in const qucnce of the extent TO which the agitation of this
question had been pressed.
Participating in this apprehension and believing that such
decauton in advance Ofany action of Congress upon tho
subject would have s0lua'y huence in oIayng excite
meht, and waidng of tho danger which the
OF the sitvehoding states, did not hesitate make it
While, on the QUO hand, all the grounds for this uppnhen
sion have passed awny, the ote threatened with
subverson of the spit and character of Government
sncn ciieumstlnce two branches OF the Nnliona
Legislature should decide that due regard for the public
tetest requires the passage Of such law, should
President, think 1t within the line of my duty to arrest t
passage by the exercise OF the veto power.
On River and llarbor Improvements he holds
the same doctrines as pracilsed by Gen. Jackson
and himself. AS to the Public Lands, he rete
rates his letter TO the Industrial Congress. A:
to the Tariff, lie repeats his Indiana letter o
1913, preferring DIRECT TAXATION as a means
of raising revenue, but expressing the opinion
that duties on imports will long be continued
in short, he, is an:i-protective. Not word as e
cheap postage, any other topics than thcs,
here named; and he concludes by saying that h
won't write any more letters.
Such is MARTIN VAN buren,: if there is
man who can respect him, who prefers and ad
mires him and can trust him, let such man sup
port him. We can't From % to '36 he evi
IDENTITY was the slave OF slaves in order to &c
into power In 1914 he kissed the Slavocrati
hand that struck him down in the hope that tn
Savocracy would nominate him IN 1885, an
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or holier motive. 1t is mercenary motive
which merits the condemnation of every homes
man.