Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-09-01

THE LEADING ADVOCATE Always, from his ear
cst public life, occupied in the petty in'rgucs
and housing schemes Of rarty his MOST FAMOUS
political acts have been directly hostile to Free
dom and llunanty-and we need only instance
his casting rote in the Senate in favor oil tie IN
famous bill authorizing Southern Postmas'ers
to rob the public mails oca matter un'avoraby
"touchine Slavery" and his servile plcdsing of
the Executive Veto, in advance, to prerem the
abolition Truman Slavery in the Capital OF the
Nation Acts of political and personal degrade
ton (for Northern NAM that had their moi e
and end in securing ro'es for himself and his
marty. We submit to our readers. in all SINGER
itv if Van Burcns name is connected with any
single s,ate.manlike measure that has been
before the country during bis whole career
HpyRy C,Ayis identified in name and fame,
with the great "AMtKicAS SYSTEM having for
its noble aim the encouragement ana protection
of American Industry DANIEL WEBSTER vii!
90 down to postcrity with the il!uslrious title Of
The DEFENDEe OF THE CONSTITUTION .
while History will record of Martin Van Barca
that he was an alrnit, donble-draling, selfish
and non.commit,al - polHician-,he founder
and ruling spirit Of such cabals as 'the Albany
Regency, the "wirc. worker" o. partisan man
puvcrs and partisan schenes,-the cunning
political operator who duats preferred party
success before principle -" the Northern man
with Southern principles, tho Secretary Of
State who hcsitatcd not moment to attempt by
official acts, to prejudice Foreign Government
against large portion of his opn courirymen.
the PresGent ytho went into office the solemn
guarantor of the Executive Veto, in advance to
deio.t any legislation by the REPRESENTATIVES,
OF THE PEOPLE having for its object FRErpcM
IN THE Di-rRrcr OF COLUMBIA!
| And, THIS is the nan, wliom a disaflected
and cxasperacd faction Of his old supporters in
New York and clscwherc-incn who sustained
and goriiied him in all his political iniquitics-
have succeeded in imposing upon the Liberty
marty in Vermont, as their Great Leader,
and whom, with unbushing etf'fontery, men
claiming TO be Wings are attempting, to make
pala,able to the WIGS of Vermont!
What great debate. what great measure, what
great act, we ask again, has ever shed ,onor
upon the name Of M,riin Van Barren, Not
one lie is the same sly, oily, dcxtcrous, in
sincere and juggling politician that he has ever
been. " The child was father of the man ela.
ptatcally Determined 20 :" feed fat the an
ccnt grul9e" lie bears against Leuis CaSS for
defeating his no.olnation in 1871, he IS Roy
bidding far rites, with unscrupulous contempt
of consistency and principle, wherever he thinks
votes may be thus bought. His success among
the true Wines OF VERMONT, if nowhere else,
will correspond wM his merits ar,I fis claims
But we will not longer detain our readers
from the extracts TO which we have referred.
Read them. Wings of Vermont.-and then il
you can, vote for the man who attempted to de
nounce and degrade your principles and your
selves in the eys Of the British Government!
81 a.n placed here to discharge duty | am not
~ 90 Trough orDnlity-l an. perform a suts.an-
! tia and responsible d,By am to ndrise the Presi-
dent in matters OF appointments, This is my consitu.
| onn Obligation; and shall perform it consc.en.
tlonsy and t.arlcssly. am bound /, say then, sir,
that for one, do advise nor consent to tbs nom-
nation. do not think it a fit and proper nomination
and my reasons found in the letter OF nsIurpn.
written by Mr. Van Buren, ON J!e % .! .jay, ls!9 to
NJ. Ns !ilir, thoi gong IN" ouTt OF England,
! American Minister. thn, those instructions de-
rugitnry, in high degree, to the character and non
or oitic country think they show manifest dispo-
sit'on IN the writer OF them TO establish distinction
between ms Country and his Party TO place tina,
party above the country to make interest foreign
Court, Tor that party rather than Tor the country to
persuade the English Ministry and the English Mon,
ncl int they had an interest in nlapainiug, in the
United States the ascendaucy Of the Party To winch
, the winter belonged Thinking thus OF the purpose
ana 42lrc' o. these distinctions, cannot be OF opin-
ION mat tht'r author IS proper Representative OF the
tncG states at that Court, Therefore 1t is, that
propose 70 vote against his nomination 1t is the first
ti'nr, believe, IN modern diplomacy, it is certainly
the hs' time IN our history, IN which minis .r 10
iortgn Court has sought to make favor for enc party
at home, against another has etoed from. be ing
the Representative OF the whole couitry 10 be the
Rrpres, native @! . Party And as this is the fist
instance IL orr history oiany such ransa, ton 50 in.
tend 70 do al! IN my power 10 make ii the last For
one, set M mark OF dislprobaiion upon II | con.
u!bGle my Voice and my vote, to make i, negative
s,ers OF the United States
/ SIR, wonld forgive mistakes | would pasle4,
me want OF iniprinllun; would pardon alno. >. an
lting. where saw true patriotism and sound Am. T.
lcai leeIIag but cannot forgive the sacrifice OF this
feeling to mere Party. ] canlot concur in sendlnn
abroad puoiic agent who has not conceptions 50
urge ana liberal, us To feel that IN the presence
Foreign Courts amidst the munarchirs OF Europe he
Is 10 stnhi up Tor his couary that ot tiitI. OF
her honor is TO come Ia harm ia his hands that he is
npl 10 slier others 10 reproaCh either his Government
I" ''> tuh'ly ana iHT less Is he himsti To renroRC
either; mat lac - to have ~ Objects has eye bui
American Objects, and no heart in his bosom but an
An'eriHnn heart; and that he "a 10 forge, party to
forget every sinister and n1rrow feeling. in MS proud
and lofty attachment 10 the Republic, whose colnmis-
sion he bears.
Mr., President, have discharged an exceedingly
ul,piehsiii duty, the most unpleasant OF my public
te' But hive looked upon it dutV, and II was
not to be stunned. Aud, sir, however unmpurtnu
may he the opinion OF hurute an individual as my,
sell l now only wish That might b. heard by ever,
independent Freeman IN the United States hv III,
BRITISH Minister and the British King aud by ever,
! Minister and every crowned head in Europe whilt
sanding here IN my place. pronounce ms rebuke
as solenniy aud as decsiv. ly as can, upon this s
instance, m which an American Minister has bcc.
sent abroad as the Representative OF his Party ant
not as the Representative OF his Country"
: Mr.. CLAY said -
have another objection to this nomination
] believe, upon circumstances which satisfy my mind
mat To tlls gentleman is principally be uscribet
the introduction ct the odlous system OF prescription
for the exercise OF the elective franchise in the govern
inent OF the L. Siaes-I understand that it is tn,
system on which the party in his own SAFE of whicl
he rs the rcpued head, constantly acts. He wa
among the first of the Secretaries to apply that sys
TEN to the dlsmIssion OF Clerks in his Department,
: known TO me to be highly meritorious, and amon
them one who is now a Representative in the o,he
House. II is n detestable system drawn from tn
worst periods of the Roman Republic and if wer
to be prepetuaed; itthe Offices honors. and dlsnle
Of the people were to be put up to scramble, to
Bile, would finally end in despotsm Inc xorable a
d that at Conslantlnople"