Washington sentinel., 1853-11-09
THE MADNESS OF FREEsOILIsM--
JOHN VAN BUREN,.

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We appeal to the nation! Is it not too bad,
that man, who, since the time he first appear
ed on the arena ofpolitics, has, by every person,
Of almost every complexion of opinion, been
known to be destructive radical, a reyo-
lutionary and most dangerous character, should
now, by respectable papers that profess to be
of the national democratic stripe, be assigned
a prominent position among the great men and
the patriots of the nation. A freesoiler, an alb
olitionist, disorganizer his name is now
sought to be linked with that Of General Cass,
with that of President Pierce, with the great
democracy of the nation.
Making a jest Of every thing human and d.
vine unable to open his mouth without show
| ing scorn of things sacred, and love Of things
profane--the libeller Of patriots, the patron Of
| bullies, the master spirit of abolitionism, the
constant foe of his country, her peace and
prosperity, with an oath recorded against the
south and her constitutionalrigh -heis formal
welcomed into the great democratic family of
the nation. Has madness, has folly, has infat-
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thus outraged?
In the face Of day--with the eyes Of the ma
ton fixed upou them, and at this crisis in pub-
lie affairs-is it possible that any press in this
country, protesting to be true to the national
creed protesting to be true to the different
sections Of this country, can seriously welcome
into the honest democratic family such radi-
cal, such a destructive, such disorganiser as
Mr. John Van Bnren.
With Mr.. John Van Buren, personally, we
are not dealing. He may hold what sentiments
ne pleases-he may express them when and
where it is most agreeable to him, without mo-
lestation from us. We have not the slightest
! feeling of personal unkindness towards him.
| But when Mr.. John Van Buren comes before
us as politician, and when he is gravely, cor
daily, triumphantly welcomed by leading or
gans and politicians, into the true democratic
ranks; when he is appealed to as authority !;
when heismost reverentially erected into deity,
and put beside the acknowledged household
gods of democracy, we feel that it is our duty
to speak out.
In his sleeve, John Van Buren laughs at the
follies now enacted before high heaven. He
laughs at the men who are weak enough to
think that they can fool him, or simple enough
to be fooled by him. If they are playing
game against John Van Buren,, they will be
lost. No, no. The game has been played
and they are literally sold to the Dutch. They
have been beguiled they have been entrapped,
and they now want to carry the national de-
mocracy with them. viii the good and the
true men Of the north follow? viii the south,
with all its rights Of property at stake, suffer
herself to be blindfolded, hoodwinked, and led
like lamb to the slaughter?
Forbid it heaven! We love our country too
much. We value too highly its peace and pros
perity We are too deeply interested in the
south, to stand idly by, silently by, criminally
by, and see the very master-spirit of abolition
ism extolled-magnified, almost worshipped.
Those who profess to be the peculiar guard
| ians of the democracy; those who assume the
high Office of preserving its creeds and its sa-
cred records, shall not PROSTATE it at the foot
stool of rank freesoilism without protest from
us. We ask and we ask with earnestness
WILL SUCH CONDUCT BE APPROVED
By THE NATION2