Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-08-31

1856. Bidding for the Presidency by pledg
ing himself to Sol thern Principles. In his let
ter accepting of that nomination, he thus speaks
of "free soip'
"TuE SLAVE question MUST DE LEFT TO THE
CONTROL or THE sLAvEHoLDlNG STATES THEM
SELVES. WITHOUT MOLEsTATioN OR INTER
FERENCE FROM ANY QUARTER foreign interior
enco every description only be injurious the slave,
without benefit to any Interest, and will not be endured
in my section of country, and any iSrrRrER.
COMING FROM 1HE SossLAvEHoIDtSG roRtioSs OF
QUA TERRITORY, rs CALCULATED TO ENpAsoER THE TrR-
rEruirY, ANp, sANorioSrp The GENEpAL Gov.
rRsMENr, WOULD INEVITABLY OCCASION 1HE DISSOLUTION
OF oUR HAPPY UNION"
Again, as to Slavery in the District:
fdO not hesitate 10 gipe to deliberate and well
his pe,cs,, aG.aiNsT THE WISHES or THE sL~arE
HOLDING STATES az imperare IL their nature and COLI
cations in regulating the conduct Of pHb men, the most pal
Pdbie rant Of constitutional pOrsr u0uldbe."
Further on he adds, that if successful at the
approaching election,
must 20 into the Presidential Chair the ferible and
comp smisng opponent attempt an he gert % CSsg,si
WISHES OF THE SL-APEHOLDLNG STATES"
And again, not satisfied with the strength of
these declarations on that subject, Mr.. Van Blu
rem goes on further TO say:
w do neleve that the abolition of Slavery the District
Columbia, against the whes Of the sarehodng States, as
: suNiNo THAT CoSGREss HAS THE POWER TO EFFECT irl
would violate tho spirit of that srea! compromise of inter
which lie at tho bass Of social compact and
,h"Ioughy copyneed that could rot be SO d1ne WiT
HE UNION OF TIE h STATES Viewing HG tho mater nGN in
,h. light IT. Is MY CLEAR AND shTTLEp opiM;
re- Abstain FROM DoING SO, and ,ha il is the sa
cred duty of those whom the people of the United States
T re ct i. a' WS 81 WITCH Tn IL rnY
ARE INVESTED AS TO PREVENT r."
June 9, 1856. He gave the casting vote, as
Vice President, for the following bill:
An Act PROHIBITING Deputy Postmhstets from 7tceiv
ing OF transmitting through tho mail, to any State Terri
tory or District ceain papers therein mentioned the cir
euhtion OF which, by the laws Of said state, Territory
District, may be prohibited, and for other purposes
he enacted by tho Senate and House OF Representa-
ves of the United States Of America Congress
hlod, That .haH not DO aufh for amy DEPUTY Posma'le
in State, Territory District of the United stutes,
knowingly derer any person whatcrcr, any pamphet
gsS s Fl 1SSsSm s E. g RS Or g gev 1"
by the laws of said State, Territory District their circu
giIoa i, proIi9rdi ugl ANY DErUTY POsIMAsTER
FoRTGWiTli REMoVED FROM oFFlcE. ~
Sec = And be it further cnnced That nothing 10 the
Congress establish and regulate tho Post Office
Department, shall be construed protect my deputy post
mascr mail carrier OF other officer agent of said de-
purnleni, who shall knowingly circulate in any state.
Tefry or District aforesaid any such pamphlet
~ per- handb brother printed pupci pictorial rcpres,n
District
Sec 3 And be it further enac,ed That the Deputy
nndbis, or any other printed papers pictorial
ons aforesaid arrive for delivery, sha under the in
sttuctos of tho Postmaster General from time time give
notice OF the same, that they be withdrawn by the
person who deposited them originally to be mailed ard if
The shall be withdrawn in month thereafter
THEY SHALL BE BURNT, OR OTHERWISE DE.
Extract from the Journal of the u Senate June p 1885
DENT VOTED IN rae AFFIRMATIVE. So ii uas
Ordrtd that this bill be engrossd and read third time
"oiice ofs's'y Of Senate a! US
al certify that tho above exuc is truly copied from tho
NV. PATTON, Ensrossing Clerk"
The scene was thus described by the cores
pondent ofthe Richmond WAY Enquirer:
49, "WAsHiscrOs, Juuo3, 1890.
There glorious in the Senate yesterday The
bill 10 ptohbil the circulation OF Abolition pamphlets
through the mail measure deeply HoOcing the peace and Sc
The c6air was temporarily occupied by Mr. Hubbard, be-
ing usual for the Vice President after the first three
Chair to relieve him. Tho vote announced by Mr. Hub
bard, ~ for the engossmens against it, The instant the
vote announced md disclosed tho existence Of
MI Calhoun ia loud voice, and in tone between triumph
and defiance, demunded here is the Vice President p:
Al The very instant, Mr. Van Buren,, who had been
conversation win some gentleman ~ part ofihe Chamber
where he was not seen by Mr. Calhoun, pcrceyng there
placed Mr. Hubbard and, with manner IN which Pompti
,uo and decision, sepossesTon aud dignity were blended,
ioows For the engrossmen orhe bill Ia votes, against
ls-the Char rotag N The cruaioe The by oraersd to be
II after this signal aud proud evidence Of Mr.. Van Bu
rcn's principles this subject as well of his elevated
shall he found lost to all of Justice ques-
tho the other, the ihul, will he the heart and
in the South hc must content TO lie under the double
curse OF ingrutitude and injustice"
March 4, 1897. In his inaugural address he
said
81 so Presidential Chair fs1ible and I'M
co "Ss PG.fI ~, b ss,y a'T S% % q G""g
Is If the SauhOding States aud also with
the Stues where exist only for 10 add
that no ae".ang pah these UienS eau err receive my con-
stitational sanetion."
This was the first time the VEro was ever
pledged in advance. 1t was proclamation OF
MARTIN, King VETO |.
1887 = 1910. The reign of King Veto 7. was
distinguished by prohigate expenditures and un-
ceasing war upon the great interests of the
country, resulting in n universal bankruptcy
both Of government and the people. The crown.
ing act of nfalny was Mr.. Van Buren's actor
in The Amisad case. We adopt the language
Of JONI QUINCY ADAMS, describing Van Blu
ren's Infamous couduci
"a small schooner secretly sent in the dead of winter
10 Nowiiaven, where the Court was sitting, with tho fol
owing orderi venture the most extraordinary
desposm erer sg.ed6y Pr[sdent Of the United states
The Marshal o. United states for the District of Con
nectcu, will deliver John ). Payne, of the Unite
states Navy, and AID conveying on bodd the schoone
Gampus under his command, ali the negroes late Of tn
Spanish schooner Amsad in his custody under process nov
District Of Connecticut. For doing, this order will be hi
warrant.
Given under my hand the city of Washington this II
day Of January, ID ie40 NJ. VAN buren,.
by the President: JOINS FoRsYrH, Secy of state.'
This letter-says Mr.. Adams-was on it's face, positive
sweeping, unconstitutional No specification ofpersons
names, not their number; all tie Negroes late Of
Spanish schooner Amsld in his custody under process
pending before the Circuit Court the United State,
Was this order given IN county where the rights of
words without meunng' In the kingdom Of Dahomey
In the region where the b0wsng is the of
ton. Ii tho land OF the of lode
pen1encon tho land OF tho self evident truth gue
by President Of the United States! II of nun
void and it, before the decision Of tho court had been
vecd the Maishhl and he had executed il, he woul
s;aked only the lives Of the negroes but his
head, and that of Martin Van Buren, the sgnor Of tho orde
upon the event"
Nov. 1910. The people passed their judgmer
upon MIR. Van Buren's administration, aud h
: was defeated by the largest majority ever cas-
= against any President.
3 1914. A candidate for nomination at Bait
9 more, and rather opposed to annexation-oppos
/ ed to the lime and FORM however, rather than
9 9 the scheme Itself. Defeated by the Slavocrac
!, under the two-thirds rule. However not DE-
r. spairing Of nomination in 1913, he endors
J. Pok, Dallas, and THEIR PRINCIPLES, by lett
\. dated June 3, 1874 as follows:
6 have known Messrs Polk aud Dallas long and inma,
with in in III .I.,..