New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-30
JOHN VAN BURENS LAST.

Mr. John Van Buren, hhe written letter to The
Albany Aaas. Iecoa ting oUe or two aspects Of his
own recent history defining Liza positions sod making
certain proportions for the future. We give tee prn
cips portion Of this joke, which is longer ana du or
than iis su'bor generally produces:
"As call has been made for the assembling of the
National Democratic COMMITTEE at Washington on
the sth OF January Dext and the me nber of that
Committee from this State is an in,inse aud much
valued pertops and political friend of mine, who will
probe bly, parc pate in lis proceedings, desire TO say
thai shall ia way directly or indirectly, take part
in aIy Of the nominations that are 10 be male for
President or Vice President prior to The ensuing
election When | stated TeceLuy at Buffalo that
/ oesired to be delegate 10 the Cincinnati Conven
ton had every reason to believe that should
represent To part, united ahd victorious party.
Eyenis however, seem 10 have taken diff
ferent turn auo have bafied entirely what thought
to have been urudeDt ca culatioIs. mus, cohiorm
10 hem and as it has at no time been my purpose TO
carry he cDntrOveIs OF Democrats OF this Safe to
the door Of convention 10 another, aud to engage Ia
oi,cussoI g. which, ia my judgment, ought not even
10 be preseDt At shall leave this unwelcOne task, il
il IensiLs inevitable, TO other and sbles hands La
the ne.ntme | desire to say, that q person and no
press bas or i'll lave any author 10 commit ms to
any &C ion the Cincinnati Convention choOss 70 take.
IT, as seems 70 be anticipated, ahyt Ing should be done
tneIe from winch plausible inference Can be drawn
by tny gent eman that he past or present action OF
the Democrats ef this Stste, sith whom 1t has always
been Dy PRIDE pleasure 10 act subjected TO re-
proscb, shall oppose aao use al proper exstionS 70
defeat the bOmlnees OF the convection 1t has ben
suggested that our Southern friends desire to reopen
the Slavery agitation. The Democratic National Con-
yeptious in 1874 ls4s and 1882 resolved that this
should not be DONE Th-ir understanding snd agree
ment YVES Incorporated Ia the platform of their con-
veRtion la 1859, in the following Gear and emphsnc
terme:
R..Oted That the Democratic party Will sist all attempts
= or %. s ses the 81 s
made 1S. s.'"' '''''
"In 1914 and 1852 WAS member of the National
Democratic party. In l64s | was member OF the
ratio party Of New York, but not o; the Ma.
tional Democratic party. Whenever have b.en
member OF tss National Democratic party 1 have
ruruously obeers ed this agfeement. old not even
,epart from in all the angry discussion thai gres
out Of the Nebraska bill. Col. Clemens saw mt 70
pabIsh las be bad right to do) als.ter wrote nun
In reply TO one from hun, Del ter OF which was In
tended for publication Resolutions 10 regard TO the
Nebraska bill wee introduced into the General Com
nittee at TanIrsny Hail. Of which was and am
momb&r voad No! oo those resolutions, and cep.
recatea their Introduction. With those excs rtons,
challenge any one to show where have, sither oy
writing or speech, publicly named the Nebraska bill,
until the late canvas in his State.
81 am thus precise in describing my
own action upon the subject Of Slavery. because when
the subject is open for dfcus-ion 1t Is equentiy
matter of difference how the discussion arose Recog-
njzirg as do the constitutional rights of the slave
holder as established in the decisions OF the S1Pre ne
Court Of the United States, also recognize tner gnt
the discussion tends TO some p'ac 1cal result Their
exposed situaton makes such discussion dangerous
q, them while with us ii can be carried on with the
sane safety that we investigate any Other pnloscPn-
cs or political truth. At this time the force OF CIR
cumstances he's transferred thia controversy to oher
and distant quatrs, and II seems TO me TO De par
teululy fortunate time adhere TO the safe aud set
tied policy Of the Democratic party. But as have
already said ] shall take no part in shaping ina.
policy and neither invite deprecate discussion
cf the Slavery ques ion. recognize the night OF the
South to open tho discussion, and shall participate
in il when it begins
nust mite before the National Convention. They
cannot unite in or after it. 1he Argus has male a
very sensitle proposition to effect tais, but you see
how IL is received The Rochester Advertiser, your
old asssciste now controlled by Know Nothines, re
spon6s TO Your offer by saying you propose to hand
She State over TO John Van Buren, and bis partlsans
So far from this authorize you to say, that If the
Usrds And Sotis as they are calei will form single
c,rapizsiion, shd seud single delegation to Cisclo-
nat will enter into bonds with good suretiss not 10
hold apy office State or National for ten years from
this date AID 80 far from considering THIS pnVsuon
or sacrfce | will axe the exemption good consid-
Grafton for promising to pay annually tor the same pc
Rod TO the Dem ocratic State Commtee S2oo 70 Fsru
the legal expenss of election make this suggestion
u tire good faith and with sincere desire that 1t
msy be accepted"
Nobody can doubt that John really desres thst this
munifcent offer should be accepted, for other wise
neither he uor any Of his friends viii SEE the in
side of the Cincinnati Convention. Let Us see II the
$3.50 is enorgh TO reconcile the feuo snd reunite the
Democracy of the State Into solid phslsnx in sup
port OF the Ksnss s .Nebrssks bii the Missouri out.
RAGS. and Slavery ex,eoscn in general