The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-09-07
POLITICAL INCONSISTENCY.

than any other species Of inconsistency, bu,
il 10 only rendered SO by its commonnes.
When il assumes the broad, plain platform
that any one can recognize, then il .hoult
no longer be tolerated, but every city pres,
and country press Of the Union should Gle
va,c its voice in denunciation.
Il was inconsistent for Martin Van Blu
rem, at an early period Of the prescn, can
vnss, after repeating m affirmation Turner
ly made, that "his public life was forever
closed" to allow his name to be submitted
to the Utica Convention. |, was still more
inconsistent for him, after repeating in a
letter TO that Convention, that il was bis
interchangeable determination never again
to be candidate for public Office" 10 &C.
cept the nomination Of that same Conven.
ton for the Presidency! But j. was mos
inconsistent, and placed bis inconsistency
upon platform palmer TO the eyes Of tho
public than ever before assumed for his
principles BY Presidential candidate, aficr
having said, 81 regard the Presidency as
The highest and most honorable Of political
distinctions, yet il is only rs the undoubied
and free will Offering Of the Democracy Of
the Nation that would accept il, because
it is in that aspect only that could hope to
render the discharge Of its high duties either
useful or honorable 10 MYSELF" aud without
an attempt at justification, to again violate
his "unchangeabIe determination and be.
come the candidate Of party composed
mainly Of abolitionists.
II was a glnring inconsistency for the
Barnburners, utter having cmpha,ically
declared, that they ''did no, desire to me rye
the true Democratic (Barnburncr) party Of
the great State Of New York into any other
party whether Wings or Abolitionists, -
that they ''did not desire 10 interfere with
slavery in the States" that their ..obiec,
was to preserve the Democratic party and
its principles from destruction after such
a declaration, il was inconsistent in them
to merge with the nbolilionis,s at Buffalo,
IN the delusivc hope Of obtaining the electo-
raj votes Of New York.
But it was the very acme OF ncnnsis,cn
cy for the aholiiionis,s, after having waced
a war Of words for years upon Martin Van
Bnren, the "northern man with southern
principles" the "scrvie doughfacc," the
representative Of slave merchants" etc,
to drop the name Of John p Hale, consis-
ten, and powerful supporter Of their prin-
cip!cs, aud substitute that Of Nar,in Van
Buren,, for the Presidency.
II would be utterly inconsis,en, for any
Wing TO vote Tor Martin Van Buren,. lie
is but Locoioco covered with the proviso
mantle OF Wilmot, and il elected would soov
step from under his assumed garh To csfrv
out the principles which he hns advocated
all his life; and even il he did not. we put
il plainly to every Wing, would they be
willing to see the destructive measures Of
the Locoiocos continue TO he carried out.
merely Tor the pleasure Of knowing that il
was done by man who was opposed to the
extension Of slave icrritoryi But il il
well known to every Wing that Van Buren,
cannot be elected the contest u between
Taylor and Cass and every two votes sub.
tracted from Taylor and added 10 Van Bu.
rem makes one vote in favor Of Cass. No
Wing can therefore consistently vote for
Van Buren,. Locofocos can, because Van
Buren, il Locoloco and voting for him
would still be advancing the claims Of one
who is an exponen, Of their principles.