Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-09-21

The only SUBJECT WnCh coulu enuanner ON WIGS
sed Union, was determined that no effort on
my part, within the pale of the Constitution,
should be wanting to sustain its compromises MS
they were then understood. and IL is noto source
OF consolation 10 me, That pursued The course i
then ndoptrd. Whist the candidate OF
my friends for The Presidency, [ distinctly an
nounced my opinion IN favor Of the power OF
Congress to abolish Slavery in the District OF
Columbia, although was for reasons which
were then, AND STILL ARE SATISFAC-
TORY 10 my mind, DECIDEDLY OPPOSED
TO IT'S EXERCISE THERE"
If any Wing, or any Free Soil man, can vote
for Mr.. Van Buren, after This, his political stonl-
ach must be OF forty horse power, aud capable
of digesiing any Thing, between n" Middle fas-
sage' of stolen Africans to a Buffalo Convention
made up of the o;her extreme u ultra men o
al colors and shades of opinion, where the pic
ture was
Black spirits and white,
Blue spirits aud gray,
Mingle, ming o. mingle-
You that mingo may
In conclusion we give the following portraits
Of Mr.. Van Buren-the first drawn by G. F. 40
ANS, the Van Buren, candidate for Vice Pres-
dent, and the last by the late JoHN QuINcY AD.
ANS:
From c. f. .4damS'S Teras Pamphlet, lS4l
"There are many ways in America TO arrive
at the same result If one fails another will be
tried Money, promises, br.bes, threats, will be
used, bargains will be made, aud the end of II
will be, that unless they interfere with a voice
of thunder to prevent 1t, the people of the Free
States will be sold, and Texas will be bought
for the baube of the Presidency.
Even now, there is living on the banks of the
Hudson river, an individual, the chief merit OF
whose political life is to be found IN the inct
that he, as President of The United States reti:-
sed to negotiate treaty like that which John
Tyler now proposes. The recollection of that
act at this time, weighs heavily against him aud
his hopes OF again reaching the station which he
lost lie has, through hs friends, barganed
away mucl, that the Free States deem valuable,
the right OF pctIion, The protection OF home IN
dustry, the freedom of speech, and, indeed, al
most every other security to liberty, for the sake
at assuring llinse; OF the support ut The South
ern States. They are not yet satisfied. They
require tie surrender of all opposition to Texas.
and 1t is To be feared that this also will be sacr-
feed tn them. For instead OF meeting halt way
the generous feelings OF fur hflhs OF the people
OF the Free States, indignant Mt this secret mi
nGuvre OF John Tyiers, the Legislatures of al
least three States friendly to Mr.. Van Buren,,
have coolly determined IN silence to wait the rs.
sue. We were not disappointed IN TINS result,
for we know the calculating policy OF that gen
tleman. he principles Of liberty are neuer safe
IN The hands Of men Uho make trade OF pub &c
AFFAIRS Mr.. Fan Buren, must be Judged by his
preceding course, taken as ichoie- and from that
lei no nan detude himself ,ch The belief that he is
fired 10 any thing but his own interesi."-page 4.
Again, ON page AZ, he says:-
"And in considering what dangers ale most
! to be unprecedented, we have vsry ro!uo,ontiy
| been driven to the inclusion, that the most ini-
| mnent OF them springs from the cold and tempo
rizlng policy of Mr.. Van Buren,, and his organi-
cation of political management IN the Free States.
| And we draw this inf, renee, not merely from the
| fact that the opposition to the twenty-frst rule
| of The House of Representatives, made go late
| III the day, by his friends has been basey aban-
doned nor yet from the fact that three Leglsla.
lures OF the great States of New York, Pennsyl-
vania, aud Maine, friendly to him, have distinct
ly refused 10 express even opinion against the
policy of annexing Texas nor yet from the fact
that New Hampshire Senator, of his party, has
expressed himself friendly TO Tint policy; nol
yet from the fact that the influential press OF the
democratic party in the free States, with few
exceptions, Is either silent or friendly to it ; MOI
| yet from the fact that many of those who are the
most violent against Great Britain in Congress
about The Oregon Territory, among the ,nos
active Of his party, and are also playing into the
hands OF the Texans. We say that we do moi
draw our inference from any one of lhese facts
by itself, but by putting them al! together We
deem 1t irresistible. The principles of liberty
the hopes of peace, and Of an honest adminisira
ton, are not safely to be trusted in the hands o
men who make a trade Of politics. who bargain
one thing against another-and who are final,
ready TO sell every thing, rather than not to gail
possession OF power"
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS OPINION OF
MARTIN VAN BUREN,.
We find the following DreUunnt uassaue i,
John Quincy Adams Address to his Constituents
delivered at Bralntree no longer ago than Sep
enber, lS42. II ls perfect epltome of III,
administration of Martin Van Buren,. Mr.
Adams said:-
"When the abolition principles began to mul
tpy, some forty bale theurst made the discover,
that Congress, with express power to exercis,
exclusive Legislation in all cases whatever owe
the District, had yet no power to abolish slavery
and having no such power, the people had n,
right TO petition Congress for any thing which
Congress had no power to grant; and SO conclu
slye was this logic south of Mason and Dixon
line that when Mr.. Van Buren,, a Norther1
man ipifh Southern principles, became canddat,
for the succession to the Presidency, he wa
specially catechised for his opinion upon hi
point, and he answered The inquiry by com
promise. He thought it not quite safe to dem
the power of Congress- but he held hat the ex
else of the power was as much lnterdicted as
it did not exist-and he faithfully promised
veto, if, while lie should be President, majoritle
of both Houses of Congress should pass an abo
litlon act. On the face of this and other acclI
mated pledges, Mr.. Van Buren, was elected b.
Southern votes; and with the auxiliary force O
the Northern Democracy, the Southern secllona
policy became the supreme law OF the land
1he right o. petition tcas suppressed - interno
improvement tcds drreSted-he munuf dciuring IN
teresl uos outiapd-ihe public lands irere deuote
10 devastation and tDdsie and The States Stinuiu
ed by floods Of spurious currency 10 incur burden,
some debts for their oirn Improvements, are siyil
ped Of The funds from iohich they had rig 10 "a
, poet The means Of making their payments and a,
driven 10 The desperate resource Of reputation"
The man wac brought all these evils upon tn
country is now recommended for the SURFACES q
Whgs!! And braught forward, too, in tn
face of the fact that there is nothing IN any {
his recent letters which need prevent his pursu
ing the same career again. For our part, we be
lieve with Gen. Harrison, that "a better guaran
iy for the correct conduct OF Chief Mapistrat
may be found IN his character, and The course q
his former life, :han in pledges aud opinions civ
en- during the pendehcy OF doubtful contest.
Salem Register.
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