Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-07-07
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Volume S, Of the Telegraph, was concluded two
weeks since We shall probably have an agent in
the country in few days, who will call upon de-
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of finer type, to furnish more reading matter The
paper in respect TO the quantity OF reading matter
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cause, in the present exciting political times, will
but assist to the extent of their abilities we shall
in less than six months make such an improvement
in his respect, as cannot help but be satisfactory
to all our readers
LETTER OF EX-PRESIDENr VAN buren,
This is every way, noble, as well as season
able production. In weight and worth far beyond
any thing of the kind which the subject OF the APP
likely to afford. The pride aud glory of the New
York democracy for the last twenty five years the
chosen statesman, friend and adviser of Jackson
dnring the eight years of his filling the executive
chair the choice of jackson and of the American
people to succeed him in office; and twice after
wards the favorite candidate of the democracy for
the highest political station earth and now in
his retirement from political life, III the fulness of
a statcsmans honors, and the atfectionate regards
of grateful and admiring nation of freemen, am
bltion satlated and partisan excitement extinct,
like venerable father giving the utterances of his
full heart % his children he declares his sentiments
on the great and absorbing topic of restriction Of
slavery by act of the federal government Such a
production ought to be read diligently, and ponder
ed well, by every American citizen 1t may well
be regarded as the end of controversy, in relation
TO many points which had been made matter of dis
cussion
First. 1t shows, TO an unquestio liable demonstra
ton, that the New York Democracy, in their Sc.
ceding from. and dscardng the doings Of the Bal
timoTe Convention adopted the only course which
self respect and adherence to correct principle
could dictate. On this point, the two great dvs
ions of the party in the Empire State though hos
tile to each other in almost every thing else art
perfectly agreed. On this point, too, all parties
the north, except the Cass faction fully concur il
sentiment. And we are strongly of the opinion
that, ultimately, not a single state of the So,al
will be found endorsing the dongs lthe Baltimore
Convention, or consentng to the claim of reguari
ty ana validity put forth for their vindicaton.
In company with Van Buren, and the democrac,
of the great state of New York and the millions o
freemen who, in sentiment, take the same position
as they we can we'll afford to abide the insinua
tons of certain Wisconsin editors, that the course
which have decided TO take, in reference TO th,
Baltimore nominations, is one which involves dis
regard of regular nominations and "treason to tn,
cause of democracy" There is no chance for thu
pretext that Mr. Van Buren, is actuated by anv
feeling of disappointed ambition or personal amino
I Slty in what he has here advanced The man who
after being shameessIy thrust aside to open the
way for Mr.. Polk by the Convention of 1874, and
who, nevertheless urged the democracy of his OWE
state to unite in the support of his rival and who
now for the last four years has maintained the I'M
aIterabie purpose, in any circumstances not TO be
candidate tor office, such man, it must be seen by
all, is far above the spicon of personal animosi
/ ty or partisan bias.
The grand point, the all important doctrine
however, vindicaed in this production of the ven
cradle patriot statesman of New York, and of the
north is its clear and mastery. and unanswerable
vlndlcaton OF the great principle of slavery rcsfrjc
tioa by act Of the Federal Government. This he
maintains, is nothing else than proceeding upon,
and carrying out, the ordinance of 1857. That
ordinance, he tells us, was a southern measure
the territory 10 which it applied, was ceded 10 the
Federal Government by Virginia, aud with that
proriSion a condition of the cesson. Jefferson
was virtually the author of that ordinance 1t was
adopted BY Congress, large part of whose mem
bers had taken part in the work Of framing the
constitution. 1t received the unanimous support
OF the representation Of every slave stats in Con