The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-24

''It became necessary hear from Mr.. Wan Buren,
through his intimate aud faithful friend Mr. Benz
Butler" who detailed with rankne-s the rapid
change which had taken place in his views and tie
views and feelings of his friends whole subject OF
slavery, and bis co dial satisfaction with the platform :"
referring Nj Van Buren,, he said, r WAS
TO WHETHER WOULD PLATFORM as he
had not a. and could not for II only adopted
hours ago But, if he should receive the nomination his
of would include his cordial approval of the
platform, and stand its representative before
the country And he would say, from all he knew of Mr.
Van Buren,, he had not doubt that he would thus accept
the nomination. il the convention should offer il TO him
that he would give his cordial support TO the
if any other individual should receive the nomna
ton"
No man has been more opposed to the Adams party
than Mr. Van Buren,, and yet he consents to asso
ciate himself the presidential ticket with Charles
r. Adams, a federalist and an abolitionist.
II is hard 10 say whether we should despise the
most the art of the temper (B. F ButleD or the
folly of the dupe, Is. ]. May) But these same
platform resolutions conflict in so many ways with the
previous declarations of Martin Van Buren,, that it is diff
fcult estimate the apdty the of the change
into which he must have fallen. Pledged as he would
be by their enunciations to violate his previous pledges
in regard to slavery in the District of Columbian
gard to internal mprovemens-in regard to protective
tarif-he must be the most extraordinary well as
variable harlequin, who ever appeared in our country
But there is feature in the disgusting pircuettes
of this which marks his character We do
not speak of the motley and monsrous character
OF the convention TO which he owes his nomination,
dsgaceful that coalition is II is not because Gas
the Eastern Argus describes D ''the Buffalo Conven-
ton composed mainly of dissatisfied federaliss of
the old school-of dyed-in the-wool abolitionsts-of
broken-down self.syled democratic office seekers and
Office hoders-of the ring -speckled and gray gen.
erally-ntermingled with negro delegates from
Ohio. This convention nominated Martin Van Blu
rem, his competitor being John P. Hale the abo-
liton candidate" Bad as this is, it is not the
worst feature of this transaction. But it is because
of the which he is STOPPING to employ to advance
his private, not high public objects 1t is his appealing
to sectional feelings, to graphical lines to build up
northern patyof all others the most fatal to the Union
of these States-warned he by Washington, and
pledged by his own solemn decaratiens- Martin Van
Buren, could be bound by any solemn declarations Col
Benton once said eighteen years ago, lin the Senate,
February, ls3O)-
Lo0k at the taue" leaders PAINTING for The recovery of lost
The senator from Massachusetts (Mr Webster) had a
vision in the after part OF this second days speaking Now
have had vision also, and Of banner with insert pons
uoatlnR the lead OF federal
SETS The words Missouri question:" COLONIZATION So
cety,' Aati-s!apery," Georgia Indians" Western
Lands" "Mou TariG," "Intenal improvements .Anti-
Sunday Mails, "Anti- Ma Jnry" cavalcade under the
banners motley group miscellaneous concours SO
speckled progeny of many conuncions; politicians who
have lost their caste national republicans all marching
presidential election, and shouting the words on the
banner, and repeating "under these signs conquer -
did something the shade at least of substance the
appar,on of real event making its way the womb
of time, and erecting its shadow before shall it again
at Phillippi."
Little could the Missouri senator dream how he was
drawing the portrait and prospects of the New York
politician No wonder, then, that this third party active
as it may be, and adro in its movements, and banded
against the two regular parties in the county, should
unite both OF them against this new rather old aspi-
rant The presses of both parties denouncing him
the wings, perhaps, with more aspcry and fury than
the democats-and with cause perhaps for he cuts
in more upon them than upon the great democratic party
We despse this faction too much at present to fear its
operations upon the pending campaign It may steal sew
eral votes in the western States, in New England
and in New York it may poll considerable vote. But
in the south and southwest, it will not even have
friends enough to form electoral ticket We have no
apprehension of his being elected We cannot believe il
possible that Van Buren, will share and split the votes SO
to send the election to the House of Representatives
We will not even absolutely despair OF the State of New
York. Again, take the liberty of calling upon her
democracy-hc friends Of regular nominations and of
Cass and Butlerto put forth all their strength, and put
down this desperate, selfish faction 1t will not be long
before we hope to have it in power to address them
with more effect and with expressive sympathy.
In the meantime repeat what have before assert
ed, that the barnburners stand upon immeasuraby
worse ground than the wings because of their placing
themselves upon sectional party SO threatening to the
union of our country.
The wings have never committed a grosser blunder