The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-07
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER AND OHIO STATES
MAN DEFENDING JOHN VAN buren,.

We fear that our friends Of the Cincinnati Enquirer and
Ohio Statesman have allowed their personal feelings TO be-
tray them into hasy approval of the present
tca position of John Van Buren, well as into unjust
Of the of the Washington Union in arragn
ing and denouncng his reachery TO the democratic party
few weeks since quoted with much satisfaction from
the Enquirer the following outspoken explanation OF the
democratic defeat in Ohio;
while we have greatly improved upon last years vote,
yet fallen far short of the achievements Of our
friends in Indiana Pennsy lvana Illinois, and Maine, and
other States where elections have been held which have en-
trey puged themselves Of the stain OF w-nothingsm
aboltionism. Why is this2 How is that Ohio, al
most alone OF northern States has linked herself to
this sectional dsunon of the abolition leaders
To the is perfectly apparent The democracy hare
not grapped and the great national question u slavery
like their brethren in Indiana and Peansyyania They hore
pursued tenoriEng puanimoas tin'eWeroiHg policy upon
thai point They hare not planted Themselves upon national
constitutional ground"
We can scarcely credit the fact that the author Of
bold and commendable pervades the foregoing is
now the Jealous defender Of the nsdiou temporzng and
dangerous policy of John Van Buren-so very Jealous
and swift in his vindcaton to indulge in unbecoming
personalities towards the Union for exposing his eachery
may be that there has been change in the editorial
management of the Enquirerf So it most unforu-
falling oor il may be that the hand that rebuked
the Ohio democracy boldly for s pssilanimou tenn
PORTING policy the slavery question has allowed its
place be occupied by less brave and less national
admrer of the Van Buens so, that is equally much to
be regretted
We shall not take the trouble to reply in detail TO the
article in the Enquirer which the Statesman so eagerly
copies and endorses There two points how
ever which deserve passing notice 1t ought not to be
overlooked by Mr. Van Burens Cincinnati defender that in
ls4s the elder and the younger Van Buren, left the demo-
cratic organization and combined with the political abo
tioniss to defeat the democratic nominee for President
Lewis Casson the great question of Congressional
Intervention to slavery in the Territories Gen. Cass
had written his celebrated Nicholson letter which he de-
nounced the Wmot provso and demonstrated its uncon-
stitutionaity The Van Burens avowed themselves zea
ousy opposed to the extension of slavery that they could
not cooperate with the democratic party in supporting
candidate who denied Congress the right to prohibit sa
very in the Territories Their doctrine was that of David
Wilmot that Congress had The poey ad ought 70 erercsc
IT, Of prohibiting slareyy lie 7ryoris and that was the
meaning of their Jealous aoposNioa 10 The ericssoa RI
savry In his late Oswego Speech John Van Buren, dis
tincy claims that he meant by his resolution at the SYRIA
cuse convention to place the sos of New York The
laogn an tohieh his father soted for for President IN
Is48 In his letter ada ressed to the editor of the Union
John Van Buren, affirmed that all the noAees Of the SYRIA
convention except two were warm supporters OF his
father in ls4s and that they wcre proudr 81 their support q
him noc than they rhen they gaze IL,
Upon these two declarations respectfully submit to
the editors of the Enquirer and Statesman that John Van
Buren, placed himself completely outside the democratic
organization as he was ls4s when he supported Martin
Van Buren, on the Buffalo platform, and defeated Lewis
Glass; the democratic nominee TWAS view OF those dec
iaraons Of traachery the democratic EEsy that the
Washington Onion denounced him as unworthy of
democratic fellowship. 1t is not trne however, as
stated by the Enquirer, that expressed Indifference
as the of the soft ticket beoause Of the
supporters Of Ian Buren, in is4sthc En-
quirer msrepresents us in thaour remark was that in
view of the declaration of John Van Buren, that all of the
soft ticket except two were supporters of Martin Van Bu
rem, and that they proadcr Of now than rhen they
gase him their support it matter of indifference to
the national democracy whether they successful
not 1t is true, suggested by the Enquirer, that we
have sustained the President in appointing to Office
who supported Van Buren, in 1s4s Ia a,cays Tie dis
Gnc understanding that they squarely and honestly
on the platform Of 1852 The President has knowingly APP
pointed Others and he has not concealed the fact
that he should deem good for removing any of
his own appoutees to know that he still stands on the
Van Buren, platform of l84s
We trust that the editors of the Enquirer and Statesman
can now that sustaining President Pierce
zeaously and faithfully in denouncng John Van Burens
position as treacherous the democratic party
in cooperating With those journals in 1853 in sustaining his
policy as to appointing yam Euren who had hon
estly on the Baltimore platform Of 1852 When President
Pierce selected the editors of the Enquirer and Statesmen of
important stations, by which selections sincerely
gratfed we he did under the full conviction that
neither of them stood the Buffalo platform Mth John
Van gpren. We have no idea that they stand there
now but that they haye entered into hasty defence of his
late conduct to gray personnel feelings than TO in
dictate any change in their political positions We would
respectfully advise them come back upon the high
tona ground resouey proclaimed by the Enquirer
the extract above and not again give OCCASION by
porting course towarcs such traitor John Van Barren
to such rebuke as that extract contaps.
IN conclusion we respectfully call the attention Of the
Enquirer and Statesman the fact that tho leading or
gans of Sewardsm in New York. the Tiaes and Tribune
understand JOHN Van Burens position indicated In his
late speeches. be in harmony with that Of the black
Van Rprep's speech at Buffalo, says;
In that same speech he averred himself still free soier
opposed the ouragos of the ssori invaders Kansas
and the extension slavery into territory now free and
declared that he intended to go delegate the Demo-
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