The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-03
Holm VAN BUREN on THE STUMP.


JOHN VAN buren, on THE STUMP.
We deem il fortunate for the democratic party that John
Van Buren, taken the stump AID particularly fortunate
that the New York Herald had reporter at Oswgo to
port his speech We happen TO know that the idea that
there senographer there daguerreoypng his words
that occasion did 10 the speaker His NOR
tifcaon great his surprise when be found him
self shown up u length in the columns of The Herald
Not suspecng that the Herald had any body present TO
watch his foot Mr. Van Buren, ventured expose
the Oswego people lie distinctly STORED IN that speech
that an endorsement Of The Van Buren, eaeLsry Of ls4s, ana
not triumph ofe No Yrk denocraey The object nearest
10 his hart in he eaang election Having let the cat Out
of the bag and having beer exposed by the Herald taking
the stump is political and personal necessity with him
He has either smuqgle himself hack egan into tie
democratic organization 10 90 over body and breeche
TO Sewardsm-provided always his autecedents moi
SO bad that Seward would object him dangerous
associate.
We have indicated pretty distinctly opinion as to
the proprey of allowing him to at large in the dem
ocratc fold any longer As have caught him secretly
going and poughiDg with the abolition heer we shall
influence 70 have the door closed against his
turn His performances In coarse humor and slip-shod
bu6oonery have secured him from responsibility long
enough it is time treat him. not political mounie
| bank but as a traitor TO the democratic party.
We have said that the prominent idea in Mr. Van Blu
rens 0swego speech that the resolution introduced by
him into the late Syracuse convention, in which hostility
the extension of slavery proclaimed, the
resolution which constituted the of the plat
form on which Martin Van Buren, supported for the
presidency in ls4a and hence that the triumph of the
ticket nominated by that convention would be endorse
by the democracy of New York ofthe Van Burenism OF
ls4s We his oswego speech for the proof Speak
ing Of his resolution adopted by the late Syracuse
ton, he said
alt is the resolution which introduced into the SYRIA
cuse in ls47 convention adopt
then passed by the assembled at Herk
mer, and aernards by he democrats uho supported Van
Buren, 1885, and has been adhered by them from that
time to this"
Again In his late letter to the editor Of the Union,
after predicting that the ticket advocated by him would
be elected by plurality of $4,000 votes, Mr. Van Buren,
said
every candidate on our State ticket now, except
Judge and the canal commissioner openly and warmly
advocate OF Martin Van Buren, in lsaS They proud
of il then and believe do them injustice when add
that they have been prouder OF it every day since"
The same sentiments though in less distinct language,
pervede Mr. Van Buren speech at Albany made since his
letter to The editor of the Union He still confident OF
victory but was not so particular claim it demo-
cratic, by which he Van Buren, victory, evil
IDENTIFY anxious withdraw the coyen foot which he had
exposed at Oswego. As to be expected, after The
prom ness with which have exposed and denounced
his reachery the Washington Union receives its full share
Of his attention at Albany. He says, however, that the
Washington Union does not read oiende out OF the dem
ocac party because of their unsoundness on the slavery
question, and adds: No man who is not in favor OF
stealing receive the support of the Union How this
assertion correspond with the fact announced by him
in the speech, that the Washington Union had read
John Van Buren, out of the democratic party, we leave
others decided But not in quest of the evidences
of his propensity steal but Of his reachery to the demo-
cratic party For the purpose of the investigation single
other quotation from his Albany speech will suffice After
uering the asehood that the Washington Unon gave
attention TO the contest in Virginia until three or ou
weeks before the election when it was apparent that Gov
Wise could be elected and that other lsehood to the
Union being the administration and the double alsehoou
that the administration is opposed to the President both
of which fail contain any wit because they full Of
malice Mr.. Van Buren, says:
thus go without the Union and without the
administrations and is of indifference them
what Of is also matter OF perfect indifference
what becomes Of them Cheers Thu administration
erpires its the 4 Of March, l8 Y. No
earthly porer atrogate before that time Thea 'eia
the Of The democracy deal ic as St deserpe-
Now have business TO attend 10, ana we small
have an overwh elming victory
This last quotation dscoses the real purpose for which
Mr. Van Buren, is stumpng New York and seeking an
overwhelming victory He is preparing to repeat the
treason to democratic party in ls4s which resulted in
the defeat of Gen. Cass The threat distinctly SHADOW ed
forth in the remark "Thn leH be the business Of The d.
raocracy 10 deal tpi THE administration dsserres
The convention at Cincinnati is to be forced abandon
its national ground the slavery question, its
nee Ii BE defeated by the repetition of the Van Buren,
detection of l84S. No who knows John Van Buen
ever dreamed that he cared fig about the question OF sa
very except it could be made available for purposes
either Of ambition revenge The best joke he per-
peraed tina; in which he opposed the extension of
slavery 1913 because Of his conscientious ore the
subject of slavery Martin Van Buren, had been defeated
for the presidential nomination in 1874, and Lewis Cass
was looked upon the of it. Ia ls48 the democracy
nominated Gen. Cass, but Martin Van Buren, and his son
John had become exceedingly tender footed the qucs-
ton Of extending slavery and determined to defeat the
democratic nominee Nobody has given either of
them the least credit for sincerity in their pretended
scentous opposition to slavery 1t spirit Of re-
venge which acuated them, whatever may have been
the motives of their followers That act of treachery
drove John Van Buren, out of the democratic organi-
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