Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-09-13

recl, us IL tnougnt that there is lively SYM
pathy existing among all the members Of
hat extensive braying family.
John Van Buren's Speech at Geueseo.
Aulngstom County, N. Y-Reporfed
exclusively and correctly for the John
Donkey.
Below we give the speech really deliver
cd by John Van Buren at Geneseo. That
which appeared in the New York Herald
is vile forgery, as will be seen by care
iul perusal of ours. We trust that our SUBJ
scribers properly appreciate our enterprise.
THE SPEECH
FELLOW CITIzENs-A convention of dis
appointed Office huntels, In this place, have
signed their names to letter which wrote,
inviting mo to speak on this OCCASION; and
accept it, according 10 previous arrange
men' Having more money to spare than |
had when | wrote to Jesse Hoit, urging him
TO send me pair Of breeches, can afford
to run about the State, making an ass Of
myself. My father pocketed pretty largo
portion Of plunder in his day, and it gives
me great pleasure to spend it. You are all
aware that am thoroughly despised, no,
only by the Democratic party, but also by
the Wings who use me; and, indeed, am
respected by no one except the negroes,
who are fools enough to think me sincere.
But if this general contempt is caused at all
by my former connection with Jesse Hoyt
great injustice is done to me. | assure you
that | had nothing to do with that man ac
ter found it impossible to get any more
money from him. Neither had father A
few words will explain, define and defend
my position, and show for what reason
have been put at the head Of the brave
barnburners. The chairman will please
to turn out that little boy who is making
mouths at me, whenI will 60 on CThe lit
tie boy was turned out amid tunultuous
cheering. when the speaker went on
We are asked, my friends, to support
Gen. Cass. Can we do so consistently
No. And why? In the first place, fellow
citizens, the democratic party refused my
father the nomination in 1914. My vener.
able dad was kicked out Of the convention
like NANCY cur-she party refused TO be
ridden to death by all the bowling rascals
who pinned their noses to my dads coat
skirts, and James X. Polk was nominated
1t is true we did our best to defeat Mr.. Polk
in New York by system ofsecret villainy,
but we failed. Our time for revenge, how.
ever, was to come.
The little boy who could not lick his
school-feilow, threatened to make mouths
at his sister; and if we failed 10 defeat Mr..
Polk, there is some consolation in calling
Gen. Cuss dough-face. Besides, we can
not allow any one to steal the private thun
der of the Van Burens. You all remember
that in 1886 my father, as Vice President
gave the casting vote in favor Of the bill
authorizing Postmasters to open the mails
and take out any matter relating to aboli.
ton which, in their opinions should be o
an incendiary character. This licking o
the south's feet is peculiar to the Van Bu
rens, and cannot be suffered to be carried
on by any other member of the community
We did the South's dirty work. 1t never
paid us. We have just right to turn upor
it; oppress it, abuse it, and deny it any par
ticipation in our national territories. We
|
(Cheers.) But fellow citizens, we have {
charge against Edwin Croswell and Gen
Cass of a still more bitter kind. In letter
written by my pious friend Benjamin F
Butler, on the 9th Of March, 1919, to hi:
dearly beloved friend, Jesse aoyt, he says
s'The only difficulty we have is the wan
of the stated preaching of the gospel. llae
we a faithful and respectable minister, ano
were the people more anxious for and at
tentive to religion, | should have nothing te
ask for but the continuance Of health, te
make this place delightful. The contrast
between Albany and Sandy Hill in this par
ticular is great. You do not at all estimate
as you ought the peculiar privileges you
enjoy. They are remarkably great n n
The gospel is either 'savor Of life unto
life or of death unto death. And how can
those escape who neglect so great saliva
tion?'"
Who is to blame for this privation? Gen.
eral Cass and Edwin Croswell. They com.
bine and prevent the stated preaching OF
the gospel at Sandy Hill. Indignant groans
and great sensation. But did their malig-
nty stop there? No! My pious friend But
ler was at that time the President Of rot
ten bank at Sandy hill, and did the dirty
work of Barker at q stated salary. Cass
and Croswell got up run on this bank,
and under the excitement of the moment,
nv friend Butler fell from grace, and be-
came sinner. In token Of this, allow me
to present you with one or two short ex-
tracts, written by my pious friend. On
June 21st, 1919, he says to his friend Hoyt:
81 send you by Mr.. B. Wing, 5000 in
Troy, Lansingborough and Albany bills,
which wish you if possible to convert into
snece y do not wish it
lisped that am in want of it to meet de-
mand on the bank. Iwish you to say to
the bank that you are in want of small
change, and for that you will give them
currant billsn