The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-08-04
PHILADELPHIA, July II, lS48


GENTLEMLN;-- Your letter, dated New
York, July 2, 1913, inviting me s'lo be
present at and to address meeting to be
held at the Park, 10 the city Of New York
IN Tuesday, the flSlh inst, at 9 O'Clock
IN the AFTERNOON, for the purpose of ratl
fyiug the nomination Of Martin Van Bu.
rem tor the presidency, and OF coutriUu
ting 10 the extension OF the free soil, and
he perpetualloD oftree labor" was re-
ceived yesterday BY due course of mai,
aud as have no time to be present al
your meeting, and no disposition TO ad
dress il in aid of the objects you appeal
Ito have in view, | have concluded TO ad,
| dress you few words OF advice and coun
| sci in regard TO your political uouoDs,
aud the course you have adopted to carry
;hasn into effect.
had previously learned from the news
papers that Mr.. Martin Van Buren had
been nominated for the presidency, by a
convention held Iu Utica, in your 5 ale, a
prominent actor In the getting up of whicl
was his eldest son, J Ohm, but have no,
seen any amount ofhis acceptance oftha,
nomination, and dio not, until the receIp
of your letter, believe that he was really
cand ldate for that honorable aud impor
tsnt otlic ce.
Bat YOUR letter sets all dobuts at rest,
and developes the fact that Martin Van
Bnren is again before the people of the
United States as a candidate for he pres
ldency. and IS, through his friends, seek
ing their sufrsges, under the pretext that
he is III favor OF Tree soil aud free labor.
An elderly gentleman of my acquan.
lance often makes the remark. that there
are SO many swaps and changes in poll
Tics, that one can hardly keep the run OF
them" and the late extraordinary poIiti-
cal somerset OF Martin Van Buren,, strong
| |, ver'ies the truth Of this saying.
Iu 1886, MIR. Van Buren,, then Vice
President Of the United States, and a cans
dldate for the Presidency, gave, as Pres.
Ident OF the Senate, casting vote 10 IA
vor of law hat required poslmasters III
the Southern S tates to examine papers
and pamphlets passing through their off
ces, and directed them not to deliver any
that contained anything on the subj Of
| slavery.
During the same session ofCongress his
friends, al his earnest suggestion, voted
to admit the .State of Aikansts intotn
Union, although its Constitution provld ed
for the existence and continuance OF ne, ,
gro slavery.
10 his inaugural address, delivered
March 4, 1o47, he said uhal.h lie went IN, o
the Presidential chaI the unoumpronis
ing opponent OF every attempt On The part
trici OF Columbia, and no bill for that
purpose could recelve his approval, anu
that he would equally resist any ait empt
to abolish it IN ihe SIaies where it exist.
ed
This was an extraordinary proceeding
on his part-the SUBJECT never having
been referred 10 in au inaugural address
by any President before or since.
And in 1899, when party Of negroes
were taken IN he Spanish schooner AM
l,tad, aud were in the custody Of the u.
> Marshall Tor the district of Conuetlcsr,
awaiting the issue of case before The u
District Court for that district, inyoI.
wing the qnestioa of their hDeny. Mr..
Van Buren issued an order to the Mar
shal. directing him TO take them out of-ihe
custody ofthe court, and place them on
ooard the U. s vessel ef war.
II is difficult TO imagine an act more at
variance With every PrinciPls of justice |